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Jean Beaufort // Public Domain PicturesResearchers with the Kentucky Geological Survey at the University of Kentucky are hoping to use devices normally meant to monitor earthquake activity to identify when tornadoes touch down. -
Joe Schneid/Wikimedia CommonsThere’s a special buzz around the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area every August, as hundreds of hummingbirds stop to fuel up on their way south for the winter. Scientists are using tiny fluttering birds’ annual migratory pit stop this summer as a chance to test an experimental tracking technology.
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Brain-computer interaction technology may sound like science fiction, but the University of Tennessee at Martin is hosting competitors in a worldwide hackathon competition focused on the field this weekend. -
A geologist-turned-lawmaker is the driving force behind a bill that would change the Kentucky state rock, mineral and gemstone. -
A federal district judge in Kentucky has ruled against a Biden administration policy requiring states come up with a plan to reduce tailpipe emissions. -
Parts of Kentucky and Indiana are headed for a dark day, but they couldn’t be more excited. On April 8, a total solar eclipse will cross portions of both states in a rare celestial event. Millions of visitors will flock to the path of totality to catch a glimpse of day turning into dusk. -
While eclipse watchers look to the skies, people who are blind or visually impaired will be able to hear and feel the celestial event. -
A total solar eclipse will pass over 13 states, including parts of western Kentucky, southern Indiana and southern Illinois, in just one month. -
On April 8, a total solar eclipse will be visible along a 2,000 mile stretch from Texas to Maine. Western Kentucky University will play an important in documenting this rare, celestial event. -
State lawmakers could soon remove a mandate that requires the chemical fluoride to be added to Kentucky’s water supply — despite warnings from dental professionals. -
Kentucky’s state mineral, coal, is a rock and its state rock, Kentucky Agate, is a mineral. A bill that would swap the two to be geologically correct advanced out of a House committee Thursday. -
A bill recently introduced in the Kentucky House aims to correct what one lawmaker calls an embarrassing mislabeling of the Commonwealth’s state rock and mineral.
