Science ABC News Fossils from giant possum-like mammal that lived 60 million years ago found in Texas

Paleontologists have found fossilized remains of a giant possum-like mammal that lived 60 million years ago. The fossils, found at Big Bend National Park in Texas, belong to a group of ancient near-marsupials from the Paleocene period that...

LSC Completes New Dark Fiber Route in Kansas City, First of Four Network Builds Slated to Wrap This Year

SOUTHGATE, Mich., June 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Light Source Communications (LSC), a leading provider of secure, scalable, reliable connectivity on state-of-the-art dark fiber networks, announces it has completed work on a new dark fiber network...

The economic effects of federal cuts to US science — in 24 graphs

Union members protest against federal cuts at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, in April 2025.Credit: Jim West/GettyThe administration of US President Donald Trump is hacking away at funding for research institutions — aiming, it says,...

Kansas cancer research advocates sounding alarm over proposed budget

Researchers unearth big possum that lived around 60 million years ago in Texas’ Big Bend National Park

LAWRENCE — They say everything’s bigger in Texas. And that appears to be true, at least in the case of a group of ancient near-marsupials scientists call Swaindelphys. Paleontologists from the University of Kansas have described for the first time...

Researchers work to perfect conservation signs in nature reserves

LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas professor is headed to the beaches of Lake Tahoe this summer to continue his experiments refining the best types of nature-conservation signage. Jeremy Shellhorn, professor in the KU School of Architecture &...

Kansas City reparations research delayed as legal review freezes funding

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Two years after Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas created a commission to explore reparations for Black residents, the next major step in that work has been put on hold. The Mayor’s Commission on Reparations was preparing...

Grant could bring potentially lifesaving technology to Wichita schools

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The implementation of potentially lifesaving technology is on the radar for Wichita Public Schools and the Wichita Police Department. The WPD can apply for a grant that would give Wichita teachers the ability to directly...

Kansas science teachers to take part in KU Field Station immersive program June 24–26

LAWRENCE — Ten secondary school science teachers from Kansas will converge at the University of Kansas Field Station, just north of Lawrence, from June 24-26. They’ll take part in the Ecosystems of Kansas Summer Institute, an immersive program...

What Happened When A Kansas Family Lived With 2,055 Brown Recluse Spiders For 5 And A Half Years

A case report details the story of a family who lived with 2,055 brown recluse spiders in their Kansas home over the course of five and a half years. Spiders have a pretty bad reputation amongst humans for a group of species that is so good at...

Light Source Communications Completes Dark Fiber Route in Kansas City

SOUTHGATE, Mich. — June 24, 2025 — Light Source Communications (LSC), a leading provider of secure, scalable, reliable connectivity on state-of-the-art dark fiber networks, announces it has completed work on a new dark fiber network in Kansas...

USPS announces Kansas City-area hiring fair as part of 10-year improvement plan

GARDNER, Kan. (KCTV) - The United States Postal Service hopes to hire dovens of new employees as it says it builds and stabilizes its workforce. It’s part of a 10-year plan that calls for investment in infrastructure, technology, and its...

There's No Place Like Kansas

Kansas oil rigs are beautiful, in their own way. While I appreciate the supercomputer in my pocket, there’s something about the analog nature of a pump jack and watching the horse head and pitman arm moving up and down. getty My first exposure to...

U.S.-Iran tensions escalate, raising concerns for Kansas communities

With the direct U.S. involvement in the situation in the Middle East, it can also have an impact in Kansas. The conflict between Israel and Iran has escalated over the past few days, with both sides launching attacks. The situation reached a...

Plaintiffs left 'standing in the dark' when seeking redress for police misconduct, researcher finds

LAWRENCE — When a plaintiff seeks a court order preventing future police misconduct, they must demonstrate they have legal “standing” to pursue such an order. A new study by a University of Kansas law professor argues that plaintiffs are often...

Kansas City's AMERI'KANA festival will move forward after Trump revoked arts funding

Creating space for healing and connection in Kansas City’s historic northeast is too critical to abandon, said Enrique Chi, whose nonprofit — and a popular music and arts festival — faces federal funding cuts targeting heritage-related initiatives...

Sporting Kansas City vs Charlotte Prediction and Betting Tips | June 25th 2025

Sporting Kansas City will host Charlotte at the Children's Mercy Park on Wednesday in another round of the 2025 Major League Soccer campaign. The home side have endured a difficult campaign and are in danger of missing out on a second consecutive...

How the science of friendships can help make yours better

Meaningful friendships might feel like something that should come naturally. We enjoy people’s company or we don’t; we find the same things funny or struggle to laugh together. But the unwritten rules of different kinds of friendship can be...

How many H-1B petitions approved for employers classified under the Manufacturing industry in SE Kansas City News publication area during 2024?

Jennifer B. Higgins, Deputy Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | https://medium.com/the-u-s-digital-service/meet-the-dhs-digital-service-champions-may-2018-caee7dade2bJennifer B. Higgins, Deputy Director, U.S. Citizenship and...

NCAR, CU Boulder researchers conduct first major U.S. hail study in 40 years

Dozens of researchers and students are chasing thunderstorms across the country this summer to collect data for what experts say is the largest hail study conducted in the United States in more than 40 years. For six weeks this summer, scientists...