One of the biggest issues with putting astronauts on Mars for any length of time is the planet’s weak atmosphere and the lack of oxygen needed to sustain life. Astronauts would need to wear spacesuits almost constantly to live and work on Mars. However, a team of researchers at the California Institute of Technology may … Continue reading "Researchers have found new way to bring oxygen to Mars"

Mayor Bill de Blasio’s $2.7 billion streetcar plan to connect the Brooklyn and Queens waterfronts appears headed on a road to nowhere. Reps from the city’s Department of Transportation and Economic Development Corp. testified before a City Council task force Thursday that the Brooklyn-Queens Connector, or “BQX” project, likely hinges on roughly half its construction … Continue reading "De Blasio’s Brooklyn-Queens streetcar plan faces funding woes"

Bad enough that a lawsuit from three former city Department of Education officials paints Chancellor Richard Carranza as racially biased. Worse yet, Carranza’s own words seem to confirm it. As The Post’s Susan Edelman and Aaron Feis report, three veteran DOE staff (all white women) claim Carranza demoted them because of their race, replacing them … Continue reading "Flame-throwing is no way to lead the schools"

One-time Internet sensation “Kai the Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker” was sentenced Thursday to 57 years in prison for beating a prominent New Jersey lawyer to death in 2013. Caleb “Kai” McGillivary, 30, was found guilty last month of first-degree murder for killing 73-year-old Joseph Galfy in his home after a sexual encounter gone wrong. The fatal beatdown … Continue reading "\u2018Kai the Hitchhiker\u2019 gets 57 years for New Jersey lawyer’s murder"

Robert K. Futterman doesn’t need rehab, he needs a hug. As The Post reported Wednesday, the star broker was fired “for cause” on Tuesday because he had been behaving “erratically,” including interrupting company CEO Barry Gosin during a recent presentation. The firing also followed a drug bust in Texas in April. But Futterman denies having … Continue reading "Real estate broker Robert Futterman says he won’t sit idly by after firing"

What we do know for sure: There was a cough. What we don’t know for sure is whether there was a little something extra at the end of it. A routine Tampa City Council meeting last Thursday has become a topic of debate. Not about policy, but whether legislative aide Carrie Henriquez said a vulgar … Continue reading "Was this cough at Tampa City Council meeting really a vulgar insult?"

Designer Domenica Vacca has found himself in a very unfashionable place: on the curb. After a months-long legal battle with his landlord in Manhattan, Vacca closed his 3-year-old flagship store at 15 W. 55th St. over the holiday weekend. A sign in the front window of the swanky store, which sold $3,700 smoking jackets, $580 … Continue reading "Domenica Vacca closes flagship NYC store"

Welcome to another year at Hogwarts! “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling announced Thursday that she’s releasing four brand new stories in the magical series These new eBook editions to the mythical tome will be available for $2.99 apiece in June through Pottermore — Rowling’s e-commerce and digital publishing website for all things in the Potter … Continue reading "J.K. Rowling is releasing four new Harry Potter books online"

Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton will serve as a keynote speaker at the Cyber Defense Summit 2019, the cybersecurity company FireEye announced on Thursday. “We are pleased to announce that Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will be a featured keynote at our #FireEyeSummit in October! Secretary Clinton will engage in an … Continue reading "Hillary Clinton will give keynote speech at cyber defense summit"

TORONTO — Careful with his words, Warriors coach Steve Kerr sounded as if Kevin Durant won’t be available until Game 3 when the series resumes in Oakland, Calif. Click Here: Officially, Durant has been ruled out of only Thursday’s Game 1 with a calf strain — another term for a partial tear. Durant, who has … Continue reading "Warriors don’t expect to see Kevin Durant suit up until Game 3"