Hello Houston (November 12, 2026)
Today: We discuss this year's Tejano Music Awards, talk with the members of the folk-pop group Tiny Habits, and we hear this week’s editions of our regular Thursday features “HPM in Focus” and “Current Obsessions.”
Today: We discuss this year's Tejano Music Awards, talk with the members of the folk-pop group Tiny Habits, and we hear this week’s editions of our regular Thursday features “HPM in Focus” and “Current Obsessions.”
In a state of post-election bliss, John Nicely drove his daily school bus route on Wednesday morning through the tiny town of Perry, Ohio, a few miles south of Lake Erie. “So, when are you taking down the signs, Mr. Nicely?” his...
Two new studies involving Newcastle University marine scientist Dr. Theresa Rueger have highlighted how the tusked goby's relationship with its host sponge shapes almost every aspect of its life. Rueger, a senior lecturer in tropical...
As superbugs become harder to treat and antibiotic resistance continues to rise worldwide, Flinders University scientists have uncovered an unlikely ally in the fight to prevent infections before they take hold. They have found that...
A tiny town in Australia’s outback has put itself on the map with the country’s latest iconic oversized attraction, the “Big Fly Swat.” The new landmark, made from steel and featuring a fly crafted from recycled metal, was officially...
For the second time in a few weeks, we're writing about research into the temperature gap between the sun's surface and its corona. More and more data from various missions continue to feed this wave of discovery. A new paper by...
Nickel plays an important physiological role in plants, but how it is transported over long distances from stems and leaves to grains was poorly understood for more than 50 years. Now researchers have identified a key transporter gene,...
Preserved in amber for about 53 million years, a beetle has been described as a new species by researchers in Spain and France. Named Cnopus twentyonepilotorum, it is the first puppet beetle (family Aderidae) to be formally described...
Nuqi Soaps, one of the McHenry Riverwalk Shoppes, was born from the belief that the products we use on our skin "should be as pure and nourishing as the ingredients found in nature," the owner said.
Skin is remarkably good at keeping things out of the body. Typically, that's a positive. It becomes an issue when medicine needs to get in. Swallow a pill to treat a skin condition, and the medicine enters your stomach, moves into your...
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"It isn't just about ordering a drink at dinner — it's about giving our local business district the tools to thrive in a changing economic landscape," the campaign posted on its website.
Getting in touch with some of those towns is difficult, because town offices are closed.
Species reduced to fewer than 50 individuals in the wild are not automatically doomed to extinction, according to a major study co-authored by researchers at the Zoological Society of London and Monash University.
The breed is descended from indigenous canines, which may have been intentionally mixed with wild coyotes long before Europeans arrived in the Americas.
Tiny Corp's new $30,000 tinybox swaps DRAM for sixteen SSDs to run a 2.8-trillion-parameter model at home.
Texas A&M researchers have built a tiny injectable glucose sensor that uses near-infrared light and a cheaper sugar molecule, and it could one day replace today’s pricey, patch-based monitors.
Deep beneath Earth's surface, some minerals hold clues to processes that happened millions of years ago. One such mineral is lawsonite, which forms under high pressure and relatively low temperatures. What makes it significant is its...
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A charity in the NSW Southern Highlands says red tape is holding back its plan to help alleviate homelessness by building tiny homes on privately-owned rural land.
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A small rural community is demanding an independent investigation into the treatment of local ambulance volunteers amid claims one was unfairly stood down.
A tiny glass chip developed by researchers at Heriot-Watt University has linked two telescopes together to enable them to act as a single powerful instrument, marking an important step toward a new generation of astronomical technology.
A solid price for brand name, high-speed portable SSD storage in today's market.
Independent Games Festival jurors refuse to reward games using AI, putting Big Walk, from the creators of Untitled Goose Game, in a difficult position.
Howard Loosemore, alongside a few talented photographer friends, spent 15 years capturing every Australian fairywren species and plumage in vivid detail that’s been published in a new book about the small and colourful lives of fairywrens
What sort of grandfather will I be? Let’s hope no one’s expecting a role model.
An analysis of plant fossils preserved in amber from Myanmar revealed that the West Burma Block, a chunk of crust that broke off of Australia, seeded Southeast Asia's lush tropical forests.
Not everyone wants a giant smartphone with a dozen features they'll never use. The Enough Phone takes a different approach, and there's quite a bit to like about it.
A faint red object spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope originally appeared to offer a possible glimpse of the universe's first galaxies. But images taken about 3½ years apart revealed a giveaway: The object, nicknamed Capotauro, had moved.
Two California brothers who promised homeowners affordable backyard homes are now facing a mountain of felony charges after allegedly pocketing more than $1 million from customers. Austin and Colton Paulhus, co-founders of Anchored Tiny...
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'To be recognised alongside some of the best restaurants in the world is brilliant and surreal'
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A tiny Cotswolds town 'nobody knows exists' has the UK's oldest Christmas shop.