What is Space Debris, and How Dangerous is it? Part 1 Posted February 12, 2022 Russia’s test Nov. 15 to blow up one of its own satellites in space has drawn criticism for endangering the crew of the International Space Stati…
Python sails from Florida Keys to mainland Posted January 31, 2022 A python looking for a joyride snuck aboard a sailboat in the Florida Keys and ended up staying until the boat finished its nearly 160-kilometer voyage, police sa…
News Mash-up: Space Posted January 28, 2022 SpaceX delivers four new crew members to join space station until spring A SpaceX capsule with four astr…
Nations compromise on coal to strike UN climate agreement Posted January 20, 2022 U.N. climate talks ended Nov. 13 with a deal that for the first time targeted fossil fuels as the key driver of global warming, even as coal-reliant countries lob…
Doug the ugly potato could be world’s biggest Posted January 13, 2022 Colin and Donna Craig-Brown were weeding their garden in New Zealand when Colin’s hoe struck something huge just beneath the soil’s surface. As the couple knelt down
News Mash-up: The Past Posted January 7, 2022 Evidence of herd behavior in dinosaurs found A vast trove of fossils unearthed in Argentina’s southern …
Street ‘artivism’ in Sao Paulo comes from the ashes of the burning Amazon rainforest Posted December 31, 2021 From ashes comes art. Brazilian artist Mundano has used ashes from burned areas of the Amazon rainforest to create a street mural in Sao Paulo…
Six-decade wait is worth it for this female aviator Posted December 14, 2021 Three months ago, aviator Wally Funk made headlines when she became the oldest person to fly into space. At 82 years old, she broke the record long held by John G…
Romans say enough to invasion of wild boars Posted December 7, 2021 Rome has been invaded by Gauls, Visigoths and Vandals over the centuries, but the Eternal City is now grappling with a rampaging force of an entirely different so…
Hundreds of birds crash into NYC skyscraper Posted November 29, 2021 Hundreds of birds migrating through New York City over the week from Sept. 13 died after crashing into the city’s glass towers, a mass casualty event