Halloween Flare

from The Sun Halloween solar flare headed for Earth could trigger Northern Lights this weekend – and disrupt power grid by Harry Pettit Charlotte Edwards 3An X1.0 class solar flare flashes in the lower center of the Sun on October 28, 2021 Credit: Nasa THE SUN...

Smart Forest Management

from AP For tribes, ‘good fire’ a key to restoring nature and people By JOHN FLESHER Brody Richardson, a member of the Yurok tribe, carries a torch as he takes part in a cultural training burn on the Yurok reservation in Weitchpec, Calif., Thursday, Oct....

Cosmic Pit Stops

from Defense One The Military is Preparing for a ‘Space Superhighway,’ Complete with Pit Stops Those hubs would do more than refuel spaceships; they are seen as key to staying ahead of China. BY TARA COPP Like any family road trip, future missions to the moon and...

Long before Christopher…

from NBC News In tree rings and radioactive carbon, signs of the Vikings in North America Wood at a settlement in Canada’s Newfoundland that was cut with metal tools helped researchers pinpoint when the Norse first reached the continent — well before Columbus....

VHS Wins Again

from The New York Times Who Is Still Buying VHS Tapes? Despite the rise of streaming, there is still a vast library of moving images that are categorically unavailable anywhere else. Also a big nostalgia factor. By Hannah Selinger Getty Images The last VCR, according...