The ISS Has Higher Levels of Potentially Harmful Contaminants Than Most Homes
The International Space Station (ISS) has been home to more than 250 astronauts who have lived and worked on board the orbiting lab for months at a time. Unlike homes…
Hottest July on Record Kills Hundreds of Cows
Alarming heat and humidity killed hundreds of cows in Iowa last month. These losses have further decreased the size of the overall U.S. cattle herd, which has shrunk to a…
NASA’s InSight Detects Shorter Martian Days With Steadily Increasing Spin
Data collected by the InSight Lander on Mars before its untimely demise this past December may have revealed some of the planet’s curious behavior. Scientists studying Mars recently revealed that…
2 Dead and More Than a Million Without Power After Storms Sweep East Coast
Two people are dead and more than a million were in the dark after a series of severe weather bringing heavy rain, thunder, and strong winds swept over much of…
Serial Bear Burglar ‘Hank the Tank’ Captured After Invading 21 Homes
A notorious 500-pound black bear responsible for a spate of home invasions over the last year was finally successfully captured in Lake Tahoe on Friday. The female bear, known as…
Over 100 Million Americans Under Severe Storm Watch
More than 100 million Americans living on the East Coast are on the lookout for severe weather conditions that could form this week beginning Monday afternoon. Arctic Blast to Send…
Three Dead After Midair Firefighting Helicopter Collision in California
A fire department helicopter surveys the Rabbit Fire on July 14, 2023, in Moreno Valley, California. Photo: Eric Thayer (AP) Two firefighters and a pilot died this weekend after helicopters…
The Government’s Secret Footage of Nuclear Tests Is Still Eerie Decades Later
Photo: Three Lions (Getty Images) Christopher Nolan’s new movie Oppenheimer, eponymously named after the creator of the atomic bomb, has renewed public interest in America’s dark history with nuclear weapons.…
ISS Experiment Hopes to Develop Air Conditioning for Future Habitats on Other Worlds
The Cygnus cargo spacecraft carried the Purdue University experiment to the ISS on August 1.Photo: NASA/Danielle Johnson A group of engineers is testing an air conditioning system in space, seeing…
Canada’s Wildfire Smoke Smashes Annual Pollution Record in Just Seven Months
Widespread wildfires across Canada have broken a carbon pollution record this year, a European climate monitoring agency said this week. Coastal Animals Are Thriving on Plastic Pollution Out in the…