New Glenn blasts offBlue Origin Blue Origin’s reusable New Glenn rocket has successfully launched and reached orbit, though engineers failed to safely land the first-stage rocket booster back on Earth as hoped. Even so, the company’s first launch to orbit...
A few minutes after 2:00 A.M. EST, a hulking, 320-foot-tall rocket slipped its tethers at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and heaved itself into the sky on a bluish-white pillar of flame, briefly turning night into day along the...
Fossil fuels currently power the shipping industrySven Hansche/Shutterstock Switching from burning fossil fuels to burning ammonia is a promising way for the shipping industry to cut its carbon dioxide emissions. But if it isn’t careful, this swap could also boost...
Stone plaques with sun motifs found on Bornholm island, DenmarkAntiquity Publications/John Lee, National Museum of Denmark Hundreds of mysterious engraved “sun stones” unearthed in Denmark may have been ceremonially buried because a volcanic eruption in about 2900 BC made the...
Parallel online readings in German and English of Elfriede Jelinek’s new play ENDSIEG: THE SECOND COMING—a response to the re-election of Donald Trump. Directed by Milo Rau, English translation by Gitta Honegger. With introductory words by Elfriede Jelinek on the...
January 15, 20254 min readWildfires Started by Daily Human Activities Are Often More DestructiveFast-moving fires, such as the recent ones in the Los Angeles area, and those started by humans, whether accidentally or not, are often some of the most...
January 15, 20253 min readBiden Opens Publicly Owned Land to Data Centers Run on Clean EnergyPresident Biden issued an executive order to permit data centers on federal lands in a move aimed at bolstering clean energy and protecting national security...
January 15, 20253 min readWhy Are U.S. TikTok Users Signing Up for RedNote?Thousands of U.S. TikTok users are joining China-based app RedNote, spawning memes, jokes and confusion By Ben Guarino edited by Dean VisserA TikTok creator and advocate wears a button...
QTBIPOC artists and cultural workers know that when governmental systems fail us, it’s our responsibility to create our own spaces of care and sanctuary. Join us at HERE for Inaugurate Care, a series of gatherings over the course of two...
January 15, 20254 min readDoes Fact-Checking Work? Here’s What the Science SaysCommunication and misinformation researchers reveal the value of fact-checking, where perceived biases come from and what Meta’s decision could meanBy David Adam & Nature magazine Meta plans to scrap...
