As the Orion spacecraft continues its path toward the Moon, the Artemis II crew will spend their fourth flight day preparing for their lunar flyby on Monday, April 6. The crew of NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadia Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, began theirContinue Reading
NASA NASA astronaut Christina Koch reads on a tablet in the dimly lit Orion crew capsule in this April 3, 2026, photo. To the right of the image’s center, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen is seen in profile peering out of one of Orion’s windows. Lights are turnedContinue Reading
Warming across the U.S. is far more uneven than it looks at first glance. While only about half of states show rising average temperatures, most are heating up in specific ways—like hotter highs or warmer lows. These hidden shifts vary by region, with the West seeing more extreme heat andContinue Reading
One of the Big Bear bald eagle couple’s eggs started to hatch, known as a “pip.” The event marks a joyous turnaround after the raptors lost their first clutch to ravens.Continue Reading
Researchers studying the crustacean’s early life cycles find clues that can help the fishery that depends on them plan for a warmer future. By Nicole Williams Curt Brown spent his childhood harvesting lobsters along the coast of Maine. As an adult, he went on to earn a Master of ScienceContinue Reading
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Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen, and Reid Wiseman work together inside the Orion spacecraft on their way to the Moon. NASA The Artemis II mission is more than halfway to the Moon. We all had a collective expression of joy at that… We can see the Moon out of the dockingContinue Reading
Years of debate on electric vehicles in Virginia have slowed the transition, now under full Democratic control. By Charles Paullin Republican state lawmakers want a temporary pause on Virginia’s 32 cent per gallon gas tax to help offset rising prices at the pump resulting from President Traitor 47’s ill-defined andContinue Reading
Thousands of years ago in a cave on Hispaniola, an unusual chain of events left behind a rare scientific treasure: bees nesting inside fossilized bones. After giant barn owls repeatedly brought prey like hutias into the cave, their remains accumulated in silt-rich chambers—creating a strange underground environment. Later, burrowing beesContinue Reading
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Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft, carrying more than 11,000 pounds of new science investigations and supplies for the Expedition 73 crew, approaches the International Space Station on Sept. 18, 2025. Credit: NASA NASA, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 8:49 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 8,Continue Reading
For the past three summers, MIT master’s students and recently graduated planners have collaborated with cities and community organizations to advance climate, infrastructure, and economic development initiatives. They’re known as the Freedom Summer Fellows, participants in an impact-driven program launched in 2023 by the MIT Department of Urban Studies andContinue Reading
Today, there are 94 nuclear reactors operating in the United States, more than in any other country in the world, and these units collectively provide nearly 20 percent of the nation’s electricity. That is a major accomplishment, according to Dean Price, but he believes that our country needs much moreContinue Reading