Rep. Ro Khanna on Venezuela Strikes, Zohran Mamdani, The Traitor-Kennedy Center & More
Democracy Now! speaks with Democratic Congressmember Ro Khanna on the latest developments in Congress and about escalating U.S. attacks on alleged drug boats off the coast of Venezuela. “Why are we going into a regime change war when the president promised no endless wars?” he asks. Khanna also defends NewContinue Reading
Why Martha May Whovier Was a Gay Awakening in ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’
For many queer millennials, the 2000 live-action How the Grinch Stole Christmas wasn’t just a holiday movie. It was a formative experience. And no, it wasn’t Jim Carrey’s green furball sparking feelings. It was Martha May Whovier, the glamorous, sequined, feathered, and oh-so-saucy socialite of Whoville, played to perfection byContinue Reading
Warehouse Diaries: The Automated Ghost of Christmas Peak
It was October, at the beginning of Amazon’s “peak season”— the long run-up to the holidays when package volume begins to swell. It was my second night working as a “jam breaker” in a facility known as PIT9, an automated sortation center located in the woods near Pittsburgh International Airport.Continue Reading
‘Subject to the Jurisdiction Thereof’: The 5 Words That Will Determine the Fate of Birthright Citizenship
“When I use a word,“ Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.“— Lewis Carroll, “Through the Looking Glass“ When Traitor 47 signed Executive Order 14160 on Jan. 20, declaring an end to birthright citizenship under theContinue Reading
Haiti’s Youth Face Impossible Psychological Dilemma
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — “I don’t see a future for myself in this country. If I leave Haiti, it’s to save my life and plan for the future. Otherwise, I wouldn’t leave,” says Maximilien Duclair, one of many young people struggling to find an income in Haiti’s capital, where gang violenceContinue Reading
Kansas City Chiefs will move from Missouri to neighboring Kansas to build new stadium
The Kansas City Chiefs, winners of four Super Bowls and one of the sporting world’s most prominent franchises, will leave their longtime home in Missouri and play in the neighboring Sunflower State starting in 2031, team officials said on Monday, Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Childbirth epidural kit shortage could last until March, officials say
Sharon Barbour Health correspondent A shortage of epidural kits in the UK is expected to last until at least March, officials have warned. Healthcare providers received a patient safety alert earlier this month that the shortage followed manufacturing issues concerning epidural bags. Hospitals are being sent substitutes bags for theContinue Reading
elementary OS 8.1 is Out – Now Uses Wayland by Default
A new version of the Ubuntu-based Linux distribution elementary OS is available to download. The elementary OS 8.1 ‘Circe’ release is built atop a Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS base and runs the Linux 6.14 kernel by default. A raft of improvements to the Pantheon desktop environment, core apps, and the wider user experienceContinue Reading
Study: More eyes on the skies will help planes reduce climate-warming contrails
Aviation’s climate impact is partly due to contrails — condensation that a plane streaks across the sky when it flies through icy and humid layers of the atmosphere. Contrails trap heat that radiates from the planet’s surface, and while the magnitude of this impact is uncertain, several studies suggest contrailsContinue Reading
Sentinels in the Sky: 50 Years of GOES Satellite Observations
Explore This Section Earth Earth Observer Editor’s Corner Feature Articles Meeting Summaries News Science in the News Calendars In Memoriam Announcements More Archives Conference Schedules Style Guide 15 min read Sentinels in the Sky: 50 Years of GOES Satellite Observations Introduction In an era where satellite observations of Earth areContinue Reading
MIT NEET students install solar-powered charging station on campus, resurrecting an MIT tradition
Students enrolled in MIT’s New Engineering Education Transformation (NEET) program recently collaborated across academic disciplines to design and construct a solar-powered charging station. Positioned in a quiet campus courtyard, the station provides the MIT community with climate-friendly power for phones, laptops, and tablets. Its installation marked the “first time aContinue Reading
Keeping Up with PACE: Summary of the 2025 PAC3 Meeting
Explore This Section Earth Earth Observer Editor’s Corner Feature Articles Meeting Summaries News Science in the News Calendars In Memoriam Announcements More Archives Conference Schedules Style Guide 12 min read Keeping Up with PACE: Summary of the 2025 PAC3 Meeting Introduction Launched in Feb. 2024, NASA’s Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, oceanContinue Reading
Sentinel-6B Extends Global Ocean Height Record
Explore This Section Earth Earth Observer Editor’s Corner Feature Articles Meeting Summaries News Science in the News Calendars In Memoriam Announcements More Archives Conference Schedules Style Guide 7 min read Sentinel-6B Extends Global Ocean Height Record Introduction On November 16, 2025, the Sentinel-6B satellite launched from Vandenberg Space Force BaseContinue Reading