California's relatively calm fire season ended in
mid-October with several simultaneous blazes that
have since scorched thousands of acres and
destroyed hundreds of structures. The largest fire,
the Kincade Fire, has burned through 80,000 acres
and obliterated 370 structures, including 141
homes, in Northern California since October 25, 20...
On Sunday, November 3, 2019, most North
Americans will mark the end of Daylight Saving Time
(DST) by moving their clocks back an hour. This
simple action will not only add an extra 60 minutes
to their weekend, but also shift daylight back into
the morning hours, making it a little less painful to
wake up for school and work during the shorter wi...
Though there are more than 100 Indian festivals
observed annually, few are as anticipated or as
popular as Diwali. Also known as Deepavali, or the
Festival of Lights, the five-day celebration extends
across many cultures and beliefs and is
commemorated by almost a billion people
worldwide. Though Diwali always falls between Oct...
In 1893, Arctic explorer Fridtjof Nansen deliberately
lodged his wooden ship in the sea ice north of
Siberia, hoping that its natural drift would take him
to the North Pole. Though the Norwegian scientist
failed to reach his desired destination, his
three-year-long, 2,000-kilometer journey into the
North Atlantic Ocean revealed important data abou...
Boyan Slat has been dreaming of cleaning up the
world's oceans ever since he was a teenager. On
October 2, 2019, the now 25-year-old announced
that System 001/B, an autonomous retrieval system
developed by his non-profit Ocean Cleanup, had
successfully trapped plastic debris floating in the
Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Located between Haw...
Sleep, considered a luxury by many, is essential for
a person's wellbeing. Researchers have found that
insufficient sleep increases a person's risk of
developing severe medical conditions, such as
obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Now,
a new study by Boston's Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT) has found that getting sufficient ...
On September 24, 2019, Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker
of the US House of Representatives (House),
launched a formal impeachment inquiry into
President Donald Trump. The investigation was
triggered by allegations that Mr. Trump had asked
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to look into
the business ties of 2020 Democratic presidential ...
Bees are essential for the pollination of flowers,
fruits, and vegetables. Sadly, over the past 15
years, the global population of the industrious
insects has been declining at alarming rates. Bee
Informed Partnership, a collaboration of American
insect experts, estimates that between April 1,
2018, and April 1, 2019, the country's managed b...
Sending a distress message in a bottle would not
typically be considered a sensible strategy. However,
it miraculously worked for three hikers from Morro
Bay, California, who found themselves stranded atop
a 40-foot waterfall at the Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park
on California's Central Coast.
