With hurricane season around the corner, you will likely see alarmism and hype on social media. Here are 4 questions to ask before spreading bad information.
Hiking is one of life’s great joys. Turning off the screens and stepping out into nature for an extended period of time, perhaps even several days, is rejuvenating. Unfortunately, as someone with two young kids and a bad back, I’m not really able to go backpacking anymore. So I often find myself trying to live […]
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In the modern era of weather forecasting, why are we still dealing with graduation ceremonies in the rain?
A biologist explains how the peregrine falcon survives dives faster than most sports cars. Here’s why evolution pushed this predator to such terrifying extremes.
Garlic, as your grandmother may have told you, repels mosquitoes; it also completely blocks them from mating and laying eggs. Diallyl disulfide, it turns out, deserves the credit.
It’s long been accepted that the smoother the surface, the lower the aerodynamic drag. That turns out not always to be the case.
Scientists studying 50 years of solar data warn Earth may be entering a heightened risk period for rare “superflares” capable of disrupting technology worldwide.
The new “dusking” slow travel trend encourages travelers to unplug and watch the night slowly unfold. New data ranks little-known Namibia above the Maldives.