Washington astronomers have been searching for years for rocky planets beyond our solar system whose atmospheres are thought to be necessary to support life. It seems they have finally found …
Inflatable space habitats are a relatively new concept in space exploration. Although people started thinking about these things in the 1960s, when the original space race was at its peak, …
Climate change is personal. It’s not abstract. Climate warming affects our economy, affects our politics and culture, threatens the food we eat and the water we drink; it even affects …
Old tires, glass bottles and aluminum cans: these are the three basic materials used to build the foundations of the homes known as Earthships, or what founder Mike Reynolds calls …
The plight of Atlanta’s Eurasian eagle owl, which escaped from New York’s Central Park Zoo last year, illustrates how difficult it is to survive in a world transformed by humans. …
The investigation into the Tuam Mother and Baby Home in County Galway will include DNA analysis using genetic material from the maternal line only. The investigation, overseen by Daniel McSweeney, …
ATLANTA Pluto has piqued the interest of astronomers since NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft captured the giant heart-shaped feature on its surface in a 2015 image. Now, researchers think they have …
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While some circular business models have emerged in recent years to responsibly recycle or repurpose unwanted furniture, over the past few decades it has been more common for much of …
Estimated reading time: 3-4 minutes Concord, New Hampshire, may have millions of carrots ready for Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer on Christmas Eve, but what about the rest of the year? …