Elephants are extraordinary creatures of great size and intelligence. They are the largest living land animals with three species currently recognized: the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian elephant. Scientists have studied the over-sized animals for… Read More
Poaching is the illegal trafficking and killing of animals and plants – and efforts to stop poachers are numerous but mostly unsuccessful. In South Africa, nearly 500 rhinoceros were killed in 2023 alone, and the rangers who work to protect… Read More
In preparation for permanently putting humans on the moon, scientists at the University of Florida attempted to grow plants using lunar soil. The Artemis program, which began in 2017, is an effort to establish a human presence on the moon… Read More
Since the production of motor cars and aircraft, people have looked forward to the possibility of flying cars. In 1962, the animated TV show The Jetsons only amplified the desire to create a vehicle that could fly. Several prototypes have… Read More
Rock art has been telling stories and history since the beginning of humankind. Scientists today have found a new message in the Columbian Amazon suggesting that the earliest of people have been on Earth for 13,000 years. A new study… Read More
New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed suit against the world’s largest beef producer, JBS USA Food Company, claiming its false advertising of climate-remediation efforts induced consumers to purchase products that are not environmentally friendly. Essentially, an attorney is… Read More
Once upon a time, a college education was the ticket to getting a great job with good benefits – but AI seems to be changing that. According to a new report by networking platform LinkedIn, the skills hiring managers are… Read More
In April 1986, the world’s greatest nuclear disaster began in Chernobyl when the local nuclear power plant’s No. 4 reactor exploded. There are only two nuclear disasters that reached this level of destruction, the second being in Fukushima, Japan, in… Read More
The problem with intelligence agencies is that, sooner or later, they usually become obsessed with gathering as much information as they can, about as many people as they can. This brings the risk of essentially make everyone a suspect –… Read More
February is always a unique month as it is the only month with just 28 days. However, the second month gets even more special every four years, when it becomes a leap year. Due to the rate at which the… Read More
Wikipedia defines a calendar as “explicit schemes used for timekeeping.” Basically, a calendar is a series of days, weeks, and months that repeat themselves every 365 days, with a leap year every four years. But how long have people used… Read More