Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes as the rains in Australia keep pouring down. Torrential rains have swept away houses, roads, and livestock. Images of the damage has hit social media. Photos show bridges being washed away,…
NFT stands for "non-fungible token.” It’s a digital work of art, like music, video clips, or a meme. People pay a lot of money to own the original code. Why? It is like owning an original art piece or a…
After 203 days and 293 million miles, NASA’s latest Mars rover landed safely on the Red Planet. After the usual “seven minutes of terror,” the rover became the fifth vehicle to land on Mars. It touched down in Jezero Crater…
More than 4.3 million households were without power after a severe winter storm hit Texas. The frigid temperatures froze power lines and water pipes. Snow and ice cover the roadways. Rolling power blackouts will be used to balance the huge…
Ingenuity will attempt the first flight on another planet. The four-pound helicopter is strapped to NASA’s Perseverance rover. On Mars, the aircraft will perform a series of test flights to demonstrate if flight is possible. If the missions are a…
People with seasonal allergies may be suffering sooner and for longer this spring. A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that climate change is causing plants to release their pollen earlier. The amount of…
GameStock has become part of a struggle between major hedge funds and amateur day traders. Major investors have been short selling GameStock, betting that the stocks will fall. Instead, the stock is going up due to a Reddit community called…
On Inauguration Day, a scene of "organized chaos" unfolds at the White House. The staff prepares for the “transfer of families.” Starting at 9:30 a.m., two teams work to move President Trump out and bring President Biden's belongings in. The…
Weather and climate disasters have a devastating—and pricey—toll. In 2020, there were 22 billion-dollar weather disasters in the U.S. This is a record number. The most damage came from the seven billion-dollar tropical cyclones. They created over $40 billion in…
Mark your calendars. The Smithsonian has ten celestial events that will be visible in North America in 2021. If you missed the conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn, you can catch Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn forming a cluster in early January.…