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United Launch Alliance back to try 1st launch of year with Amazon satellites
It’s been nearly seven months since United Launch Alliance had its last rocket launch, but the company’s first flight of 2025 could come to fruition on Monday night.
A ULA Atlas V on the Kuiper 1 mission carrying 27 ...Read more
Commentary: What scientists need to do to save science
It has become a point of discussion and lament amongst science researchers that science is under attack. What was once considered a noble undertaking appears to be under attack by the current administration, as federal ...Read more
Today's Word "peregrination"
peregrination \pehr-uh-gruh-NAY-shun\ (noun) - A traveling from place to place; a wandering.
"In the meane season I frequented the sacrifices of Serapis, which were done in the night, which thing gave me great comfort to ...Read more
Beethoven's Wig
Someone has stolen Beethoven's Wig and has put it in one of four locked boxes. The boxes are numbered from 1,2,3,4 in that order. There are four different keys that each has their own color. Use the clues below to figure out which key goes in which box and to find the box where Beethoven's wig is being kept.
1. The green key goes to the third or fourth box
2. The wig is to the left of the fourth box
3. The wig is to the right of ...
This Day in History, April 28
On April 28th, 1789, the mutiny on the HMS Bounty took place.
Shark researchers show what could happen to Cape Cod if great whites disappear
What would happen if great white sharks disappear from Cape Cod?
A new shark study shows the potential “ecosystem consequences” when the apex predator is no longer in a region, as a leading shark researcher stresses ...Read more
Love dinosaurs? Here's what makes Central Valley a fossil hotspot
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In 1936, a Central Valley teenager made an incredible discovery.
Gustine High School student Allan Bennison dug up the fossilized remains of a hadrosaurus — a duck-billed dinosaur that lived in ...Read more
Today's Word "disconcert"
disconcert \dis-kuhn-SURT\ (transitive verb) - 1 : To disturb the composure of. 2 : To throw into disorder or confusion; as, "the emperor disconcerted the plans of his enemy."
"In Natasha Prince Andrew was conscious of a ...Read more
Kennel Confusion
7 dogs were boarding at the local Pet Lodge: Beau, Duke, Fluffy, Lady, Princess, Rover, and Spike. Each dog was in a separate run, all in a single row. One of the employees left the cages unlocked and the dogs have all gotten out of their runs. She needs to put each of them back in the right cage, but this is all she remembers. Can you help her get them into the right cages?
1. Spike doesn't like other dogs much, so he was on one of the ends....
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This Day in History, April 27
On April 27th, 1897, Grant's Tomb was dedicated.
Mudslide shuts down Pacific Coast Highway section as rain expected in LA through Sunday
LOS ANGELES — A modest storm brought light showers across the Los Angeles area early Saturday — triggering a mudslide that closed a section of Pacific Coast Highway — with some rain expected through Sunday morning, ...Read more
More logging in Georgia's national forests? It's possible under a new directive
ATLANTA — Few states in the eastern U.S. are home to more national forestry lands than Georgia.
North Georgia’s Chattahoochee National Forest district spans 750,000 acres in portions of 18 counties. It is home to old ...Read more
Today's Word "apostasy"
apostasy \uh-POS-tuh-see\ (noun) - Total desertion or departure from one's faith, principles, or party.
"I understand apostasy, in the sense of abandonment of established policy or of doctrine -- and I must tell you that ...Read more
The King and the Poison
In a far-off kingdom, it is well known that the only way to counteract being poisoned is to drink a stronger poison, in order to neutralize the weaker one. Long ago, the king who ruled this kingdom wanted to ensure that he possessed the strongest poison in the kingdom, to ensure that he could counteract any attempts on his life.
So the king called the royal treasurer and the kingdom's best pharmacist. He gave each the task of concocting the...
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This Day in History, April 26
On April 26th, 1856, John Wilkes Booth was shot in a barn in Virginia by Boston Corbett.
Colorado's gray wolves roamed closer to metro Denver, farther south in mountains
DENVER — Colorado’s collared gray wolves continued to travel widely last month — even roaming in watersheds that reach into the western portions of metro Denver, according to a new map released this week by state ...Read more
Audit finds 55-year lapse in DNR's reporting of land inventory
The Department of Natural Resources does a good job selecting land to acquire, but the process takes too long and the agency has gone 55 years without the legislatively required reporting of an inventory of DNR-managed ...Read more
Maryland air pollution continues to worsen, report finds
BALTIMORE — Maryland counties’ air pollution continues to worsen, especially in Baltimore County, according to a newly published report, which found more ozone, smog and fine particles aloft across the state.
In its ...Read more
Judges doubt protection of Georgia wetland under federal law
ATLANTA — Federal appellate judges seemed doubtful Thursday that a wetland on St. Simons Island is protected by the Clean Water Act under a test recently created by the U.S. Supreme Court.
During a hearing in Atlanta, ...Read more
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