Etna keeps up its spectacular explosions; ash rains on towns
A particularly spectacular blast from Italy's Mount Etna volcano belched out a towering cloud of ash and lava stone Sunday onto Sicilian villages, the latest in a series of explosions since mid-February......»»
Watch SpaceX blast its megarocket engines in spectacular test
SpaceX has performed a spectacular static fire test of its Super Heavy booster, firing all 33 Raptor engines ahead of its fourth test flight......»»
Scientists pursue the total solar eclipse with NASA jet planes
The April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse will produce stunning views across North America. While anyone along the eclipse path with a clear sky will see the spectacular event, the best view might be 50,000 feet in the air, aboard NASA's WB-57 jet plane.....»»
Daily Telescope: Peering into the remnants of an 800-year-old supernova
Incomplete explosions can leave a kind of "zombie" star. Enlarge / A composite image of SNR 1181. (credit: NASA, ESA, JPL et. al.) Welcome to the Daily Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this world and.....»»
SMOS and Swarm team up to spot huge solar storm
The sun erupted over the weekend, flinging electromagnetic radiation towards Earth, even illuminating skies with spectacular aurora borealis. For the first time, ESA's unlikely space weather duo of SMOS and Swarm tracked the severe solar storm—whic.....»»
Rescuers race to find trapped people as Brazil storms kill at least 20
Rescuers in boats and aircraft raced against the clock Sunday to help isolated people in Brazil's mountainous southeast after storms and heavy rains killed at least 20 people......»»
Dragon’s Dogma 2 is gritty, janky, goofy, tough, and lots of fun
This epic RPG reminds us of Skyrim's ambitious jank, but with way better combat. Enlarge / One day I will own griffons in such spectacular fashion. But I'm currently carrying a too-heavy backpack and clipped through a hut wall......»»
NASA"s tiny BurstCube mission launches to study cosmic blasts
NASA's BurstCube, a shoebox-sized satellite designed to study the universe's most powerful explosions, is on its way to the International Space Station......»»
Increasing participation in the energy transition: Making community energy cooperatives more diverse
The term "community energy" can be applied to a variety of projects, some of which are more grassroots-focused ("grassroots movement"), while others are professionally managed, large-scale energy projects. In some towns, for example, it was the membe.....»»
PSB M4U TWM wireless earbuds review: zero frills, stunning sound
PSB Speakers' M4U TWM explore what happens when you focus exclusively on sound quality, with spectacular results......»»
East Africa must prepare for more extreme rainfall during the short rainy season, says study
East Africa has recently had an unprecedented series of failed rains. But some rainy seasons are bringing the opposite: huge amounts of rainfall......»»
Australia"s Great Barrier Reef in grip of "mass bleaching event"
A "mass bleaching event" is unfolding on Australia's famed Great Barrier Reef, authorities said Friday, as warming seas threaten the spectacular home to thousands of marine species......»»
Self-immolation and other "spectacular" protests: How impactful are they?
On Feb. 25, United States Air Force member Aaron Bushnell set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C.. The 25-year-old, who was in uniform, live-streamed what he called his "extreme act of protest against the genocide of the P.....»»
Warby Parker offering free eclipse specs for April’s celestial event
A total solar eclipse is coming the way of the U.S. next month and Warby Parker wants to help you view the spectacular celestial event safely......»»
April’s solar eclipse can be safely viewed with Warby Parker’s free specs
A total solar eclipse is coming the way of the U.S. next month and Warby Parker wants to help you view the spectacular celestial event safely......»»
Faulty warnings, deforestation turned Philippine rains "deadly": Study
Faulty warning systems, poverty and deforestation of mountains in the southern Philippines turned recent unseasonably heavy rains into deadly disasters, scientists said in a report Friday......»»
How climate change is messing up the ocean"s biological clock, with unknown long-term consequences
Every year in the mid-latitudes of the planet, a peculiar phenomenon known as the phytoplankton spring bloom occurs. Visible from space, spectacular large and ephemeral filament-like shades of green and blue are shaped by the ocean currents......»»
Costa Rica coffee farmers innovate as rainfall plummets
Costa Rican coffee farmers were once blessed with abundant rains but as precipitation grows fickle they are being forced to innovate to keep producing one of the world's favorite brews......»»
FAA closes investigation into SpaceX Starship"s double-explosion 2nd flight
As SpaceX continues to gear up for flight No. 3 of its massive Starship and Super Heavy from Texas, the Federal Aviation Administration has closed the investigation into the second flight that resulted in explosions of both the booster and upper stag.....»»
Advancing climate change research and policy demands knowledge from Indigenous Peoples, study says
As you read this, many regions of the world are implementing crisis plans against drought while, simultaneously, torrential rains wreak havoc in other corners of the planet, submerging cities and crops under the forces of wild waters......»»
Native animals are easy prey after a fire. Could artificial refuges save them?
Australia is home to some of the most spectacular and enigmatic wildlife on Earth. Much of it, however, is being eaten by two incredibly damaging invasive predators: the feral cat and the red fox......»»