Sep 21 What we're watching Saturday A car drives past waterfalls created by the run-off of rain from Usagi near the town of Hengtsun in southeast Pingtung county on Sept. 21, as the storm sweeps past the southern parts of the island. Credit: SAM YEH/AFP/Getty… Continue reading
Sep 20 NASA satellites record 6th lowest arctic ice extent on record By Travis Daub From NASA: This summer's sea ice minimum in the Arctic is still the sixth lowest extent of the satellite record and is 432,000 square miles (1.12 million square kilometers) lower than the 1981-2010 average, roughly the size of… Continue reading
Sep 20 North Carolina school board reconsiders banning Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man" Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Randolph County, N.C. is reconsidering a ban on Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man," a novel that focuses on black identity in the first half of the 20th century. In a 5-2 vote this week,… Continue reading
Sep 20 Fact sheet explores America's No. 1 energy source Image courtesy of Department of Energy In a bid to reduce carbon emissions, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed rules for new coal-fired and natural gas power plants today. To learn more about how coal is used in America… Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch News Wrap: Chicago Police Search for Suspects After Drive-by Shooting at Park News Wrap: Chicago Police Search for Suspects After Drive-by Shooting at Park… Continue watching
Sep 20 UPDATE: Claims of alien life called into question Photo by NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute Updated Sept. 20 at 4:45 EDT: It's looking more and more likely that the 'biological material' the scientists found probably didn't come from outer space. Phil Plait, writing in Slate, calls the… Continue reading
Sep 20 Chicago shooting investigation intensifies The scene of a multiple shooting near intersection of 50th and Wood in Chicago, Illinois, as seen on Thursday. Photo by Phil Velasquez/Chicago Tribune/MCT via Getty Images Chicago police are on the hunt for suspects in last night's shooting… Continue reading
Sep 20 All 3,313 Sasquatch sightings, mapped Image courtesy of joshuastevens.net The large, hairy, humanoid creature that supposedly lurks in the Pacific Northwest of Canada and the United States has been spotted. Apparently, it's been spotted more than 3,000 times. Using data compiled by the… Continue reading
Sep 20 Vietnam veteran runs 58,282 miles to honor fallen and missing soldiers Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons On Friday, one Michigan man will complete a 58,282-mile journey in Washington. Mike Bowen, 65, is finishing a 31-year-long run to honor the fallen and missing American soldiers in the Vietnam war. After… Continue reading
Sep 20 Should drivers pay a mileage tax for every mile driven? Some Oregonians say yes. .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } During anchor hours with… Continue reading