Knowledge
/ArcaMax
New EPA rule means local governments must check more pipes for lead
ATLANTA — Metro Atlanta’s largest water utilities, in response to a federal deadline, reported this fall that there ... Read More
Featured Stories
Frigid Arctic air headed to metro Atlanta. But will it snow?
ATLANTA — Enjoy the next couple of days, because temperatures across metro Atlanta will plunge into the teens starting Sunday night.
What everyone wants to know, though, is whether the region will get another round of ...Read more
This Day in History, January 17
On January 17th, 1873, the First Battle of the Stronghold took place.
Do offshore wind farms harm whales? Experts weigh in as Trump labels them 'dangerous'
In recent months, President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly said offshore wind turbines are harming, and perhaps killing, whales.
“They’re dangerous,” he said during a Jan. 7 news conference, citing a string of ...Read more
Use of PFAS-tainted sludge as fertilizer raises cancer risk on farms, EPA says
Farm families that consume milk, eggs and beef they raise themselves face an increased risk of cancer if their fields were fertilized with PFAS-laced sewage sludge, the EPA reported this week.
The results do not suggest ...Read more
Reinventing the South Florida seawall to help marine life, buffer rising seas
MIAMI – In the back of a million-dollar mansion under construction in Miami Beach, contractors are installing what may be the future first line of coastal defense from erosion and climate-driven sea-rise.
It’s a ...Read more
Today's Word "pugilist"
pugilist \PYOO-juh-list\ (noun) - One who fights with the fists; especially, a professional prize fighter; a boxer.
"For his part, the pugilist merely smiled offensively and contemptuously at the word 'boxing', not ...Read more
Breakfast in Bed
One night Hugh was at work at the recycling plant when he received an unexpected telephone call from a neighbor, listened to what the neighbor said, slammed down the phone and left work and drove straight home. On entering his house Hugh crept upstairs and found his wife in bed with a stranger. He wasn't angry but he was surprised. In fact he crept back down stairs and made his wife some breakfast, which he took up for her to eat in bed.
Why ...
View full teaser and answer
SpaceX catches booster again, but loses Starship upper stage during test flight
SpaceX sent up its first test flight of the year for its Starship and Super Heavy rocket from Texas, catching the booster for just the second time back at the launch site, but suffering a loss of the upper stage.
The ...Read more
Writing on clay tablets -- uncovered in Iraq -- reveal hidden history of ancient city
An ancient game board, building remains and three clay tablets recently discovered by archaeologists in northeastern Iraq provide new details about Mesopotamian life.
The clay tablets are the first cuneiform tablets from ...Read more
Ancient burials reveal 'remarkable' women-dominated society in UK. 'Relatively rare'
When the Romans reached Britain in the first century, they were shocked to find “remarkable” women standing in their way.
Female tribal leaders Cartimandua and Boudica became legends, leading uprisings that destroyed ...Read more
In its final days, Biden administration pitches sweeping subsistence protections in National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Biden administration on Thursday rolled out last-minute plans to add protections for more than 3 million acres of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska for subsistence resources.
A portion of the...Read more
Extreme cold from NY to Texas threatens to topple records
A blast of extreme cold is poised to descend on the central U.S. this weekend before spreading to New York and the rest of the East Coast, testing power grids and threatening to break temperature records.
Frigid ...Read more
Where is Tahlequah? What we know about the mother orca and her calf
SEATTLE — This week, mother orca Tahlequah may have surpassed her 2018 tour of grief, when she carried her dead calf for 17 days and more than 1,000 miles.
Tahlequah was last seen still carrying her latest calf — dead...Read more
Trump's second Inauguration Day will be one of the coldest on record
As America anticipates the second inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump on Monday, Jan. 20, weather forecasters say this swearing-in ceremony will be one of the coldest on record.
Though the sun will be out, most ...Read more
Blue Origin New Glenn reaches orbit on debut launch
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Blue Origin managed something no commercial rocket company has ever done successfully by reaching orbit on the first try with its New Glenn rocket during an overnight launch early Thursday.
The ...Read more
'A project of the year.' New Miami-Dade facility helps keep wastewater out of the sea
MIAMI — Miami-Dade is a significant step closer to a state-mandated goal of re-using its wastewater, rather than pouring the partially treated stuff into the sea.
On Wednesday, the county and Florida Power & Light ...Read more
How America courted increasingly destructive wildfires − and what that means for protecting homes today
The fires burning in the Los Angeles area are a powerful example of why humans have learned to fear wildfire. Fires can level entire neighborhoods in an instant. They can destroy communities, torch pristine forests and ...Read more
Bone-chilling cold from NY to Texas threatens to topple records
A blast of extreme cold is poised to descend on the central U.S. this weekend before spreading to New York and the rest of the East Coast, testing power grids and threatening to break temperature records.
Frigid ...Read more
The new app that is an essential tool for tracking California wildfires
An app built on an off-the-grid ranch in rural Sonoma County, California, supported by solar panels, satellite internet service and a small nonprofit team, is serving as a critical tech hub for free, fast and reliable ...Read more
Today's Word "discursive"
discursive \dis-KUR-siv\ (adjective) - 1 : Passing from one topic to another; ranging over a wide field; digressive; rambling. 2 : Utilizing, marked by, or based on analytical reasoning -- contrasted with intuitive.
"In ...Read more
Inside Knowledge
Popular Stories
- Do offshore wind farms harm whales? Experts weigh in as Trump labels them 'dangerous'
- How America courted increasingly destructive wildfires − and what that means for protecting homes today
- Use of PFAS-tainted sludge as fertilizer raises cancer risk on farms, EPA says
- SpaceX catches booster again, but loses Starship upper stage during test flight
- Extreme cold from NY to Texas threatens to topple records
Comics
