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This Day in History, February 11
On February 11th, 1531, Henry VIII of England was recognized as supreme head of the Church of England. Read More
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Sleek, lithe and extremely rare: This elusive California fox has finally been GPS-collared
The stunning Sierra Nevada red fox is one of the nation's rarest and most critically threatened mammals with fewer than 50 believed to remain in the Sierra. And now, for the first time, a specimen has been successfully GPS...Read more
Mayor Mamdani blasted over cold weather deaths as NYC announces 7 additional fatalities
NEW YORK — The death count in NYC amid the frigid conditions of the past few weeks jumped Tuesday with city officials acknowledging seven additional deaths, the news coming after the Mamdani administration came under ...Read more
Weather pushes back SpaceX's Crew-12 window, opening door for 1st ULA launch of year
NASA’s plans to get the first human spaceflight of the year off the pad have to hold off until at least Friday because of weather constraints along the flight path needed in case of emergency. That delay, though, opens ...Read more
Mapping cemeteries for class – how students used phones and drones to help a city count its headstones
If you told me a decade ago that I’d become an expert in mapping cemeteries, I would’ve laughed and been very confused about the dramatic turn my professional life must’ve taken at some point.
I’m an ...Read more
Today's Word "fuddy-duddy"
fuddy-duddy \FEH-dee-deh-dee\ (noun) - An old-fashioned, bland, rather prudish person, a softy who is easy to get along with, poses no threat but avoids anything exciting. Fuddy-duddies tend to be middle-aged or older; ...Read more
... the Forest for the Trees
In each sentence the name of a tree is hidden. The willow is hiding in the first sentence. Can you find the others?
1. I will owe you a favor if you drive me to the airport.
2. I am afraid of going up in elevators.
3. Drinking cocoa keeps me warm on long winter nights.
4. I hope the map leads us to buried treasure.
5. "Eat another bonbon," said our charming hostess.
6. Nepal may be the most interesting place I ...
South Florida's in a drought. Here's why and tips on how you can conserve water
MIAMI — That lack of rain many have enjoyed for three months in South Florida — allowing near uninterrupted opportunities for outdoor activities — comes at a cost.
The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD)...Read more
Commentary: Nature is a powerful ally against fires and floods. So how will we save it?
More than a year after the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires, the economic aftershocks of the disaster still permeate the lives of the people who survived it. Fewer than a dozen homes in some of the city’s hardest-hit ...Read more
Today's Word "neoteric"
neoteric \nee-eh-TER-ik\ (adjective) - Of recent origin; modern.
"While many are convinced that the Shroud of Turin is an ancient artifact dating from the time of Christ, others feel its origins are decidedly more ...Read more
One Similarity
scraughed, scrinched, scritched, scrooched, sprainged, spreathed, throughed, thrutched, strengths, straights, scratched, scrounged, scrunched, stretched, screeched, scraunched, broughams, and craunched.
All these words have one thing in common. What is it?
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This Day in History, February 10
On February 10th, 1863, the world-famous dwarfs General Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren get married in New York City.
Death toll in NYC cold weather fatalities climbs to 18
Eighteen people have now perished in the city’s brutal cold stretch, Mayor Mamdani said Monday.
The new administration has come under fire for the deaths — and is expected to face heat from city council members ...Read more
Sixth year of drought in Texas and Oklahoma leaves ranchers bracing for another harsh summer
Cattle auctions aren’t often all-night affairs. But in Texas Lake Country in June 2022, ranchers facing dwindling water supplies and dried out pastures amid a worsening drought sold off more than 4,000 animals in an ...Read more
Held captive in their own country during World War II, Japanese Americans used nature to cope with their unjustified imprisonment
With a stroke of a presidential pen, the lives of Izumi Taniguchi, Minoru Tajii, Homei Iseyama and Peggy Yorita irreparably changed on Feb. 19, 1942. On that day, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order ...Read more
Commentary: Animal testing slows medical progress. It wastes money. It's wrong
I am living with ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, often called Lou Gehrig’s disease. The average survival time after diagnosis is two to five years. I’m in year two.
When you have a disease like ALS, you learn ...Read more
Today's Word "zarf"
zarf \zahrf\ (noun) - In the Middle East, coffee is often drunk from cups without handles and tea, from glasses. A zarf is a decorative holder, usually from metal, with a handle that prevents the hot cup or glass from ...Read more
Binary Convention
During a recent cipher convention, a binary code contest took place. The contest consisted of a binary code transmission where the spaces between the letters were missing and there was no punctuation. Each letter of the alphabet was translated into its binary equivalent based on its position in the alphabet, a=1, b=10, c=11, d=100, e=101, f=110, g=111, h=1000, i=1001, j=1010, k=1011, l=1100, m=1101, n=1110, o=1111, p=10000, q=10001, r=10010, s...
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This Day in History, February 9
On February 9th, 1621, Gregory XV becomes Pope, the last Pope elected by acclamation.
US ski resorts turn to drones to make it snow amid dire drought
Despite a barren start to Colorado’s ski season, Winter Park Resort opened on Halloween and served up holiday powder.
The ski area’s secret is a contraption a few miles upwind of the chairlifts that looks like a meat ...Read more
Today's Word "voracity"
voracity \vo-RAEH-seh-ti\ (noun) - An enormous appetite, uncontrollable hunger, ravenousness.
"Madeleine has an insatiable voracity for German classical music."
From Latin vorax "ravenous" from vorare "to swallow, devour...Read more
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