The solar system is about to get busy! In the next
few weeks, a slew of spacecraft will embark on a
one-way journey to Mars, to seek evidence of past
life and to further investigate its unusual
atmosphere. The back-to-back missions are timed to
take advantage of the short window of opportunity
— caused by celestial mechanics — that will allow t...
With less than 55,000 grizzly bears left in the wild
across North America, the sighting of even one is a
cause for celebration. Hence you can only imagine
how delighted Cara Clarkson and her family were
when they spotted two young grizzlies — one with
rarely seen all-white fur— foraging alongside the
Trans-Canada Highway near Banff, Canada, on Apri...
With schools and businesses closed and many cities
and towns under mandatory shelter-in-place orders,
the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, has drastically
changed lives globally within a matter of weeks. To
bring joy, optimism, and strength during this
difficult period, people and organizations worldwide
are performing random acts of kindness for total st...
Despite the extreme quarantine measures taken by
Chinese officials to stem the spread of the 2019
Novel Coronvirus (COVID-19), or Wuhan virus, the
infectious, flu-like affliction continues to spread
worldwide at an unprecedented rate. As of March 2,
2020, there are more than 90,000 reported cases in
at least 53 countries, with more than 3,000 deaths...
