A holiday associated with a math concept may not
seem that exciting, especially for those not fond of
the subject. However, America's Pi (“π”) Day –
observed annually on March 14 (3/14) to honor the
ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter,
widely recognized as 3.14 – is an exception. That's
because the celebrations don't just include fun ma...
Here is some good news for the thousands of North
Americans affected by this year's harsh winter -
March 20, 2019 is the first day of spring! In
anticipation of the season's start, on March 10,
2019, most residents will “spring forward” by
moving their clocks an hour ahead. Though the start
of Daylight Saving Time (DST) entails sacrificing si...
A walnut-sized bee with a wingspan of two and a half
inches – about the length of a human thumb – may
seem like something straight out of a science fiction
movie. However, the Megachile pluto, or Wallace's
Giant Bee, is not a figment of a movie writer's
imagination, but a real insect that dwells in the
Indonesian forests. While a few dead specimens of ...
The fact that the Earth's magnetic poles are
continuously in flux has been known for over 400
years. However, scientists have usually been able to
accurately predict their pace for five years. But
earlier this year, when researchers at NOAA and the
British Geological Survey conducted their annual
check to gauge the accuracy of their forecast, they...
An elderly female, believed to have inhabited Earth
approximately 3.67 million years ago, is causing a
stir among paleontologists. If researchers from South
Africa's University of Witwatersrand are right, the
skeleton, nicknamed "Little Foot" due to its tiny
ankle bones, represents a new species of an early
human.
The budget battle between US lawmakers that led to
the longest government closure in the country's
history has finally ended. On Friday, February 15,
2019, President Donald Trump signed legislation,
approved by Congress to fund the government
through September 30, 2019, preventing a new
shutdown set to begin on Saturday, February 16, ...
While any sighting of the critically-endangered
leopard deserves mention, that of a black leopard is
particularly newsworthy. What makes the specimen,
recently captured on camera in Central Kenya by
San Diego Zoo researchers and British wildlife
photographer Will Burrard-Lucas, unique is that it is
the first scientific documentation of such a creatur...
Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde has spent much
of his career seeking artistic solutions to solve our
environmental woes. His past projects include
"Bioluminescent Trees" to light streets, a "Smog-Free
Tower" to clean Beijing's polluted air, and "Gates of
Light," which uses the headlamps of passing cars to
illuminate the 60 floodgates of the Afsluitdijk, a ma...
Venezuelan residents are in the midst of an unusual
political crisis. Since January 23, 2019, the country
has had two presidents: Nicolàs Maduro, the
incumbent who was reelected in May 2018 and
sworn into office on January 10, 2019, and Juan
Guaidó, President of the National Assembly, an
elected temporary parliament with the mandate to...
