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Artificial light lures migrating birds into cities, where they face a gauntlet of threats
Light pollution has steadily intensified and expanded from urban areas, and with the advent of LED lighting, it is ... Read More
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Mobs of tuna crabs descend on Southern California waters. What's going on?
Little red crustaceans pepper the shallow depths by the San Diego shoreline. The tuna crabs are back.
Tuna crabs, named after their most common predator — the tuna fish — have been seen by the thousands in Southern ...Read more
This Day in History, May 18
On May 18th, 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte was declared emperor of France.
SpaceX booster flies for 21st time in Cape Canaveral launch
SpaceX lined up and knocked out another Starlink launch from the Space Coast on Friday night using a first-stage booster for a fleet-leading 21st time.
A Falcon 9 rocket on the Starlink 6-59 mission carrying 23 Starlink ...Read more
A push to bring wolverines back to California fizzles amid budget woes
Those who want to see wolverines reintroduced to California were dealt a setback this week.
Proposed legislation to explore what it would take to reintroduce the rugged and elusive apex predator to the state’s high ...Read more
A thought for the day
A thought for the day: The worst prison would be a closed heart. -- Pope John Paul II
Other Notable Events for May 18
On this date in history:
In 1896, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down the Plessy vs. Ferguson decision that determined separate but equal racial policies are constitutional.
In 1917, President Wilson ...Read more
Notable Birthdays for May 18
Those born on this date include:
- Persian poet Omar Khayyam in 1048
- Russian Czar Nicholas II in 1868
- English philosopher/mathematician Bertrand Russell in 1872
- film director Frank Capra ...Read more
Astronomy
Today is Saturday, May 18, the 139th day of 2024 with 227 to follow.
The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn and Venus. Evening star is Jupiter.
Today's Word "conspectus"
conspectus \kuhn-SPEK-tuhs\ (noun) - 1 : A general sketch or survey of a subject. 2 : A synopsis; an outline.
"Shortly after returning from London eighteen years earlier, she had stolen a conspectus of the medical ...Read more
Water Locks
A canal in UK has 13 locks and no water supply at the top. Each lock loses 7000 L of water when used. A truck, capable of carrying 22 tons of water, is rented to bring water from the bottom to the top.
Is the contract reasonable?
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Another short delay for Boeing Starliner, now targeting May 25
NASA and Boeing need more time to make sure a helium leak on its CST-100 Starliner is low enough risk to send humans into space.
So the launch of NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams has now been pushed to May ...Read more
California bans salmon fishing for the season in Sacramento-area rivers and Klamath basin
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Fish and Game Commission voted this week to ban salmon fishing in the Sacramento, American, Feather and Mokelumne rivers.
This is the second consecutive year the commission has voted ...Read more
Blue Origin set for human spaceflight return this weekend
It’s been nearly two years since Blue Origin flew humans to space on its New Shepard rocket, but the next six passengers are set to go Sunday as the Jeff Bezos company gets back to the business of space tourism.
The six...Read more
21st flight for SpaceX booster on tap for Cape Canaveral launch tonight
SpaceX has queued up another Starlink launch from the Space Coast for Friday night using the booster for a fleet-leading 21st time.
A Falcon 9 rocket on the Starlink 6-59 mission carrying 23 Starlink satellites is set to ...Read more
Sea levels are starting to rise faster. Here's how much South Florida is expecting
MIAMI — Sea levels are rising, swamping roads and homes in South Florida. And it’s picked up the pace in recent years.
In the last 80 years, sea level rise has risen about a foot, with 8 inches of that total in the ...Read more
Bats in Colorado face fight against deadly fungus that causes white-nose syndrome
Bat populations in Colorado may be headed for a decline that could cause ecological disruptions across the state.
Two bats discovered in Boulder County in late February 2024 were confirmed to have white-nose ...Read more
History says tariffs rarely work, but Biden’s 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs could defy the trend
In June 2019, then-presidential candidate Joe Biden tweeted: “Trump doesn’t get the basics. He thinks his tariffs are being paid by China. Any freshman econ student could tell you that the American people are paying...Read more
What is pasteurization? A dairy expert explains how it protects against foodborne illness, including avian flu
Recent reports that the H5N1 avian flu virus has been found in cow’s milk have raised questions about whether the U.S. milk supply is safe to drink. According to the federal Food and Drug Administration, the answer is...Read more
Sammy Roth: California farmers are low on water. Why not help them go solar?
It sounds like a climate solution everyone should be able to support: Let’s make it easier and cheaper for farmers with dwindling water supplies to convert their lands from crop production to solar energy generation, if ...Read more
Editorial: Germany turns to coal power to keep the lights on
Even green Europeans would rather tap coal than face the reality of overdependence on unreliable renewable energy.
Late last month, Germany’s energy regulator said the country needs more coal power. That’s surprising ...Read more
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- History says tariffs rarely work, but Biden’s 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs could defy the trend
- Bats in Colorado face fight against deadly fungus that causes white-nose syndrome
- What is pasteurization? A dairy expert explains how it protects against foodborne illness, including avian flu
- Sea levels are starting to rise faster. Here's how much South Florida is expecting
- Sammy Roth: California farmers are low on water. Why not help them go solar?
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