Tag: Science

Woman Leaves Corporate Life to Snap Breathtaking Shots of Humpback Whales Breaching in Alaska

One Pennsylvania woman decided to leave behind her corporate job in marketing to fulfill her dream of taking breathtaking photographs as a profession to inspire the world. That life choice is what led photographer Mary Parkhill, based in Pittsburgh, to travel to Alaska where, while out on the water fishing for halibut and salmon, she…


Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus Departs From Space Station

Northrop Grumman’s uncrewed Cygnus spacecraft departed the International Space Station on Saturday, more than three months after delivering nearly 8,000 pounds of supplies, scientific investigations, commercial products, hardware, and other cargo to the orbiting laboratory. Flight controllers on the ground commanded the space station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm to detach Cygnus from the Unity module’s Earth-facing…


NASA Seeks Ideas for a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon

BOISE, Idaho—If anyone has a good idea on how to put a nuclear fission power plant on the moon, the U.S. government wants to hear about it. NASA and the nation’s top federal nuclear research lab on Friday put out a request for proposals for a fission surface power system. NASA is collaborating with the…


Diver Finds Massive 6-Inch Megalodon Tooth Over 20 Million Years Old off Coast of Florida

Gargantuan precursors of the white shark, megalodons once boasted enormous serrated teeth growing as long as six inches. When Floridian Michael Nastasio, owner of  Black Gold Fossil Charters, stumbled on his first megalodon tooth fossil on a beach in Venice, he was hooked on the hunt. After getting certified as a diver, he started taking tours…


Archeologists Find Roman-Age Bronze Handle Depicting Man Being Fed to the Lions

A relic of Roman England’s brutal past was unearthed under the floor of a Roman town house in Leicester—an elaborately decorated bronze handle of a key was found, which depicts a “Barbarian” man being fed live to a lion, with four naked, terrified children huddled below. Archeologists from University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) discovered…


Carlos Martinez Grows Community Connections

Carlos Martinez leads GreenThumb, New York City’s massive community gardening program. He spoke to The Epoch Times about his childhood in Colombia, the Green Map System, his work on an abandoned burial ground, and his personal environmental “war cry.” The Epoch Times: Can you tell me a little bit about your background and how you…


Almost Total Lunar Eclipse Delights Mexico Friends

A group of amateur astronomers braved the cold weather and gathered on a rooftop in Mexico City to watch Friday’s lunar eclipse. Cloudy skies in the capital only allowed short glimpses of what was the longest lunar eclipse in almost 1,000 years but, every break in the clouds showed a little bit of a beautiful…


Net-Zero Policies: Taking From the Poor and Giving to the Rich

Commentary It is too often overlooked in all the discussions about the “transition” to a net-zero emissions economy that the most consequential transition is that from democratic capitalism to feudal serfdom. This is the conclusion of American demographer and “blue-collar Democrat” Joel Kotkin, who has highlighted that the supposedly well-intentioned green policies being adopted across…


NASA: Space Station Remains at High Risk From Shot Satellite

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—The International Space Station remains at increased risk from orbiting debris following this week’s Russian weapons test, NASA said on Thursday. On Monday, Russia launched a missile to destroy a satellite orbiting just above the space station. NASA said late Wednesday that the highest threat to the station and its seven residents was…


Partial Lunar Eclipse on Thursday Night Is the Longest in 580 Years

A partial lunar eclipse overnight on Thursday will be the longest one in more than 500 years, according to astronomers. The event’s total duration is expected to last 3 hours and 28 minutes, the longest in about 580 years, confirmed the Holcomb Observatory in Indianapolis and other astronomers this week. The “nearly total” lunar eclipse is expected to…