Stormy, Snowy Winter for Hokkaido
Northern Japan, especially the island of Hokkaido, is home to some of the snowiest cities in the world. Sapporo, the island’s largest city and host of an annual snow festival,…
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NASA Advances High-Altitude Traffic Management
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) A NASA simulation of higher airspace traffic management with industry partners Aerostar and Sceye in the Airspace Operations Laboratory…
Inside the Colosseum’s Passage of Commodus, where emperors once walked
They say all roads lead to Rome. But in the Eternal City, all of the major roads were thought to lead somewhere very specific—a single column called the Milliarium Auereum,…
5,000-year-old bacteria thawed in Romanian ice cave
Whether it’s the ocean’s deepest hydrothermal vents or tall mountain peaks, bacteria is likely surviving and thriving. Ice caves can host a wide variety of microorganisms and offer biologists a…
How hibernating hamsters could help astronauts
With the freezing temperatures that have recently pummeled parts of the northeastern United States, the idea of curling up for the winter and snoozing until spring sounds very appealing. There’s…
Why do cats’ eyes glow in the dark?
One foggy night in 1933, a businessman named Percy Shaw was driving home from the pub in Yorkshire, England. The road was twisty and hard to see. Suddenly, two bright…
Deadly scorpions are picky about their soil
Scorpions sting between 1 and 2 million people every year, and while most victims only endure temporary pain and swelling, the injuries can still prove fatal. Researchers estimate that the…
550 pigeons rescued in North Carolina
Rescuers in North Carolina recently saved over 500 pigeons from a home in Greensboro. Guildford County Animal Services and two other bird rescues based in Charlotte initially believed that the…
How to start a coin collectionÂ
This year, the Federal Reserve will begin officially “phasing out” the penny. The plucky little copper-colored coin used to be able to fetch you a piece of candy from the…
Radio waves could help driverless cars see around corners
In late January, an Alphabet-owned Waymo self-driving car was cruising near an elementary school in Santa Monica, California, when a young child suddenly darted into the street. Waymo’s LiDAR sensors…