A hydroelectric plant in Québec met controversy in Canada and the United States. Power companies, local residents, conservationists, and others have gone to court to argue its legality. How does hydroelectricity stack up? […]
Hydroponic gardening is a substitute for growing plants in soil. First developed in the 1930s, it involves placing plants in a medium and feeding their roots directly. A salmonella outbreak shows it’s a work in progress, though. […]
NASA’s plan to bring Martian rocks to Earth may have some tiny stowaways. Despite what our favorite science fiction tells us, if there are any Martians, they’re probably still viruses or bacteria. Microbes still count as aliens, right? […]
A decade of drought is making grass rare in Chile’s capital. The once lush, green landscape is become increasingly desert-like, leading to drier scenery—and shrubbery. Grass itself impacted evolution millions of years ago. […]
Levon Biss’s insect photography turns bugs into visual art. He uses macro lenses to get highly detailed pictures of endangered and extinct specimens. Insects appear prominently in art, film, and literature. […]
Russia claims to have a nuclear missile that outwits defenses. President Vladimir Putin calls it a warning against any nations that would attack Russia. Putin’s 1999 rise to power changed the country. […]
France’s presidential election put NATO and Russia in its crosshairs. Incumbent Emmanuel Macron faced off against challenger Marine Le Pen in a potentially historic election. France once came close to war with the United States. […]
An Illinois man inhaled a drill bit at the dentist’s office in March. The one-inch bit landed in his lung and was removed at a nearby hospital shortly thereafter. Our airways are part of the respiratory system. […]
Workers repairing Notre Dame after a 2019 fire found a sarcophagus. The stone coffin is believed to be up to 700 years old. Forensics experts will soon exhume it. […]
A Connecticut mechanic found abstract art worth millions in a dumpster. After getting a tip from a friend, he found the dumpster was full of paintings and drawings by abstract artist Francis Hines. Abstract art emerged in the 1910s. […]
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