Drones fire “seed rockets” into the ground, less than a year later the trees are 50 centimeters high
While technology has contributed significantly to climate change, it could soon help offset the damage done to our planet since the industrial age. In September 2018, a project in Myanmar used drones to fire “seed rockets” into remote areas where…
Preserving Kalaupapa with the help of Windward CC arborists
Reading time: 2 Minutes Ilana Nimz teaches how to prune Ambrose Huchison’s sweet orange tree Kalaupapa National Historical Park (KNHP) honors the current and former residents of the only intact institutional settlement in the United States, created to isolate patients…
5,000-year-old copper pollution discovered near the pyramids
On a warm spring day in 2019, researchers drilled into the earth beneath the streets of Cairo. Less than a kilometer away, the Great Pyramid of Giza shimmered on the horizon. About 4,600 years earlier, when workers were building the…
8-year-old autistic boy found dead in pond near family home in Ronda, North Carolina
Authorities in North Carolina have recovered the body of a missing autistic and non-speaking 8-year-old boy who authorities said disappeared from his home this week. The Wilkes County Sheriff’s Office told USA TODAY that Zachariah William Walker of Ronda was…
Body of Mike Lynch recovered from sunken yacht wreck
More bodies found in tech entrepreneur’s family yacht Rescue workers used an underwater drone to search for bodies in a sunken yacht off the coast of Italy. The body of British technology entrepreneur Mike Lynch was recovered Thursday from his…
JLo and Ben Affleck file for divorce after 2 years of marriage
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck split in April: reports Jennifer Lopez filed for divorce from Ben Affleck on the second anniversary of their wedding in Georgia. Their romance began in 2002. The “Bennifer” love story that blossomed more than two…
Smuttynose Food Truck & Beer Festival, Seacoast Jazz: Activities
What do food trucks and beer, a jazz festival and Biscuit the Dog have in common? They’re all part of the exciting entertainment on offer at the coast this weekend. Grab your kids, friends or go out on your own…
These orchards are now open near Central Indiana
Video: These holidays take place in autumn When is fall break? Here is the list of fall holidays, including Labor Day, Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples Day, Halloween, Veterans Day, and Thanksgiving. If you can’t wait to pick your own apples or…
National Park Service hosts historic baseball game in Lackawaxen
If we turn the calendar back to the 1890s, there will be a classic baseball game hosted by the National Park Service (NPS) in Lackawaxen on Saturday, August 24th at noon. The game will be played on the baseball field…
Who is Amanda Gorman? See the poet at the DNC with her new work
Amanda Gorman delivers a message of unity at the United Nations with the poem “An Ode We Owe” With her words to world leaders at the United Nations, 24-year-old poet Amanda Gorman wanted to express the power of unity. Scott…
