[ad_1] It’s a riddle. No one knows exactly why dolphins are being spotted more often and for longer periods of time in and around New York Harbor, the giant estuaryRead More
Category: Geeky Stuff
Gas Prices Hit $5 per Gallon in the US
[ad_1] HOUSTON — Gasoline prices hit a grim milestone on Saturday as the national average for regular gasoline hits $5 per gallon. Summer gasoline is almost always more expensive becauseRead More
How a Highway Divided a Community in Philadelphia
[ad_1] If given the choice of driving or walking, Times critic and co-host of “Still Processing” Wesley Morris will always choose to walk. He grew up in Philadelphia but resistedRead More
Space Endurance Record-breaking Valery Ryumin dies at 82
[ad_1] Cosmonaut Valery Ryumin, a Soviet tank commander who spent more than a year in space breaking endurance records and then embarked on another flight 18 years later, this timeRead More
Taxpayer-funded research projects did not control scientists
[ad_1] Federal internal investigators have uncovered the alarming failures of universities that require scientists doing taxpayer-funded research to disclose when they also receive pocket money from taxpayers. Chinese and otherRead More
CDC Denies Airborne Transmission of Monkeypox. Some Experts
[ad_1] Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday challenged the idea that monkeypox virus could be spread through the air, saying the virus is usually transmittedRead More
How Super Worms Turn Styrofoam into a Healthy Meal
[ad_1] Dubbed “superworms” perhaps because of their size, the plump, shiny larvae of the black beetle are often content to eat wheat bran. But some two-inch-tall creatures have recently foundRead More
12 Rosés to Drink Now or Any Time of the Year
[ad_1] Chateau de Manissy Tavel Cuvée des Lys 2020, 14.20 percent The dark, vigorous roses of Tavel in the Southern Rhône Valley aren’t to everyone’s brim. They are more convenientRead More
Feeding a Warmer Planet – The New York Times
[ad_1] The world is facing a terrible hunger crisis. Climate change is making the situation worse. To be clear, hunger is a problem of abundance, not scarcity, in modern times.Read More
Report Shows Sharp Increase in Transgender Teens in the US
[ad_1] About 1.6 million people in the United States are transgender, and 43 percent of them are young adults or teenagers. a new report to provide the latest national estimatesRead More