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Can artificial reefs in Lake Michigan slow erosion and boost fish population? Researchers aim to find out
Floating about 500 feet offshore of Illinois Beach State Park, Hillary Glandon tightened her scuba goggles, grabbed a small masonite plate from a nearby kayak and dove beneath the Lake Michigan surface.
The masonite plate...Read more
How a California cloud-seeding company became the center of a Texas flood conspiracy
Two days before the waters of the Guadalupe River swelled into a deadly and devastating Fourth of July flood in Kerr County, Texas, engineers with a California-based company called Rainmaker took off in an airplane about ...Read more
These insects are endangering Sacramento's beloved oaks. Here's what you can do
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Invasive beetles might be boring through the valley oaks in your neighborhood.
Mediterranean oak borers were first identified in the city of Sacramento last July. They target oaks native to ...Read more
Today's Word "obfuscate"
obfuscate \OB-fuh-skayt\ (transitive verb) - 1 : To darken or render indistinct or dim. 2 : To make obscure or difficult to understand or make sense of. 3 : To confuse or bewilder.
"You obfuscate. You stupefy me. You ...Read more
This Day in History, July 23
On July 23rd, 1962, Telstar relayed the first live trans-Atlantic signal.
Mono-Grammar
Each of the following sentences contains clues to a set of three words that are spelled the same, except for one letter (each sentence describes a different set). Example: malt, melt, molt.
1) Billy discovered a cylindrical chest buried beneath the knoll.
2) The only evidence found by the detective was some adhesive in the chimney passage.
3) The bashful bovine rested on the small bed.
4) The latest fad was for people to desire the ...
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AI boom leads to record costs on US grid and call for new plants
Businesses and households served by the largest U.S. power grid will spend a record $16.1 billion to ensure electricity supplies — a result that prompted immediate calls from utilities and energy groups to build more ...Read more
New tropical system could emerge from area of low pressure near Florida, forecasters say
An area of low pressure near the southeastern coast of the United States could become the next named storm of the 2025 hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center said Tuesday night.
The system is forecast to move ...Read more
The ocean is changing colors, researchers have found. Why?
Changing ocean hues could bring some environmental blues, according to a new study from researchers at Duke and Georgia Tech.
Using satellite data collected from 2003 to 2022, the researchers looked for changes in ...Read more
SpaceX sends up satellites on 2nd launch attempt from Cape Canaveral
SpaceX got to within 15 seconds of a launch from Cape Canaveral on Monday, but a “hold, hold, hold” call from among the mission control team members forced an abort. They were back for another try Tuesday and pulled it...Read more
Peak hurricane season approaches. How warm is the Gulf of Mexico?
Recent hurricane seasons have been defined by storms supercharging over the Gulf of Mexico’s warmer-than-normal waters as they barrel toward Florida’s west coast.
Experts are hopeful that trend could wane this summer,...Read more
Microsoft flaw 'opens the door' for hackers. It will be hard to close
Waves of cyberattacks are hitting a commonly used Microsoft product, compromising dozens of organizations around the world.
The hackers exploited a vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint, an internet-based app primarily ...Read more
Blocks all stacked for NASA's future Artemis tower at KSC
There’s still more than a year’s worth of work to do on NASA’s future Artemis launch tower at Kennedy Space Center, but all of the big pieces have been put in place.
The last of seven modular steel blocks that make ...Read more
Today's Word "extraneous"
extraneous \ek-STRAY-nee-uhs\ (adjective) - 1 : Coming from or existing on the outside. 2 : Introduced from an outside source. 3 : Not essential or intrinsic; foreign. 4 : Not pertinent to the matter at hand; irrelevant.
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This Day in History, July 22
On July 22nd, 1587, the Colony of Roanoke was re-established.
One Letter of Separation
1a) to wriggle 1b) a member of the British gentry 1c) a small forcible stream of liquid
2a) this color is a blend of red and yellow darkened by black
2b) the top of the head
2c) to cover with water
3a) more recent
3b) rubbish
3c) a written communication
4a) free from color
4b) a high-pitched plaintive cry
4c) although
Chicago's $1 billion quantum computer set to go live in 2028
The startup behind Chicago’s more than $1 billion quantum computing deal said operations are expected to start in three years, a win for Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, who backed the investment and is widely seen as a ...Read more
Naval Postgraduate School launches sustainable buoy to advance research
MONTEREY, Calif. — Located about 3 miles offshore and 5 miles north of the Naval Postgraduate School is a first-of-its-kind ocean-sensing buoy. With 5G technologies and solar panels built in, the buoy has the ...Read more
As weather gets more extreme, so do conspiracy theories. Can cloud-seeding cause floods?
RALEIGH, N.C. — Even with his years of experience and the technology at his disposal, meteorologist Don “Big Weather” Schwenneker says it can be challenging to accurately forecast severe weather. But when a storm or ...Read more
Hurricane center tracks Atlantic tropical wave with chance to develop
The National Hurricane Center continued Monday to assess a tropical wave moving across the Atlantic with a chance to develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.
In its 2 p.m. Eastern time tropical ...Read more
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