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In 2007, a group of researchers, led by a nuclear physicist named Richard Firestone, announced an astonishing discovery. They had uncovered evidence, they said, that 12,900 years ago, a comet [...]

The article focuses on the persistent debate surrounding the Younger Dryas impact hypothesis, detailing the scientific evidence, skepticism, and cultural impact of the theory. Topics discussed include the proposed comet impact 13,000 years ago, scientific skepticism and rebuttals, and the dissemination of the hypothesis in popular culture through media and documentaries.

In the summer of 2019, Jeff Lowenfels told me, one of his friends successfully grew okra in Anchorage. Lowenfels could not believe it. The crop was shorthand for all the [...]

In the winter of 1852, while chasing a wounded grizzly bear in the mountains of eastern California, a hunter named Augustus T. Dowd encountered a very large tree. It had [...]

The article discusses effectiveness of Endangered Species Act. It mentions biological species concept by biologist Ernst Mayr which posits that a species is a collection of populations of organisms that interbreed or could potentially do so; and also mentions technological advances had made it possible for scientists to quickly compare organisms or entire populations by looking at short segments of their DNA.

In this article the author talks about the endangered Monterey pine which is one of the world's most ubiquitous species. Topics discussed include the Monterey pine seemed to be rare because it was picky, and the places where it grew it sometimes experienced frost but rarely snow, and the herb gardens of apothecaries and physicians grew into botanical gardens and arboretums and greenhouses, and botanists tested plants from around the world.

The article discusses the effect of climatic change on Shenandoah National Park and Shenandoah salamanders. Topics discussed include that park comprises of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains where Shenandoah salamanders house, it discusses the updated policy by the federal government with a new framework in response to current climate changes and discusses that the policy offers three distinct strategies which titles as RAD which is expanded as "resist, accept and direct."

The article offers information about the Rebuild by Design, Design, a contest in the U.S. which calls for architects and design firms to pitch their ideas on how to design a more disaster-ready shoreline in New York City and New Jersey. It reports that the Rebuild by Design, which leads the way in the development of resilience projects, has aimed to create jobs, promote business and education, and ensure safety in waterfront communities.

The author reflects on the important lessons learned from the wildfire that affect several parts of Northern California. It provides overview of the details about the fire that killed dozens of people and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses across Napa, Sonoma and Mendocino counties. The author also chronicles how the fire started, its causes and the lessons it brings to the people in the area.

The article reports that blue gum eucalyptus is a fire threat in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. Dry grass, blue gum leaves have a high surface-area-to-volume ratio and tend to build up in well-aerated piles. There are few applicable blue-gums-to-bay-laurels studies of ignitability in the Bay Area. The wet leaves did not burn, but the dry leaves of both species flared.

The article discusses the book "Good Humor, Bad Taste: Sociology of a Joke" by Dutch sociologist Giselinde Kuipers that investigates a specific kind of humor, television show "Moppentoppers" where contestants competed to tell the best joke and her views regarding jokes.

The article focuses on culture of Sami Americans who use to go behind Reindeer for killing them and selling their skin for survival of Sami's family.