
Australian Geographic - 2 days 2 hours ago
Camp cooking is awesome and tasty fun. Here's all you need to cook up a storm in the outdoors. The post Camp cooking: How to create the perfect outdoor cafe appeared first on Australian Geographic .

Australian Geographic - 2 days 3 hours ago
The Barkly region of the NT is a secret worth discovering, with its magical national parks and reserves, exceptional camping, rich culture and history. The post Best kept secret: Central Australia's spectacular Barkly region appeared first on Australian Geographic .

Los Angeles Times - 2 days 3 hours ago
The American Lung Assn.'s 2026 State of the Air report again graded L.A. as having some of the worst air quality in the country. California as a state performed poorly.

The Conversation - 2 days 4 hours ago
Days of intense rain and snowmelt overwhelmed old dams and breached roads, forcing evacuations. Nearly half the counties in Michigan often seen as a climate haven were under a state of emergency.

GeekSpin - 2 days 5 hours ago
Sixteen years and billions of dollars later, the Pentagon just canceled its long-delayed next-gen GPS control system after deciding it still wasn't ready for real-world use. Instead of forcing it over the finish line, the military is sticking with its older system and upgrading that instead. The slow-motion collapse The system, called OCX (Next-Gen Operational […] Read the original article here: Pentagon cancels major space program after years of delays...

The Atlantic - 2 days 8 hours ago
The war in Iran could raise the consumer costs of car parts, toys, clothing, and more.

The Conversation - 2 days 11 hours ago
Males aren't the only angry birds defending their territory. A clever test finds which songbirds step up to fight off intruders and the role monogamy plays.

Mother Jones - 2 days 11 hours ago
This story was originally published by Canary Media and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Enormous new batteries keep appearing on the grid, making it devilishly tricky to keep track of which is the biggest in a given region. That's certainly the case in New England, where acute power needs and robust state climate goals are […]...

Mother Jones - 2 days 11 hours ago
The most parasocial relationship I have is with a family of eagles that lives in Big Bear Valley, California. I watch them for hours every day through a camera mounted above their nest that is streamed live onto YouTube. There is a mother and a father who’ve been named Jackie and Shadow by the Friends […]...

IEEE Spectrum - 2 days 13 hours ago
Examining how a U.S. Interregional Transmission Overlay could address aging grid infrastructure, surging demand, and renewable integration challenges. What Attendees will Learn Why the current regional grid structure is approaching its limits Explore how coal-fired generation retirements, renewable integration, aging infrastructure past its 50-year lifespan, and exponential large-load growth from data centers and manufacturing reshoring are creating unprecedented pressure on the U.S. transmission...

Last Word On Nothing - 2 days 15 hours ago
On a spring day three years ago, the river climbed out of its banks. Unseasonable heat and heavy rain had hit the snowpack high in the mountains, sending a winter's worth of meltwater in a pulse down the tributaries, into the mainstem, and spilling across the valley floor. Work seemed unlikely under these circumstances, so […] The post Watch the grass grow appeared first on The Last Word On Nothing .

GeekSpin - 2 days 22 hours ago
Mars may look barren today, but beneath its dusty surface, scientists are uncovering clues that tell a very different story. NASA's Curiosity rover has discovered complex organic molecules in ancient Martian rocks, the same kinds of chemicals that help form life on Earth. While the discovery stops short of proving life once existed on Mars, […] Read the original article here: NASA confirms life's building blocks are hiding on Mars...

The Atlantic - 2 days 22 hours ago
The "disappearing scientists" story is, in its way, a remarkable achievement.