May 15, 2021 How 'straight' lightning could prove the existence of dark matter: report A group of scientists has linked the presence of macroscopic dark matter to the appearance of extremely rare "straight" lightning bolts.
May 15, 2021 Water crisis 'couldn't be worse' on Oregon-California border The water crisis along the California-Oregon border went from dire to catastrophic this week as federal regulators shut off irrigation water to farmers from a critical reservoir and said they would not send extra water to dying salmon downstream or to a half-dozen wildlife refuges that harbor millions of migrating birds each year.
May 12, 2021 Perseverance Mars rover's robotic arm starts conducting science NASA's Perseverance Mars rover is using its robotic arm to search for signs of ancient microbial life.
May 7, 2021 Giant sequoia tree found still smoking from 2020 California wildfire A giant sequoia has been found smoldering and smoking in a part of Sequoia National Park that burned in one of California’s huge wildfires last year, the National Park Service said Wednesday.
May 6, 2021 Endangered condors trash home of California mom A California woman's home has reportedly been invaded by a flock of endangered California condors.
May 6, 2021 2021 Brood X cicadas: Here's where the insects are emerging A brood of trillions of periodical cicadas is poised to emerge in states across the country this month.
May 5, 2021 Trillions of cicadas about to emerge across US Within days, a couple weeks at most, the cicadas of Brood X (the X is the Roman numeral for 10) will emerge after 17 years underground.
May 1, 2021 NASA astronauts grow leafy greens for longest stint on ISS NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 Mission Commander Michael Hopkins and project scientists at Florida's Kennedy Space Center have grown leafy greens aboard the International Space Station for 64 days, the longest duration to date.
April 28, 2021 Virginia DOE contradicts itself in attempt to walk back equity-focused math framework The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) is attempting to walk back its equity-focuses math program in a way that conflicts with previous statements it has made and materials it has promoted on acceleration.
April 22, 2021 Virginia moving to eliminate all accelerated math courses before 11th grade as part of equity-focused plan The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) is moving to eliminate all accelerated math options prior to 11th grade, effectively keeping higher-achieving students from advancing as they usually would in the school system.
