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Park rangers battle Australians seeking rare earth minerals in old Mojave gold mine
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE, Calif. — Deep in the Mojave National Preserve lies an old open pit mine where workers dug and drilled for gold and silver from the late 1800s to the 1990s. Miners are back at the Colosseum Mine...Read more
Today's Word "varicolored"
varicolored \VER-ih-kuh-lurd\ (adjective) - Having a variety of colors; of various colors.
"There was a small place with a sign "Books" on the window, filled with strings of wooden camels and little glass jars of ...Read more
Creative Slicing
How can you divide a pizza into 8 equal slices using only 3 straight cuts?
Hint: Think three-dimensionally!
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This Day in History, March 4
On March 4th, 1801, Thomas Jefferson became the first President of the United States to be inaugurated in Washington, D.C.
SpaceX announces plans to launch Starship from Florida this year
ORLANDO, Fla. — SpaceX announced Monday its plans to launch Starship from Kennedy Space Center later this year while building out more support infrastructure in Florida to support two launch sites.
SpaceX has been ...Read more
SpaceX scrubs Monday Starship launch attempt 2 months after explosive test flight
The last time SpaceX launched its Starship and Super Heavy rocket, the upper stage disintegrated spectacularly over the Atlantic. Two months later, SpaceX is set to try again with less explosive results.
A Monday attempt ...Read more
SpaceX set for Starship launch 2 months after explosive test flight
The last time SpaceX launched its Starship and Super Heavy rocket, the upper stage disintegrated spectacularly over the Atlantic. Two months later, SpaceX is set to try again today, Monday, with less explosive results.
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Africa’s elephants have been in dramatic decline for 50 years. What can be done to save them – new study
Surveying elephants is hard, risky work. Dedicated biologists have been doing this challenging task across Africa for decades.
Systematic surveying started in the late 1960s but has been sporadic, as access to ...Read more
'Tears of joy!!!' It's a pip for Big Bear bald eagles Jackie and Shadow
LOS ANGELES — After several years of disappointment, there was a sign Sunday that the Big Bear bald eagle couple Jackie and Shadow may soon have a hatchling.
The Friends of Big Bear Valley announced the discovery on ...Read more
How are clouds’ shapes made? A scientist explains the different cloud types and how they help forecast weather
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.
“How are clouds’ shapes made?” – Amanda, age 5, ...Read more
'Like someone put a blanket over the ocean': Kelp could be among Los Angeles fires' casualties
The boat bobbed gently off Malibu's Big Rock Beach as a trio of scientific divers wriggled into wet suits and double-checked tanks and regulators.
Behind them unfurled a panorama of devastation from the Palisades fire a ...Read more
Today's Word "arrogate"
arrogate \AIR-uh-gayt\ (transitive verb) - 1 : To claim or seize without right or justification; to appropriate. 2 : To claim on behalf of another; to ascribe.
"The human and fallible should not arrogate a power with ...Read more
Word of Letters Four
I'm a word of letters four with close ties to snow.
Just half of my first my third letter will show.
One fifth of my fourth my first you may call.
Of my second 'tis best to say nothing at all.
What word am I?
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This Day in History, March 3
On March 3rd, 1931, "The Star-Spangled Banner" was adopted as the national anthem of the United States.
Texas startup successfully lands spacecraft on moon surface
Firefly Aerospace successfully landed its first robotic spacecraft on the moon on Sunday in partnership with NASA, marking the second time a commercial lander has pulled off the feat as more companies attempt to reach the ...Read more
Can the world relax about killer asteroids now?
For a brief window, Asteroid 2024 YR4 looked like a planetary hazard in the making. At up to 90 meters (295 feet) in diameter, it was described as a potential “city killer.” On its estimated trajectory, it could’ve ...Read more
Pennsylvania has made strides in Chesapeake Bay cleanup. But is that enough?
HARRISBURG, Pa. — At a dire point in the Chesapeake Bay restoration effort, some say hope is springing from an unlikely place: the state of Pennsylvania.
Maryland and other states filed a lawsuit against the ...Read more
Today's Word "expatiate"
expatiate \ek-SPAY-shee-ayt\ (intransitive verb) - 1 : To speak or write at length or in considerable detail. 2 : To move about freely; to wander.
"I will not expatiate upon her beauty. I will not expatiate upon her ...Read more
Choice Chide
What do the following words have in common?
CHOICE
CHIDE
OBOE
BOX
OXIDE
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