NATURE
According to China Daily, just after 7 p.m. on July 1, a light pickup truck careened off a village road in Lijiatai, a village in Shoule township, Ledu district, in the city of Haidong, Qinghai province, and plunged down an embankment. The truck was carrying 15 people, three times its
The Fascinating Process Behind the Beauty of Natural Fibers (Part VIII): Pineapple
In our exploration of natural fibers we again return to South America to visit another dual-purpose crop...
Nature’s Mystery: The Egg-Laying Cliff on Gandang Mountain in China
Can cliffs lay eggs? That is what the cliff at the base of Mount Gandang in China's Guizhou province...
Controversial Geoengineering Experiment Launched Quietly in San Francisco to Avoid Public Backlash
On Tuesday, April 2, researchers with the University of Washington quietly conducted a first-of-its-kind...
East Coast Earthquakes – What to Know
In response to a rare 4.8 magnitude earthquake, followed by multiple, smaller aftershocks, many East...
Death Toll Climbs to 10 as Taiwan Reels From Most Powerful Earthquake in 2 Decades
On April 3, Taiwan experienced its most powerful earthquake in nearly 25 years. The tremor, which had...
Production Delays, Disarray in Boeing Factory Prior to Door Plug Near Tragedy, WSJ Reports
According to Boeing factory logs, obtained by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), in the months leading up...
Deadly Windstorm in China’s Jiangxi Province Exposes Major Corruption Scandal
In the early hours of March 31, a devastating windstorm struck Nanchang, a city located in China’s southeastern...
White House Directs NASA to Create Time Standard for the Moon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The White House on Tuesday (April 2) directed NASA to establish a unified standard...
Trillions of Cicadas to Swarm Several Eastern States This April
In an event that occurs only once every 221 years, billions if not trillions of cicadas will emerge from...