Tens of millions of years ago, the San Juan River in what is now southern Utah shared some characteristics with today’s Mississippi River. In a bygone geologic era, the San Juan flowed across a relatively flat plain that formed in an ancient marine environment. Unencumbered by rugged terrain, the river was free to take a
Explanation: It is time to say goodbye to NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. After nearly 22 years of service, the satellite re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on November 4 at 7:39 EST over the North Sumatra region of Indonesia. The featured image is a mosaic created in 2018 using the first one million images captured by the
What’s small, winged, and slams its beak into trees? If you said a woodpecker, you’re not entirely wrong. But woodpeckers don’t live in Hawaii, where biologists are investigating a curious bird that takes up a similar ecological niche—with its own unique twist. Meet the ‘akiapōlāʻau (pronounced “Ah-key-ah-pole-ah-ow” and nicknamed the Aki): a small yellow-feathered friend
Solar generators can make your life a little easier on a good day or save you on a bad day. These powerful power packs offer huge battery capacity that can fuel large devices and even appliances in a pinch. They’re great in an emergency, but they’re also essential tailgating and camping equipment. We chose the
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Sony wants you to USB-C its new retro Walkman headphones. The Japanese audio giant changed the game in the ’80s with the ultra-lightweight “H-AIR” MDR-3 headphones that came with the original TPS-L2 portable personal cassette player.
If you were going to live in Europe at any point in time, word of advice: Avoid the fifth century. The mighty Roman Empire was floundering. Attila the Hun repeatedly invaded the eastern Roman Empire, and even Italy in the year 452 CE. Fierce Germanic forces known as the Visigoths and Vandals sacked and raided