Restaurant owners in the Mexican border city of Tijuana claim to be the target of threats and extortions at the hands of organized crime. On the...
Month: January 2023
Ancient Chinese text reveals earliest know record of a candidate aurora
On the seventh day of Christmas — Passage in Bamboo Annals describes a “five-colored light” in 10th century BCE. Jennifer Ouellette – Dec 31, 2022 11:09...
Where 2022’s news was (mostly) good: The year’s top science stories
Good stuff — Better urinals, older pants, and a helicopter on Mars, oh my! John Timmer – Dec 31, 2022 11:06 am UTC Enlarge / The...
Busting a myth: Saturn V rocket wasn’t loud enough to melt concrete
On the sixth day of Christmas — It also wasn’t loud enough to ignite grass or hair, or “blast rainbows from the sky.” Jennifer Ouellette –...