Sun [8:32 AM] Hey. i’m the sun. Just enjoying my “fixed” location in space Moon [8:33 AM] Hey. I’m the moon. Just enjoying blocking the…
IN-FLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT
All the planes that will have a view of the solar eclipse
Millions of Americans are going to experience a once-in-a-lifetime event today, when the moon’s shadow will cover the sun to create an eerie total solar…
BEATING THE ISS
Millions of Americans will have a better view of the solar eclipse than astronauts in space
Today is one those rare times when even astronauts would prefer to be on Earth rather than in space. Millions of Americans will get a…
FUTURE SHOCK
Many homes aren’t ready to charge electric cars without blowing the fuse
Strange but true: In many homes, you can’t charge your Tesla Model S and make a cup of tea at the same time. This warning…
SYMBOLISM
The world’s largest floating solar farm is producing energy atop a former coal mine
The Chinese city of Huainan is rich in coal—very rich. By one 2008 estimate, it has nearly a fifth of all of China’s coal reserves.…
GUARANTEED RETURNS
One of the biggest criticisms against wind and solar energy has been quashed
One of the biggest criticisms of the renewable-energy industry is that it has been propped up by government subsidies. There is no doubt that without…
INGLORIOUS EMPIRE
The lies Brits tell themselves about how they left behind a better India
![Local children greet Britain's Prime Minister [Tony Blair] in the village of Vattem, Andhra Pradesh, part of the second leg of their three nation tour of South Asia January 6, 2002. [British Prime Minister Tony Blair began talks late on Sunday with his Indian counterpart Atal Behari Vajpayee aimed at defusing a tense military standoff between India and Pakistan.] - RTXKZFA](https://qzprod.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/britain-india-flags.jpg?quality=80&strip=all&w=270)
In May 2015, Shashi Tharoor, a former undersecretary general of the United Nations and a current member of India’s parliament, gave a stirring speech at…
WAKING THE GIANT
The greatest concentration of volcanoes has been found in Antarctica—and that’s terrifying news
Everything about Antarctica is hyperbolic. It is the coldest, highest, driest, and windiest continent. Now, it can add another extreme feather to its cap: Scientists…
PERSEIDS
This weekend is the best time to watch the year’s most spectacular meteor shower
After 29 years, I saw my first shooting star last year. The shiny, silvery streaks, which last barely a second, remain as fresh in my…
BREAKING GOOD
Soon, nobody will read academic journals illegally, because the studies worth reading will be free
It’s a dirty open secret in academia. Scholars work very hard to prove their work is worth taxpayers’ money, but then publish it in journals…
FIRE IT UP
The biggest market for hydrogen as a clean fuel may not be cars—but homes
As in other countries, many people in the UK heat their homes with natural gas, which burns cleaner than oil or coal and thus has…
TEST FLIGHT
Boeing’s plan to draw an airplane in the sky dumped at least 300,000 kg of carbon dioxide
On Aug. 2, a Boeing 787-8 took off from Seattle. It flew across the US on a flight path in its own shape: wings, fuselage,…
