The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a public hearing on Monday to hear testimony from Christine Ford and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on allegations of sexual assault. The Senate vote on Kavanaugh, which was scheduled for Thursday, has now been put on hold. 1/22 Lawyers say the delays
At least five people have died, and nearly a million people are without power in the Carolinas after Hurricane Florence made landfall yesterday. 1/15 Only seven of the 27 US counties where midterm toss-up races are occurring have confirmed they've implemented two-factor authentication on their
Hurricane Florence makes landfall in North Carolina. Despite slowing winds, the threat of storm surges has not diminished. 1/22 North Carolina may now be forced to reconsider a law that banned using sea level rise to forecast coastal planning. 2/22 Track rising water in North Carolina with a
Massive damage in the Carolinas is expected as Hurricane Florence makes landfall today through tomorrow. 1/18 Just because Florence has been downgraded to a Category 2 doesn't make it any less dangerous. Wind speed doesn't matter as much as the size of the wind field.
Hurricane Florence, still a Category 4, is expected to slow down at the coast of the Carolinas through at least Saturday, increasing the likelihood of dangerous flooding. 1/18 This seems unnecessary, but: a fact-check of Trump's claim that "Puerto Rico was an incredible, unsung success.
A beautiful short takes projection mapping to new levels with a moving, dramatic narrative and lovely animation.
As Atlas Obscura explains, water vapor from the moon Enceladus collides with the magnetic field created by the spinning Saturn. The resultant plasma waves were recorded by Cassini, and would not sound entirely out of place on a William Basinski record.
Bracing for an increasingly dangerous Hurricane Florence, more than a million people may face mandatory evacuation in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. 1/22 If public housing is the physical manifestation of a hope for social progress, that hope has its own historical twist in the United States. Nine
Interviews with some of the engineers behind the NASA-JPL Mars InSight robotic lander.
How to make a car-racing game out of cardboard.
