Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people

— Carl Sagan

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Daylight Saving Time and Early School Start Times Cost The Economy Billions

Fri, 03/07/2025 - 4:40pm

The current system of daylight saving time and early school start times wastes billions while causing more car accidents, workplace injuries and health issues

Categories: Astronomy

Trump Administration Likely to Drop Chloroprene Lawsuit. Here’s What That Means

Fri, 03/07/2025 - 4:15pm

Trump could drop a federal lawsuit against a petrochemical plant that emits chloroprene. Here’s a look at the cancer-causing chemical

Categories: Astronomy

Trump's FEMA Disaster Aid Freeze Threatens 'Acute Harm,' Judge Rules

Fri, 03/07/2025 - 1:30pm

The Federal Emergency Management Agency must show in one week whether it is complying with a judge’s ruling that blocks the Trump administration disaster aid freeze

Categories: Astronomy

Why Is the Trump Administration Politicizing Weather?

Fri, 03/07/2025 - 9:00am

Climate change is real. Dismantling our federal weather agency won’t change that

Categories: Astronomy

Leading a Meaningful Life through Storytelling Skills

Fri, 03/07/2025 - 9:00am

People who are rated as good storytellers exhibit a purpose-oriented mindset and big-picture thinking more often than others

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Five Years after the COVID Pandemic Began, Fatigue and Frustration Remain

Fri, 03/07/2025 - 8:30am

The “quarantine fatigue” of 2020 became an ongoing “pandemic fatigue,” a complex set of emotions that continues to affect the nation

Categories: Astronomy

How to Watch the Total Lunar Eclipse on March 13

Fri, 03/07/2025 - 7:45am

The March 13–14 lunar eclipse will be an all-night affair you won’t want to miss

Categories: Astronomy

John Green on His New Nonfiction Book Everything Is Tuberculosis

Fri, 03/07/2025 - 7:00am

Novelist John Green talks about his new nonfiction book, Everything is Tuberculosis, and the inequities in treatment for the highly infectious disease.

Categories: Astronomy