After a few weeks of coronavirus quarantine, your home and backyard and even your neighborhood may feel a little smaller than it once did — especially if you have children. That’s why it’s time to look up into the sky. Scientists from NASA and the International Space Station National Lab don’t want your kids to…… MORE
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Nuclear bomb tests helped determine the ages of whale sharks for the first time
We know that whale sharks are the largest fish in the seas, reaching up to nearly 60 feet in length. But that’s one of the few things we know about the endangered species. Because of the whale shark’s elusiveness, marine researchers were left to guess at its age and lifespan, which conservationists use to develop…… MORE
Harry and Meghan are launching a new charitable organization called Archewell
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have revealed plans to launch a charitable organization called Archewell. Following their decision earlier this year to step down as senior royals, the couple can no longer use their Sussex Royal brand. Reports of the newly-named foundation emerged in the British newspaper, The Telegraph, which claimed the couple filed…… MORE
New Zealand health minister demoted after going to the beach during lockdown
New Zealand’s health minister has been demoted after going to the beach with his family while the nation was in the first few days of lockdown. David Clark drove his family 20km (12 miles) from their home in Dunedin to Doctor’s Point Beach for a walk during the first weekend of the country’s national lockdown,…… MORE
Birds that learn new behaviors less likely to go extinct, says study
Herons using bread or insects as bait to catch fish, carrion crows dropping nuts onto roads so passing cars crack open their shells and great cormorants timing their fishing periods in New Zealand to take advantage of the strong currents generated by commercial ferries. These are just some of the ways in which birds have…… MORE
April’s ‘pink moon’ is the biggest supermoon of 2020
If you’ve been stargazing as part of your at-home activities since the pandemic began, prepare to see the biggest and brightest supermoon of the year on Tuesday night. Supermoons occur when the moon is within 90% of perigee — which is its closest approach to Earth in orbit. The moon will appear brighter and bigger…… MORE
Man dies after being bitten by shark near Great Barrier Reef
A 23-year-old man has died after he was bitten by a shark near the Great Barrier Reef on Monday. The man was bitten while swimming with others off North West Island, according to police in Queensland, Australia. Tragedy struck as the group headed back to their charter vessel, police said. Members of the RACQ Capricorn…… MORE
Who is Dominic Raab? The Brexiteer ex-lawyer deputizing for Boris Johnson
Before British Prime Minister Boris Johnson went into intensive care on Monday evening with worsening coronavirus-related symptoms, he asked his Foreign Secretary and First Secretary of State Dominic Raab to deputize for him “where necessary.” While now is a time of great uncertainty for the British public, Johnson’s handing over of some duties to Raab…… MORE
New Zealand PM adds 2 crucial figures to list of essential workers: The Tooth Fairy and Easter Bunny
Kids, you can rest easy. The coronavirus will not prevent the Tooth Fairy and Easter Bunny from visiting you with presents. You can thank New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who added the two mythical definitely real characters to the list of essential workers. “You’ll be pleased to know that we consider both the Tooth…… MORE
How a pandemic prepares us for exploring and living on Mars
As people around the world rethink many aspects of their lives to combat the coronavirus pandemic, NASA experts say that knowledge and understanding of how to stay safe and healthy will help us prepare for landing on another planet. After all, NASA’s robotic explorers are already on Mars paving the way for future astronaut-led missions…… MORE
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APRIL 8, 2020
JOHN PRINE passed away yesterday due to complications from COVID-19. He was 73. He was hospitalized in March and spent 12 days in intensive care. He’s survived by his wife Fiona and their three children. John started as a folk singer in the ’70s . He and Steve Goodman co-wrote the David Allan Coe classic “You Never Even Called Me by My Name”, but John chose…
APRIL 7, 2020
Four days after going missing in a canoe accident, the body of Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean — Robert F. Kennedy‘s granddaughter — has been found. The search for the body of her young son Gideon will resume tomorrow. The boat was recovered last Thursday, Maeve’s body was recovered at about 5:31 p.m. on Monday about 2.5 miles away from…