January 2021

Guest contribution by Willis Eschenbach As a result of my last post on the question of CO2 and COVID, I came up with an interesting question, namely: What is the lag time between changes in CO2 emissions and Mauna Loa measurements…

Markelle Fultz's mission to revitalize his career in Orlando was hit Wednesday night when he tore his left ACL and drove to the basket in a 105-94 win over the Cavaliers. Fultz sustained the injury in the first quarter while trying to…

Gavin Newsom, California Governor, speaks during a press conference in Sacramento, CaliforniaRich Pedroncelli | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom canceled his planned coronavirus update on Wednesday out of "caution"…

This article was originally published by Sarah Wray on Cities today, the leading news platform for urban mobility and innovation reaching an international audience of city guides. For the latest updates,…

What a proposed wooden satellite could (and could not) do. A strange satellite proposal made by a Japanese company in late 2020 caused many space experts to scratch their heads by 2021. The proposal came from Kyoto University in…

Dear Bridgerton? You're not alone. Since the show's debut on Christmas Day, fans don't seem to get enough of the latest developments Shonda Rhimes Sensation. Based on the popular book series by Julia QuinnThe period drama follows London's…

This year, NetGalley, the website that provides reviewers with enhanced e-copies of books, sent their season's greetings in a different tone. In an email to its users before Christmas Eve, the company stated: "It is with great regret that…

On New Years Day, bookmaker William Hill US put a six-figure bet on the Kansas City Chiefs to win the Super Bowl, but the defending champions aren't the sportsbook's biggest problem in the playoffs.Worst scenario for multiple bookmakers is…

Dr. Scott Gottlieb warned that vaccinating Americans against Covid is more critical than ever, especially since the new South African variant seems to inhibit antibody drugs. "The South African variant is very worrying at the moment as it…

While a lot of our career, personal, and travel plans have been put on hold this year, there’s one thing we as a society cannot afford to put on hold: the fight against climate change.  Rather than scaling…