Archives for August 2022

The rush to build wind farms to combat climate change is colliding with preservation of one of the U.S. West's most spectacular predators - the golden eagle - as the species teeters on the edge of decline. … [Read more...] about Wind energy boom and golden eagles collide in the U.S. West

Scientists and students embarking on a census of Georgia lake sturgeon have found three females with mature eggs - an indication the armored "living fossils" may be reproducing in that state for the first time in a half-century. … [Read more...] about Prehistoric fish may spawn in Georgia: 1st time in 50 years

Syria denied on Wednesday it is holding U.S. journalist Austin Tice or other Americans after President Biden accused the Syrian government of detaining him. … [Read more...] about Syria denies it is holding American journalist Austin Tice

It's the middle of August and a good time for a vacation, so we'll let the players do the heavy lifting today. Fortunately, the dog days of summer are a boom time for chess, and we have a ton of fine games to fill some column inches from the recent World Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India and, closer to home, the 122nd U.S. Open in Rancho Mirage, California. … [Read more...] about A passel of chess games to get us through the dog days

Taiwan is staging military exercises to show its ability to resist Chinese pressure to accept Beijing's political control over the self-governing island, following new rounds of threatening drills from China. … [Read more...] about Taiwan, China hold opposing military drills amid tensions