The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), named after NASA's second administrator James E. Webb, is a groundbreaking observatory that promises to revolutionize the understanding of the universe. It is designed to be the premier observatory of the next decade.
In the wake of unprecedented and devastating wildfires that caused an estimated $250 billion to $275 billion in total damage and economic loss across Southern California in January, AccuWeather long-range experts are predicting wildfires to burn more land this year.
Subsurface hydrology, often referred to as groundwater hydrology, examines the movement and distribution of water below the Earth's surface. This field of study is crucial for understanding how water interacts with soil, rock formations, and ecosystems.
The Solar System is a wondrous and complex collection of celestial bodies, all bound together by the gravitational pull of our star, the Sun. This system includes eight planets, their moons, dwarf planets, asteroids, comets, and cosmic dust.
Earthquakes are one of nature's most powerful and terrifying phenomena, capable of causing massive destruction and loss of life. They are sudden, violent shaking motions, typically caused by the release of energy stored in the Earth's crust.
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing our planet today. While large-scale systemic changes are necessary, individual actions play a crucial role in reducing our carbon footprint and promoting sustainability.
Atmospheric rivers are a meteorological phenomenon that plays a critical role in the global water cycle. These narrow corridors of concentrated moisture in the atmosphere can transport immense amounts of water vapor across vast distances.
Santa Ana Winds, often referred to as the "devil winds," are a fascinating and sometimes dangerous meteorological phenomenon that affects Southern California. These winds, known for their hot, and often powerful gusts, are both captivating and deadly.
Families and businesses are urged to remain vigilant for the threat of wildfires spreading, new fires sparking, and new evacuation orders being issued as gusty Santa Ana winds impact areas hit hard by fast-moving, wind-driven infernos last week.
AccuWeather expert meteorologists are warning families, businesses, emergency officials and fire crews throughout Southern California to prepare for another round of extreme fire risk as stronger Santa Ana winds return to the region on Monday.
I hope that you and your family are enjoying good health. Unfortunately, more young people are getting a shocking diagnosis of cancer, which had been largely a disease of aging, even though cancer rates may be declining in the elderly.
If you know someone who is contemplating—or recommending—the use of puberty blockers, you should ask this question, does gender-affirming care affect a person's IQ? The graph below shows test results in one individual.
As the costs of medical care are exorbitant, I hope you are in good health. Have you ever wondered why the cost of medical care continues to escalate? There are many reasons for the staggering cost.
Are you up to date on your COVID boosters? Your doctor may be nudging you—since the recommendations and information on shot availability may be in every issue of medical society electronic publications, as they are in Arizona.
Cell phone chargers have come a long way since the days of bulky cords and cables, and even your power source still uses cables, what's critical is never missing a call because the phone's power is depleted.
With the dizzying, dazed, days of holiday shopping nearing full tilt, tech accessories are this season's hottest gift, with cellphone power chargers high on everyone's gift giving list, here are a few to consider when shopping for loved ones.
As the holiday shopping season has officially started, here are a few gifts guaranteed to be a hit, from tech cord organizers to wireless headphones, luggage trackers and smart watches; this season is all about technology.
With the official start to the holiday shopping season minutes away, the gift of sound and electronics are high on everyone's wish list. Bluetooth speakers, like all devices, are now available for travel, camping, home, and office.
Fridays for Future US, in association with Youth Climate Strike LA unveils "SILENCED," an emotionally charged social campaign aimed at shedding light on the devastating impact poor air quality has on Los Angeles, a city grappling with climate change.
Global warming has become the new climate catch phrase that without understanding can be dismissed as another doomsday scare tactic and yet the dangers associated with changes in the earth core temperature are very real.
Hospitalizations for Covid has risen exponentially over the past six weeks, if you are planning to pull out your mask again as some jurisdictions consider new mandates, you might want to ask what in your mask?
Summer is here and the living, in these record temps, is far from easy. I hope you are staying well-hydrated and protecting your skin from excess sun exposure. There are real dangers from heat exhaustion and skin cancer.
The multiplication, frequency and duration of heat waves are pushing humanity towards an unprecedented challenge: ensuring its survival by inventing a new society that will be able to adapt to these violent and sudden rises in temperature.
Revisiting the Dark Side of the Moon: Why NASA Won't Go Back for the Apollo 11 Cameras, an exclusive interview with Smithsonian Air & Space Museum curator sheds new light on abandoned Apollo memorabilia and why NASA won't bring it home.
In case the radio ads for COVID shots are not up to date, there have been new developments. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has withdrawn authorization to use monovalent Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines.
The PBS science series NOVA, a production of GBH, will premiere the one-hour film CHASING CARBON ZERO, Wednesday, April 26 at 9pm ET/8C on PBS, which investigates climate change goals and dissects the realities of the ambitious goals.
Leather has been around for centuries, and people still use it today since it looks great and lasts. Unfortunately, the leather industry requires large amounts of livestock to operate, which leads to increased emissions and forest loss.
Synthetic opioids like fentanyl claim more than 150 lives daily in the United States, the CDC reports. And the DEA reports a study of fake prescription drugs revealed 6 out of 10 pills analyzed contained potentially lethal amounts of fentanyl.
NASA's James Webb Telescope, the world's largest and most powerful, continues to dazzle amateurs space buffs, astronomers, scientists, and astronauts everywhere with its dynamic images of deep space and the solar system including the recently released images of Jupiter.
NASA's new James Webb Space Telescope, which has already transmitted the clearest pictures of the furthest galaxies man has seen, has now delivered the most vibrant images of the Cartwheel Galaxy, located 500 million light years away.
NASA has unveiled the first series of stunning deep space cosmic images from the James Webb Space telescope, a $10 billion-dollar joint venture between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).
A nearly intact 30,000-year-old baby woolly mammoth was recently unearthed in the Klondike Gold Fields, of the Yukon Territory in Calgary Canada by a miner who was digging with a front loader when he felt something.
Yellowstone National Park, an oasis of pristine natural beauty, became the target of mother nature's fury after an atmospheric river and extreme snowpack melt merged creating unprecedented rain and overflowing rivers leading to apocalyptic flooding and catastrophic damage.
In the fourth major dig of the season, Mostafa Waziri, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Egyptian Antiquities, announced the discovery in the village of Saqqara 250 sarcophagi tombs, and hundreds of bronze statues dating back 2500 years.
Bluesound, makers of the award-winning hi-res wireless line of audio players, announced a software update for the PULSE SOUNDBAR+ that introduces all-new audio settings for realistic home theater sound and adds support for the immersive power of Dolby Atmos.
With the world’s resources slowly decreasing and an increased focus and public awareness on humanity’s impact on the planet, it’s time to reconsider sustainability as an option in all aspects of life, including sustainable footwear.
With the world watching, Perseverance, the most advanced Mars Rover to date, landed safely on the surface of the Red Planet to begin its mission of collecting rock samples and conducting field experiments to determine if ancient life existed.
Portions of the tail and pelvic girdle from a giant fossilized titanosaur, one of the largest known dinosaurs to roam the earth, was recently unearthed in Neuquén Province in Argentina's northwest Patagonia, by an Argentinian paleontologist team.
The recent successful launch of a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo 2 manned mission was the second most watched space launch in history after the Apollo Moon Landing July 20, 1969.
As the death toll and cases of 2019- nCoV (aka novel coronavirus) infection rises, our curiosity increases as to the epidemic’s when, why, where, and how. Is the new virus naturally occurring, animal to human transmission, a bio-weapon?
New Zealand is facing its third national tragedy of 2019 thrusting the nation into the global spotlight with the volcanic eruption of White Island and the confirmed deaths of 18 tourists who were touring the active site.
Give the gift of music this holiday season with Meze Audio 99 Neo Classic series over the ear headphones, or ear buds, unlocking the hidden audiophile within, with pure, smooth, silky, mesmerizing, delivery of sound.
Jupiter's iconic imagery is changing, much to the disappointment of scientists around the world that have studied the third planet from the sun for hundreds of years, as its most prominent feature, the "Great Red Spot" shrinks.
For paleontologists The Badlands of North and South Dakota have again reveled their richness with the recent discovery of a 65million year-old Triceratops Skull by California college student Harrison Duran, 23, an amateur fossil excavator on a summer internship.
The Oath of Hippocrates states physicians have the duty to advise their patients according to the best of their ability and judgment. Physicians usually recommend vaccination, believing that for a particular patient, the benefit exceeds the risk.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA, has been euphoric since Insight safely landed on the Red Planet 15 Sols ago, Monday, November 26, beginning what will be the most concentrated study of the planet to date.
The accelerated development of autonomous cars equipped with an Auto-pilot a few months ago asks about the responsibilities to be assumed in the event of a disaster but also about the place and the influence of the Man in front of the technical progress supposed to second him.
Anker Innovations, a global leader in charging technology and smart, connected consumer devices, across home, entertainment and car, announced at IFA 2018, a suite of new devices that work with or feature Alexa built-in.
NASA, The National Aeronautics and Space Agency, recently released images of an animated low-flyer over of Jupiter's North Pole catching a major cyclones circled by eight smaller cyclones, producing an intense animated version of the actual weather patterns on Jupiter.
In a lawsuit against Aetna for denial of benefits which the patient alleges "almost killed him," Aetna's medical director admitted under oath that he never looked at patients' medical records when deciding whether to approve or deny care.
With Streetinsider.com reporting Apple sold nearly 6 million iPhone X units over Black Friday weekend, as calculated by an analyst with Rosenblatt Securities, and another 30million for Christmas, complimenting the new unit is the next gold rush.
Blow Your Mind takes on a whole new meaning with the introduction of the M.I.N.D. Game “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice,” by Soap Studio, which allows gamers to control the holographic enhanced system using simple brain power.
The year 2015 received the ominous warmest year on record title, and 2016 is likely to be even hotter. It's becoming clear that these warmer weather trends are not arbitrary, but confirmation that climate change is upon us.
Just when MARS was the acceptable next frontier, NASA announces the Juno Mission, a successful five-year space odyssey that essentially began anew July 4, as the unmanned spacecraft entered Jupiter’s atmosphere to initiate planetary study.
The Hubble Space Telescope, in operation since the 1990’s and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s, (NASA), eye into the deep places of the universe, has discovered the existence of dwarf galaxies dating back to just after the big bang.
The National Aeronautics and Space Agency, (NASA), in an historic mission, released the first ever photos of Pluto’s surface culminating the nine year effort to bring to the world images and collect data from the furthest planet in the solar system.
It’s official! I’ve found my favorite gadget of this season: the Epson MegaPlex MG-850HD All-in-One Projector, Speaker, and Apple-Device Dock Combo that facilitates big screen viewing virtually anywhere. This haute high-tech toy offers crystal-clear portable projection and audio both indoors and out.
Mars Rover, the mechanical robotic vehicle designed to drive across the red planet gathering evidence, has recently made two huge discoveries building a solid belief that life, in some form, could have existed on the planet.
"Fire with Fire," a three minute documentary from DB Productions and GE Froward, a subsidiary of General Electric, presents the findings of a rare cancer treatment, breakthrough, CTL019, decades in the making.
The Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, recently presented Capturing the Final Frontier: NASA Animation and the Movies, a tribute to Hollywood’s love affair with Space and the worlds beyond.
As the Seal pup slaughter is set to begin, The International Humane Society and the Humane Society United States (HSUS) have initiated an on-going effort to stop the barbaric massacre on the Canadian Ice Floes.
John Giacobbi, Web Sheriff, has worked with the biggest names in entertainment including Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Adele, Bryan Adams and the Estate of Michael Jackson in the quest to stop pre-release music leaks, theft and internet piracy.
Wemo Media, an innovative visual effects studio, launched from the recent 2012 CES, secured two million in seed venture based on their ground-breaking beta TheBlu.
AVATAR Director James Cameron, Producer Jon Landau and actress Sigourney Weaver have teamed with Amazon Watch to assist the Brazilian based environmental watch dog agency in its fight to stop the construction on sixty dams that will divert the XINGU River.
Roadside Attractions has acquired the U.S. distribution rights from City Hill Arts to the family adventure, The Penguin & The Fisherman, inspired by the incredible true story of João Perei de Souza and a lost penguin.
Sunday, August 26th, Women’s Equality Day, NARAL Pro-Choice California, together with eighteen partner organizations, California leaders and activists will join Americans across the country to demand the U.S. Senate stop Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination for a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court.
The residents of the sleepy hamlet of Chadwicks, New York, had long suspected there was something different about the Word of Life Christian Church – even before two teenage brothers were savagely beaten after over a dozen hours inside the church's sanctuary room, according to police.
Mexico’s West coast from Los Cabos to Puerto Vallarta to Acapulco, have, for approximately 30 million U.S. citizens according to the U.S. National Travel & Tourism Office, continued to reign as the destination of choice.
NEON announced today that Andrew Brown has been promoted to President of Digital Distribution for the company. Under his leadership, the Academy Award®-winning studio launched its home entertainment division and formed DECAL in 2021, a home entertainment distribution company.
When filling up a car with gas, most feel the familiar pang of dread start to set in. The price seems to race up, unrelenting, with no signs of stopping.
Your Lucky Day, from Well Go USA Entertainment, presents a story inspired by the American Dream, as six strangers through fate just happened to be in a convenience store, at Christmas, when the Powerball numbers are announced.
Family Squares, from Screen Media, presents a mid-pandemic story of family, each dealing with the uncertainty of quarantines, the loss of freedom and now the inability to be comforted or forgiven as the matriarch dies via Zoom.
The Neon Museum announces tickets are now on sale for “Lost Vegas: Tim Burton @ The Neon Museum Presented by the Engelstad Foundation,” on view from Oct. 15 through Feb. 15 from 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. daily.
Rebuilding Paradise, from Imagine Documentaries and National Geographic Films, brings to the screen the gripping story of The Camp Creek Fire, California’s deadliest wildfire, post disaster life for the survivors, and the equally challenging rebuilding process.
San Francisco's Maybaum Gallery is thrilled to present an exhibition throughout the month of April of new gallery artists, Sanjay Vora and Karina Bania, and will be hosting a Dual Artist Reception on April 6. RSVP required.
The Hero, from Houston King Productions and The Orchard, presents the story of the afterlife that most box office stars experience when agents send over commercial voice work, promises of deals, of offers soon and the intersection with fate.
