How to Stop a US Civil War
When I’m bored, which is never and always, I imagine I’m a time traveler sent to enable intergalactic travel and colonization by preventing a...
How a Nuclear War Starts: Second-by-Second Timeline
Annie Jacobsen is an investigative journalist and author of “Nuclear War: A Scenario” and many other books on war, weapons, government secrecy, and national...
Aurora Visible in Northern California, March 24, 2024?
Look north if you are in the US and you may see a light show tonight in a few northern states. From the Aurora forcast...
How Can We Improve at Asteroid Detection?
Scientists today are unprepared to do anything at all about an asteroid bigger than 460 feet. If one of these city-killer asteroids was headed...
How to Make a Fallout Shelter with A Shovel
To build a nuclear fallout shelter using just a shovel, you can create a simple pole-covered trench shelter. This type of shelter is waterproof and...
Nutcracker Man Strangely Preferred Fruits
Paranthropus boisei, also known as “Nutcracker Man,” was a hominin species that lived in East Africa approximately 2.3 to 1.2 million years ago. While the...
Microwaves to ‘Cook Ballast Aliens’ in Ships
Invasive species are non-native organisms that are introduced to a new environment, often unintentionally, where they outcompete native species and disrupt the natural balance of...
How to Prepare for a Modern Carrington Event
A Carrington Event is a massive solar storm that can cause widespread power outages and damage to electrical infrastructure. Things that you could expect will...
Solar Flares: Threat to Earth Assessment
The worst possible solar flare effects can have devastating consequences on Earth, causing widespread power outages, damage to electrical systems, and disruption of communication...
Organism Survival in a Post-Apocalypse Blackout
During periods of catastrophic darkness caused by natural catastrophes such as asteroid impacts, massive volcanic eruptions, or large-scale wildfires, life on Earth survived with the...