Author: Susan Milius / Source: Science News A year when vandals trashed a Joshua tree in a national park during a U.S. government shutdown is a good time to talk about what’s so unusual about these iconic plants. The trees’ chubby branches ending in rosettes of pointy green leaves add a touch of

Author: Matthew Haag / Source: New York Times A Virgin Galactic spacecraft flew into space, a first for the space tourism company, during a flight on Thursday high above the Mojave Desert in California. Matt Hartman/Associated Press A Virgin Galactic spacecraft flew more than 50 miles above the

An anarchist group associated with Antifa has deleted an April article bragging about pouring concrete onto railroad tracks in Olympia, WA in an attempt to stop the transportation of fracking equipment over the BNSF railway. The April sabotage by the Puget Sound Anarchists was part of a

You thought Burning Man festival was out of this world? Well then take a look at the Wasteland, the “world’s largest post-apocalyptic festival” in the Mojave Desert. Show Full Text Inspired by the recently rejuvenated George Miller’s blockbuster franchise Mad Max, the festival follows the same