Knowledge
/ArcaMax
Today's Word "disparate"
disparate \DIS-puh-rit; dis-PAIR-it\ (adjective) - 1 : Fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind. 2 : Composed of or including markedly dissimilar elements.
"When a poet's mind is perfectly equipped for its ...Read more
This Day in History, October 26
On October 26th, 1825, the Erie Canal opened.
Naming Names
In each equation below, part of a common name has been replaced with a definition for a word that is contained within that name. By answering the definition and completing the equation, you will find the name. (Ric + difficult = ric + hard = Richard)
Hint: Each is a girl's name.
1. Wrath + ne =
2. O + friend =
3. I + morose + ora =
4. B + building extension + e =
5. S + relate a story + a =
Hurricane Melissa, expected to be a major storm, creeps toward Jamaica and Cuba
The storm slowly crossing the Caribbean became Category 1 Hurricane Melissa Saturday afternoon as parts of the Caribbean prepared for heavy rains, flooding and landslides — if they weren’t already dealing with them.
...Read more
Researcher hopes to solve the mystery of the vanishing Minnesota moose
As a young wildlife biologist, Adam Mortensen has worked in the mountains of New Mexico, the high desert of northern California and the wilderness of Isle Royale, where he lived out of a tent and backpacked daily to study ...Read more
NASA's Space Launch System rocket for moonbound Artemis II mission fully stacked at Kennedy Space Center
Despite the ongoing government shutdown, NASA did manage to complete a major milestone in its effort to send astronauts back to moon.
Teams completed the stacking of the Orion spacecraft atop the Space Launch System (SLS)...Read more
Hurricane Melissa forms near Jamaica. Expected to intensify before making landfall
Hurricane Melissa formed Saturday afternoon as parts of the Caribbean including Jamaica brace for catastrophic rain, flooding and landslides.
The storm, which is 145 miles from Kingston and 235 miles from Port-au-Prince ...Read more
Jamaica could feel hurricane strength wind from slow-moving Melissa by Sunday
Tropical Storm Melissa continues to linger over the central Caribbean, moving slowly while unleashing torrential rain across Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica. The storm already has claimed at least three lives and...Read more
Today's Word "malleable"
malleable \MAL-ee-uh-buhl\ (adjective) - 1 : Capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers; -- applied to metals. 2 : Capable of being altered or controlled by outside forces; ...Read more
This Day in History, October 25
On October 25th, 1828, the St. Katharine Docks opened in London.
Born Liars
Edward, Howard, and John are three high school students each of whom is taking three of the four subjects, biology, chemistry, history, and mathematics. One day while talking about their programs they made the following statements.
Edward: There is just one subject we're all taking. I'm the only one of us who is taking mathematics. No two of us are taking the same three subjects. John is wrong when he says that Howard and I are both taking ...
View full teaser and answer
Three dead in Haiti in landslides from Tropical Storm Melissa; Jamaica begins shutdown
Though the full effects of Tropical Storm Melissa have yet to be felt in the Caribbean, Haiti’s disaster office said Friday three people have already died and another was injured in a landslide attributed to the storm’...Read more
California kills 4 wolves, removes pack after Sierra cattle attacks
California wildlife officials euthanized four gray wolves in Sierra Valley and plan to relocate three more to a wildlife sanctuary, after months of nonlethal efforts failed to prevent livestock attacks that cost ranchers ...Read more
Two more Florida corals are 'functionally extinct' after 2023 heatwave
MIAMI — The marine heatwave that gripped Florida in 2023 was hotter than anything Florida has seen in 150 years, and claimed at least two victims — species of corals now marked "functionally extinct" from Florida’s ...Read more
Tropical Storm Melissa parks in the Caribbean, dumping deadly rain on islands
Tropical Storm Melissa is effectively parked in the central Caribbean, dumping devastating amounts of rain on Haiti and Jamaica that has already claimed at least three lives and destroyed one bridge. And more rain is on ...Read more
Three dead in Haiti in landslides from Tropical Storm Melissa; Jamaica begins shut down
Though the full effects of Tropical Storm Melissa have yet to be felt in the Caribbean, Haiti’s disaster office said Friday three people have already died and another was injured in a landslide attributed to the storm’...Read more
2 earthquakes reported just hours apart in NC mountain community, USGS reports
Two earthquakes were recorded within hours of each other near Marion, North Carolina, and witnesses report they felt shaking miles away, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The quakes registered as a 2.2 around 1:20 ...Read more
Melissa hits the brakes in the Caribbean, dumping deadly rain on islands
Tropical Storm Melissa is effectively parked in the central Caribbean, dumping devastating amounts of rain on Haiti and Jamaica that has already claimed at least one life and injured others. And more rain is on the way.
...Read more
10 years since Aliso Canyon: Disaster was wake-up call for US on dangers of underground gas
LOS ANGELES — On an evening 10 years ago, Porter Ranch resident Matt Pakucko stepped out of his music studio and was walloped by the smell of gas — like sticking your head in an oven, he recalled.
Pakucko called the ...Read more
Inside Knowledge
Popular Stories
- Jamaica's tourist resorts and ports could face a long recovery from hurricane
- 'Catastrophic': Hurricane Melissa ravages hospitals, homes in Jamaica and Cuba
- Senate passes measure to remove protections in National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska
- Hurricane Melissa washes over Cuba, bringing flooding and power outages
- Plan to kill 450,000 owls creates odd political bedfellows -- loggers and environmentalists
Comics
