Infectious Diseases Spread Along the Silk Road

Infectious Diseases Spread Along the Silk Road

The Silk Road is an ancient and famous merchant path that ran from China to Rome. It connected numerous civilizations for many centuries, allowing for the trade of goods and information across huge distances. It also apparently allowed for the trade of infectious...
SpaceX Looking to Build More Landing Pads

SpaceX Looking to Build More Landing Pads

SpaceX keeps pushing the boundaries of what their rockets are capable of, and that in turn means they have to keep expanding, though not always in ways one might expect. Following a successful landing of a Falcon 9 first stage rocket on July 18th, they have announced...
Meet America’s Newest National Monument

Meet America’s Newest National Monument

Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. Photo: Shutterstock On August 24, 2016, President Barack Obama designated 87,000 acres in northern Maine as a national monument. The land for the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument was donated by Elliotsville...
Hobby Games Have a Home in Seattle

Hobby Games Have a Home in Seattle

Image: Shutterstock We all know that video games are a billion dollar business these days, but while they seem to be everywhere, they aren’t the only games that people are playing. Table-top games, the kind you play in person with other people at a table, are still...