Physicists pinpoint the Quantum Origin of the Greenhouse Effect: Carbon dioxide’s powerful heat-trapping effect has been traced to a quirk of its quantum structure. Continue
The City of Sonoma has announced that the 2024 Citywide Slurry Seal Project is scheduled to begin today, August 8th. Streets will be closed to traffic during the slurry application process until it has been determined by personnel that the streets are safe to drive... Continue
Nuclear waste needs safe storage for thousands of years, but U.S. nuclear waste policy got stalled. How did it happen, and what can be done about it? Continue
Talk about unexpected: People's endorsement of moral values that promote group cohesion and conformity is stronger in the spring and fall than it is in the summer and winter. Continue
A new study suggests that Earth's natural forces could substantially reduce Antarctica's impact on rising sea levels, but only if carbon emissions are swiftly reduced in the coming decades. Continue
Sonoma Valley Hospital (SVH) has announced its acquisition of its cutting-edge 3Tesla MRI scanner, a pivotal addition to its diagnostic suite, and will begin patient scans immediately. This advanced technology marks a significant milestone in the hospital's $21M+ Outpatient Diagnostic Center capital campaign, demonstrating the... Continue
Modern hurricanes are rewriting the rules of extreme storms. The behavior of the world's most powerful storms is evolving. Continue
For those of us regularly traveling north on Hwy. 121 and using the right lane to avoid the blinking, four-way stoplight at Arnold Drive to head east towards Napa, traffic is about to get messy beginning August 8, and lasting until sometime in November. CalTrans... Continue
Our present human condition embodies an antagonism towards nature, one that explains the heights of our creative intelligence, the depths of our self-destructiveness, and how they have become one. Although of nature, humanity relentlessly seeks to master it, and in doing so prompts its own... Continue
Not a good trend: In today’s world, think of nationalism as a distinctly old-fashioned liqueur, like absinthe, that’s enjoying a burst of renewed popularity. Continue