Starting this weekend, skywatchers will see a rare sight of Jupiter’s enormity as it appears the biggest and brightest in decades. Jupiter will be one of the brightest, if not the brightest, natural objects in the night sky. On Sunday, Jupiter will reach its closest distance to Earth in 59 years at around 367 million … Read more
LONGi Green Energy, the world’s largest solar company, will launch solar panels into space to test whether they can successfully operate in orbit and transmit power to Earth. The Xi’an, China-based solar giant’s recently announced project is called the LONGi Green Energy Future Energy Space Laboratory. It aims to “promote the integrated development of aerospace … Read more
For 50 years there has been a heated debate about the appropriate goals and responsibilities of business. Some share Milton Friedman’s influential view that the only responsibility of corporations is to generate profits for shareholders. Others believe that companies have broader responsibilities towards society and the environment. Lately, even state legislatures have weighed in, proposing … Read more
The Eureka moment for co-founders Kat Kavner (a brand and marketer who spent her formative years at Sweet Earth and Clif Bar) and Jaime Tulley (an operations expert who met Kavner at Sweet Earth) is came as they joined hordes of shoppers heading to the canning aisle to stock up on spring 2020 staples. “He … Read more
Scientists have detected a fast-growing sunspot pointing directly at Earth and could launch an onslaught of solar energy our way in the next few days. The sunspot, named AR3085 for the “active region” of the Sun in which he appeared, was barely a blip a few days ago. Now it has grown 10 times larger, … Read more
Big-budget sci-fi and fantasy offerings will dominate small screens in the months ahead. While the shows offer some escapism, it’s hard to avoid drawing parallels between their world-building tales and modern day issues. Whether it’s Elves versus Dwarves in Middle-earth (Amazon’s “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” which premieres September 1) or rival … Read more
Predators have always come to Earth, hunting humans and other animals. But the real reason can be totally deflating for the hunters in question. The following contains spoilers for Prey, currently streaming on Hulu. In Prey, audiences saw a version of the Predator that was far less technologically advanced than those featured in previous films. … Read more
On the second day of the first San Francisco Music Festival, and for the second day in a row, the sun made a surprise headlining appearance. I walked into the festival around noon with Alex, Oak Leaf’s editor, and we rushed to the second-furthest stage while getting rid of the longer layers we thought we’d … Read more
Life on Earth became possible when the planet’s solid inner core emerged hundreds of millions of years ago, according to new research. Scientists said that about 565 million years ago, the strength of the Earth’s magnetic field fell to 10% of its current strength. It then suddenly bounced back just before the animals emerged in … Read more
This means that everything we take and use from our natural environment for the rest of 2022 depletes our quota of resources for years to come – and advances the time when those materials will run out completely. It’s a scary situation, made even more alarming by the fact that this year’s Earth Overshoot Day … Read more