By Megan Molteni, Wired If you’ve been putting off your flu shot until the season really gets going, wait no longer. It’s already here—and it’s looking like it’s going to be a doozy. Influenza viruses quietly circulate year-round in the US, but every winter they go big, triggering a seasonal epidemic of sniffles, sweats, and […]
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By Alicia Barber, KUNR Anyone who frequently drives along Interstate 80 across the Sierra has probably experienced travel delays due to heavy traffic or snow. Before the construction of the modern interstate, driving over the Sierra between Reno and Sacramento meant dealing with U.S. 40, a winding highway with just one lane heading in each […]
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By Chris Kudialis, Las Vegas Sun The latest trend for treating Fido’s pain comes in a package not found at a run-of-the-mill veterinarian’s office. The marijuana boom across the United States and now in Nevada hasn’t just been about people. As much as 5 percent of the country’s estimated 165 million dogs and cats owned […]
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By KRXI-TV Burning Man has released its schedule and price points for tickets to the upcoming 2018 gathering at Black Rock City. The main sale for tickets priced at $425 begins March 28, with registration open from March 21 through March 23, according to the organization’s website. Pre-sale registration runs from Jan. 24-26, for the […]
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By Douglas Quenqua, New York Times As 2018 looms, the dawn of a cashless society feels at hand. Don’t believe it? Try throwing a couple $20 bills on the table next time you’re splitting the check. Or better yet, ask anyone not standing behind a cash register to break a $10 bill. While the rise […]
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By Carter A. Hunt, The Conversation Travel is a major global industry, but in 2017 it attracted unprecedented resentment and retaliation towards tourists. A growing global backlash against tourism extended from tropical rain forests to urban destinations like Rio de Janeiro and Venice. I have studied tourism’s social and environmental consequences along the coastlines of […]
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Nature artist John “Jack” Muir Laws will join Sorensen’s Resort on Jan. 7 to lead a winter sketching workshop. He will teach techniques for fast sketches, drawings and paintings. Bring a sketchbook, binoculars, and favorite lightweight drawing materials. No experience necessary. Laws is the author of easy-to-use “Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada”, “Laws […]
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By Kathryn Reed “At Christmastime it’s hard, but when you’re having fun There’s a world outside your window And it’s a world of dread and fear Where the only water flowing Is the bitter sting of tears And the Christmas bells that ring there are the clanging chimes of doom Well tonight thank God it’s […]
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By NPR This Christmas Eve people all over the world will log on to the official Santa Tracker to follow his progress through U.S. military radar. This all started in 1955, with a misprint in a Colorado Springs newspaper and a call to Col. Harry Shoup’s secret hotline at the Continental Air Defense Command, now […]
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By Larry Weitzman Kia Forte 5 is a small car even though it is considered a compact, as it has an interior volume of about 100 cubic feet with a cargo capacity of over 23 cubes. Fold down the rear seat and it becomes a mini-ute with 54 cubes of volume. It is a practical […]
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