The CIA’S 35-year-old puzzle was cracked by accident
In the courtyard of CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, there’s a 12-foot-tall, S-shaped copper sculpture covered in 1,800 hand-cut characters of…
Month: June 2026
The Moon: Not just for romance.
Soon it’s for shipping Here is something that sounds impossible until you think about it: it may someday be cheaper to ship minerals from the moon to…
Hormuz: The world’s most important waterway
The Strait of Hormuz is, geologically speaking, an accident. It formed roughly five million years ago when tectonic shifts cracked open a narrow passage…
A blood test for Alzheimer’s
For decades, diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease required expensive PET brain scans or a spinal tap. In May 2025, that changed. The FDA cleared the first blood…
You have seen five revolutions!
If you’re around 70, you haven’t just, seen a lot of change., You’ve basically ridden five revolutions in one lifetime. First came personal computers. In…
Sleep and the senior years: what actually helps
If you are sleeping less than you used to, you are not alone and you are not necessarily doing anything wrong. According to the National Institute on…
Do you remember your first color TV?
In the mid-1950s, NBC began broadcasting in color and introduced the world to a new symbol: a peacock spreading its brilliant feathers across the screen….
The American Opportunity Tax Credit
The American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC) is one of the most valuable tax breaks available to college families and one of the most misunderstood. The…
Does your teen (or college student) need to file taxes?
It is a question many parents do not think about until April, but sometimes the answer is not what they expect. For working teens, the federal filing…
Helping your teen land, and keep, that summer job
Summer is prime time for a teenager’s first job, and parents have more to do than just say “good luck.” A little preparation makes the difference between…