There may be more northern lights – or aurora borealis – sightings this spring. As we near the spring equinox, also known as the vernal equinox, on March 20, the Earth's magnetic field and ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky.

Why did the world suddenly become obsessed with the northern lights? It seems like not a week goes by without news of solar flares and, very often, a forecast for auroras in their wake.

In yet another assault on education, the North Dakota House voted to cut state funding to Prairie Public Television. Besides books and community classes, PBS is a source for valuable life-long ...

Ever stopped at a red light and noticed something odd about the poles holding up the traffic lights? Look closer next ... that’s how heavy columns are often installed. But traffic light poles ...

The government, through a notification issued under Section 65(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 (CA 62), has prospectively legitimised the administrative bar on import, without payment of customs duties ...

The generous subsidies being offered by many countries for local manufacturing along the solar value chain may not quite lead to the expected outcome. In the US, for instance, incentives only partly ...