physics

WARREN — The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, will close all-terrain vehicle and off-highway motorcycle (ATV/OHM) trails on the Alleghe...

PAPERS: We have some more to bring you from the old microfilm of the M’Kean Orbit, the Smethport-based newspaper that began in 1849. Early on, this wa...

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has asked regional power grid operators to enhance the electricity system’s dependability — and he’s got ideas about ho...

California’s electric vehicle push has increased the demand for natural gas. The global warming alarmists never mentioned that. Most consumers still d...

Over the years I’ve seen a great many things. Some are easily explained and others are not. For instance, in almost any human endeavor, certain indivi...

The heat is on, and the impact is sending gas prices up along with the needle on the thermometer. In Western Pennsylvania this week, gas prices averag...

DUBOIS — This summer, the planet has experienced the hottest average temperatures on record. From July 3 to July 5, the world’s average temperature wa...

STATE COLLEGE (TNS) — For the first time in a long time, nuclear science is at the forefront of pop culture thanks to this summer’s long-anticipated r...

How we listen to music, news and other content as we drive on our daily commute or travel around the country has changed dramatically over the years. ...

AUGUST SKIES. Make sure to look up this month as must-see astronomical events occur in the night skies, according to the Space Tourism Guide. “Planets...

The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki aren’t depicted in the movie “Oppenheimer,” but they haunt the film — literally. The eponymous physicist and “f...

There were no tornadoes reported in McKean County, but straight line winds and thunder and lightning brought down some trees and knocked out some powe...

WASHINGTON CROSSING (TNS) — Flooding downpours were all but inevitable, forecasters were warning during a weekend so steamy that it seemed that the sa...

The June that just ended was the Earth’s hottest — ever. And the first week of July saw the trend continue. The surging summer temperatures made me wo...

How many times have you been told to not look directly at the sun? While this age-old advice should be common sense, the following eye information and...

I have always maintained that a vacation is an absolute necessity for a positive outlook in life. Your vacation should be planned a year in advance if...

Electric vehicle sales have begun to surge, but an even faster acceleration likely would be underway but for hesitancy by consumers and some aspects o...

AROUND: After reading the June 10 ‘Round the Square about the Summer Solstice, local resident Clayton Vecellio was pleased to share additional informa...

CLEARFIELD — Although residents see Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) crews on the roads year-round, they may not always realize the...

It’s tough to think about a drought when it’s raining. However, drought expert Sylvia Reeves explained, “There is a lot more to drought than the surfa...