Articles for author: Andrew Alpin

From Near Extinction to Recovery Success

Florida’s Key Deer Face a New Challenge

Andrew Alpin

Picture this: you’re driving through the Florida Keys and suddenly spot a deer no bigger than a golden retriever standing at the roadside. These aren’t your typical mainland deer. The Key deer is the smallest deer species in North America. The deer live only in the low-lying Florida Keys. They are considered federally endangered, with ...

Temperatures That Defy Imagination

Lightning Creates Glass Underground

Andrew Alpin

When you think about lightning’s power, you might imagine dramatic strikes splitting trees or lighting up the night sky. Yet beneath the surface, this electrical force performs one of nature’s most hidden and spectacular acts of creation. Every single lightning bolt that reaches the ground carries the potential to forge something extraordinary in the depths ...

One Of ChatGPT’s Best Paid Features Is Now Available For Free

Andrew Alpin

For years, many of ChatGPT’s most compelling tools—things that made it more than just a Q&A bot—were gated behind subscription paywalls. Features like faster response times, access to newer model versions, and more file uploads were all part of that premium offering. One of the standout features among those was Projects. Designed for people who ...

Grizzly Bear, Animal survival

Bear Attacks and Badly Injures Man Hiking in Yellowstone National Park

Andrew Alpin

On the afternoon of September 16, 2025, a 29-year-old man was seriously injured by a bear while hiking alone on Yellowstone National Park’s Turbid Lake Trail. The incident took place approximately 2.5 miles from the Pelican Valley Trailhead in the Pelican Valley Bear Management Area, northeast of Yellowstone Lake in Wyoming. The hiker, making his ...

Scientists Discover Largest Ever Blackhole 36 Billion Times The Size of Our Sun

Andrew Alpin

For decades, astronomers have speculated about the upper limits of black hole size. Now, a new discovery has brought us closer to that theoretical ceiling. Deep within the galaxy SDSS J1148+1930, also known as the Cosmic Horseshoe, researchers have confirmed the presence of an ultramassive black hole weighing in at 36.3 billion solar masses—nearly brushing ...

This Spaceship Could Take us to Another Home in Outer Space (If It Exists)

Andrew Alpin

Imagine stepping aboard a colossal spacecraft stretching nearly forty miles through the darkness of space, knowing that your great-great-grandchildren might be the first to see its destination. This isn’t the plot of the latest sci-fi blockbuster – it’s the winning design from an international competition that’s making scientists and dreamers alike wonder if humanity’s next ...

macaques monkeys

Texan Controversy Over Housing 43,000 Monkeys in Laboratory & August Update

Andrew Alpin

Brazoria County, Texas, became the center of a heated in January 2024 when a biomedical research firm, Charles River Laboratories, announced plans to house up to 43,200 monkeys for research purposes. This decision sparked a significant backlash from the local community and animal rights groups, leading to a complex confrontation between economic interests, animal welfare ...