Author: wildgreenquest@gmail.com

Elon Musk is about to boldly go where no man has gone before: trillionaire territory. Today, SpaceX confidentially filed for an initial public offering, eyeing a June launch that could raise $50 billion or more, according to the New York Times. The rocket and satellite maker values itself at over $1 trillion, which would make it one of the most valuable companies ever to hit public markets. Musk, 54, owns around 44 percent of SpaceX as of 2022. His current net worth sits at $823 billion, according to Forbes, with much of that tied to his SpaceX stake. If the…

Archeologists at Dry Tortugas have solved a 150-year-old mystery by locating the lost grave of George Tupper, an actor-turned-soldier who died during the 1873 yellow fever outbreak.The only way to access Dry Tortugas National Park is by seaplane or boat (Photo: Jeffrey K Collins/Getty Images)Published April 1, 2026 03:30PMArchaeologists have solved a 150-year mystery at one of the nation’s most remote national parks. A team of National Park Service (NPS) archaeologists announced on March 31 that they found the lost grave of George Tupper, a soldier who died in 1873 at Dry Tortugas National Park. Tupper is the only known…

In Q3 of 2025, Bot Auto achieved its first “driver-out” run on public roads: a trip in which the truck drove itself with no human behind the wheel, and in our case, no humans in the cab at all. This is a milestone reached by only a tiny handful of AV trucking programs. From the founding of the company to that milestone, we spent just $212,552 on one category of work that is usually very expensive in AI: paying people to manually label training data—for example, drawing boxes around cars and pedestrians—so a neural network can learn from them.To many…

Key Takeaways The ‘retirement tax bomb’ refers to the often unexpected tax burden that comes in later years. Minimum distribution requirements can force retirees into higher tax brackets and impact Medicare. Anne Lester explains how account diversification and other key strategies can set retirees up for success. If you’re like a lot of people navigating this tax season, you might have a simple strategy: Pay what you owe now and forget the rest — aka defer taxes wherever possible — until you hit retirement.  “Many people assume their taxes will go down [in retirement] because their income will go down,”…

Following a fatal 60-foot fall on the popular Alum Cave Trail, a veteran guide breaks down the extreme ecosystem and hiker behavior that make the nation’s most popular park deceptively deadly.Listen to this articleListenA steep, rocky section of the Alum Cave Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Photo: Billy McDonald/Getty Images)Published April 1, 2026 03:45PMAlum Cave Trail is one of the most popular and picturesque routes in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP). It can also be unforgiving. On March 28, a 65-year-old hiker plunged 60 feet to her death from the trail’s steep upper reaches. Authorities have yet to…

Here’s what to know about the full pink moon, and when and how to see it tonight.Where does the “pink moon” get its name?This so-called pink moon gets its name from the wildflower phlox subulata, or “moss pink,” which blooms around this time each spring in North America, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac.The Cherokee, Hopi, and Assiniboine Indigenous communities have other names for it, including kawohni (flower moon), kwiyamuyaw (windbreak moon), and tabehatawi (frog moon), respectively, per CNN.However, its color is less bright pink than gray, and it may even appear red or orange in some places, the BBC…

Published April 1, 2026 03:56PMIt’s easy to feel stressed as you navigate your day, especially if you have a lot going on. But focusing on what’s behind that stress—and identifying what you’re experiencing—can go a long way toward alleviating it. Namely, are you overwhelmed or overstimulated? These aren’t the same thing.“There is a difference between being overwhelmed and overstimulated, but there can be overlap,” says Thea Gallagher, clinical associate professor of psychology at NYU Langone Health. “Sometimes when you become overstimulated, you then become overwhelmed.” But it’s normal to be unsure which reaction you’re dealing with. “The concern of being overwhelmed…

A SpaceX IPO promises to be one of the biggest Wall Street events of the year, with several investment banks lining up to help raise tens of billions to fund Musk’s ambitions to set up a base on the moon, put data centers the size of several football fields in orbit and possibly one day send a man to Mars.The sources spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk publicly about the confidential registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission.SpaceX did not respond immediately to a request for comment.Exactly how much SpaceX plans to raise has not been…

Published April 1, 2026 02:21PMWeighted vests and rucking packs are all the rage among the suburban middle-aged walkers, hikers, and runners (and TikTokers, I’m told) looking to build strength, improve bone density to ward off osteoporosis, and burn extra calories. I get the concept. Walking the dog? Throw on something weighted to gain strength at the same time. Need to catch up with a friend? Why not pull on a weighted pack and go for a cruise around the neighborhood. Going for a trail run or a hike? Double the benefits of your time and effort.In our busy lives, multitasking…

Taylor Swift is facing a lawsuit over her last album, The Life of a Showgirl—from a fellow showgirl.In the complaint, filed on Monday, Las Vegas-based performer Maren Wade claims that Swift’s hit album bears striking similarities to her own creative work. For years, Wade has written a column in the Las Vegas Weekly newspaper called “Confessions of a Showgirl,” which she expanded into a touring live show with the same name. On her website, Wade’s show is described as a “one-woman comedic cabaret [featuring] the quirky and hilarious world of a modern-day Vegas showgirl.” Wade also performed on NBC’s America’s Got…