Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images If you’ve been to an airport lately, you’ve probably seen Transportation Security Administration signs about upcoming changes to ID requirements. What exactly is the REAL ID Act, and what do you need to do in order to meet the new requirements?…
If you travel around the country with your driver’s license, it’s time to make sure your ID is up to date. The REAL ID law goes into effect on October 1st, 2020, which means you only have one year to make sure your ID complies. The REAL ID law was passed by Congress in 2005.…
Clara Margais/picture alliance via Getty Images Clara Margais/picture alliance via Getty Images The U.S. Virgin Islands have become the latest tourist destination to ban sunscreens containing chemicals that are thought to cause devastating harm to reef ecosystems. Effective March 30, 2020, the distribution, sale, and possession of sunscreens containing the dangerous ingredients will be banned.…
Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images Lots of people are excited to travel internationally again as restrictions around some parts of the world are easing up. All this interest in international travel has caused a backlog in the US passport processing system, however. In some cases, renewals…
Geopolitics can be a funny beast. While Earth’s landmass has stayed virtually identical for most of human history, borders have been drawn and redrawn time again as our planet’s inhabitants jockey for position. Whether the dissolution of these countries is due to warfare, colonization, or straightforward diplomacy, it’s fascinating to think back on these former…
A deep-sea octopus, under scientists’ observation, was sitting in one place for almost five years. The scientists observed the octopus until they finally discovered what it was guarding. And the answer was not what they expected. An Octopus Is Almost Like An Alien Oleksandr Sushko/Unsplash Oleksandr Sushko/Unsplash Octopuses are intelligent animals, reflected in their ability…