You know something big is out there, approaching us— something hungry, something powerful beyond human comprehension— and it is coming this way.

What is the Sixth Extinction? Why should you care? How would it affect your decision of what field to study, what degree to earn? Because you are a human being, and the human species is on a cosmic Death List. There is little doubt left (in the minds of professional Biologists) that Earth is currently...

Who would be the foot-soldiers of any worldwide effort to save our ecosystem? Foresters— conservation scientists. Such work would require a vast army of forestry experts. The cost would be enormous. Foresters have college degrees. We all know that deforestation accounts for a huge amount of...

Without them there’d be no movies, no TV, no visual flow of any media. What they see is what you see. What they show is all you know. They’re the insiders, the techno-heroes of any film shoot. Their vision defines the mood and action of the film. They collaborate with a director. They...

Your dream— high school star, college starter, NFL draft. Six years ago on a snow-blown college football field, halfway into that dream, you used your stunning speed in a tight end pattern, cutting hard, and WHAM! You took a blindside hit that felt like you’d stepped in front of a bus....

The US has no remaining grain reserves. That’s right. Nothing is left in our emergency food pantry. It’s bare. This is not some catchy fiction to catch your attention. I wish it were. It’s even worse than that. There is no cheese, no butter, no dry milk powder, no grains or anything...

A hundred people climb aboard your machine, putting their lives into your hands. They are young and old. They are of every race. They collectively represent the family bonds of thousands who love them. A lady in a wheelchair. Two young soccer players. A squirming baby in a young mother’s...

You’ve grown up in a world of wrongs, injustices, an unfair world. Something should be done, but what? How can you, just one person, make a change? Everywhere you go you see things that need to be changed. The local and national and world news upsets you, day to day. But you feel powerless...

On the radio, you can hear the sweet whine of the engine. You can see the torque and rpm curves climbing strong and tight, on your laptop readout. Beside you in the pit, one of the tire guys is angry, almost in tears, a quiet guy who can lift two tires on each arm, a guy you wouldn’t want to...

It can happen like a flash fire. You’ve seen it before. The population has been nervous for days. It’s been quiet this morning. But you smell the fear. This morning you talked to your people but no one is letting you know anything. They have that closed-face sly look. The wary look,...