2012 Extinction The Maya, an ancient South American culture, predicted that time would end in a violent apocalypse on December 21, 2012. They created an elaborate astronomical calendar called “The Long Count,” which stops abruptly in 2012. This date, which is also the winter equinox, coincides with an incredibly rare galactic alignment that happens once […] Read more

Hey Facebook users – uh, here are a couple of suggestions if you’re over the age of nine… Some people have this idea that the number of “friends” you have on Facebook is a status of your popularity in real life. That may be true if these “friends” are people whom you know offline, and […] Read more

Fading Firecrown Saving endangered species is a big job shadowed by big questions. Can we preserve them all? Should we even try? Researcher Erin Hagen doesn’t have the answers. For now, she’s doing what she can to help just one: the Juan Fernandez firecrown, a showy, highly curious hummingbird that hovers on the edge of […] Read more

Fairfax Public Access is an independent non-profit organization that provides to members the training and tools to create non-commercial television and radio programming. FPA members work collaboratively to create programs which are then aired on FPA channels through cable providers Cox Communications of Northern Virginia, Verizon Virginia, Inc., and in Reston only, Comcast. FPA currently […] Read more

The Falcon Heavy consists of 27 engines with 5 million pounds of thrust – that’s as much as 18 Boeing 747s. In fact, it’s so much thrust that there’s no need to run the engines at max capacity during the launch. Instead the thrust is throttled and optimized throughout the flight. So here’s the plan […] Read more

If you could find a way for Mom to lose weight, for Dad to prevent a heart attack, and for Junior to get hooked on exercise, wouldn’t you do it? Well, put on your shoes and start walking together.   In today’s HEALTH TIPS, we take a closer look at the physical, as well as […] Read more

If you could find a way for mom to lose weight, for dad to prevent a heart attack, and for junior to get hooked on exercise, wouldn’t you do it? Well, put on your shoes and start walking together. In today’s HEALTH TIPS, we take a closer look at the physical, as well as the […] Read more

This video will discuss Fannie Mae’s new mortgage outreach program, targeting low-income families, minorities, and immigrants. The nation’s biggest source of mortgages plans to guarantee $150 billion in loans over the next seven years, and reach out to five million families who would otherwise be shut out of home ownership. It is creating a big […] Read more

This video will discuss Fannie Mae’s new mortgage outreach program, targeting low-income families, minorities, and immigrants. The nation’s biggest source of mortgages plans to guarantee $150 billion in loans over the next seven years, and reach out to five million families who would otherwise be shut out of home ownership. It is creating a big […] Read more