On the assumption that the Venn diagram of geeks and hikers has a lot of overlap, some news: New Hampshire’s 161-mile section of the Appalachian Trail saw 2.88 million “recreational visits” in 2025, according to estimates from the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, making...

For 35 years the satirical Ig Nobel awards have been a geeks' delight in the Cambridge, Mass. No longer. This year's event is moving to Zurich, Switzerland, due to fear of rampant human rights abuse by ICE and its supporters. “During the past year, it has become...

One of the greatest information-sharing devices of the past century is about the disappear. But before I go into Boomer Lamentation Mode and bemoan the decline of modern society, there’s another side of the equation that I’ll address. The device in question is the...

The Boston chapter of the Axios news network has a quickie piece about Boston lamentation that they don't do as good a job removing snow as they do in Montreal. The article is here. There is some discussion about policy and technology, but the key point is this: The...

Links to each patent can be found here, using the patent number or inventor’s name. By Targeted News Service WASHINGTON – The following federal patents were assigned in New Hampshire in the week through March 8. Ionospheric Delay Measurement for Reduced GPS Power...

A dirty, nasty former oil-storage site will become home to New England's biggest (for the moment, anyway) battery, in Everett< mass., report WCVB: With 700 megawatts of power capacity and 2.8 gigawatt-hours of stored energy, the project will include two underground...

UNH News Service: Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have documented the farthest trek of a young female fisher (Pekania pennanti) moving 118 kilometers (over 73 miles) from Durham to the outskirts of Lincoln, a small town in New Hampshire’s White...

PLYMOUTH NH — The first natural burial ground in New Hampshire has opened in Benton, NH,located in central Grafton County. Natural burials eliminate concrete or fiberglass vaults, employ simple cooling techniquesinstead of chemical embalming, and use only shrouds or...

Links to each patent can be found here, using the patent number or inventor’s name. By Targeted News Service WASHINGTON – The following federal patents were assigned in New Hampshire in the week through March 1 Weapon System With Operator Identification WILCOX...

If you're a gamer, the next Science on Tap in Manchester, from the SEE Science Center, is for you. On March 10th the topic will be: Behind the Game. Games occur on fields, screens and boards, with challenges for our bodies, hearts and minds.  How are games...