Since the 1960s, carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased by more than 30%. The average portion of the planet likely to be covered by heat storms and heat waves has risen more than 12-fold. Explore the first in our series on this climate phenomenon

In the 1960s, heat storms accounted for fewer than 5% of Earth's unusually hot days. This decade, they have accounted for more than half. Read the first in our series on heat storms

In the 1960s, the largest heat wave covered about 6% of the planet over 46 days. This decade, the largest swept across nearly 85% of the globe during its 367-day lifetime. Reuters introduces a new way to understand these supersized heat waves: the heat storm.

The classic 1960s-1980s New Jersey “Greek” Diner. The combination of singles at the counter and families at the booths and the massive menu with agreeable quality of food, it was a dynamic environment. My dad, in the food business himself, woful just walk in the kitchen, it would freak me out, but “good” places expected this from knowledgeable patrons.

In the 1960s, Christopher Zeeman helped popularize catastrophe theory. It was all the rage; people called on it to describe everything from bridge collapses to prison riots to regime changes. The hype soon fizzled. But the underlying concepts didn’t.

This professor in the 1960s showed that a planet can become a space ship with navigation. He disclosed a secret propulsion system…. You never have seen anything like this before. Tune in:

Celebrating 65 Years: The 1960s On October 25, 2026, we hit a major milestone – 65 years since NASA announced it would build a rocket propulsion test site in Hancock County, Mississippi. History is still being written today as NASA progresses forward with the Artemis program to return American astronauts to the Moon and build a Moon Base to support an enduring human presence on the lunar surface. This look back at the 1960s features: ➡️ President John F. Kennedy setting the national goal of sending humans to the Moon and returning them safely ➡️ Site construction to begin Mississippi’s largest construction project at the time ➡️ Saturn V rocket stage testing that carried humans to the Moon during Apollo