Labor Day in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 75. Sunrise is 6:20 and sunset is 7:28, for 13 hours, 9 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 62.8 percent of its visible disk illuminated.
On this day in 1939, Germany and Slovakia invade Poland, beginning the European phase of World War II.
For most people, keeping track of one job is complicated enough—now, imagine juggling six. On the small island of North Ronaldsay off the northern coast of Scotland, that’s the case for many of the residents. With a population of just 50, everyone has to work a handful of jobs to keep the island afloat. Sarah Moore is part of North Ronaldsay’s trusted work force. She works as a mailwoman, home care worker, council clerk, airfield attendant, baggage handler, and firefighter. Oh, and did we mention she also keeps a flock of sheep? Sarah moved to the island after searching for quiet from the big city. In North Ronaldsay, she feels like she has found her purpose as a part of something bigger than herself—a caring community.
A new study published in Frontiers in Marine Science found that in more acidic ocean waters, sharks’ teeth were weak, brittle and more prone to breaking.
