Stephen Kurczy

2 months ago | cntraveler.com | Stephen Kurczy

When you first drive into the National Radio Quiet Zone—the first of its kind worldwide, spanning 13,000 square miles in Virginia and West Virginia—you won’t know it. The outer edge of the zone includes cities like Charlottesville and Harrisonburg, where life is like pretty much anywhere else. As you travel deeper into the zone, however, the rugged Appalachian roads narrow and the vibe shifts. The radio dial spins. Gas stations peter out. Cell phone bars drop. Cows stare.

2 months ago | flipboard.com | Stephen Kurczy

NowAmerican Airlines is the most popular airline in the US, and an especially great option for Apple fans thanks to free Apple Music and Apple TV+ offers. But unlike some of its competitors, it has always charged for Wi-Fi connectivity. Fortunately, that practice is about to end: free Wi-Fi is coming …

Jan 4, 2024 | outdoors.org | Stephen Kurczy

This story was originally published in the Summer/Fall 2022 issue of Appalachia Journal. My son was asleep on my back, head craned sideways as he slouched in a child carrier, oblivious to the marathon journey in front of us. We were hiking up the Garfield Trail in the predawn darkness of August 2021, my headlamp lighting the rocky path, and his heavy breathing exchanging a rhythm with my crunching footsteps.

May 31, 2023 | phys.org | Stephen Kurczy

It's springtime on campus, which means that flowers and plants of all kinds are bursting to life, growing and blooming. But why? What's going on inside a plant to drive this growth? It's a simple question that scientists have long sought to understand.