After brief break, wildfire smoke and poor air quality makes a comeback Sunday
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Another day, another batch of wildfire smoke. After a brief reprieve from the more noticeable…
Pit found by Quebecer confirmed to be a 390-million-years-old meteorite impact crater – CTV News
Pit found by Quebecer confirmed to be a 390-million-years-old meteorite impact crater CTV NewsGiant pit discovered by hiker on…
Colorado bear lounges on backyard patio feet from barking dog, then calmly strolls away
Residents near one Arvada, Colorado, backyard got an unusually close look at local wildlife after a large black…
What’s the oldest weapon in the world?
Nowadays, the word “weapon” may evoke modern-day technologies such as firearms, blades and missiles. Yet archaeological evidence shows…
Dear Annie: My neighbors ruined my view be removing trees. How do I make peace with it?
Dear Annie: My next-door neighbor recently cut down several beautiful old trees along our shared property line. These…
Cassini watched bright “islands” appear, disappear and reappear in Titan’s methane seas — and laboratory experiments suggest they may be fields of nitrogen bubbles fizzing out of solution as the alien lakes warm or mix
Cassini’s radar saw bright features appear within Titan’s dark northern seas, vanish on later passes and, in one…
Juvenile humpback whale washes ashore in Winthrop
Local News An investigation is underway into the death of the young whale, which was discovered lodged under…
Why were prehistoric insects so big?
Fossil evidence exists of giant prehistoric insects. Dragonfly-like creatures Meganeura monyi and Meganeuropsis permiana flew on wings 75cm…
Hannah Rudd: Sharing the water
That evidence matters, because catch-and-release is not the same as no harm. Permit holders record the fish that…
Across Titan’s equator, winds have built dunes around 100 metres high and hundreds of kilometres long — but the grains are water ice coated in hydrocarbons that fell out of the moon’s orange atmosphere
Cassini’s radar found dark, nearly parallel dune belts running across Titan’s equatorial regions. Individual ridges are commonly one…
Florida is planting 15,000 milkweeds along highways to help monarch butterflies; the unused roadsides could become a 10,200-acre wildlife corridor
Officials in Florida have planted 15,000 milkweed plants along roadsides to help monarch butterflies survive. If you have…
Cells from your mother likely infiltrated your brain in the womb, and they could survive for decades, study reveals
Researchers have discovered that children’s brains can contain cells with their mother’s DNA and that these cells can…