10 places in the US and Canada to see August’s partial solar eclipse and Perseid meteor shower in 1 trip
Aug. 12, 2026, offers a rare double-header for skywatchers across northeastern North America: a partial solar eclipse during…
I Was Ashamed of My $100,000 Debt Until I Told My Friends
My deeply southern family raised me to never talk about money. We were poor, sometimes living in our…
Brunswick County adjusts stage 3 water restrictions amid exceptional drought
Sprinklers water a lawn in Brunswick County (Photo-Conor Doherty/WWAY) BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Brunswick County remains under…
A tiny universe in a bottle reveals clues to the origins of life
A PhD student in Sydney has produced cosmic dust from scratch by recreating a small piece of the…
Coyotes raise concerns in Everett neighborhood
Residents in some parts of South Everett in Snohomish County are reporting frequent coyote sightings near Hannabrook Park…
Geologists have taught for decades that rivers needed plants to form their distinctive S-shaped meanders, but Stanford University researchers published a study in August 2025 showing that rivers were carving those curves long before vegetation existed on land
For most of Earth’s history, no trees, grasses or roots held riverbanks together. The familiar geological picture has…
City warns small cutbacks now could protect Lynchburg’s water supply if drought persists
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — As drought conditions continue to worsen across Central Virginia, Lynchburg officials are asking residents…
James Webb Space Telescope discovers how black holes feed themselves
Thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have been given a glimpse of the mechanisms that…
Giant earthworms found in SA ‘almost certainly’ a new species
Officially, giant earthworms do not actually exist in South Australia. Anecdotally, there have been dozens of encounters with…
The Sahara turns green roughly every 20,000 years, and the last time it did, hippos and crocodiles lived in lakes where there is now only sand
The Sahara has not always been the dry barrier familiar today. During its most recent humid interval, grasslands,…
How modern warfare is reshaping Ukraine’s natural environment
Hiding out in a bomb shelter in southern Ukraine’s Kherson region, one man readies himself to venture out…
What’s It Like to Travel Near the Speed of Light? Part 4: The Hot View
(This is Part 4 of a series on what it’s like to travel near the speed of light.…