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Representative image of Asian tiger mosquito When conservationists cleared tens of thousands of invasive rats from Palmyra Atoll,…

As the United States prepares to mark its 250th anniversary, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released a…

It’s almost magic. You twist the faucet handle and clear, clean water flows right from the tap. A…

The devastation from two massive earthquakes that struck Venezuela on Wednesday offers a stark warning for California and…

This story was updated at 10:45 a.m. Saturday, May 23, 2026. Officials with Hawaiʻi County and Hawaiian Volcano…

This story was updated at 10:45 a.m. Saturday, May 23, 2026. Officials with Hawaiʻi County and Hawaiian Volcano…

The Grand Canyon may owe its shape to a giant ancient lake that, after collecting water for…

The orange tributary of the Kugororuk River in Alaska is an example of a “rusting river.” Credit: Josh…

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake shook Northern California on Sunday afternoon. The temblor was reported at 4:41 p.m. seven…

Ongoing drought has caused a decline in lake water levels across the Big Country and Concho Valley. Lake…

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake rumbled through Muscoy in San Bernardino County on Thursday morning, triggering shaking across the…

Conservationists removed tens of thousands of invasive rats from a Pacific island to save its wildlife; they accidentally wiped out an aggressive mosquito species too