August 7, 2021 NASA's Perseverance Mars rover runs into puzzling sampling conundrum NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has stumbled into an issue during its first sampling attempt.
August 6, 2021 Northern California town burns to ashes in devastating wildfire As hot, bone-dry, gusty weather hit California, the state's largest current wildfire raged through the Gold Rush-era Sierra Nevada community of about 1,000, incinerating much of the downtown that included wooden buildings more than a century old.
August 5, 2021 2021 hurricane season will be even more active than previously forecast: NOAA scientists The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season is likely to be busier than meteorologists previously predicted.
August 5, 2021 Raging wildfire destroys parts of Northern California Gold Rush town A wind-driven wildfire tore through a Northern California mountain town, leaving much of the downtown in ashes as crews braced for another explosive run of flames in the midst of dangerous weather.
August 3, 2021 Chipmunks in California test positive for the plague, parts of Lake Tahoe closed The chipmunks that were tested had no contact with any humans and the city's public health services show that the plague is naturally present in some areas of the Golden State.
July 31, 2021 Lake Mead, Hoover Dam face historically low water levels amid drought Lake Mead, one of the National Park Service’s most visited vacation spots, rests in the shadow of the Hoover Dam. But there’s a problem: The lake is getting real low.
July 31, 2021 Recently-discovered underwater volcano named for this popular franchise A group of researchers in Australia has uncovered the remnants of an ancient underwater volcano in the Indian Ocean that resembles J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy's "Eye of Sauron."
July 31, 2021 Scientists find a 'real life' Patrick and Spongebob in ocean expedition Scientists have discovered what some are calling the "real life" SpongeBob and Patrick: from the timeless and beloved Nickelodeon cartoon "SpongeBob SquarePants."
July 31, 2021 Harvard lecturer takes heat for defending existence of biological sex on 'Fox & Friends' Harvard lecturer Carole Hooven took heat from her own colleague after an appearance on Fox News this week in which she asserted that biological sex is real and defended the continued use of terms like ‘pregnant women’ and “male and female.”
July 31, 2021 How to reduce the risk of a shark attack All it took for American theater audiences to be terrified of shark attacks was a score of two ominous notes.
