Attempts to regulate groundwater in rural Arizona have stalled in the Legislature
Geologically complex regions more prone to landslides, study suggests
Team in China demostrate that multiple geological factors contribute to a landscape’s predistribution to landslides We know that steep slopes and heavy rain help to trigger landslides, but are some types of landscape more susceptible than others? A study suggests that geologically complex regions are more likely to produce landslides....
Humans moving to ancient cities sent bedbug numbers soaring, say scientists
The insects had been in decline until people started cramming together in the first large settlements They survived the catastrophe that wiped out the dinosaurs, but bedbugs were in decline until the invention of the city, which sent their numbers soaring, researchers say. Genetic analysis of a group of bedbugs...
SpaceX Starship breaks up over Indian Ocean in latest bumpy test
Ship flew farther than on two previous attempts but sprang leaks and began spinning before re-entering the atmosphere out of control Another SpaceX Starship prototype broke up over the Indian Ocean on Tuesday, capping the latest bumpy test flight for the rocket central to billionaire Elon Musk’s dream of colonising...
Can trade in soil carbon credits help farmers – and the climate?
Regenerative agriculture has growth potential for the offsets market, but scientists question its green credentials On a blustery spring day, Thomas Gent is walking through a field of winter wheat on his family’s farm, which straddles the Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire border. Some of the green shoots reach his knees, while...
At least 11 hurt in South Carolina beach town shooting
Authorities say at least 11 people were taken to hospitals after a shooting in a South Carolina beach town
Wildfire damages Civil War-area historical site in New Mexico as campgrounds are evacuated
Campgrounds and a horse ranch were evacuated as a wildfire swept through a Civil War-era historical site in southern New Mexico
Winning numbers drawn in Monday’s Powerball
The winning numbers in Monday evening’s drawing of the "Powerball" game were: 13-47-52-64-67, Powerball: 25
Venus flytraps thrive in the Carolinas as hikers peek into their native ecosystem
Some of the most unique living things in the world — plants that supplement the nutrients they get from sunlight by digesting ants, flies and spiders — are only found in a small part of North and South Carolina
Trump targeted Democrats over questionable online fundraising. His campaign has similar issues
When President Donald Trump directed his attorney general last month to investigate campaign fundraising, he cited concerns that foreigners and “malign actors” were laundering illegal contributions to U.S. politicians through the internet