2+ week, 6+ day ago   (793+ words) Mars has many weird geological features, from deep underground cave-like systems formed by the passage of lava to global dust storms which can cover the entire planet. It has strange features on its surface too, like bizarre looking "spiders" more…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (99+ words) Expect to encounter dam repair work between the two Barlow Community Center lakes in Hudson over the next three weeks. A contractor will be removing soils around two depressed areas between the lakes and repairing them with new soil. The…...

3+ week, 12+ hour ago   (982+ words) News that Arizona will have to give up more than a quarter of its annual Colorado River water allocation next year left state leaders in the paradoxical position of both celebrating their success at dodging an even worse fate and…...

3+ week, 19+ hour ago   (375+ words) Ever wonder why the ice at your favorite cocktail bar looks like glass, while the cubes from your freezer look like tiny frozen clouds? It’s not magic; it’s a little bit of temperature science. When a regular ice cube freezes,…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (308+ words) With triple-digit temperatures forecast to continue and little rainfall over the past month, the City of Fort Smith is asking residents and surrounding communities served by its water system to conserve water voluntarily. City officials announced Monday that increasing irrigation…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (398+ words) Villagers have been filling up makeshift paddling pools to help ducks stay hydrated after their historic pond completely dried up. The 17th Century pond in Biddestone, Wiltshire, was originally used for cattle from nearby farms, and locals believe this is the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (569+ words) The equivalent of 10,000 coins have been painstakingly removed from the Giant's Causeway following years of visitors jamming them between the columns. Conservationists working to protect Northern Ireland's iconic World Heritage Site have removed more than 20kg (44.1 lb) of unwanted coins from…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (413+ words) Can A Cruise Ship Feel An Earthquake? Here's What You Should Know AOL.com When a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Russia in late July, the level of concern you had for your own personal safety was likely…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (117+ words) An earthquake over the weekend near Ontario International Airport rattled portions of Southern California. The magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck at 1:35 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 16, about 3.5 miles southeast of Ontario in the neighborhood of Mira Loma, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (346+ words) The heartbreaking deaths of members of the Stawny family at the Lake Springfield dam have deeply affected our entire community. My prayers remain with the surviving family members in all who loved them. As a retired position, I spent my…...