18+ hour, 31+ min ago  (614+ words) WESTFIELD " A mystery involving the city's water treatment system that needs solving was the reason it recently received a $50,000 grant from the state. "Typically, in water treatment plants, there will be some amount of water lost during the treatment process....

1+ day, 2+ min ago  (794+ words) Deep inside the Greenland ice sheet, radar images have revealed strange, plume-like structures distorting the layering deposited over eons. Now, more than a decade after their discovery, scientists think they have figured out what causes these structures, and it's a…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (694+ words) Researchers have identified a period of sluggish magnetic field flipping for planet Earth, some 40 million years ago " raising big questions about how long these reversals actually take, and how we might be affected by the next one. Magnetic field flips…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (695+ words) For the first time ever, scientists have observed in near real time a cloud of air pollution created as space debris burned up in Earth's atmosphere. The breakthrough measurement will help atmospheric chemistry researchers untangle the complex chemical reactions triggered…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (40+ words) Under bone-chilling conditions, an international team of scientists has unlocked the secrets to better understand a rapidly-warming planet. Under bone-chilling conditions, an international team of scientists has unlocked the secrets to better understand a rapidly-warming planet....

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (278+ words) You're advised to stay out of Ottawa Creek and a portion of the Grand River after sewage was accidentally discharged into the water. The Ottawa County Department of Public Health (OCDPH) issued a No Body Contact Advisory on Thursday morning…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (523+ words) Solar flares often disrupt Earth's upper atmosphere and help power stunning auroras. Now, scientists suggest those same bursts of solar energy might also influence earthquakes. When a solar flare erupts toward our planet, it can subtly rearrange charged particles in…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (531+ words) When part of a SpaceX rocket re-entered Earth's atmosphere exactly a year ago, it created a spectacular fireball that streaked across Europe's skies, delighting stargazers and sending a team of scientists rushing towards their instruments. The German team managed to…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (769+ words) Although Earth is approximately spherical, its gravity field doesn't adhere to the same geometry. In visualizations, it more closely resembles a potato, with bumps and divots. One of the strongest of these depressions " where the gravity field is weaker " lies…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago  (412+ words) The threat of earthquakes should be taken as "constant" in regions where tremors come and go, according to seismologists who describe the concept of an overdue disaster as a "myth." After assessing 6,000 years of sediment records in Nepal, where in…...