20+ min ago   (253+ words) Sacramento Bee SONOMA COUNTY, CA - A preliminary 2.3 magnitude quake occurred near Graton on Saturday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The tremor, which shook the area at 5:45 p.m., was centered approximately 2 miles north-northeast of Graton. It occurred above sea level. Did…...

1+ day, 1+ min ago   (834+ words) St Andrew residents joined with environmental advocates to urge the government to tighten protection of Long Pond, warning that off-road vehicles, litter and inadequate visitor controls are threatening a beach and wetland regarded as vital to the parish’s heritage, biodiversity…...

3+ hour, 37+ min ago   (304+ words) The European Space Agency's Sentinel-1 satellite has captured a major calving event at the Petermann Glacier in northwestern Greenland. A day earlier, images had shown visible cracks forming in the glacier's floating ice tongue, and by the following day, a…...

1+ hour, 50+ min ago   (389+ words) Updated on: August 29, 2026 / 7:44 PM EDT / CBS Detroit Oakland County, Michigan, is teaming up with local municipalities to educate residents about stormwater. On Saturday, they were at Linden Park in Birmingham. Community members listened as an expert explained how certain storage…...

3+ hour, 1+ min ago   (132+ words) Published 3:30 pm Saturday, August 29, 2026 The item in your June 25 issue dealing with the mayor’s comments on our water supply is interesting. For the record, I do concur with the mayor that we should not be considering pools if our available…...

12+ hour, 1+ min ago   (382+ words) The Municipality of Chatham-Kent is directing residents and businesses in Chatham and several surrounding communities to continue restricting water use to essential purposes only, as the municipal water system faces significant supply challenges following repairs to the main water transmission…...

4+ hour, 44+ min ago   (205+ words) Posted by Jan Wondra | Aug 29, 2026 As if there hasn’t been enough produce contamination in the national news lately, now there’s a potential sewage spill for the Lower Arkansas River. According to current information, the spill began on August 26, and operators…...

5+ hour, 22+ min ago   (324+ words) Mars may have built a surprisingly complex crust through large magmatic systems without the plate tectonics long thought necessary. To determine whether the boundary separated distinct rock types, the researchers used thermodynamic modeling and statistical methods to compare the seismic…...

5+ hour, 28+ min ago   (1066+ words) After A-84 moved away, ROV SuBastian documented an old Antarctic seafloor community, while leaving its exact age, food sources and species inventory unresolved. By Natural History · Edited by Lachlan Brown Published August 29, 2026 · How we edit The important thing about iceberg A…...

7+ hour, 33+ min ago   (382+ words) Infiltration steps protect water quality in Lake Rescue The Vermont Journal & The Shopper - LUDLOW, Vt. – When rainwater hits a hard surface like your roof, driveway, or short-trimmed lawn, it will likely run off to the nearest low point and bring…...