2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (442+ words) Fifty miles (80 kilometers) of ditches dug decades ago for an abandoned farming venture drained much of the water from thousands of years of accumulated peat — partially decayed organic matter up to 15 feet (4.6 meters) deep — leaving the site vulnerable to drought…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1230+ words) It’s an idyllic setting in North Carolina’s Inner Banks, where fields of cotton, soybeans and corn stretch for miles, country roads wend through stands of pines and thousands of bird watchers converge to witness the spring migration. But it’s what’s…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (494+ words) An Anthropic researcher said he is resigning from the company over concerns the artificial intelligence firm and its competitors are not acting responsibly in AI development, echoing concerns raised inside and outside of the industry about the technology’s potential to…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (380+ words) Anak Krakatau initially erupted for about 25 hours over the weekend, and it has since continued to erupt intermittently with explosions ejecting lava, ash and incandescent volcanic material from the crater, Indonesia’s Geology Agency said in a statement on Wednesday. He…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (408+ words) Three 2-month-old Sumatran tiger cubs received identification microchips and their first vaccinations Tuesday at a zoo near Athens, as part of a global effort to build a backup population. The Sumatran tiger, classified as critically endangered, is found only on…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (231+ words) Ternus briefly took the stage at the Steve Jobs Theater, kicking off the event to loud cheers. In a video message, he praised Apple’s “relentless pursuit of excellence.” The iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max, Ternus said, bring improvements to the…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (383+ words) Hawaii Gov. Josh Green closed schools and government offices on the westernmost islands of Kauai and Niihau and on Oahu for Tuesday as Hurricane Lowell was expected to pass nearby, bringing damaging winds, mudslides, possible tornadoes, dangerous rip currents and…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (268+ words) WEBSTER, N.Y. — Five days after severe thunderstorms and tornadoes rolled through Western New York and the Finger Lakes, people are still cleaning up. News10NBC reporter Erin Mahon spoke with the Kleinhammer family on Klem Road in Webster the day after the storm....

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (617+ words) The volcanic island of Anak Krakatau, located in Indonesia’s Sunda Strait between the main Java and Sumatra islands, had shown signs of activity since Friday before erupting for 30 seconds at 3:53 a.m. Sunday and for 16 seconds about three hours later, Indonesia’s…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (459+ words) Heavy rains from the storm, which weakened into a tropical depression after making landfall Tuesday, were expected to threaten the eastern part of the state through Thursday morning, the National Weather Service said. Meanwhile, a burst of tropical weather persisted…...