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In 1983, scientists poured dye into Wyoming’s Popo Agie River before it vanished underground; two hours later, it resurfaced about 3,500 feet away with more water than entered

In Sinks Canyon State Park in west-central Wyoming, the Middle Popo Agie River does something few rivers do: it disappears underground. At a point known as the Sinks, the river's entire flow vanishes into a cave system instead of continuing along an open channel. Downstream, the water reemerges at a…

The Times of India · Aug 28

In 2002, Albany buried 1,500 feet of Patroon Creek underground. 18 years later, daylighting restored the stream and improved flood resilience across the project area too

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's success story, U.S. Geological Survey streamflow data showed that three of the five years following completion of the project experienced peak flows above 500 cubic feet per second—the level identified in the earlier feasibility study as exceeding the capacity of the underground stream…

The Economic Times · Aug 27

A Federal Nuclear Power Push Is Reviving Uranium Mining, and Tribes Downstream Are Watching Their Drinking Water

Federal efforts to restart domestic uranium production are raising water concerns for Southwest tribes living near the nation's last uranium mill.

Medical Daily · Aug 19

Pine Barrens ablaze as seen from orbit | Space photo of the day for April 28, 2025

Satellite imagery reveals scope of damage from one of the largest fires New Jersey has seen in decades.

Space · Apr 28, 2025

Volcanic ash is a silent killer, more so than lava: What Alaska needs to know with Mount Spurr likely to erupt

Volcanoes inspire awe with spectacular eruptions and incandescent rivers of lava, but often their deadliest hazard is what quietly falls from the sky.

The Conversation · Apr 15, 2025

Small fraction of hydrogen trapped under Earth can power humanity for centuries, scientists say

US Geological Survey researchers say there could be 5.6 trillion metric tonnes of hydrogen in rocks and underground reservoirs

The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2024

People once lived in a vast region in north-western Australia – and it had an inland sea

For much of the 65,000 years of Australia’s human history, the now-submerged northwest continental shelf connected the Kimberley and western Arnhem Land. This vast, habitable realm covered nearly 390,000 square kilometres, an area one-and-a-half times larger than New Zealand is today.

The Conversation · Dec 20, 2023

Why dimming the Sun would be an effective tool in the fight against climate change

It’s becoming increasingly clear that we will fail to meet our climate goals. We were already at 1.26°C of warming in 2022 and are on track to blow through 1.5°C in the mid-2030s. Research even suggests that current climate policy will lead to more than 2.5°C of warming by the…

The Conversation · Dec 6, 2023

Scientists want you to mail dead butterflies for research if you live in these states

The USGS wants to test if butterflies and other insects are being hurt by contaminants, such as those in pesticides. It's seeking specimens from Alabama, Georgia, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas.

WEKU · Aug 4, 2023

Poll: Large majority of LA residents back mandatory earthquake retrofits

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles residents strongly back the city's landmark earthquake retrofit law, a new poll has found, despite decades of conventional wisdom that such a rule would be politically unpopular because of its cost.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 22, 2023