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Solstices brought Mayan communities together, using monuments shaped by science and religion – and...
The Conversation via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 weeks agoAn "E-Group" construction at the ancient Maya site of Caracol, in present-day Belize. Gerardo Aldana...
Slavery and Empire Still Mark the British Countryside
Time via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 weeks agoLevant Mine, Cornwall. The Levant Mine operated from the late 18th century until its closure in...
Should FEMA recognize extreme heat and wildfire smoke as 'major disasters'?
LA Times via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 weeks agoMaking the Federal Emergency Management Agency formally recognize extreme heat and smoke would...
California's heat wave breaks records, fuels wildfires
LA Times via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 weeks agoThe heat wave scorching interior California pushed dozens of cities to triple-digit temperatures,...
In Washington, D.C., the city’s ‘forgotten river’ cleans up, slowly
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 month agoBruce Holmes, 65, grew up fishing on the Anacostia River, a 9-mile (14-kilometer) urban waterway...
How much worse will extreme heat get by 2050? New report outlines worrisome future
LA Times via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 month agoRelaxing in the shade of an umbrella, 11-year-old Alfredo Guerrero waits for fish to bite at Lake...
VCs and the military are fueling self-driving startups that don't need roads
TechCrunch via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 months agoA new crop of early-stage startups — along with some recent VC investments — illustrates a niche...
Wildfire weather is increasing in California and much of the U.S., report finds
LA Times via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 months agoFire weather days have increased in Western U.S. over the last 50 years, with some of the largest...
Snow drought persists in parts of the US West, after April warmth accelerates snowmelt
The Hill via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 months agoThe effects of a “snow drought” are still plaguing parts of the West, after a stretch of warm, dry...
Hawaii's famous black sand beach could become a resort area
USA TODAY via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 months agoA proposed development that would transform one of Hawaii’s most famous black sand beaches into a...