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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...
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...
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...
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· 4 weeks 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...
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...
VCs and the military are fueling self-driving startups that don't need roads
TechCrunch via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 month agoA new crop of early-stage startups — along with some recent VC investments — illustrates a niche...
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...