Plants & Animals
Apr 1, 2024
How Washington's I-90 became safer for wildlife, drivers
Interstate 90 fractures the spine of the Cascades at its midpoint.
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Archaeology
May 2, 2023
How archaeologists reconstructed a Roman gateway to tell the story of Britain's invasion
Visitors to Richborough Roman fort near Sandwich in east Kent will now find a major new addition to the site: a reconstructed Roman fort gateway in timber, flanked by stretches of an earthwork rampart.
Archaeology
Jun 25, 2021
In Mexico, colonial ruins shattered by truck, rains
It hasn't been a good week for Mexico's colonial-era architecture.
Ecology
May 27, 2019
Four years after California's largest dam removal project, how are the fish doing?
Four years ago, construction crews with huge jackhammers tore apart a 10-story concrete dam in the wooded canyons of the Carmel River, between the Big Sur hills and the beach front town of Carmel.
Business
Dec 10, 2018
Brazil court overturns suspension of Boeing-Embraer tie-up
An appeals court in Brazil on Monday overturned an order blocking a proposed $4.75 billion tie-up between US aerospace giant Boeing and the civilian business of Brazilian plane-maker Embraer.
Environment
Oct 1, 2018
Hard-hit Indonesian city buries its dead as toll tops 840
Brightly colored body bags were placed side-by-side in a freshly dug mass grave Monday, as a hard-hit Indonesian city began burying its dead from the devastating earthquake and tsunami that killed more than 840 people and ...
Environment
Sep 29, 2018
Indonesia tsunami death toll nears 400, expected to rise
Residents too afraid to sleep indoors camped out in the darkness Saturday while victims recounted harrowing stories of being separated from their loved ones a day after a powerful earthquake triggered a tsunami that unleashed ...
Environment
Aug 7, 2018
Mass timber: Thinking big about sustainable construction
The construction and operation of all kinds of buildings uses vast amounts of energy and natural resources. Researchers around the world have therefore been seeking ways to make buildings more efficient and less dependent ...
Environment
May 15, 2018
How high can seas rise? On a tropical isle, the answers are not always obvious
With its white-sand beaches and nice weather, the far southern Caribbean island of Barbados is a magnet for vacationers. It is also a magnet for geologists and climate scientists. That is because it is made largely of fossil ...
Environment
Nov 2, 2017
In Israel, searching for droughts past and future
Perched on a cliff face in Israel's Negev Desert, close to where the book of Genesis says the wicked cities of Sodom and Gomorrah were burned with divine fire, geologist Steven Goldstein was excitedly uncovering evidence ...
