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"Once you have an abrupt event like this - the ground cracks and opens up - it's not something that can just be undone by a cold year, because you've…

Twenty dead in El Paso, Texas; nine in Dayton, Ohio. Three - including two children - killed at the Gilroy Garlic Festival. And a dozen shot at the…

It’s tough to study rare diseases. Because they affect only a small percentage of the population, it can be hard for researchers to find funding. It’s…

Memorial Day has come and gone, marking the unofficial start of summer. Here's what experts say is in store for the season.2010, 2011, and 2012 were the…

Dust is unsightly, a sign of poor housekeeping, perhaps. But toxic? Unfortunately, yes.In 2003, researchers from Massachusetts-based Silent Spring…

Groundwater is a big, black box connecting life on land to ocean ecosystems. We have a decent handle on what goes in, but scientists are just beginning to…

A simple mistake can derail the best planned experiments. But sometimes – just sometimes – such an error can lead to an even bigger discovery. Sixty five…

Methane. It's the other greenhouse gas - less common and shorter-lived than carbon dioxide, but also a much more potent heat trapper.If there's one…

Amy Fleischer is a teacher at Nauset Regional Middle School. But for most of July, she’s part of a team exploring California’s Channel Islands National…

Starfish are melting away - literally turning to mush and dying - in unprecedented numbers. Scientists are struggling to track down the cause.When news of…