17+ hour, 53+ min ago   (582+ words) Before you reach for a plastic food storage container, think again -- plastic containers have unique downsides that glass and metal containers don't. There are many reasons that plastic is so popular. It's fairly simple to produce and manufacture. It's cheap…...

7+ hour, 1+ min ago   (470+ words) Yggdrasil Urban Wildlife Rescue is asking Bay Area drivers who recently returned from the mountains to check their vehicles after two yellow-bellied marmots were found in the region. Both animals are recovering at the rescue center, and their origins have…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (350+ words) The last time the tropical Pacific was this warm, "Titanic" had just hit theaters, Elton John was topping the charts with "Candle in the Wind," John Rowland was governor of Connecticut, the Hartford Whalers had just left for North Carolina…...

7+ hour, 54+ min ago   (576+ words) High on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, the world’s most extensive alpine grasslands are quietly losing their ability to heal themselves. For decades, land managers have assumed that simply fencing off overgrazed pastures and letting nature take its course would be enough…...

13+ hour ago   (813+ words) Skiers and snowboarders barely had time to recover from last year’s abysmal season when ski resorts started touting this winter’s “super El Niño.” “With a super El Niño in the forecast for this winter … now is the time to save…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (231+ words) New statewide energy standards affecting permits add a planning step for fall kitchen and bathroom projects Permitting itself remains a frequent point of confusion for homeowners regardless of the season. Requirements differ by jurisdiction across the Monterey Peninsula, and questions…...

9+ hour, 13+ min ago   (31+ words) An engaging seminar by Dr. Paul Teesdale-Spittle an associate professor Victoria university of Wellington. Ever wondered how we know it’s hot? No, we …...

11+ hour, 24+ min ago   (26+ words) A global study finds nearly 10% of butterfly species have shifted where they live, but poor monitoring in the tropics could be hiding much larger changes....

16+ hour, 48+ min ago   (851+ words) Por el meteorólogo Chris Dolce, CNN No se ha formado ningún huracán en el océano Atlántico tras 103 días de temporada, una espera récord impulsada por un potente fenómeno de El Niño que sofoca las tormentas incipientes. Hasta hoy, el 11 de…...

18+ hour, 17+ min ago   (188+ words) A self-described “history nerd” whose “happy place” is inside library archives, Westervelt opens her narrative by recounting how the American Petroleum Institute, the oil industry’s U.S. trade association, came into being. Collective amnesia about deteriorating conditions is also seen…...