The trees will likely survive, but may face long-term consequences.

Lightning struck a massive redwood tree in a Santa Rosa neighborhood early Friday morning. A church had to be red-tagged and ...

Have you ever been drifting off to sleep when suddenly you hear what sounds like a gunshot, a door slamming, or an explosion inside your head? You jolt awake, heart pounding, sit upright in bed, but ...

This year's maple sap collection in Massachusetts contains more sugar than most years. Sweeter sap requires less boiling time, which leads to increased maple syrup production. Colder temperatures and ...

LA CROSSE, Wis. (WXOW) — Students at Summit Environmental Elementary School traded traditional gym class for a hands-on lesson in making maple syrup. Over the last couple of weeks, kindergarten ...

This article looks at five things we learned from Michigan's maple syrup farmers in a recent in-depth look at ice storm ...

In effect, an exploding black hole, like the Big Bang itself, would be the ultimate particle collider, revealing hitherto unknown aspects of nature’s repertoire that could account for the dark matter.

The second question for this short series of reader-inspired Aintree investigations comes from James Howells, who asks: "You always hear that Aintree is the stiffest jumping test in the country, I've ...

Physicists may soon witness a cosmic fireworks show: the explosive death of a primordial black hole. Once thought to be unimaginably rare, new research suggests there’s up to a 90% chance of catching ...

The SAP Center has been transformed from a hockey and concert arena into a basketball stadium to host two high-stakes Sweet 16 games. Thursday's doubleheader features Big Ten champion Purdue against ...

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