Q&A: The science of snowflakes—how hexagonal symmetry and environmental changes create endless designs

In the iconic "Sound of Music" score, "My Favorite Things," a young Julie Andrews lists snowflakes as objects that bring her ...

Ecosystem interactions shape spread of wasting disease

The expansive, dense eelgrass beds that line much of the U.S. coastline provide invaluable habitat and other services to ...

Your programming career isn't over - AI just upgraded your toolbox

ZDNET's key takeaways AI coding tools act like power tools for programmers.Programming jobs will change, but not disappear ...

80 Interesting “Today I Learned” Facts If You Are Sick And Tired Of The News (New Pics)

There’s an endless amount of curious and fascinating knowledge out there in the world, and discovering it is part of what ...
Governing

The Water Infrastructure Investments States Will Need

Crews in Novi, Mich., work to repair a September break in a 42-inch water transmission main owned and operated by Great Lakes Water Authority. An estimated $3.4 trillion will be needed over the next ...
The National Law Review

EPA Proposes New Clean Water Act Definition of “Waters of the United States”

We collaborate with the world's leading lawyers to deliver news tailored for you. Sign Up for any (or all) of our 25+ Newsletters. Some states have laws and ethical rules regarding solicitation and ...
USA Today

Florida man captures giant python, told to ‘put it in trash’

A Florida resident, with the help of friends, used a snare and ax to subdue a massive Burmese python that they had encountered Tuesday on the way home from dinner. Wade Gardner, of Rotonda West in ...
The Hill

Trump proposes to narrow where Clean Water Act applies

The Trump administration is proposing to narrow which bodies of water qualify for Clean Water Act protections. The administration proposed a new definition Monday for what counts as a “water of the ...
Times of San Diego

Less water, more problems – California, 6 states miss key Colorado River deadline

Drought-stricken Lake Mead on the Colorado River in August 2022. (File photo by Christopher Clark/U.S. Bureau of Reclamation) This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their ...
Crude Oil Prices

Iran Is on the Brink of “Water Bankruptcy”

Iran is experiencing its worst drought in 60 years, with major reservoirs running near-empty and water rationing beginning in Tehran. Experts say decades of mismanagement and unrealistic agricultural ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

Colorado River talks stall as Utah, other states miss key deadline

Utah and the six other states that rely upon the Colorado River on Tuesday failed to reach an agreement on how to manage the drought-stricken waterway that supplies water to 40 million people. The ...
Colorado Public Radio

States blow past Colorado River deadline, Arizona wants feds to order water cuts

Negotiators from seven Western states missed a crucial deadline Tuesday to reach a consensus on dividing up water from the Colorado River. The states are negotiating new guidelines for how the federal ...