Stacker puts together a list of facts you learned in school that are no longer true.

Most days, our bodies are just there—mundane vessels we inhabit on autopilot. We wake up, get on with our routines, eat, sleep, repeat. But the moment you actually stop and think about what’s ...

There's federal money for local schools to test their water for lead, which can be dangerous for kids. Many school systems opt not to test their faucets, even if it's free.

In a small northwest Iowa town built atop a 74-million-year-old meteorite crater, even the drinking water carries remnants of ...

Jaxon Smith-Njigba 's parents, Maada and Jami, have been cheering him on well before he became a star wide receiver for the ...

As drought exposes the Quabbin’s shoreline, watershed towns are pressing eastern Massachusetts for funding and a seat at the table for reservoir decisions. With the reservoir nearly 10 feet below full ...

In the renewable energy sector, the year 2025 was one of continuous records. After solar installed capacity and module manufacturing capacity crossed 100 GW each, wind swept past 50 GW, RE capacity ...

Community-based organizations and tribal representatives are gathering perspectives from local communities to address climate resilience. Rivers & Lands Conservancy was recently invited by the Santa ...

Each day, Times Insider editors scour the newspaper for the most interesting facts to appear on our pages. This year, tidbits about plastic recycling, whale sharks and crab Rangoon enlightened and ...

The snowpack for the central Sierra Nevada stood at just 14% of average on Dec. 22. A series of storms put it at 77% a week later. Those figures came from the California Department of Water Resources.

In this episode of Space Minds, host Mike Gruss talks with Dr. Gurpartap “GP” Sandhoo about what he calls “almost a watershed year” for the Space Development Agency. Sandhoo breaks down SDA’s major ...

OUTSIDE SPECIAL INTERESTS are threatening to tie up more Clallam County trust lands. These lands produce revenue that pays for county services. The Elwha Watershed study is authorized by Section 3120 ...