-
Evan Bush
Posts
Surprise tornadoes in Kansas prompt concerns about changes at the National Weather Service
Five tornadoes hit the Kansas City area Monday night. Did a change in National Weather Service balloon launches leave forecasters in the dark about the…
Infants torn from mothers, testicles ripped off: Study describes vicious chimpanzee infighting
Chimpanzees that had once formed a cohesive community in Uganda split into factions and turned violent, according to a new study. Nearly 30 chimps were…
Native Americans had dice and games of probability long before other cultures, study finds
Native Americans had dice and games of probability 12,000 years ago, according to a new study. That’s far earlier than the practice is thought to…
He walked on the moon in 1972. This is his advice for the Artemis II astronauts.
Harrison Schmitt, now 90, was on the Apollo 17 mission — the last time humans visited the moon. On Wednesday, NASA's Artemis II mission aims to…
As Western heat wave ends, scientists try to make sense of its length and intensity
The spring heat wave that baked the West for over a week has finally moved along, after setting more than 1,500 temperature records across 11…
Saving the snow for next year: Ski resorts try ‘snow farming’ as temperatures rise
Amid the West’s snow drought, several ski areas are storing up manmade snow and saving it under mats for next ski season — a process…
Thousands ordered to evacuate as Oahu floods put dam at imminent risk of failure
After two storms struck Hawaii over the past week, causing flooding, officials warned that a large dam on the island of Oahu is at risk…
Hawaii braces for more rain as storms take aim at wildfire burn scars
Hawaii is bracing for another deluge on Thursday, less than a week after a record-breaking storm buckled roadways and collapsed buildings.
8 skiers dead after avalanche near Lake Tahoe
Eight people were killed in an avalanche during a backcountry skiing expedition on the California side of Lake Tahoe, authorities said in an update Wednesday.
10 skiers missing, 6 stranded after avalanche in California
As many as 10 skiers were missing after an avalanche near Truckee, California, authorities said Tuesday.