Some people expect to see snakes on a plane, but in Delaware, they can usually be found under rocks, high grass, wooded areas and even in your yard. But there’s another place people should be aware of them — lakes. Snakes have a vital role in preserving the health of the ecosystem by controlling pests […]
Whitefish, a pale, silvery and green-brown freshwater fish is Native to the Great Lakes Basin and a staple in the community, food, and culture of Native tribes surrounding the Great Lakes. The Anishinaabe people have held the whitefish in high regard since creation. “Whitefish is one of the species that is a part of our creation story,” […]
NASA’s Juno spacecraft imaged volcanic plumes on the surface of Jovian moon Io. | Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS Image processing by Andrea Luck NASA’s Juno mission might have originally been all about Jupiter, but its extended mission has the spacecraft observing the gas giant’s moons — and it’s making some pretty interesting discoveries. Its latest find? The […]
Two new Intel Lunar Lake results have cropped up on the Geekbench browser (as spotted by @BenchLeaks on X), featuring the upcoming Core Ultra 7 268V with four non-Hyper-Threading P-cores and four E-cores. If we take these results at face value, the new CPU’s performance in Geekbench is a mixed bag. It boasts superior single-core […]
By Rodrigo Gutierrez SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Recent torrential rains in Chile have brought back to life – for now at least – reservoirs and lagoons that had all but dried up after years of drought, with dramatic images of cracked lake beds replaced by mirror-like still waters. A severe years-long drought had decimated water supplies […]
Jun. 22—TRAVERSE CITY — Two now-former executives of Northern Lakes Community Mental Health Authority say insinuations of wrongdoing, shared during board meetings and with law enforcement, unfairly damaged their reputations and skewed public opinion. “There was no misconduct, no collusion, there isn’t any evidence of that, they’ve made innuendos that Joanie and Laurie couldn’t respond […]
Oklahoma is home to over 200 lakes offering opportunities for fishing, swimming and boating among other water-based activities. If you’ve ever waded in one of the state’s large lakes and couldn’t feel the bottom, you might have wondered, “How deep is this lake?” Here’s a look at just how deep Oklahoma’s biggest lakes are. How […]
Nearly 20 years ago, the Cassini probe and its Huygens lander peeked under the hazy atmosphere of Saturn’s largest moon Titan and gave us our first glimpse of the moon’s familiarly strange surface. Cassini-Huygens found that noxious liquids like methane and ethane form a very Earthlike patchwork of streams, rivers, and even seas as large […]
Many beaches across Massachusetts are closed as Bay Staters seek relief from the sweltering heat and stifling humidity. Weather Alert: Heat wave is underway Unless you want to spend time on the scorching sand, people looking to beat the heat on Wednesday shouldn’t head to Wollaston Beach in Quincy. It’s one of several beaches in […]
North Texas will have a shot at more rain as it officially rolls into summer on Thursday. The National Weather Service predicted slight chances of rain Wednesday night and Thursday morning. Wichita Falls has received 22.16 inches of rain so far in 2024, compared to the normal of 13.06 inches by this time of year. […]
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake has once again failed to convince Arizona judges that she was the true winner of the 2022 gubernatorial election. An Arizona Court of Appeals panel on Tuesday ruled against Lake’s appeal of a December 2022 ruling from Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson which declared Gov. Katie Hobbs […]
In a hardwood forest in Ontario County, there’s a new trail system — and an experiment into shared uses and economic development for the region. Hickory Ridge Preserve boasts 550 acres of oak-hickory and hemlock-northern hardwood forest and, as of June 1, 3.5 miles of trails to be shared by hikers, bikers and trail runners. […]