1+ hour, 57+ min ago   (524+ words) Every year, the world brews billions of cups of coffee, and almost all of the spent grounds end up in landfills, where they slowly decompose and release methane....

2+ day, 17+ min ago   (78+ words) Stacker Septembers with the most precipitation in Texas since 1895 Stacker compiled a ranking of the Septembers with the most precipitation in Texas since 1895 using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information. Rankings are based on the highest total precipitation…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1459+ words) Europe has taken some big swings in the battery industry in recent years and has made a couple of high-profile misses. Both Sweden's Northvolt, external and Norway's Morrow, external filed for bankruptcy and there are fears in Europe that the…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (886+ words) Climate change will increase our exposure to myriad infections, from tick-borne diseases to drug-resistant bacterial infections. As the planet warms, our environment will be transformed, but so will our bodies. In this series, we investigate the health impacts of climate…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (116+ words) wfxg.com - Harvest festivals drew Americans long before pumpkins were a fall marketing strategy - Cruise lines run September deals every year, and most travelers miss them - Americans agree their democracy is in crisis – yet the solution is as simple…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (742+ words) Wildfire smoke shrouds the Bridgers in early August, as seen from the Montana State University parking lot on Kagy Boulevard. On a typical day, Dr. Joseph Shaw, distinguished professor of engineering at Montana State University, can see the mountains in…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (475+ words) Field research from the University of California, Berkeley’s Centre for the Built Environment and the University of Sydney, demonstrates how targeted industrial air movement directly mitigates heat burdens in unconditioned spaces where full-building air conditioning is impractical. Researchers monitored 30 factory…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (627+ words) 96, of Rock Rapids, formerly of Doon 85, of Orange City Northwest Iowa received some of the state’s heaviest rainfall last week, with Sioux Center recording 3.05 inches as farmers continued chopping silage and preparing for harvest. The Iowa Crop Progress and Condition…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (359+ words) El Paso saw 52 days above 100 degrees between June 1 and Aug. 31. In El Paso, Texas, and across the nation, severe summer heat has shifted from an occasional occurrence into a new reality. For residents trying to keep their homes cool, that…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (608+ words) It was the forgotten idea of a Nobel-winning scientist. Now, Emilie Bodoin is turning it into reality. The Founder and CEO of Pure Lithium has revived the ‘lithium metal battery’ – an alternative to the lithium-ion batteries we know from electric…...