6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (804+ words) Bees have been getting a lot of love in recent years. With social media influencers rescuing swarms in videos getting millions of views, signs imploring us to “save the bees”, and books written about the fascinating and intricate social structure…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (447+ words) The Moon joins a tea party… Venus cranks up the brightness… the seasons officially change… and the Harvest Moon meets up with some planetary neighbors. That's what's up for September. From September 14 through 20, let the Moon guide you to a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (295+ words) The California Department of Fish and Wildlife said Monday it has completed the California Bobcat Population Monitoring Project’s Report of Findings, the most extensive and comprehensive bobcat population survey ever conducted in California, and possibly anywhere in the United States....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (840+ words) “Temperature is 69 degrees. Relative humidity is 48%. Winds from the south, 2-3 miles per hour. High Glade,” said Annelle Durham as she lowered the radio, a callout eight years in the making. In 2018, the 85-year-old High Glade fire lookout tower burned to…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (574+ words) Wildfires once ran on deadlines. After a series of catastrophic blazes in the early 20th century, the U.S. Forest Service sought to show it was able to control and protect forests under its care. In 1933, the agency mandated the “10 a.m. rule,” declaring…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1717+ words) Nearly four years ago, California lawmakers ordered state regulators to prepare for an industry that promised a new way to fight climate change: permanently burying carbon dioxide underground. The law called for rules governing how companies would monitor stored carbon…...