2+ hour, 31+ min ago  (332+ words) New fossil discoveries are reshaping scientists" understanding of a pivotal chapter in human evolution, revealing that several human ancestor lineages lived side by side nearly 3 million years ago. The findings, published in separate studies in the journal Nature, come from…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (295+ words) A recent prescribed burn in the South Shore Camanche area helped firefighters contain the Turkey Fire that prompted temporary evacuations last week in the Pattison Road area between Valley Springs and Camanche Reservoir, the Cal Fire Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit and East…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago  (279+ words) Fire dangers are increasing in the Mother Lode as daytime temperatures rise into the 80s and 90s, and more fuels dry out and cure in the relentless sunshine, prompting the Cal Fire Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit to suspend all residential outdoor burning effective at…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (388+ words) Mayo Clinic researchers and collaborators have shown that artificial intelligence can reveal brain tumor risks. (Dreamstime/TNS) Mayo Clinic researchers and collaborators have shown that artificial intelligence can analyze routine pathology slides to help classify meningiomas, the most common primary…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (495+ words) When a small group of people are isolated together for weeks, the circumstances do little to strengthen their bonds, according to new research that highlights the risks to teams working together on oil rigs, space missions and in other isolated…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (1835+ words) Senior Service Hydrologist Amanda Schroeder points to a reflectivity image of the area at the National Weather Service Fort Worth office on Friday, May 8, 2026, in Fort Worth, Texas. The image displays the intensity of the precipitation. (Abigail Dollins/Fort Worth…...

3+ week, 17+ hour ago  (332+ words) Evidence at the meadow shows a vehicle left the roadway, passed through boulder barriers set around the meadow to try to block vehicles, and entered the meadow, causing substantial damage, the Forest Service said. Vehicle damage to a vulnerable high-altitude…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (745+ words) The California red-legged frog, wiped out in Yosemite National Park for decades, has made a significant comeback in the past 10 years thanks to coordinated human interventions and restoration efforts, according to state and federal Fish and Wildlife agencies and the…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (140+ words) Any interested members of the community are invited to attend the 7 p. m. program in person in the Tuolumne County Library Community Room at 480 Greenley Road in Sonora, or view the presentation on Zoom. After receiving his undergraduate degree from the University…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (373+ words) Tuolumne County firefighters work to extinguish a blaze Wednesday afternoon on Via Serena in the Sonora area that officials later said was caused by an escaped debris burn. Tuolumne County firefighters quickly contained a small vegetation fire Wednesday afternoon on…...