Let's Be Crystal Clear: Public Water Needs to Be Protected

"Without access to clean water, states, nations, and all of civilization will collapse." Sizable and necessary attention has been paid in recent years to the important fight over the impact of dirty fossil fuels on our environment. But it is sometimes overlooked that while oil, gas, and coal are extremely important to life as we know it, none are humanity's most necessary commodity.

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Antarctica's Troublesome 'Hairdryer Winds'

Warm air dropping down Peninsula mountains does not augur well for the Larsen C Ice Shelf's future.

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Clues as to why cockroaches are so prolific

Asexual reproduction increases when female cockroaches are housed as a group, not alone, enabling them to maintain a colony for at least three years without a male's contribution.

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Magnitude 6.2 quake hits Yukon, Alaska and causes power outages

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit Yukon and Alaska at about 5:30 a.m. local time today, causing power outages and shaking people awake.

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The First Ordnance Survey Map

The map titled "An Entirely New & Accurate Survey Of The County Of Kent, With Part Of The County Of Essex" was created by William Mudge in 1801 and is regarded at the first official Ordnance Survey map. The map was commissioned in the 1790s to help defend England from a feared French invasion during the French Revolution. What made it different from previous maps was the use of the Trigonometrical Survey, which produced much more accurate results compared to previous techniques.

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The reason why supermarkets wrap fresh fruit and veggies in plastic

Has Supermarket Packaging Become Excessive?

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GALLERY: Extreme Weather in Tornado Alley

Startling pictures have revealed the extent of the extreme weather that occurred in America’s notorious Tornado Alley in just one month.The astonishing images show huge tornadoes beginning to form and large storms.

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