The GLIMS initiative has created a unique glacier inventory, storing information about the extent and rates of change of all the world's mountain glaciers and ice caps. The GLIMS Glacier Database was ...

Best of all, the chain-link fences will be coming down soon — replaced by a permanent fence that’s certainly a more elegant way to keep the installation safe. Rick Garcia, the South Bay ...

The traffic installation funnels the two-way street into a one-way and then back to a two-way again. Drivers on Kirkham Street in San Francisco were confused when they came across it.

Good thing that this problem can be addressed by installing a soft close toilet seat, which is specially designed with a hinge mechanism that can slow the lid's descent. This means that it will close ...

A plan put in motion in early 2023 sees boardwalks rising in Uplands Park this winter to optimize users’ winter experiences in the popular Oak Bay park. “What we’re doing is we’re creating a winter ...

BAY CITY, MI — It was just a joke, baby. Still, enough people took seriously a Michigan-set satirical publication’s online story this week that the farce led a real-life mayor to issue a ...

Using AI, researchers found that glacier calving rates doubled in 2016, highlighting the accelerating impact of climate change in this Arctic hotspot. A University of Bristol study found that 91% of ...

The storied battle over a 50-acre island in the northeastern reaches of San Francisco Bay is officially over, as the buyer announced details of the acquisition Thursday. The John Muir Land Trust ...