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Fossil kept in drawer for a century sheds light on enigmatic meat-eating dinosaurs
The partial skull of a tiger-sized predator that prowled what is now the Isle of Wight off England’s southern coast about 120 million years ago is giving scientists a better understanding of an enigmatic group of meat-eating dinosaurs known for running down prey and ripping them apart with massive hand claws.
Years before Nepal floods, scientists pitched a novel warning system based on seismic signals
Years before the deadly floods in Nepal, a group of scientists developed a seismic warning system that they say could have triggered lifesaving alerts.
How an act of arson in Washington caused so much destruction
The Spokane wildfires show how extreme heat, dry vegetation, strong winds and expanding development can transform one ignition into a disaster that destroys hundreds of homes.
Stretched resources and low morale as firefighters face an already blazing wildfire season
Wildfire season is just beginning in the West, but firefighting resources are already strained following a windstorm last week that sent flames racing through Great Basin states mired in drought.
Oldest evidence of a plague outbreak found in prehistoric graves, rewriting the disease’s history
A new study describes the oldest evidence of a plague outbreak ever found, in a set of skeletons excavated from prehistoric graves in Siberia dating back 5,500 years.
Despite deadly Washington implosion, chemical industry poised to see less government oversight
The deadly implosion at a paper mill in Washington and the recent evacuations in Southern California are revealing gaps in the systems meant to protect communities and workers.