A new study suggests that ancient microbes once cast as oxygen haters may have actually learned to use the gas, offering a clue to how the first complex cells — and, eventually, all plants and animals ...

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This draft flood risk map shows proposed flood-risk levels for the Houston area. Areas shaded light green are slated for a 500-year floodplain designation by FEMA, while darker areas represent a ...

Nearly a decade after Hurricane Harvey rewrote Houston's relationship with severe weather, new draft flood maps offer the most detailed look at who may face higher or lower flood risks in the years ...

FEMA has released draft versions of updated flood maps that could soon change flood insurance requirements for homeowners in affected communities. The updated maps, known as Pending Flood Insurance ...

Landlord Trinity Flood is fighting to hang onto the South Shore apartment complex federal authorities raided last fall by trying to fend off her lender’s foreclosure, even after a judge appointed a ...

Life’s story may stretch further back than scientists once thought. Some genes found in nearly every organism today were already duplicated before all life shared a common ancestor. By tracking these ...

This month, an international team of scientists has been trying to set up sensors on and around Thwaites Glacier, one of the most unstable in the world. It’s often called Antarctica’s “doomsday ...

Andrew Scott has previously received funding from the Natural Environment Research Council and the Leverhulme Trust. You ask a very interesting question. For many years, scientists assumed that fire ...

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University of Alberta provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. University of Alberta provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. Our planet is unique for its ability ...

Shopping for a ring online used to feel risky. Now, it’s practically the norm— especially when brands prioritize transparency, sustainability and education. That’s essentially Brilliant Earth’s ...