They lined up dozens of water balloons and fired arrows straight through them to see how many it would take to finally stop the shot. What seems like a simple test quickly turns into a surprising ...

The legislative Environment Committee on Wednesday narrowly kept alive legislation aimed at supplementing the state's efforts ...

Learn about the particles showering down on Earth and how scientists find them at annual Arthur H. Compton Lecture series ...

The familiar phenomenon has puzzled researchers for centuries, but experiments are finally making sense of its unruly behaviours.

When particles in volcanic ash cloud rub together, some pick up positive charge and others negative – now physicists have ...

Two kayakers paddling in Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra, Australia during the Canberra Balloon Spectacular on March 14 were accidentally bumped into the water by a descending hot air balloon.

Save America Act | West Bank killings | PG&E charge. East Bay Times reader letters to the editor for March 17, 2026.

Federal prosecutors say that both men cited the Islamic State after they were arrested, and one said he wanted to cause more damage than the Boston Marathon bombing. No one was injured in the incident ...

The typically calm green expanse of South Lawn transformed into a spectacle of color and laughter on Thursday as the Asian American Association held its annual Holi celebration.  The Hindu festival, ...

WATERVLIET, N.Y. (WNYT)- An 18-year-old man allegedly attacked a former high school classmate in Watervliet, leading police to classify it as a hate crime. Related: Police: Fake passport led to ...

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Sea levels are on average 1 foot higher than previously assumed, raising alarms that the world is underestimating how much land and how many people will be affected by rising oceans. That could spell ...