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In 12 years Texas will be hotter than any year to date, see deadlier wildfires, study says
FORT WORTH, Texas — A new report on the future of extreme weather in Texas says the state is in store for hotter temperatures, increased severity of droughts and growing wildfire risks.
The report from John Nielsen-...Read more
ENV-STURGEON // Wildlife agency: Sturgeon won't go on endangered species list
Fishing for lake sturgeon in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan is not a threat to the ancient species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service concluded in its decision not to list the giant fish under the Endangered Species ...Read more
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore issues executive order calling for environmental literacy
BALTIMORE — Gov. Wes Moore issued an executive order Monday establishing an environmental literacy program in an effort to empower Maryland youth to conserve and restore the state’s natural resources in the face of ...Read more
Florida plans $850 million in Everglades restoration projects in next year
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Florida officials and environmental advocates on Monday touted major progress toward Everglades restoration, which has been advanced by dozens of state-funded projects.
The state has pumped ...Read more
'The definition of poaching': Conspiracy alleged after group hunted dozens of deer in California
SACRAMENTO — A group of Nevada County residents are facing charges in what hunting experts are calling one California’s largest deer poaching cases in years. Brought by District Attorney Jesse Wilson, six individuals ...Read more
Why don’t female crickets chirp?
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.
Why don’t female crickets chirp? – Avery, age 8, Los ...Read more
Wind and solar in limbo: Long waitlists to get on the grid are a 'leading barrier'
Ninety miles west of Chicago, the corn and soybean fields stretch to the sky, and dreams of the clean energy future dangle — just out of reach.
To the east of Route 52, there’s the first phase of the 9,500-acre ...Read more
Other Notable Events for April 22
On this date in history:
In 1500, explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral arrived in South America, claiming what would later be known as Brazil for Portugal.
In 1889, about 20,000 homesteaders massed along ...Read more
Notable Birthdays for April 22
Those born on this date include:
- Spanish Queen Isabella I, who funded the first voyage of Christopher Columbus to the New World, in 1451
- Pope Alexander VIII in 1610
- British novelist Henry ...Read more
Today's Word "capricious"
capricious \kuh-PRISH-us; -PREE-shus\ (adjective) - Apt to change suddenly; whimsical; changeable.
"Perhaps the ancients were right, and we mortals are merely playthings of a capricious fate." -- Tom Harper, ' Knights of ...Read more
Lost and Found
Doria, Libby, Robb, TJ, and Vinny searched the lost and found table. By the time they finished, two gloves (one red, one blue), a blue hat, a striped sweater, and one pair of black sneakers had all made it back to their original owners. Each of the students found one of these missing items.
1. Libby and TJ both found something with red in it.
2. TJ and Doria each found a glove.
3. Vinny was the only one to walk off with something ...
This Day in History, April 22
On April 22nd, 1914, Babe Ruth pitched his first professional game.
Native village proposes new option for restoring Eklutna River
As Southcentral Alaska electric utilities push forward with a much-contested plan to reduce the impacts of a hydroelectric project on fish and wildlife, the Native Village of Eklutna is proposing an alternative option to ...Read more
Minnesota House lawmakers push forward fertilizer tax to clean up contaminated wells
Minnesota would tax farmers $0.40 per ton of fertilizer to help test and clean up thousands of private wells contaminated with agricultural runoff under a bill that cleared the House's main agricultural committee.
The ...Read more
Other Notable Events for April 21
On this date in history:
In 1509, Henry VIII became king of England after his father, Henry VII, died.
In 1836, with the battle cry Remember the Alamo! Texas forces under Sam Houston defeated the army...Read more
Notable Birthdays for April 21
Those born on this date include:
- Russian ruler Catherine II -- Catherine the Great -- in 1729
- German educator Friedrich Froebel, who established the concept of the kindergarten, in 1782
- British ...Read more
Today's Word "epigone"
epigone \EP-uh-gohn\ (noun) - An inferior imitator, especially of some distinguished writer, artist, musician, or philosopher.
"He was a conscious epigone, even in the l9th century preferring the powdered wig and ruffles ...Read more
What Am I?
Decapitate me and all becomes equal. Then truncate me and I become second. Cut me front and back and I become two less than I started.
What am I?
View full teaser and answerThis Day in History, April 21
April 21st, 753 B.C. is the traditional date observed for the founding of Rome.
Meteor shower to peak soon. Here's when and the best way to watch
One of the oldest known meteor showers is streaking through the sky above California.
The Lyrid meteor shower was first recorded in 687 B.C. and has been studied for more than 2,000 years, according to NASA.
The meteor ...Read more
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