When the Dome Fire tore through the Mojave Desert in 2020, it reduced 1 million Eastern Joshua trees to blackened skeletons. Scientists expected the underground ecosystem to be equally devastated.

A recent study has revealed a startling public health threat: About 17 million people are at risk of gastrointestinal problems due to excessive sulfate levels in groundwater. This alarming finding ...

The global copper market enjoyed one of its best years in 2025. The threat of US tariffs on the industrial metal and its elevated status as a critical mineral, together with major supply disruptions ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Copper tubing at a factory in Chongqing, China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images) Copper ...

Ryan O’Hanlon knew five years ago that the majestic copper beech tree in front of Duffy-Poule Funeral Home in Attleboro was diseased. But, as owner of the Peck Street funeral home for the last 13 ...

The copper thieves just won’t stop meddling with Los Angeles residents. Crooks in Van Nuys copped internet cables, leaving residents without service and street lighting. Surveillance video caught the ...

Cuproptosis was discovered in 2022. It was a previously unknown type of cell death caused by an excess of copper. The research group led by Professor Johannes Karges at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany ...

Demand for copper is surging because of demand from new technologies, but suppliers are struggling to keep up, and they are likely to fall further behind in the coming years, resulting in shortfalls ...

A depressed man's search for a murderer keeps leading back to questioning himself in Peter Warren’s ambitious and often affecting debut feature. There’s a strong sense of irony throughout the darkly ...

A 200-year-old Monterey cypress tree in Carmel is creating division as officials and private property owners haggle over whether or not the towering, 60-foot-tall marvel should be allowed to live. The ...

Bleach kills. It disinfects by killing bacteria, viruses, and other pathogens. Bleach (sodium hypochlorite) is a handy gardener's companion, as it is often recommended for disinfecting garden tools, ...

Cutting down a tree can be quite an arduous undertaking, and how to kill a tree stump is a bit of a mystery. But if a tree is long in the tooth (or…branch?) and threatens to fall over, cut down it ...