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Texas road work leads to archeological discoveries of ‘colossal creatures’
While conducting an environmental review for Loop 88 in Lubbock, Texas, TxDOT found what experts believe to be the tooth of a ...
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The 1,550-Mile XTX Trail Is Texas's Version of the Pacific Crest
We’re scouting an attempt-it-only-during-drought-conditions alternative route of the 1,550-mile Cross Texas Trail, or XTX, ...
Advancing Martian geology mapping with machine learning tools
How can artificial intelligence (AI) be used to advance mapping and imaging methods on other planets? This is what a study presented at the 56th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference hopes to address ...
28 US cities, including New York, Chicago and others are sinking, satellite study reveals
A recent satellite survey reveals that several major US cities are sinking. Cities like Nyu York, Chicago, Dallas, and Denver ...
28 Major US Cities Are Sinking, Including NYC and Chicago, Satellite Study Finds
US cities found to be sinking, latest satellite study confirms Houston records the fastest and most widespread urban land subsidence NYC and Chicago are sinking at rates reaching 10 millimeters per ye ...
Rare tremors felt in South Texas following Mexican earthquake
The tremors from a minor earthquake that shook northern Mexico late Sunday evening were felt as far as the Rio Grande Valley. A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck about six miles east of the town of ...
National Hurricane Center tropical outlooks start soon. Here's why they're important to Florida
On May 15, the National Hurricane Center will begin issuing daily "tropical outlooks," highlighting areas showing potential for tropical development.
As US doubles down on fossil fuels, communities will have to adapt to the consequences − yet climate adaptation funding is on the chopping block
(THE CONVERSATION) It’s no secret that warming temperatures, wildfires and flash floods are increasingly affecting lives across the United States. With the U.S. government now planning to ramp up ...