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Groundwater in the Colorado River basin won't run out — but eventually we won’t be able to get at it, scientists warnThe Colorado River basin has lost a Lake Mead’s worth of water in the last 20 years — and scientists say we’re passing a "critical point" where pumping groundwater will become too expensive.
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Enslaved Africans led a decade-long rebellion 1,200 years ago in Iraq, new evidence suggestsThe Zanj, enslaved people largely from Africa, rebelled at the same time they were ordered to build a massive system of canals in what is now Iraq, a new study finds.
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Stone Age quiz: What do you know about the Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic?Is your knowledge of the Stone Age rock-solid?
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Killer Australian fungus can gobble up widespread, pesticide-resistant armyworm from the insideFall armyworms have spread throughout the world, destroying crops and evolving insecticide resistance. New research in Australia suggests fungi that attack the worms could be a promising pest control method.
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Why is this giant desert turning green? Scientists may finally know the answer.Many deserts face worsening droughts, but India's Thar Desert has become 38% greener in the past 20 years due to increased rainfall and expanding agriculture in the region, according to a new study.
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Ancient Egyptian 'granary with scribes' diorama: A miniature workplace found buried in a tomb from the Middle KingdomA small, wooden diorama found in an ancient Egyptian tomb reflects the importance of grain in an agricultural society.
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Stone Age people made sun stone 'sacrifice' to banish 'darkened sun' after a volcanic eruption, archaeologists sayHundreds of stone artifacts discovered on a Danish island may have been offered to the gods to ward off a climate crisis.
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How does E. coli get into food?Dangerous strains of E. coli bacteria can infiltrate the food supply through many different routes, experts explain.
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'Like they were demon possessed': Geomagnetic super storms are causing tractors to dance from side to side across US farms — and the sun is to blamePowerful solar storms in May and October painted auroras across large parts of North America. But some U.S. farmers also witnessed unusual activity from their high-tech machinery, which started boogying back and forth as a result of the geomagnetic disturbances.
