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WASHINGTON — DC's Department of Energy and the Environment (DOEE) reported that this week's samples taken by DC Water showed elevated levels of E. coli. in both the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers. In ...

A colossal ancient impact may have reshaped the Moon far more deeply than scientists once realized. By analyzing rare lunar rocks brought back by China’s Chang’e-6 mission from the Moon’s largest ...

After the snow storm that blew through the state over the weekend that brought 8-12 inches of snowfall around the state, parents around the state have kids home from school. But that doesn't ...

Greenville County Schools has decided to extend eLearning through Tuesday, Jan. 27, due to impacts from the ice storm.Schools and office buildings will be closed, and all activities, including ...

Update: A minibus spending package passed by the House of Representatives on January 8, 2026, effectively cancels the Mars Sample Return program by eliminating almost all funding for future missions.

Using just 3.5 grams of lunar soil collected from the far side of the Moon, Chinese researchers have precisely dated the formation of the Apollo basin — one of the far side’s largest craters — to 4.16 ...

In 1969, a now-iconic commercial first popped the question, “How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?” This deceptively simple line in a 30-second script managed ...

CHICO — Big Chico Creek is currently under a no-swim advisory for the presence of a specific bacteria called E. coli O157, and scientists are testing the water to learn more. Butte County Public ...

Extremely high E. coli levels have been reported in the Rivanna River in Charlottesville and neighboring Fluvanna County after heavy rainfall in Central Virginia.