On a rainy day, you'll often see lots of earthworms on sidewalks and roads. But what makes the worms crawl away from the safety of the soil when it's raining? Some people assume worms come to the ...

In the future, your roof could generate power not only from the sun but also from falling rain. In a recent study, scientists demonstrated a new way to capture renewable energy from rainwater. “There ...

It wasn’t a drenching atmospheric river. But the biggest storm to hit the Bay Area in roughly seven months began to douse much of California on Monday afternoon, slowing motorists, dropping snow in ...

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In the 1970s, acid rain was one of the most serious environmental threats in North America and Europe. The air was so laden with pollution from coal power plants and cars at the time that it turned ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. After a weekend storm brought downtown Los Angeles one of its wettest Novembers in decades, more rain is forecast ...

Temperatures will remain in the upper 30s and low 40s on Tuesday, with mid-40s expected for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Blame our current tension levels, but indications are that folks might be desperately seeking what advertising copy used to call “the feel-good musical of the year!” They haven’t found it this summer ...