Victoria Prieskop

A study published today in the journal PLOS ONE describes a large early Holocene tsunami deposit between 9,910 to 9,290 years ago in coastal sediments at Tel Dor, a maritime city-mound occupied from the Middle Bronze II period through the times of the Crusades.

Scientists measured microplastics — tiny particles and fibers of plastic that can float in the air like dust — and found that over 1,000 tons a year are falling into wilderness areas and national parks in the western U.S.

A year after President Trump signed a proclamation reducing the size of Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument by nearly a million acres, scientists warn the reduction could have a serious impact on the area’s bee population.

A Marist poll published on November 2 found that 79 percent of Americans – including 82 percent of likely voters – are concerned that the lack of civility in politics will lead to violence.