On a 95-degree day this summer, New York City’s Third Avenue Bridge, which connects the Bronx and Manhattan, remained open for hours. As heat and flooding scorched the Midwest, a steel railroad bridge connecting Iowa to South Dakota collapsed under surging water. In Lewiston, Maine, a bridge was closed after the pavement buckled from the… Read More »
Four poultry workers in Colorado recently contracted bird flu, bringing the total number of human cases in the U.S. to at least nine. While that number is small, disease researchers say the commonalities among cases, which have been reported almost entirely in the last four months, are enough to give a general picture of how… Read More »
A Stegosaurus skeleton described as the “most complete and best-preserved” example of its species ever discovered is expected to fetch up to $6 million at auction this summer – but not everyone is happy about it. The “extraordinary” and “nearly complete” dinosaur fossil, measuring 3 meters tall and 20 meters long, will be sold as… Read More »
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (also known as HPAI or bird flu) has been detected on a dairy farm in Colorado, making it the ninth state where cases have been confirmed. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories confirmed the virus was in a herd in northeastern Colorado on April 25, 2024. This farm… Read More »
Authorities in Colorado have announced the cause of death of Suzanne Morphew, a woman who disappeared after riding her bike on Mother’s Day four years ago. The mother-of-two’s remains were found in September 2023, more than three years after she went missing. Despite this, the case led to a high-profile lawsuit, a $15 million lawsuit,… Read More »
GOTHIC, Colo. (AP) — Four miles from the nearest plowed road in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, a 73-year-old man with a flowing gray beard and two hips replaced trudged across his front yard to measure a year’s worth of fresh snow. Mid-March day. Billy Barr first began recording snow and weather data more than 50 years… Read More »
Veterinarians across the country are scrambling to treat the growing number of dogs suffering from serious respiratory illnesses. Scientists are also trying to find out what caused the current outbreak, how widespread it is, and how many previously healthy pups have become seriously ill or died. Maple was a happy, healthy, 7-month-old Australian shepherd until… Read More »