5+ hour, 7+ min ago  (338+ words) Authorities in Southern California have canceled all evacuation orders after a damaged chemical tank prompted fears of an explosion, leading authorities to order tens of thousands of people to flee for days. Some 40, 000 people were ordered to evacuate from their…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago  (318+ words) Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency in Orange County, California, where tens of thousands of residents are under evacuation as officials brace for a chemical spill, or explosion, Saturday, May 23. The proclamation directs state government agencies to support…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (206+ words) STOCKHOLM, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Scientists Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for the development of metal'organic frameworks", the award-giving body said on Wednesday. The more than a century-old prize is awarded by the Royal…...

9+ mon, 6+ day ago  (280+ words) On a special episode (first released on August 14, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: Many of today's gadgets are powered by lithium-ion batteries, but that could be changing. Shirley Meng, a University of Chicago professor and materials scientist, joins USA TODAY's The…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (414+ words) The Waterkeeper Alliance has identified a river in the country with the highest levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and it's located in South Carolina. Residents who fish from the Pocotaligo River " a tributary of the Black River situated…...