Martha Lillard, last US polio patient using iron lung, dies at 78 in Oklahoma(abcnews.com)

76 points by daniel_iversen 3 months ago | 22 comments

Meteor Explodes over Massachusetts(nbcboston.com)

147 points by 1970-01-01 4 months ago | 84 comments

Maui wildfires are 'apocalyptic' as people jump into the ocean to flee(cnn.com)

124 points by donsupreme 3 years ago | 76 comments

Drunk grizzlies keep getting hit by trains in Montana(cowboystatedaily.com)

167 points by LinuxBender 3 years ago | 123 comments

When Oregon blew up a whale with 20 cases of dynamite (2024)(katu.com)

77 points by gscott 1 year ago | 51 comments

The largest acidic geyser has been putting on quite a show(usgs.gov)

54 points by 1659447091 7 months ago | 2 comments

Lithium discovery in US volcano could be biggest deposit ever found(chemistryworld.com)

651 points by jseliger 3 years ago | 302 comments

Chemistry World news article on a lithium deposit found in an ancient US volcanic caldera that could be the largest ever discovered.

Kilauea erupts, destroying webcam [video](youtube.com)

543 points by zdw 10 months ago | 117 comments

YouTube video from Big Island Video News showing an enormous lava fountain at Kilauea on Dec. 6, 2025 that destroyed a monitoring webcam.

LA wildfires force thousands to evacuate, NASA JPL closed(theregister.com)

341 points by rntn 1 year ago | 479 comments

The Register news article on Los Angeles County wildfires forcing about 70,000 evacuations and the closure of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

The United States and Israel have launched a major attack on Iran(cnn.com)

1103 points by lavp 8 months ago | 2393 comments

CNN news report that Israel launched a strike against Iran and declared a nationwide state of emergency.

Montana becomes first state to enshrine 'right to compute' into law(montananewsroom.com)

509 points by bilsbie 11 months ago | 294 comments

Montana Newsroom article reporting that Montana became the first U.S. state to enshrine a 'right to compute' into law.

Oregon lawmakers approve money to buy an iconic waterfall listed on Redfin(apnews.com)

187 points by surprisetalk 5 days ago | 98 comments

AP News article reporting that Oregon lawmakers approved funding to buy an iconic waterfall property that had been listed for sale on Redfin.