Updated at 3:38 p.m., Monday, Jan. 6, 2025.
Extremely cold temperatures are expected in the wake of the weekend's winter storm, with the possibility of more snow later this week.
The National Weather Service in Topeka projects that this week temperatures will remain below freezing through Friday, eventually moderating by the weekend. Wind chills below zero are expected for each morning through Wednesday. ...
The Kansas Geological Survey's library of drill cores, which currently includes over 73,000 boxes of rocks, is expanding to enhance its capabilities for analyzing and storing these geological samples.
The Kansas Geological Survey Drill Core Library is one of the largest public core depositories in the United States. The library houses thousands of rock cores – rock samples collected when drilling a well – ...
In the debate about solar projects in Douglas County, there's been much talk about things like floodwater management and the use of prime agricultural land. But below the surface — literally — there's been another debate about zinc.
Solar panels have to be supported by piers, and these piers are coated in zinc to resist corrosion and extend their lifespan. The question from some landowners and planning ...
When aircraft parts, wind turbines, sports equipment and other things made from carbon fiber materials reach the end of their lifespans, we'll have hundreds of thousands of tons of waste to clean up — waste that's proved tough to recycle in the past.
But a team including University of Kansas researchers has developed a process to break some of these complex substances down, and it involves a fuzzy fungal ...
Over the weekend, a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain is expected across almost all of northeast Kansas.
The winter storm is expected to begin Saturday evening and continue into Sunday. In Lawrence, the forecast on Saturday includes a high of 28 degrees, with mostly cloudy skies and a chance of a wintry mix, meaning potential freezing rain and sleet. In the evening, temperatures will drop to 18 degrees, ...
The Willow Domestic Violence Center in Lawrence has received additional funding to help support survivors of violence, as part of a statewide initiative that awarded more than $1.5 million to 29 agencies.
The state awarded $76,189 to The Willow, which offers shelter, services and support to survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking, in funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ ...
