A forestry worker thins a forest in an effort to prevent large forest fires. (stockstudioX/Getty Images) At a Glance A new Cal Fire report identified 35 fuel-reduction projects.The projects are aimed at protecting more than 200 vulnerable communities.However, these projects will not prevent all wildfire danger in California. California fire officials have released a report recommending 35 fuel-reduction projects to thin vegetation in nearly 147 square miles of state forests, which will help keep more than 200 vulnerable communities safer....

USGS workers observe lava from a Kilauea volcano fissure in Leilani Estates, on Hawaii's Big Island, May 24, 2018, in Pahoa, Hawaii. (Mario Tama/Getty Images) At a Glance Biologists think lava crickets are the first multicellular life form to repopulate barren lava fields.Yet the crickets lack characteristics associated with species that colonize new habitats.Scientists will soon launch a new study of the mysterious creatures. A strange life form has appeared on the barren lava fields left by last year's eruption...

A basketball hoop is seen behind a flooded home Friday, March 22, 2019, in Bellevue, Nebraska. Spring 2019 is expected to bring more historic, widespread flooding to the central United States. (Kent Sievers/The World-Herald via AP) At a Glance Two men had been missing since Thursday near Mitchell, South Dakota.The garbage truck they were in drove into the James River.Their bodies were found inside the truck when it was recovered on Sunday.Flooding is expected to continue along many rivers in...