Severe drought choked East Africa, particularly Kenya, though much of 2009. This image shows the cumulative effect of the drought on vegetation just as the drought-breaking rains began to fall in October.

A pale brown plume of dust filled the Copper River Valley and arced over the Gulf of Alaska in this true-color image from October 29, 2009.

Led by Bronco freshman Kayla Lommori's 17 kills, Santa Clara avenged its loss earlier this month to USF, topping the Dons Friday night 3-1. Set scores were 23-25, 25-21, 25-23 and 25-14. SCU moves to 14-9 and 4-4 in the

Finding itself locked into another tight match was nothing new for Santa Clara University Friday in Spokane, but the result was different as Eric Masch - a local product from San Jose's Bellarmine Prep - collected a loose ball in

The No. 13 Santa Clara men's water polo team fell to No. 9 UC Santa Barabara, 10-7, today at the Sullivan Aquatic Center. The Broncos scored first but surrendered the lead and were not able to regain it for the

Meet the Bronco Basketball Teams" is set for the this Sunday, November 1 at halftime of the Bronco women's soccer match vs. No. 2 Portland at Buck Shaw Stadium. SCU women's soccer is ranked No. 14 currently.

The European Space Agency, or ESA, will transfer ownership of the Tranquility node to NASA on Thursday, Nov. 19.

There's been a quiet revolution in America's schools over recent decades. We've added a whole extra grade to a child's education: Preschool. Economists say preschool is one of the smartest ways to spend public money, especially in tight economic times.

Unnoticed by the nearby residents of St. Johnsbury, Vermont, tiny leaf beetles that flit among the maple and willow trees in the area have just provided some of the clearest evidence yet that environmental factors play a major role in

GRAND LEDGE For a period of 20 years, George smoked 146,000 cigarettes and spent $51,100 on his habit. He died at age 43 from lung cancer.That’s one of several fictional stories a group of 50 Hayes Middle School eighth-graders wrote

HOLT - The Holt Public School system didn't have to close any schools last week as influenza caused havoc in the Lansing area.

Faced with the prospect of $2 million in midyear budget cuts for the East Lansing school district, Elizabeth Vanis has been busy this week.

Hailee Butler is a freshman at Holt High School this year and has been a mamber of the Holt Dazzlers Baton and Pom Team for the last six years. She has won the WTA State Championship for three years running.

MASON - No local schools have had to close because of an H1N1 virus outbreak, but that doesn't mean cases don't exist.

Four students won this year's contest. Read their winning entries!

Before moving into the national spotlight with his bold urban designs, landscape architect Lawrence Halprin, who died Oct. 25 at age 93, left a profound imprint on the Berkeley campus, from Sproul Plaza's rhythm of light and dark spaces to

A new report on the growth stages of dome-headed dinosaurs shows that two named species are really just young pachycephalosaurs. Paleontologists Mark Goodwin and Jack Horner say that perhaps one-third of all named dinosaurs may not be separate species, but

A growing number of campus scholars are using Web 2.0 blogging tools to reach a larger audience, create intellectual community, and be more proactive in relation to the media.