Lauren hall
My name is Lauren Hall. I am kind and not arrogant.
422 published articles
Latest articles
The Sky Is Not Supposed to Matter, and Yet It Does
A storm system is forecast to bring severe weather to Texas, Kansas, and the central U.S. on Election Day, with potential power outages and rain, though experts say the impact on turnout will likely be limited.
A Coast That Usually Whispers, and the Night It Did Not
Two people were killed and two injured in a shooting at Moss Landing State Beach early Monday, prompting road closures and a lengthy investigation with no information yet on whether those involved knew each other.
The River Did Not Do What Was Feared, and Still It Left Its Mark
The San Juan River crested at 16.81 feet in Pagosa Springs, below the historic 1911 record but still major flooding, as evacuations remain and downstream communities brace for rising water.
Three shootings, seventy-five minutes, and a neighborhood left to reckon.
Four people were killed and at least fifteen injured in three separate shootings in Dallas's Deep Ellum neighborhood on Halloween night, with police still investigating whether the incidents are connected.
What do we lose when a scientist dies before her work is finished?
Dr. Marta Shahbazi, 41, a Cambridge scientist researching early human development, was among 69 people killed in a Spanish train crash while traveling to receive a scientific excellence award.
A pregnant mother of four was killed in a store full of Halloween shoppers.
A pregnant mother of four, Constance Hages, 31, was killed and six others wounded in a targeted shooting at a Spirit Halloween store in Fairfield, California. The suspect remains at large.
After 262 days, a father’s quiet words carry the weight of a miracle.
Maya Gebala, 13, left a Vancouver hospital after 262 days of recovery from catastrophic injuries sustained in Canada’s deadliest school shooting in decades.
For fifty-five years, a nose knew the snow better than any machine.
Parks Canada has ended its 55-year search-and-rescue dog program in Banff, citing budget cuts, prompting a petition and concerns about safety in avalanche-prone terrain.
A bear walked through Kanata, and the neighborhood chose patience
A black bear spotted in Kanata was safely tranquilized and relocated by Ottawa police, who reminded residents to remove food attractants as bears prepare for hibernation.
The Virus Moves Faster Than the Trust That Could Stop It
Congo's Ebola outbreak has surpassed 10,000 confirmed cases and nearly 4,900 deaths, caused by the rare Bundibugyo strain with no approved vaccine, spreading across five countries.
The Season Arrived Early, and the Door Is Now Open to All
Ontario opened free flu and COVID-19 vaccines to everyone aged six months and older on October 26, as influenza test positivity crossed the epidemic threshold.
The Season Arrived Early, and the Needles Are Already Out
Nova Scotia is seeing more flu cases than last year as Canada's flu season starts about seven weeks early, with over 150,000 vaccine appointments already booked through the provincial portal.
We Did Not Mean to Cancel the Next Ice Age.
A new study suggests the next glacial period began about 2,000 years ago but was halted by greenhouse gas emissions in the 1960s, potentially delaying the next ice age by millennia.
When the Ground Itself Remembers Being Young
Mycelial networks have existed for hundreds of millions to potentially billions of years, predating land plants and shaping soils, with fossils and molecular evidence pushing fungal origins deep into Earth's past.
A Pulsating Envelope and the Seed Within.
New research suggests JWST's little red dots may be quasi-stars—growing black holes wrapped in pulsating envelopes—explaining their variability and challenging standard accretion models.
The asteroid killed the dinosaurs; the fungi inherited the earth.
Scientists identified Dianjunus rex, a fungus from China reaching 20 inches tall and weighing nearly 5 pounds, the largest known in its phylum and dating to the dinosaur extinction era.
What does a marsquake beneath Valles Marineris tell us about a "dead" planet?
Seismic data from NASA's InSight lander shows a marsquake originated beneath Valles Marineris, proving ancient faults on Mars can still slip and generate quakes today.
Beneath Naples, a caldera is filling, and the ground remembers.
Studies of Campi Flegrei show magma and fluids are refilling the caldera's shallow reservoir, driving ground uplift and seismicity near Naples, with millions of cubic meters of eruptible magma present.
A phrase meant to wound has become the thing the community must carry
Langley RCMP are investigating a viral video showing a woman assaulting a driving instructor and telling him to "go back to your country" during a parking lot dispute.
A national framework asks whether the ads should speak so loudly.
MPs are set to vote on Bill S-211, which would restrict sports betting advertising in Canada, amid research showing thousands of gambling messages per NHL game.
Contributors publish under Banx Network’s editorial standards. To report an error, see our corrections policy.