The heart of Screenland is cozying up to artificial intelligence.

The open space in Culver Steps typically hosts community events and movie nights. But last Wednesday, it turned into a job fair for companies looking to hire talent for AI studios.

Companies showed off their life-like AI videos, urging emerging talent — and out-of-work ...Read more

California has designated its first tribal-championed marine protected areas, often described as underwater parks. While environmentalists celebrate the historic move, commercial fishers warn they will lose access to key waters.

The California Fish and Game Commission voted Thursday to create two roughly nine-square-mile State Marine ...Read more

Amid wars, inflation, emerging risks from artificial intelligence and threats to democracy, Americans have a lot to be worried about these days. But polls show the majority of voters in 2026 are also concerned about climate change as temperatures and disaster risks rise.

So why are fewer candidates talking openly about climate change ...Read more

The 50% tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump’s administration on imports from Canada in July 2026, and the reciprocal 50% tariffs imposed by Prime Minister Mark Carney’s administration on imports to Canada from the U.S. a month later, do not include oil and natural gas. Electricity and some petroleum products were also left out, ...Read more

The time is right, but the weather might not cooperate as SpaceX has lined up a predawn launch Monday that could offer viewers another serving of space jellyfish.

SpaceX’s launch last week created the effect of the expanding nebula that was seen among clear skies all the way up to Washington, D.C. Closer to the launch site in Florida, the ...Read more

More launch pads. More rockets. More ships to land them on.

These are the plans for Blue Origin, which announced Friday major expansion plans to its already $3 billion footprint in Central Florida that has more than 20 sites in Brevard and Orange counties employing more than 5,000 people.

“Launching at a high cadence requires a connected ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Scientists have found microplastics in virtually every part of the human body. Yet many questions remain about what exactly these infinitesimal flecks of synthetic polymers do to human health, and how they might cause disease.

A new paper looking at the chemical reactions between water and disintegrating plastic offers a ...Read more

Within three months of the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on Feb. 28, 2026, the average price of gasoline for American drivers climbed from US$2.94 to $4.35 a gallon. If there was ever a moment for Americans to switch to electric vehicles, this was it.

From March to May 2026, in fact, sales of hybrid electric vehicles were 18% ...Read more

For more than 2,000 years, scientists have scratched their heads over one of the most basic mysteries of the natural world: Where do birds go?

Billions of birds appear and disappear with the seasons every year. Early naturalists offered explanations for the disappearances that today seem fantastical: Birds transformed into other ...Read more

When outdoor temperatures spike to 103 degrees Fahrenheit (39 degrees Celsius), or drop to -9 F (-23 C), like they did across Pennsylvania last year, people locked up in jails and prisons cannot simply turn on the air conditioning or find a public warming center.

For several years, people in custody, advocates and local media have ...Read more

Food delivery robots have become a constant in some parts of Chicago, where they are frequently seen wobbling down sidewalks with takeout orders. But two recently filed lawsuits allege that the robots are also collecting information on their travels.

Class-action lawsuits filed last week against food delivery robot companies Coco and Serve ...Read more

Plain old water could be responsible for making plastics harmful to people, according to a new study that portends significant consequences for human health.

The study, published Thursday in the prominent scientific journal Nature, found chemical reactions between water and six types of fossil fuel-based plastic created particles that damaged ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — A majority of Minnesotans, including in the northern half of the state, oppose new mines near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, according to results from the latest Minnesota poll.

The new Star Tribune/KARE 11 poll of likely voters showed that 67% statewide would not support new mines generally, while 26% support them. ...Read more

NASA astronaut Christina Koch is taking on a new role that will keep her in Earth’s orbit, for now.

Seven months after she made history by becoming the first woman to journey around the moon, Koch will become NASA’s acting deputy chief engineer in November. The post will make her ineligible for future spaceflights, the agency announced ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The robot takeover looks a lot different from what we see in Hollywood thrillers.

Even as artificial intelligence-powered humanoid robots dance, box and beat human running-speed records, the physical bots showing up in our daily lives in Los Angeles are less Terminator and more R2-D2.

On a Wednesday afternoon at Ralphs on Pico ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Jackie amassed millions of devoted fans thanks to a nonstop livestream of the aerie overlooking Big Bear Lake she shared with mate Shadow. When Big Bear’s celebrity eagle died in August, questions swirled about what had gone wrong.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Wednesday that Jackie died from highly ...Read more

For students at UC Riverside, the start of fall semester means picking up their class syllabus, catching up with friends and snapping selfies with the adorable wild donkeys that roam around the school.

The hoofed Highlanders have been embraced as an unofficial mascot on campus, with Reddit threads dedicated to donkey spotting and burro plushies...Read more

JOSHUA TREE, Calif. — Rescue dogs Merlin and Siska are readying for an important mission out in the Mojave Desert: find animal poop.

As the fall brings cooler temperatures, the pups will trot among the Joshua trees wearing orange vests, “doggles” to shield their eyes from the sun and booties to protect them from the prickly cholla cacti....Read more