SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal judge in Sacramento has ordered the Trump administration to designate critical habitat for the Sierra Nevada red fox, a species so rare it was erroneously thought to be locally extinct.

The bushy-tailed foxes, which once were plentiful at high elevations in the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountains of California ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — The ramifications of propping up Lake Powell at Lake Mead’s expense are on full display in the federal government’s latest numbers for the two reservoirs along the Colorado River.

While Lake Mead may keep plunging until it’s firmly below 1,000 feet in elevation or close to it in summer 2028, Lake Powell is projected to ...Read more

DENVER — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday signed an executive order aimed at protecting bees and other critical pollinators as they face compounding threats from climate change, habitat loss and pesticides.

“Pollinators touch everything we love about Colorado,” Polis said shortly before signing the order during a news conference at ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — If you've been to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, you've probably been wowed by the fossilized remains of Thomas, the formidable 34-foot-long Tyrannosaurus rex dominating the Dinosaur Hall.

More than 66 million years after Thomas' death around the age of 17, the animal is continuing to contribute to science's ...Read more

Most every household has a vacuum — many have more than one.

Our main vacuum is a Dyson DC07 I bought refurbished in 2008. That upright vacuum has been the mainstay in our house and it still performs flawlessly.

My job reviewing gadgets has brought more than a few other vacuums into our home. Not many earn a permanent spot in the hall closet...Read more

While progress begins on small, modular nuclear fission reactors across the United States for electric generation, others are betting on fusion, the still-experimental fusing of lightweight atoms that powered Tony Stark’s fictional Iron Man suit.

South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group is investing in a Bill Gates-backed U.S. nuclear firm, ...Read more

As debate rages over how to respond to the growing power of artificial intelligence, Bill Gates is throwing a billion dollars and some words of wisdom at the problem.

The Microsoft founder and one of the world’s biggest philanthropists warns that artificial intelligence could be either a “great equalizer” or a force that widens the world�...Read more

WASHINGTON — A pair of environmental groups are launching new field programs in seven competitive House districts, seeking to reach out to voters while coordinating with key Democratic campaigns.

The paid canvassing efforts by the League of Conservation Voters and NRDC Action Fund, shared first with CQ Roll Call, take advantage of a 2024 ...Read more

Jabra’s Evolve3 75 work-from-home headset excels at both clarity and comfort for short- or long-term use thanks to its ultra-light design. With the latest AI-powered voice clarity and adaptive noise cancellation, you’ll be heard with crystal-clear precision.

It’s built with a microphone-free design, so there’s no microphone arm ...Read more

Kintsugi is an idea that’s woven through “Onimusha: Way of the Sword.” The traditional Japanese art of repairing broken objects with golden lacquer seeps through the narrative. It’s in parts of the environment, and it runs through the skin of its characters. It reflects Capcom’s approach to resurrecting this long-dormant franchise.

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I’ve been looking for ways to make my phone do more work for me.

I stumbled on a setting in my iPhone that automates something I do several times per week and I didn’t even know it was a possibility.

You can look at me and tell I’m not bragging, but I work out at my local YMCA twice a week.

I’d like to say it was more often, but ...Read more

A mile beneath the surface at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in South Dakota, a single unknown particle separated from light, air and cosmic rays collided with the nucleus of a xenon atom, causing electrons to be knocked free in a flash of light — and confounding scientists.

This subatomic interaction captured as part of the LZ ...Read more

CHICAGO — More than a month after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers halted work on the Brandon Road Lock and Dam near Joliet, part of a $1.15 billion project to keep invasive carp out of the Great Lakes, the agency announced last week it would resume construction.

The Army Corps’ Rock Island District — the main federal sponsor — issued a...Read more

Underwater grasses in the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries increased 13% in 2025, covering almost 5,000 more acres in Maryland’s portion of the Bay, the Maryland Department of the Environment reported.

“More underwater grass means more habitat for blue crabs and fish, cleaner water, and a more resilient Chesapeake Bay,” Maryland ...Read more

CHICAGO — Cook County Forest Preserves has used a $40 million yearly windfall from voters to buy up and conserve more land, pay for maintenance and add programming while bolstering its pension funds, the district reported Tuesday.

Voters overwhelmingly gave the preserves the OK to raise property taxes by 0.025% in a 2022 referendum. While at ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — More than 40 dead cormorants, the black birds known for perching on rocks and stretching their wings to dry, washed ashore on Venice Beach this weekend.

“We don’t usually see that many,” Nicole Mooradian, spokesperson for L.A. County Department of Beaches and Harbors said.

Carcasses lay strewn along the shoreline as the ...Read more

Federal lawmakers from California are leading a bipartisan push, backed by nearly a third of Congress, to stop the Trump administration from moving forward with a proposal to transfer public land in Yosemite National Park to a private developer.

In a letter sent Tuesday morning to the U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, the ...Read more

OpenAI is working on steps to address artificial intelligence safety issues with its top competitors Anthropic PBC and Google DeepMind, escalating industry efforts to respond to a groundswell of concern that the technology poses an economic and security threat.

Chris Lehane, the global policy chief for OpenAI, said Tuesday that the company’s ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Members of House Democrats’ Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition and its affiliated nonprofit released a set of policies on Tuesday to serve as a template to address both economic and climate concerns in the next Congress should their party make big midterm gains.

The SEEC Institute’s Thriving Economy Project is ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Blue Origin continues to push through a rebuild of its launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station after suffering catastrophic damage in a rocket explosion earlier this year.

CEO Dave Limp posted side-by-side drone images of Canaveral’s Launch Complex 36 showing the extensive damage seen May 29 the day after a hot fire...Read more