This week’s question is one a lot of us have: “I am 72 and have been retired for only three years, but find that, without daily use of the business requirements to 'keep up' and add new skills and knowledge, I’m falling far behind. I also had to switch from Microsoft at work to Apple at home and am even further behind with that. My ...Read more

The DWARFLab’s new Dwarf mini smart telescope is, according to the company, the world’s smallest smart telescope. But don’t let the size fool you; the small and portable telescope does amazing things to make the world of astrophotography accessible.

I’ve never dabbled in the world of astronomy, so I thought I’d play around with this...Read more

Lego and The Pokemon Company have launched their long-awaited collaboration just in time for the franchise’s 30th anniversary. The initial sets were aimed at older fans with some price tags to match. They’re complex builds that were meant to be display pieces.

Now, Lego is releasing 12 new sets, but these are meant for play. They also ...Read more

Taking carbon out of the atmosphere was never going to be easier than keeping it out of the skies, but the cleanup strategy is already hitting a wall, according to a new report on the state of carbon dioxide removal published in early June.

Removing carbon dioxide, in addition to rapid and deep emission cuts, will now both be necessary to limit...Read more

New fossil discoveries are reshaping scientists’ understanding of a pivotal chapter in human evolution, revealing that several human ancestor lineages lived side by side nearly 3 million years ago.

The findings, published in separate studies in the journal Nature, come from the Afar region of northeastern Ethiopia, one of the world’s ...Read more

Social media company Snap showcased a pair of its $2,195 augmented reality glasses Tuesday, staking a claim in a race to reshape how people interact with computers.

The Santa Monica, California tech company faces fierce competition as it takes on bigger rivals such as Meta that are dominating the sale of smart glasses and needs to convince more...Read more

LAS VEGAS — The reservoir that serves as Southern Nevada’s main water supply is headed for an even more painful decline than thought due to historic drought and recent water management decisions, according to federal forecasters.

Lake Mead could plummet to 1,015.77 feet above sea level in July 2027, far below any level seen since the ...Read more

Alphabet Inc.’s Google has begun rolling out Android 17, the latest major update to its popular mobile operating system, though some of its marquee artificial intelligence features will not arrive for another few months.

The initial wave of enhancements will roll out first to Google’s Pixel devices, with other hardware brands to follow over...Read more

A corporate merger that would form the largest electric utility in the United States is underway. It’s just one of many recent utility mergers and acquisitions as electric utilities enter a period of rapid growth.

On May 18, 2026, NextEra Energy announced it would buy Dominion Energy for US$66.8 billion.

What’s driving ...Read more

Researchers have long known that plastic pollution reaches the ocean. But how much plastic is trapped, and where, before it reaches the ocean is far less understood.

As professors of environmental engineering, geography and environmental studies, and oceanography at Penn State, we recently led studies mapping how microplastics move ...Read more

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — As the last of the sunset’s pink hues disappeared from the sky, the Fort Collins field came to life. One flash appeared. Then another. Suddenly, the entire nature preserve seemed to sparkle with the glow of fireflies.

“I grew up in Colorado, and I didn’t even know we had fireflies here until I started working at ...Read more

The ocean is home to some of the richest biodiversity on Earth. From coral reefs and mangrove forests to the deep sea, marine ecosystems sustain countless species, support coastal communities, regulate the climate and underpin global food security.

But these systems face growing pressure from overfishing, habitat loss, pollution and ...Read more

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is stepping up its surveillance of New World screwworm, seeking to work with the Department of Homeland Security to contain a growing outbreak threatening the nation’s cattle herd.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said in a Monday press conference that the two agencies were planning to enter into an ...Read more

If you’re fishing along Cape Cod these days, be on the lookout for a hungry apex predator.

Several white sharks have been chomping on striped bass that fishermen caught in Cape Cod Bay, according to shark researcher John Chisholm.

The striped bass shark depredations have also been occurring off Chatham’s Monomoy Island — a hotspot for ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Communities in San Diego's South Bay region are one step closer to relief from a major air pollution hotspot after the California Coastal Commission approved a county-initiated project Wednesday to extend culvert pipes at the Saturn Boulevard crossing of the Tijuana River, where cascading sewage and industrial waste have blanketed ...Read more

As Google CEO Sundar Pichai took the stage Sunday at Stanford’s commencement, scores of graduates stood, booed and walked out, turning a celebration for nearly 6,000 degree recipients into a protest over the tech giant’s work with Israel.

Pichai, a Stanford alumnus leading one of the world’s most powerful companies, appeared unfazed. His ...Read more

People who rent their homes, or don’t have enough money to make major upgrades to their homes, have for many years been left out of a major shift in heating and cooling technology that can improve efficiency, save money and be better for the global climate: heat pumps.

Heating and cooling buildings consumes 35% of all the energy ...Read more

Pause for a moment and listen. What do you hear? Chances are, somewhere in the background, is the ever-present hum of a road.

More than 4.2 million miles of public roads crisscross the lower 48 states – enough to reach the Moon and back almost nine times. This vast network of roads spiderwebs its way across the contiguous U.S., ...Read more

Lately, much of the news about the Arctic has been bleak. The far north is warming three to four times faster than the rest of the planet. Arctic climate change – manifesting in sea ice loss, permafrost thaw and coastal erosion, among other phenomena – is already causing serious problems for Arctic residents, ecosystems and the rest of ...Read more