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The Trump administration is moving to dismantle one of the world’s leading climate and weather research institutions, the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, in a decision experts say will undermine U.S. scientific competitiveness and leave millions vulnerable to worsening climate hazards.

Russell Vought, director ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Federal officials gave the clearest timeline yet for when a breakthrough could come in closed-door negotiations over the water supply of 40 million Americans.

On Wednesday, Assistant Secretary of Water and Science Andrea Travnicek said the public will have another document to review as early as the end of this year. It will come ...Read more

Robots from around the world converged on Silicon Valley to provide a glimpse of a potential future.

Two robots picked up T-shirts with orange-tipped claws, then neatly folded and piled them. A cute companion robot with bright eyes used its mechanical hands to make a heart. A small robot wearing a bear hat threw punches and a blue-green robot, ...Read more

DENVER — The Trump administration plans to shut down and dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, a global leader in climate and Earth systems research — a move that drew sharp rebuke from elected officials in Colorado.

“This facility is one of the largest sources of climate alarmism in the country,” Russ ...Read more

Muzen OTR Retro FM Radio/Bluetooth speaker: The Muzen OTR was very popular last year and a new wood finish and a notable deal make it newsworthy again, especially around the holiday season. There is nothing else like it, and everything it does, it does extremely well.

The Muzen OTR is a small Bluetooth speaker with uncommonly good sound for its...Read more

I’ve got Amazon Echo devices in a few of my rooms at home as the gateway to my smart home system.

I started with one Echo Dot in the living room, but added a new Dot with a clock to the bedroom and the bathroom.

Once I learned what I could do with some additional equipment, I added some smart bulbs and smart plugs to a few of my lamps and ...Read more

With so many projects vying for attention, it’s difficult for indie developers to break through the noise. That’s where Day of the Devs comes in. The nonprofit pores over hundreds of submissions and highlights some of the best.

Even with that filter, the number of games shown during the presentation can be overwhelming. Here are the ...Read more

Just like that, we're in the homestretch for holiday shopping, which can lead to stress and impulse buys. To help out — and hopefully cut down your time in return lines — here's a simple list to spark ideas for fun tech gadgets, including popular and practical picks. Choose a few favorites and you'll be wrapped up in no time.

Divoom's ...Read more

With “Sid Meier’s Civilization VII” a disappointment, “Anno” has an opportunity to snag the strategy game spotlight. The Ubisoft franchise has been in the shadow of Firaxis’ long-running classic, though it takes a different approach when it comes to mixing history and video games.

Whereas “Civilization” focuses on nation-...Read more

In a move that reverses nearly a decade of practice, California wildlife officials have quietly begun to allow killing mountain lions in order to protect another iconic native — bighorn sheep.

Though limited to the Eastern Sierra — the steep, rugged home of a rare type of the wild sheep — it marks a sea change for California, where ...Read more

Lake Mead may be facing historic shortages, but officials from the Colorado River state that uses the most water are celebrating unprecedented water savings.

At a briefing for reporters at Tuesday’s Colorado River Water Users Association conference at Caesars Palace, leaders from California’s biggest water districts said the state is on ...Read more

Wildlife managers have significantly pared back their efforts to find three juvenile gray wolves who are the last remaining members of a pack that had established itself in the Sierra Valley ranch lands north of Truckee, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said Tuesday.

Three adult wolves and one juvenile from the same group, the ...Read more

A Trump administration plan to pump more water to Central Valley farmlands is facing vehement opposition from Democratic members of Congress who represent the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta and the Bay Area.

A group of seven legislators led by Rep. John Garamendi said pumping more water will threaten the availability of water for many ...Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Observing a young man in a wheelchair with motor impairment struggle to communicate with his parents profoundly affected Chetan Jaiswal.

Jaiswal is an associate professor of computer science at Quinnipiac University.

After meeting the boy at an occupational therapy conference in 2022, Jaiswal decided that more could be done...Read more

SpaceX managed to find a lull in the winds early Monday, but a second SpaceX launch as well as one from United Launch Alliance opted to wait at least a day before trying to add to the Space Coast’s rocket mission total.

The one that did go up though was SpaceX’s 100th launch from Florida this year.

A Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-82 mission ...Read more

United Parcel Service Inc. will invest $120 million in 400 robots used to unload trucks, according to people familiar with the matter, revealing new details on the logistics giant’s $9 billion automation plan that aims to boost profits by decreasing labor costs.

Unloading trucks and shipping containers at warehouse docks is mostly done by ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — On Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom touted the “comeback” of coho salmon after state officials spotted juvenile fish in the Russian River’s upper basin — the first such sighting in more than 30 years.

As the state celebrated the news, however, federal fisheries officials announced that they would not designate Chinook ...Read more