When Peter Gorr got his first solar roof in 2011, he didn’t know what to expect.

But installation went smoothly, the smooth black panels lowered his electric bills, and Gorr — who is very concerned about climate change — relished the opportunity to lower his carbon footprint.

He recalled with a chuckle how his wife, Susan, kidded him ...Read more

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration announced that the estimated cost of building a tunnel to transport water beneath the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta has risen to $20.1 billion.

The estimate is part of a new cost-benefit analysis by the California Department of Water Resources, which concluded that the projected benefits of constructing...Read more

A pod of killer whales attacked and sunk a yacht over the weekend between Spain and Morocco in the Strait of Gibraltar — and it's not the first time.

The couple on the yacht said they felt sudden blows to the hull and rudder before the boat started taking on water, according to reports. They alerted authorities and a nearby oil tanker took ...Read more

A pod of killer whales attacked and sunk a yacht over the weekend between Spain and Morocco in the Strait of Gibraltar — and it's not the first time.

The couple on the yacht said they felt sudden blows to the hull and rudder before the boat started taking on water, according to reports. They alerted authorities and a nearby oil tanker took ...Read more

In July 2024, all eyes will turn to Paris for the Summer Olympic Games. Spectators from around the globe will converge on the City of Light to watch athletes compete and to soak in the culture, romance and history of one of the world’s most recognizable cities.

But an iconic Paris landmark, the Notre Dame cathedral, will still be ...Read more

SEATTLE —More than 74,000 people on Whidbey Island could face long-term health impacts from the U.S. Navy jet noise that's blasted over residents several days a week for over a decade, new research shows.

A study from the University of Washington, published last week in the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, reports ...Read more

For many NASA scientists, flying aboard a decked-out Douglas DC-8 plane provided them some unique glimpses of Earth: the Moai on Easter Island, Central Park in New York and Mount Vesuvius in Italy.

On Wednesday, some of the same scientists who worked on that “flying laboratory” looked on as it made one last flight over Ames Research Center ...Read more

The Bay Area’s wobbly tech industry is showing signs of stabilizing after suffering years-long waves of wrenching layoffs unleashed by the sector’s quest for improved efficiency.

While job losses at major companies like Tesla still haunt the region’s tech industry, which is being battered by staffing reductions, plant shutdowns, ...Read more

It’s a simple idea: Stop mowing your lawn in the month of May to let flowers in the lawn, such as dandelions and clover, grow and support bees and other pollinators.

“No Mow May” was started in 2019 by Plantlife, a conservation charity based in the United Kingdom, in response to a well-documented loss of meadows and an alarming ...Read more

Giant robot games are having a moment. FromSoftware revived its mech franchise with “Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon.” “Mecha Break,” a futuristic multiplayer game, turned heads during The Game Awards. Now, Piranha Games is entering the mix with a follow-up to its solid title “MechWarriors 5: Mercenaries.”

Just in time for the ...Read more

The Galaxy S24 series has arrived. All three new models, the Galaxy S24, S24 Plus and S24 Ultra, get new AI features in addition to the regular slew of performance, camera and battery upgrades.

The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra -- priced at $1,300 -- comes packed with maximum features, which, for most people, are more than necessary. For the rest ...Read more

I have a friend at work who was having issues with her computer.

Tasks were taking longer than they should and she was having to wait for the computer more than she should. There’s nothing more vexing than the computer freezing up for a few seconds (or longer) and not knowing why.

She put in a call to the help desk and I went to see her.

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Next time you take in Southern California’s notoriously hazy skies and dirty air, remember that smog regulators still aren’t using their power to crack down on one of the region’s biggest polluters.

Year after year the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s governing board has chosen to delay and waste time in fruitless talks ...Read more

Here are a few more gift ideas for this year’s graduates.

From a very thin and light phone grip to a very comfy desk chair, there’s bound to be a gift idea your grad will love. I’ve included list prices. You may find these items cheaper if they are on sale.

ohsnap! Snap 4 Luxe ($39.99, ohsnap.com)

I have to admit, I am late to the phone...Read more

The sky over Minnesota was the subject of fascination and frustration over the weekend.

Awe over solar-storm triggered northern lights turned to "Aw, not again!" over an air quality alert sparked by smoke drifting from wildfires in western Canada.

The red alert — a condition considered unhealthy for all — issued by the Minnesota Pollution ...Read more

An extreme summer marked by deadly heat waves, explosive wildfires and record-warm ocean temperatures will go down as among the hottest in the last 2,000 years, new research has found.

The summer of 2023 saw the temperature in the Northern Hemisphere soar 3.72 degrees above the average from 1850 to 1900, when modern instrumental recordkeeping ...Read more

To understand how important weather and climate risks are to the economy, watch investors. New research shows that two long-range seasonal weather forecasts in particular can move the stock market in interesting ways.

We often think about forecasts as telling us what the weather will bring in coming days, but the National Oceanic and ...Read more

LOS ANGELES - SpaceX plans to launch 90 rockets into space from a Santa Barbara County military base by 2026, tripling the number of blasts rocking the coastal community — and raising concerns from neighbors and environmental groups about the effects on marine life.

Owned by billionaire Elon Musk, SpaceX has ramped up the number of rocket ...Read more

DENVER — The reintroduced Colorado wolf found dead last month in Larimer County likely died after being attacked by a mountain lion, according to a necropsy conducted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

The gray wolf was one of 10 released in December in Colorado’s central mountains as part of a voter-mandated reintroduction effort. The ...Read more