Mountain lion found dead on 101, near partially built wildlife crossing in Agoura Hills
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LOS ANGELES — A mountain lion was found dead Saturday morning on the 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills, not far from a wildlife crossing being built to reduce the number of cougar fatalities.
The puma's body was discovered about 5 a.m. in the far right lane of the freeway near Liberty Canyon Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. ...Read more
Orcas on the Outer Banks? Killer whales spotted off Cape Hatteras
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Amiee Dean and her family were fishing Wednesday at the Point on Cape Hatteras when they — and everyone else on the beach — had what’s likely a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
“We were just sitting there fishing and they started jumping out of the water,” said Dean, whose 10-year-old son captured images of what appeared to be two orcas...Read more
Do horse rides along this Florida causeway pollute the bay? A DNA test has answers
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Leaders of environment watch group Suncoast Waterkeeper say they have new DNA evidence linking popular horseback rides in Florida’s Palma Sola Bay to water pollution.
The group points the finger at horse manure, which it says is contaminating the water with potentially harmful bacteria that make it unfit for swimming. The waste can also add ...Read more
Apple's new AI technology is a step forward, Emory professor says
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Rajiv Garg is an optimist.
An associate professor at Emory University’s Goizueta Business School, Garg has studied artificial intelligence for over 25 years. As the field becomes increasingly sophisticated, he believes AI will soon have the power to make every person more creative, innovative and knowledgeable.
But that outcome is dependent ...Read more
Wildfire risks in Northern California rise to red flag warning as winds sweep region
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Parts of Northern California will see a higher risk for wildfires this weekend as dry, hot and windy weather sweeps the region.
On Friday, the National Weather Service issued a red flag warning for much of the Sacramento Valley and nearby Sierra Nevada foothills, lasting from 11 p.m. Saturday to 8 p.m. Sunday.
The agency previously issued a ...Read more
 
NASA again delays Boeing Starliner's return home
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NASA said Friday that the Boeing Starliner and its crew will now return to Earth from the International Space Station no earlier than Saturday, June 22.
“The extra time allows the team to finalize departure planning and operations while the spacecraft remains cleared for crew emergency return scenarios within the flight rules,” NASA said on...Read more
When should a cattle-killing wolf be put down? Colorado wildlife officials punt question to new advisory group
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DENVER — Colorado ranchers are urging state wildlife officials to define what constitutes a wolf that chronically hunts livestock and to kill or remove a wolf that has killed several cattle in Grand County.
A wolf killed or injured seven cattle along the Williams Fork of the Colorado River near Kremmling between April 2 and May 11, but ...Read more
From glowing corals to vomiting shrimp, animals have used bioluminescence to communicate for millions of years – here’s what scientists still don’t know about it
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Humans have long been fascinated by organisms that can produce light. Aristotle, who was a scientist as well as a philosopher, wrote the first detailed descriptions of what he called “cold light” more than 2,000 years ago. More recently, pioneering researchers like World War II Army veteran Emmett Chappelle and deep submergence vehicle ...Read more
Commentary: You don't need a degree to understand climate change, just an insurance policy
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You don’t need to be a scientist to understand the harms of climate change. All you need is an insurance policy. And finding affordable insurance is getting harder in the places hit hardest by climate change.
As climate change increases the intensity and severity of extreme weather, the costs, both financially and in terms of human lives, are...Read more
Editorial: Remember they said Miami would be under water? Here's a preview of our future
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It’s like an unspoken social contract. When people choose to live in South Florida, they must make peace with the possibility that, thanks to hurricanes, there will be flooding and they may incur thousands of dollars to fix their homes post storm.
But that’s supposed to be during a major storm with a name — like Irma, Ian or Andrew — ...Read more
Makah Tribe will again be allowed to hunt gray whales off Washington coast
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SEATTLE — Not since the spring of 1999 have members of the Makah Tribe filed into a cedar canoe and paddled off Washington's coast to legally harpoon a gray whale, trailing its body back to shore for celebration and ceremony.
Even that hunt — controversial at the time — was the tribe's first in more than seven decades.
But that's about ...Read more
 
The US is losing wetlands at an accelerating rate − here’s how the private sector can help protect these valuable resources
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Wetlands aren’t the most eye-catching ecosystems. They include swamps, bogs, fens and other places where soil is covered by water most of the time. But they perform a huge range of valuable services, from soaking up floodwaters to filtering out pollutants and providing habitat for thousands of species of mammals, fish, reptiles, insects and...Read more
Eggs of grapevine-gobbling insect snagged en route to California. Are vineyards at risk?
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LOS ANGELES — Eggs of the spotted lanternfly, an invasive species that's wreaked havoc on crops across more than a dozen states, were recently discovered on a metal art installation that was headed to Sonoma County, one of California's most esteemed wine regions.
The discovery of the infamous bug's eggs represents the first time the insect ...Read more
You can help name LA's newest dinosaur fossil. Just don't call it Dino McDinoface
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LOS ANGELES — Sage? Esme? Gnatalie?
The Los Angeles County Natural History Museum is seeking the public's help in naming a 70-foot-long sauropod skeleton unearthed by the museum's paleontologists.
The dinosaur will be the focal point of the NHM Commons, a $75-million welcome center currently under construction on the southwest end of the ...Read more
NASA cancels spacewalk at ISS over 'spacesuit discomfort issue'
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A spacewalk scheduled for two astronauts outside the International Space Station was canceled by NASA about an hour before it was to begin Thursday morning.
“The spacewalk today, June 13, at the International Space Station did not proceed as scheduled due to a spacesuit discomfort issue,” NASA said on its blog. No other details were ...Read more
Cities with empty commercial space and housing shortages are converting office buildings into apartments – here’s what they’re learning
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It took a global pandemic to convince American businesses that their employees could work productively from home, or a favorite coffee shop. Post-COVID-19, employers are struggling to find the right balance of in-office and remote work. However, hybrid work is likely here to stay, at least for a segment of workers.
This shift isn’t ...Read more
Florida has a beach sand shortage. Could your beer bottles be part of the solution?
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MIAMI — Florida’s coastal counties spend millions trucking in sand to preserve the eroding beachfront. But what if a cheaper possible solution could be found in the garbage and recycling bins of Miami bars or even in that six-pack of Miller Light you brought home the other night?
Glass is made from sand so what about doing the reverse?
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P-22 lived an epic and tragic life in Griffith Park. Would a new mountain lion fare any better?
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LOS ANGELES -- A sleek mountain lion filmed from behind the wheel of a Tesla on the edge of Griffith Park last month triggered a collective double take in Los Angeles.
Not long ago, the park’s long-reigning king — the cougar known as P-22— stalked the same hills.
While P-22’s stint in Hollywood brought him fame and devotion — landing...Read more
Gadgets: Flash drives, docking station
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Some computer accessories are about making your life easier, and some, which aren't as sexy, are about making your workflow more efficient. The somewhat new PNY Elite-X Type-C USB 3.2 Gen 1 Flash Drives for Type-C enabled devices fill both needs -- and they are budget-friendly.
While the drive is smaller (2.25-by-0.5-by-0.25-inches) than my ...Read more
Jim Rossman: Switching out of Windows S mode isn’t scary
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Recently, I received a question from a reader, “I tried to download Scrivener, a software program for writers, and in the process, a message informed me that I could not download until I switched my Windows 11 computer out of S mode. Exiting S mode is simple. I would just go into settings and click, but a warning says this action cannot be ...Read more
