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Scientists discover 'potential breakthrough' in protecting salmon from urban killer
SEATTLE — For decades, toxic tire dust has choked coho salmon before they can spawn in their natal streams. Now, King County scientists say they have made a "potential breakthrough" in how to save them.
Preliminary results from a recently completed study show certain soil mixes can effectively filter a toxic chemical out of stormwater, ...Read more

As federal environmental priorities shift, sovereign Native American nations have their own plans
Long before the large-scale Earth Day protests on April 22, 1970 – often credited with spurring significant environmental protection legislation – Native Americans stewarded the environment. As sovereign nations, Native Americans have been able to protect land, water and air, including well beyond their own boundaries.
Their ...Read more

Longtime Osceola whooping crane sent away, leaving only 4 in Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. — Like so many others, the Northern transplant flew to Florida for warmer temperatures, landed in Osceola County and stayed over 20 years. Now he’s moved on.
This particular snowbird, however, was an actual bird — one of the last two whooping cranes in the region and one of just five in the state.
His departure leaves ...Read more
First bald eagle chick of the year hatches at US Steel's Irvin Plant in Pennsylvania
PITTSBURGH — New bald eagle mom Stella unveiled her first eaglet early Thursday at about 1:45 a.m. in the U.S. Steel Irvin Plant nest above the Monongahela River in West Mifflin.
Like a bobblehead, the white downy-covered chick could be seen poking its head up for short stretches on Thursday via a live webcam set up by U.S. Steel and wildlife...Read more

Earth 1, asteroids 0: The next generation of planetary defense takes shape at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
LOS ANGELES — There is a non-zero chance that somewhere in the nearby solar system is a rock that might kill us all.
This stony assassin may well be orbiting the sun at this very moment, careening down a celestial path that could, one day, intersect with ours.
And if that rock is big enough and hits in the right place — boom. Fire and ...Read more

Trump administration cuts to NOAA threaten efforts to save sea lions from toxic plankton
REDONDO BEACH, Calif. — The Trump administration’s targeting of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will jeopardize efforts to save sea lions, dolphins, sea birds and other wildlife stricken by poisons lurking offshore, say marine scientists, public health officials and animal rescuers.
Federal research and funding plays a ...Read more

Colorado's wolves expand their territory
DENVER — Colorado’s collared gray wolves continue to roam the state’s northwest corner and central mountains as wildlife officials wait and watch for signs new pups might be born this spring.
The state’s 27 collared wolves covered ground across the northwest part of the state, stretching from the northern border near Walden to the hills...Read more

Atlanta officials look to lure Ukrainian drone makers to the region
Gwinnett County, Georgia, officials and community development leaders are working to woo Ukrainian drone makers as they try to make the region a major tech hub.
These efforts were on full display Thursday at an event in Norcross aimed at highlighting drone technologies and ways U.S. and Ukrainian entrepreneurs can collaborate. Though current ...Read more

Wiz's $32 billion win drives unicorn M&A to quarterly record
Startup acquisitions have boomed so far this year, capped by last week’s massive $32 billion deal for cybersecurity startup Wiz — a signal that Silicon Valley is optimistic about the Trump administration’s antitrust policies, and that venture-backed companies may finally have a way to cash out.
There have been 11 startup sales of more ...Read more

X ad sales expected to grow for first time since Musk takeover
Elon Musk’s X is on pace for its first year of advertising revenue growth since the billionaire acquired the company in 2022, according to research firm Emarketer — in part because advertisers are reacting to Musk’s power in the Donald Trump administration.
The social network, formerly Twitter, is projected to generate $1.31 billion in U....Read more
Uganda’s lions in decline, hyenas thriving - new findings from country’s biggest ever carnivore count
For nearly 15 years almost no information was available on the population status of Uganda’s large carnivores, including those in its largest national park, Murchison Falls. These species represent a critical part of Uganda’s growing tourism economy. The country is home to the famed tree-climbing lions, which are much sought after for ...Read more

Sound Advice: Refurbished Integra CD changer adds value to beauty
Q. You recently recommended a refurbished Integra CDC-3.4 6-disc CD changer for $249 and a new Onkyo DX-C390 6-disc CD changer for $349. You seemed to prefer the Integra over the Onkyo. Was that for the beauty of the component, or did you think there was better sound quality and features with the Integra as well? I play a variety of classical, ...Read more

From Greenland to Fort Bragg, America is caught in a name game where place names become political tools
Place names are more than just labels on a map. They influence how people learn about the world around them and perceive their place in it.
Names can send messages and suggest what is and isn’t valued in society. And the way that they are changed over time can signal cultural shifts.
The United States is in the midst of a ...Read more

23andMe says 'delays' resolved after users rushed to delete data
23andMe Inc. said Tuesday that it experienced website delays, after a wave of customers sought to delete their genetic data before it can be sold through a planned bankruptcy auction.
A company spokesperson said the site “experienced some issues and delays due to increased traffic” on Monday, in response to Bloomberg News questions about ...Read more

Gadgets: Speaker is the life of any party
To say the new Soundcore Rave 3S AI party speaker is the life of your party is an understatement. Just as advertised, it keeps the energy high and the music loud.
The powerful Bluetooth speaker has what seems like endless features, but first and foremost is the booming, bass-heavy sound. Producing the 200 watts of sound are three full-range 2...Read more

Review: ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ melds the old and new with mixed results
Ubisoft has a lot riding on “Assassin’s Creed Shadows” as the company faces an uncertain future after several flops and misfires. The first-person competitive shooter “XDefiant” and the open-world sailing adventure “Skull and Bones” failed to take off while “Star Wars Outlaws” didn’t sell as well as predicted.
The ...Read more

'Assassin’s Creed Shadows' review: Ubisoft’s latest fails to shine
"Assassin’s Creed Shadows" is a tale of two … everything, really: two main characters, two overlapping narratives and two distinct feelings as you slink and slash your way across nearly 40 hours in late 16th-century Japan. One of those feelings is elation; when Shadows shines, it’s blinding. The other, the one you’ll be feeling far ...Read more

Jim Rossman: How to delete your 23andMe data while you still can
I can’t tell you how many of my friends and relatives have sent their saliva off to 23andMe to have their DNA analyzed for genealogy purposes. I was always curious about my genealogy, but hesitant to pay some company to test and then keep my DNA.
It turns out I was right.
On March 23, 23andMe filed for bankruptcy. What was once a $6 ...Read more

Should it be illegal to shoot wild bison that wander into Colorado? Lawmakers will decide
DENVER — Every so often, wild bison from one of Utah’s herds cross the invisible state border and wander into northwest Colorado — unknowingly putting their lives in danger.
When the bison cross over, they lose the protections Utah gives the species as a big-game animal. In Colorado, there are no repercussions for killing wild bison.
...Read more

'Signal' app was used by US officials to share war plans. What is the messaging app and is it safe?
Senior government officials mistakenly invited the editor in chief of the Atlantic to a group chat on the messaging app Signal, where the focus of conversation was U.S. airstrikes against rebel groups in Yemen. The app’s use by high-ranking national security officials has raised the question: Just how secure is Signal anyway?
On March 11, ...Read more
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