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Rejecting science, Trump reverses conclusion that climate change is harming Americans

The Trump administration on Thursday reversed the U.S. government’s longstanding scientific conclusion that planet-heating pollution seriously threatens Americans, erasing a foundational piece of the country’s efforts to address climate change. California, with its ambitious goals for cutting emissions, immediately announced it will sue the ...Read more

Trump says climate change doesn’t endanger public health – evidence shows it does, from extreme heat to mosquito-borne illnesses

The Trump administration took a major step in its efforts to unravel America’s climate policies on Feb. 12, 2026. It moved to rescind the 2009 endangerment finding, a formal determination that greenhouse gas emissions, such as carbon dioxide and methane from burning fossil fuels, endanger public health and welfare. But the administration’...Read more

600 Florida green sea turtles stranded amid cold plunge

TAMPA, Fla. — Cold air and frigid waters have caused more than 600 young green sea turtles to wash ashore on Florida’s beaches this month — and more are turning up every day.

Rescuers have saved them from the sand on Treasure Island, Tarpon Springs, Crystal River and Clearwater. The turtles are juveniles, from 2 to 88 pounds, and the hope...Read more

NASA, SpaceX shoot for predawn Crew-12 launch with sonic boom possible

The Space Coast’s first human spaceflight of the year is on tap for early Friday morning as NASA and SpaceX aim to send up a mission to the International Space Station, and also bring back the rocket’s booster that could bring with it a sonic boom across Central Florida.

The launch of Crew-12 atop a Falcon 9 rocket is targeting liftoff at 5...Read more

EPA repeals endangerment finding, tailpipe emissions standards

WASHINGTON — ​In what President Donald Trump is calling the “single largest deregulatory action in American history,” EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said at a White House event Thursday that his agency would repeal the 2009 endangerment finding that underlies regulations on greenhouse gas emissions.

The repeal also would invalidate any ...Read more

Rejecting science, Trump reverses conclusion that climate change is harming Americans

The Trump administration on Thursday reversed the U.S. government’s longstanding scientific assertion that planet-heating pollution seriously threatens Americans, erasing a foundational piece of the country’s efforts to address climate change.

The repeal of the 2009 endangerment finding — a conclusion based on decades of science that ...Read more

Polymers from earth can make cement more climate-friendly

Concrete is all around you – in the foundation of your home, the bridges you drive over, the sidewalks and buildings of cities. It is often described as the second-most used material by volume on Earth after water.

But the way concrete is made today also makes it a major contributor to climate change.

Portland cement, the ...Read more

ULA Vulcan launch suffers fiery booster issue but makes it to space, company says

United Launch Alliance suffered yet another fiery burn-through on one of its solid rocket boosters during a national security mission Thursday.

The Vulcan rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41 at 4:22 a.m. on the USSF-87 mission for the Space Force, ULA’s first launch of the year and only its ...Read more

Rare Red Rock sunflower at high risk of extinction, petition argues

LAS VEGAS — About 3 million people visit Red Rock Canyon outside of Las Vegas every year, but few have noticed the tiny yellow sunflower that has called it home for centuries. It may face extinction without federal protection, two groups say.

On Tuesday, the Center for Biological Diversity and Save Red Rock filed a petition with the U.S. Fish...Read more

Andreessen Horowitz's rising influence over Trump-era AI policy

One of Silicon Valley’s most storied venture capital firms has emerged as a hidden hand steering artificial intelligence policy in Washington, as President Donald Trump embraces the industry’s relentless push into the emerging technology.

Andreessen Horowitz is now regularly the first outside call that top White House officials and senior ...Read more

Poverty simulation offers 'eye-opening' experience for Silicon Valley leaders

In the echoing expanse of a Sunnyvale, California, food bank, Silicon Valley leaders scrambled across a warehouse floor, making a dull cacophony as they ran to different tables where they begged for work, bargained for groceries, sought housing, and bailed their loved ones out of jail.

The desperate group of business leaders and public workers ...Read more

Possible signs of ancient Martian life: What did NASA really discover?

Organic compounds found in Mars rocks are too abundant to rule out the possibility of Martian life in the red planet’s history, NASA scientists say.

In March of 2025, NASA’s Curiosity rover discovered oily chemicals on Mars. These chemicals, called decane, undecane, and dodecane, are types of long molecules made of carbon and hydrogen. ...Read more

Leaders of Native nations and representatives of the United States have signed many treaties over the centuries, including the 1851 Treaty of Traverse des Sioux. ullstein bild via Getty Images

Green or not, US energy future depends on Native nations

The Trump administration’s drive to increase domestic production of fossil fuels and mining of key minerals likely cannot be accomplished without a key constituency: Native nations.

The U.S. has 374 treaties with 574 governments of sovereign nations inside the United States’ borders, governing 2.5% of the country’s territory, ...Read more

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Preview: ‘Resident Evil Requiem’ breathes new life into zombie-like infected

For “Resident Evil,” zombies were always the beginning, and the franchise has challenged players with a diverse set of monstrosities. Through its 30-year history, players have fought Hunters, the nearly unkillable Nemesis, and an array of gigantic mutated creatures.​

Despite all the horrors dreamed up by developers, the series’ ...Read more

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Jim Rossman: Apple finally released updated AirTags

I’m a huge fan of Apple’s AirTags – the small, round Bluetooth finder that works with Apple’s Find My network to help you keep track of your stuff.

The AirTag was introduced in April of 2021, and now Apple has released the second generation AirTag that promises expanded connectivity range and improved findability.

I’m not afraid to...Read more

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Review: ‘Metroid Prime 4’ mostly sticks to a familiar formula

Retro Studios broke conventions and reimagined the adventures of Samus Aran as a first-person shooter with the wildly successful “Metroid Prime.” The studio has followed that up with several sequels that build on elements that adapt the classic 2-D sci-fi side-scroller to a three-dimensional world.

The team has tried to expand on the ...Read more

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Gadgets: Here's who shined at Consumer Electronics Show

Last month's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas did not disappoint. The number one question I’m asked every year is, "What was the best item you saw?" Sure, there were endless companies pitching devices with AI and such. But after walking the CES show floors for more than 10 miles daily, there’s no doubt in my mind that Lenovo, the ...Read more

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Sleek, lithe and extremely rare: This elusive California fox has finally been GPS-collared

The stunning Sierra Nevada red fox is one of the nation's rarest and most critically threatened mammals with fewer than 50 believed to remain in the Sierra. And now, for the first time, a specimen has been successfully GPS-collared and released back into the region — marking a major victory for conservation efforts to protect the elusive ...Read more

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Weather pushes back SpaceX's Crew-12 window, opening door for 1st ULA launch of year

NASA’s plans to get the first human spaceflight of the year off the pad have to hold off until at least Friday because of weather constraints along the flight path needed in case of emergency. That delay, though, opens the door for a national security mission aiming for liftoff on Thursday morning.

The SpaceX Crew-12 mission is now looking at...Read more

Miami University students in the author's advanced GIS course collect headstone data. Robbyn Abbitt, CC BY-SA

Mapping cemeteries for class – how students used phones and drones to help a city count its headstones

If you told me a decade ago that I’d become an expert in mapping cemeteries, I would’ve laughed and been very confused about the dramatic turn my professional life must’ve taken at some point.

I’m an environmental scientist who specializes in geospatial technology, which involves analyzing the Earth and how geography plays a ...Read more