Highway crash injures 8 Southern California firefighters
Highway crash injures 8 Southern California firefighters.....»»
More microbes found that break down the carbon-fluorine bonds found in some unsaturated PFAS
A team of chemical and environmental engineers at the University of California Riverside, working with colleagues from the University of California Los Angeles, has found a class of microbes that consume PFAS in the environment and sever some of the.....»»
Lithia dealership sued after fatal Challenger test-drive crash
The daughters of a Texas motorist killed after her car was struck by a Lithia dealership's Dodge Challenger allegedly traveling at least 100 mph during a test drive have sued the store as well as the driver and salesman allegedly inside the muscle ca.....»»
Study shows link between asymmetric polar ice sheet evolution and global climate
Joint research led by Professor An Zhisheng from the Institute of Earth Environment of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has revealed the pivotal role of the growth of the Antarctic ice sheet and associated Southern Hemisphere sea ice expansion in trig.....»»
Wildfires encroach on homes near Denver as heat hinders fight
A wildfire on the edge of metro Denver crept within a quarter-mile of evacuated homes, but authorities said Thursday morning they were hopeful to save hundreds of threatened residences as they grapple with sweltering temperatures and firefighters suf.....»»
California DMV is working to digitize car titles to fight fraud
Digitization will help ease with the location and transfer of titles and help protect against fraud......»»
Medieval French diets discovered through isotope analysis reveal social and religious influences
Archaeologists working in the Languedoc region in southern France have used stable isotopes to reveal new insights into medieval dietary practices. The research, published in Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences by lead author Dr. Jane Holmstr.....»»
Sustainable and reversible 3D printing method uses minimal ingredients and steps
A new 3D printing method developed by engineers at the University of California San Diego is so simple that it uses a polymer ink and salt water solution to create solid structures. The work, published in Nature Communications, has the potential to m.....»»
California"s State Water Project supplies could fall up to 23% within 20 years due to climate change
Climate change threatens to dramatically shrink the amount of water California can deliver over the next 20 years and could reduce supplies available from the State Water Project by up to 23%, according to new projections released July 31 by Gov. Gav.....»»
7 million pounds of meat recalled amid deadly outbreak
Authorities worry that the contaminated meats are still sitting in people's fridges. Enlarge / Shelves sit empty where Boar's Head meats are usually displayed at a Safeway store on July 31, 2024, in San Anselmo, California. (cre.....»»
Hyundai recalls about 50,000 vehicles over electrical wiring faults linked to airbag failures
Hyundai is recalling its 2024 Santa Fe gasoline and hybrid models in Canada and the U.S. because of electrical wiring faults that could cause airbags to deploy incorrectly or not at all, increasing the risk of injury in a crash......»»
Layered superconductor coaxed to show unusual properties with potential for quantum computing
A team led by researchers from the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA has designed a unique material based on a conventional superconductor—that is, a substance that enables electrons to travel through it with zero resistance under certain co.....»»
After debris concerns, SpaceX to shift Dragon capsule landings from Florida to California
Evidence of debris stemming from return trips of SpaceX Dragon spacecraft has prompted the company to shift future landing operations from Florida to California......»»
Speeding Mercedes driver sparks East Harlem chain-reaction crash that killed a 51-year-old man
Speeding Mercedes driver sparks East Harlem chain-reaction crash that killed a 51-year-old man.....»»
Space hurricanes swirl in the Southern Hemisphere, mostly in summer
Space hurricanes are a recently discovered geomagnetic phenomenon in which plasma interacts with Earth's magnetosphere, the area of space dominated by Earth's magnetic field. Spiral arms of plasma, hundreds of kilometers long, stretch across the sky.....»»
Giant waves, monster winds and Earth"s strongest current: Why the Southern Ocean is a global engine room
The Southern Ocean is wild and dynamic. It experiences Earth's strongest winds and largest waves. It is home to city-sized icebergs and the biggest ocean current on the globe, as well as tiny turbulent flows that fit inside a teacup......»»
Nanoscale imaging provides insights into 2D and phase-change materials
Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley have developed cutting-edge nanoscale optical imaging techniques to provide unprecedented insights into the ultrafast carrier dynamics in advanced materials......»»
Police in Southern California warn residents to beware of parking tickets that look like this
Police in Southern California warn residents to beware of parking tickets that look like this.....»»
Norman Foster speaks on creating Apple Park"s iconic spaceship campus
Norman Foster, the man responsible for Apple Park's iconic design, sat down for a new interview to talk about that process and his time with late CEO Steve Jobs.Apple ParkApple has called Cupertino, California, a home for quite some time. From 1993 u.....»»
Agricultural soils are efficient ice nucleating particles in the southern great plains
INPs are a rare subset of atmospheric aerosol that can initiate ice formation in clouds. There is a significant gap between scientists' ability to measure INPs and to predict their concentrations and variability in large-scale weather and climate mod.....»»
Solar storms could cause more auroras on Tuesday night
Massive explosions on the sun have triggered warnings of geomagnetic storms that could create dazzling auroras in the northern United States, Europe and southern Australia on Tuesday night......»»