New Study Shows ‘Anomalous Rocks’ Deep Inside Earth
A new high-resolution computer model shows rocks that are colder, or have a different composition, in Earth's mantle where ...
Dozens of LA County schools announce fire-related closures
A trio of fires in Los Angeles County have forced 19 school districts to close for multiple days due to dangerous conditions.
LA fires live updates: Spot fires erupt across Los Angeles into the night
Los Angeles County's Palisades and Eaton fires exploded in size Wednesday, with at least five reported deaths and more than 1 ...
Scientists Found Ancient Tectonic Plates in the Middle of Continents—Where They Shouldn't Be
The researchers theorize that these far-off remnants could either be deposits of silica-rich material that have hung around ...
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Some California Colleges Close, Cancel Classes Amid Wildfires
As multiple wildfires rage in and around the Los Angeles metro area and scorch thousands of acres, many colleges and ...
The science of snow: How do flakes form, and why are they all unique?
Due to cooler atmospheric temperatures, Bodnar said that almost all precipitation starts as snow, requiring small pieces of ...
University of California4h
Jennifer Doudna receives National Medal of Technology and Innovation
Jennifer Doudna, a UC Berkeley biochemist who shared the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the invention of CRISPR-Cas9 ...
MIT Technology Review10h
A New York legislator wants to pick up the pieces of the dead California AI bill
The new bill being drafted in New York aims to regulate advanced AI systems while addressing concerns with the California bill.
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How Hyperliquid ($HYPE) Delivered Most Lucrative Airdrop of All Time
Hyperliquid’s HYPE airdrop, conducted in late 2024, became the most lucrative airdrop of all time. What is Hyperliquid, and ...
Gender balance in computer science and engineering is improving at elite universities but getting worse elsewhere
Overall, across all schools, men earned degrees in these fields at 4.4 times the rate for women in 2022, a slight improvement from the 4.6 rate in 2002. This rate is very different from the near ...
California fires leave several dead in 'widespread disaster'
The fires in and around the second-largest city in the US have also left a "number of significant injuries," according to city fire officials. At least 100,000 Los Angeles residents have been urged to ...
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Chips industry exec, Indiana’s chief justice, Caltech’s president and Indiana Fever coach headline spring Presidential Lecture Series
A semiconductor manufacturer CEO, Caltech’s president, the Indiana Fever head coach and Indiana’s chief justice will ...