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MINNEAPOLIS — For most airline passengers, rumbles and shakes at 37,000 feet might jolt nerves or spill a drink.

But a Delta Air Lines flight that made an emergency landing at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport late Wednesday offers a lesson in the real dangers of severe turbulence. While U.S. airlines boast a consistent safety record...Read more

Earlier this year, Intel's new chief executive Lip-Bu Tan made frank remarks about how the Silicon Valley chipmaker keeps coming up short.

"For quite a long time for Intel, we fell behind on innovation. As a result, we have been too slow to adapt and to meet your needs," Tan told Intel's customers and partners at a company event in late March. ...Read more

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX was back one day after a weather-related scrub and threaded the needle amid threatening clouds to send up the Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station.

A Falcon 9 rocket topped with the Crew Dragon Endeavour lifted off from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39-A at 11:43 a.m. Eastern time carrying ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — As heat waves grow longer and more intense across Southern California, the absence of shade is becoming a serious public health concern — but vast stretches of Los Angeles remain dangerously exposed.

Research shows shaded areas can have a “heat burden” — a combined measure of temperature, humidity and wind — up to 68�...Read more

A new report from the U.S. Department of Energy says projections of future global warming are exaggerated, while benefits from higher levels of carbon dioxide such as more productive farms are overlooked. It concludes, at odds with the scientific mainstream, that policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions risk doing more harm than good.

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The next four humans in the parade of SpaceX launches from the Space Coast will have to wait at least another day for their trip to the International Space Station after weather caused a late scrub Thursday.

“Hold, hold, hold. We are standing down due to violation of weather rules,” came the callout from mission ...Read more

As climate change drives temperatures higher, prolonged periods of heat exposure are doing more than just making classrooms uncomfortable. According to a new systematic review published in PLOS Climate, extended exposure to heat significantly impairs students’ cognitive abilities, affecting their academic performance, especially in complex ...Read more

OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. —“Keep Tahoe Blue” may not be the most common bumper sticker in California, but it’s certainly one of them.

And for good reason. Californians treasure the giant lake for its clarity, its spectacular vistas and the countless memories made here.

But an onslaught of invading species threatens the plants and ...Read more

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — It could be less than nine months before humanity ventures back to the moon, even if only to fly around it. The people set to make that flight were back on the Space Coast on Wednesday to log time with their ride, the Orion spacecraft.

First up, the crew of Artemis II with NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and...Read more

A Los Angeles-area startup is using artificial intelligence and robotics in an unlikely way: making sashimi and other fish dishes taste better, last longer and more humane.

El Segundo, California-based Shinkei Systems wants to bring a traditional Japanese method of handling fish to fine dining in America, using technology to replace the labor-...Read more

Q. I'm in the market for a mid-priced 4K Blu-ray player, do you have any recommendations? I just got the new Criterion Collection "Sorcerer" and a few others in 4K.

—A.G., Chicago

A. I commend you for supporting 4K Blu-ray and physical media. If you love movies and television, the only way to be 100% certain you will be able to watch your ...Read more

It's a safe bet that when I open a product from Sennheiser, the sound quality is top-notch. So it shouldn't come as a surprise when I say their new Accentum Open true wireless earbuds are a winner for a variety of reasons.

First and foremost is the sound, an area where Sennheiser has come to be known for, since its inception in 1945. I'll do ...Read more

Most weeks, just when I’m wondering what I’ll write about, a topic will find me.

I got a call yesterday from my brother. It was midday, and we were both at work.

Our phone calls are usually later at night, so I knew something was up.

He and his wife were both having email problems and I could tell from his voice that it was stressful. ...Read more

What does a scientist look like?

A bright-eyed intellectual donning a white lab coat and goggles? Often, yes. But these days, they could take on the look of a stack of computer servers softly humming away in an air conditioned building.

That’s what a group of scientists from the San Francisco-based Chan Zuckerberg Biohub and Stanford ...Read more

DETROIT — On a recent morning downtown, Eric Allison hopped into the backseat of a sleek six-propeller air taxi and began to explain his company's vision for the future of transportation.

Imagine pulling up your Uber app, said Allison, the chief product officer for Joby Aviation, and ticking a "Joby" option. A car soon arrives and shuttles ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Leaving the sink on for hours or forgetting to turn off the shower in a Bellagio hotel room doesn’t waste even a fraction of the water that the resort’s air-conditioning system does.

Every drop of water used indoors on the Strip heads to a wastewater plant in East Las Vegas, where it’s treated and sent back into Lake Mead, ...Read more

In the wake of the Trump administration’s decision to dismantle the research arm of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a robust if little-known California agency known as the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment is poised to take on an even bigger role to bridge the gap.

The EPA this month announced that it was eliminating ...Read more

Apple is trying to bring machine learning to Motor City.

The smartphone giant opened its Apple Manufacturing Academy in Detroit on Tuesday to offer free workshops on artificial intelligence and advanced manufacturing to small and medium-sized businesses.

Apple stands out as one of the companies most dependent on manufacturing as well as ...Read more