Thousands of barrels of industrial waste litter the ocean floor off Los Angeles and have been there for decades — but scientists still don’t fully understand what chemicals this junkyard is leaking into the environment. Now, research has revealed that some of the chemicals leaking from the barrel graveyard have been identified as strongly alkaline, the chemical opposite of acidic …
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By Grant Brisbee, Johnny Flores Jr. and Andy McCullough Every week, we ask a selected group of our baseball writers — local and national — to rank the teams from first to worst. Here are the collective results. As the final month of the regular season unfolds, the standings in Major League Baseball remain in flux. Several new contenders in …
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The monthly “Google System Release Notes” primarily detail what’s new in Play services, Play Store, and Play system update across Android phones/tablets, Wear OS, Google/Android TV, Auto, and PC. Some features apply to end users, while others are aimed at developers. The following first-party apps comprise the “Google System”: A feature appearing in the changelog does not mean it’s widely available. …
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Beyond the Alphabet (Image credit: Nicholas Sutrich / Android Central) Beyond the Alphabet is a weekly column that focuses on the tech world both inside and out of the confines of Mountain View. As the resident “tablet guy” around these parts, I’ve seen almost every kind of tablet come across my desk. There are a few exceptions, but none that …
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Destiny 2 has dramatically overhauled its content delivery system as of this year. Rather than one big expansion and 3-4 seasons or episodes, it’s now two smaller expansions and two “Major Updates” going where the seasonal break would have been, three months in. Now, we’re getting details on the first one, Ash and Iron, courtesy of a new trailer and …
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It’s been a while since we’ve had a COVID update, eh, readers? Well, with the virus going around lately, and with changes in who is eligible for vaccine boosters (big changes? or maybe not?), we figured it was time to check back in with Dr. Candy Stockton, our county health officer, who was kind enough to catch the …
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Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Researchers in England believe carbon played a key role in freezing Earth’s core. As it contributes to the cooling and freezing of the molten outer core, the solid, iron-rich center of Earth continues to grow. Researchers used atomic-scale computer simulations to discover the importance of carbon in forming a solid core. …
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Billionaire investor Ray Dalio has delivered a stark warning about the state of American discourse around the nation’s economic challenges, saying fear of retaliation, particularly from the Trump administration, is keeping investors and business leaders from voicing critical concerns about the country’s fiscal trajectory. The founder of Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund with approximately $130 billion under management, …
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On the first day of training camp, Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Fame broadcaster Merrill Reese received green and white Air Jordan cleats from Jalen Hurts. On the toe of the cleats, Hurts wrote a message with his signature atop: To M. Reese You saw it when no one else could … Love always. The gesture was meaningful to Reese. It …
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A child looks at the badge of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/Getty Images North America Attorneys for Guatemalan migrant children in the U.S. have asked a federal court to extend a temporary ban blocking their deportation, saying that sending them to Guatemala puts …
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