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Government climate report warns of worsening U.S. disasters

November 23, 2018, 12:49pm Latest News

A massive new federal report warns that extreme weather disasters, like California's wildfires and this year's hurricanes, are worsening in the United States.The White House report quietly issued Friday also frequently contradicts President Donald Trump. Read story

An illustration of the relative distances to the nearest stars from the sun. Barnard’s Star is the second closest star system.

Signs of ‘super Earth’ found near star

An illustration of the relative distances to the nearest stars from the sun. Barnard’s Star is the second closest star system.

November 22, 2018, 6:05am Life

Residents of the northern hemisphere, look up: In the faint shimmy of a star above you, astronomers have discovered evidence of an alien world. Read story

Kaya, a 3-year-old Siamese mix, keeps clean in her Vancouver apartment July 12.

Cats’ tongues get the scoop on cleaning

Kaya, a 3-year-old Siamese mix, keeps clean in her Vancouver apartment July 12.

November 20, 2018, 6:02am Life

Cat lovers know when kitties groom, their tongues are pretty scratchy. Using high-tech scans and some other tricks, scientists are learning how those sandpapery tongues help cats get clean and stay cool. Read story

The COOLPIX P1000 Nixon/TNS

Coolpix P1000: Nikon camera nice – and big

The COOLPIX P1000 Nixon/TNS

November 18, 2018, 6:03am Business

Back in 2015, I reviewed a Nikon camera called the Coolpix P900, which is a “bridge camera.” Read story

Study: Neanderthals, humans faced similar risks

November 18, 2018, 5:21am Life

Life as a Neanderthal was no picnic, but a new analysis says it was no more dangerous than what our own species faced in ancient times. Read story

European Space Agency director general Jan Worner, far right, answers questions Friday during a panel discussion with U.S. and European leaders. From left are, Bill Hill of NASA, Philippe Berthe of the ESA, Mark Kirasich of NASA and Sue Motil, Orion European Service Module integration manager. Behind them is a model of the Orion capsule and the service module.

NASA accepts delivery of European part

European Space Agency director general Jan Worner, far right, answers questions Friday during a panel discussion with U.S. and European leaders. From left are, Bill Hill of NASA, Philippe Berthe of the ESA, Mark Kirasich of NASA and Sue Motil, Orion European Service Module integration manager. Behind them is a model of the Orion capsule and the service module.

November 16, 2018, 10:54pm Nation & World

NASA has accepted delivery of a key European part needed to power the world’s next-generation moonship. Read story

Errors discovered in ocean-warming study

November 16, 2018, 4:50pm Life

Scientists behind a major study that claimed the Earth’s oceans are warming faster than previously thought now say their work contained inadvertent errors that made their conclusions seem more certain than they actually are. Read story

‘Unusual air activity’ over Ireland sparks investigation

November 13, 2018, 9:31am Life

Irish aviation officials are investigating reports of bright lights moving quickly in the skies over Ireland. Read story

In this 2009 photo, Jeff Jolley, then with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, holds a Western pearlshell mussel found in Salmon Creek.

Protecting freshwater mussels a growing concern

In this 2009 photo, Jeff Jolley, then with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, holds a Western pearlshell mussel found in Salmon Creek.

November 12, 2018, 6:00am Clark County News

Odds are good you didn’t even known freshwater mussels are native to the rivers and streams of the Pacific Northwest — including those that run right through the heart of Clark County. Read story

Justin Denison, SVP of Mobile Product Development, shows off the Infinity Flex Display of a folding smartphone during the keynote address of the Samsung Developer Conference Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, in San Francisco.

Smartphone makers bet on foldable screens

Justin Denison, SVP of Mobile Product Development, shows off the Infinity Flex Display of a folding smartphone during the keynote address of the Samsung Developer Conference Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, in San Francisco.

November 11, 2018, 6:02am Business

For the past few years, the smartphone industry has been searching for a breakthrough to revive a market mired in an innovation lull and a sales slump. A potential catalyst is on the horizon in the form of flexible screens that can be folded in half without breaking. Read story