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Judge: Kids suing over climate change should simplify case

February 8, 2017, 9:14am Northwest

A federal judge says lawyers representing a group of youths arguing over climate policy should simplify their case if they want to make it to trial later this year in Eugene. Read story

Major global warming study again questioned, again defended

February 7, 2017, 12:40pm Nation & World

Another round of bickering is boiling over about temperature readings used in a 2015 study to show how the planet is warming. Read story

A meteor as it streaked over Lake Michigan early Monday morning. The meteor lit up the sky across several states in the Midwest.

Meteor over Lake Michigan lights up sky in several states

A meteor as it streaked over Lake Michigan early Monday morning. The meteor lit up the sky across several states in the Midwest.

February 6, 2017, 9:39am Nation & World

A meteor over Lake Michigan lit up the sky Monday morning across several states in the Midwest. Read story

Jaysean Erby raises his hands Dec. 9, 2015, as he solves a coding problem while Apple CEO Tim Cook watches from behind at an Apple Store in New York as Apple hosted Hour of Code events around the world.

Tech industry continues to struggle with lack of diversity in workforce

Jaysean Erby raises his hands Dec. 9, 2015, as he solves a coding problem while Apple CEO Tim Cook watches from behind at an Apple Store in New York as Apple hosted Hour of Code events around the world.

February 5, 2017, 6:05am Business

The tech industry brought us self-driving cars, artificial intelligence and 3-D printers. But when it comes to racial and gender diversity, its leading companies are no trailblazers. Read story

Vancouver native Zach Smith showcases NurseGrid, the app from a Portland-based startup with the same name. Smith, a nurse for seven years, said the app helps manage nurses&#039; hectic schedules.

NurseGrid app is right on schedule

Vancouver native Zach Smith showcases NurseGrid, the app from a Portland-based startup with the same name. Smith, a nurse for seven years, said the app helps manage nurses&#039; hectic schedules.

February 5, 2017, 6:03am Business

A nurse’s schedule is often less than surgical. Read story

A Facebook Live billboard on the side of a building near New York&#039;s Penn Station.

Why Facebook is pushing users to go ‘live’ with video

A Facebook Live billboard on the side of a building near New York&#039;s Penn Station.

February 5, 2017, 6:00am Business

From billboards to TV ads to endless notifications, Facebook is furiously promoting its live video feature as it tries to get more users to shoot and watch such videos. Read story

The fossil of Saccorhytus, a microscopic, bag-like sea creature that lived about 540 million years ago. It is the oldest known ancestor of humans.

Scientists find oldest human ancestor

The fossil of Saccorhytus, a microscopic, bag-like sea creature that lived about 540 million years ago. It is the oldest known ancestor of humans.

February 2, 2017, 6:05am Life

A tiny wrinkled sack with a big mouth and no anus may well be the earliest-known of humans’ forebears. Meet Saccorhytus coronarius, a 540-million-year-old critter the size of a grain of sand, whose fossil remains were discovered in China. Read story

Penobscot Bay fishermen clean mackerel near their saltwater farm off the Maine coast in 1891.

Mackerel, volcano answer some climate change questions

Penobscot Bay fishermen clean mackerel near their saltwater farm off the Maine coast in 1891.

February 2, 2017, 6:05am Life

What could an Indonesian volcanic eruption, a 200-year-old climate disaster and a surge in the consumption of mackerel tell us about global warming? Read story

Rocks reveal the past

February 2, 2017, 6:04am Life

Roughly 466 million years ago, something huge exploded in space and sent shrapnel down on Earth. Read story

Outlet manager Jason Pickering looks over a selection of televisions for sale at Goodwill Vancouver Outlet on Wednesday morning.

Time for a new TV? There are plenty of options for your old one

Outlet manager Jason Pickering looks over a selection of televisions for sale at Goodwill Vancouver Outlet on Wednesday morning.

January 23, 2017, 6:05am Business

With the Super Bowl less than two weeks away, many retailers are offering big discounts on the flashiest new televisions. But as exciting as it is to own new video-streaming-enabled TVs with curved screens and 4K UltraHD resolution, sooner or later you’re going to have to ask yourself: “What do… Read story