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A tsunami evacuation sign is displayed in Cannon Beach, Ore.

Tsunamis can be devastating

A tsunami evacuation sign is displayed in Cannon Beach, Ore.

December 10, 2024, 5:40am Life

The powerful earthquake that struck in Northern California on Thursday prompted a brief tsunami warning affecting about 5 million people along a stretch of the West Coast — from Northern California to Oregon — before being canceled. Read story

Apex, a 150-million-year-old stegosaurus dinosaur fossil that billionaire Kenneth C. Griffin bought for $44.6 million, is displayed Dec. 5 at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.

High-end dino goes on display

Apex, a 150-million-year-old stegosaurus dinosaur fossil that billionaire Kenneth C. Griffin bought for $44.6 million, is displayed Dec. 5 at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.

December 10, 2024, 5:35am Life

The most expensive dinosaur fossil ever discovered in on view in New York, American Museum of Natural History officials announced. Read story

After nine months of research, a Washington State University sociologist concludes rural clinics aren’t ready for artificial intelligence

December 9, 2024, 11:35am Newsletter

A Washington State University sociologist has concluded after a nine-month study that rural health clinics aren't ready for artificial intelligence implementation. Read story

Nia McKinnon and Elizabeth Hintz, both 14, look at their phones Nov. 22 at a charging station in the Senior Center in Issaquah.

Help relatives with tech support: Tech savvy and home for holidays? Lend a hand

Nia McKinnon and Elizabeth Hintz, both 14, look at their phones Nov. 22 at a charging station in the Senior Center in Issaquah.

December 7, 2024, 6:04am Life

It’s time for the holidays, which means robust family conversations and seemingly never-ending courses of food. But for the more tech-savvy among us, the journey home could also mean we’ll be called on to provide a backlog of tech support to parents, grandparents and other family members. Read story

NASA’s Orion capsule is drawn to the well deck of the USS Portland after it splashed down following a successful uncrewed Artemis I moon mission, in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, Dec. 11, 2022.

NASA pushes back astronaut flights to the moon again

NASA’s Orion capsule is drawn to the well deck of the USS Portland after it splashed down following a successful uncrewed Artemis I moon mission, in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, Dec. 11, 2022.

December 5, 2024, 3:39pm Life

NASA announced more delays Thursday in sending astronauts back to the moon more than 50 years after Apollo. Read story

FILE - This image made from a NASA live stream shows NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore during a press conference from the International Space Station on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024.

NASA’s stuck astronauts hit 6 months in space. Just 2 more to go

FILE - This image made from a NASA live stream shows NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore during a press conference from the International Space Station on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024.

December 5, 2024, 9:31am Life

Known across the globe as the stuck astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams hit the six-month mark in space Thursday with two more to go. Read story

This image provided by the European Space Agency shows a pair of probes creating an artificial total solar eclipse through formation flying.

European satellites launched to create artificial solar eclipses in a tech demo

This image provided by the European Space Agency shows a pair of probes creating an artificial total solar eclipse through formation flying.

December 5, 2024, 8:46am Business

A pair of European satellites rocketed into orbit Thursday on the first mission to create artificial solar eclipses through fancy formation flying in space. Read story

Buoy 46089 sideways aboard a ship.

NOAA weather buoy No. 46089, vital for Columbia River navigation, makes waves

Buoy 46089 sideways aboard a ship.

December 4, 2024, 6:10am Business

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration last month redeployed an important weather buoy about 70 miles into the Pacific Ocean from the mouth of the Columbia River. Read story

Giant fish thought to be extinct spotted in Mekong River

December 3, 2024, 6:04am Life

A huge fish in the Mekong River thought to be extinct has been spotted three times in recent years. Read story

Scientists study fossil footprints for clues about co-existing species of early human ancestors at the excavation site on the eastern side of Lake Turkana in northern Kenya, in 2022.

‘It’s an amazing discovery’: Footprints suggest two species of early humans were neighbors

Scientists study fossil footprints for clues about co-existing species of early human ancestors at the excavation site on the eastern side of Lake Turkana in northern Kenya, in 2022.

December 3, 2024, 6:04am Life

Muddy footprints left on a Kenyan lakeside suggest two of our early human ancestors were nearby neighbors 5 million years ago. Read story