Science and technology news for greater San Diego

Lake Oroville

Tech

Hot Summer, La Niña Conditions Make for Uncertain California Water Forecast

by Chris Jennewein • Times of San Diego Sept. 26, 2024, 10:54 p.m.Sept. 27, 2024, 7:36 a.m.

San Elijo Lagoon

Tech

San Elijo Lagoon Experiencing Hypoxic Water Levels, Loss of Marine Life From Recent Heat Wave

by Brooke Binkowski • Times of San Diego Sept. 15, 2024, 11:40 p.m.Sept. 16, 2024, 7:37 a.m.

microgrids

Viejas Tribe Gets $72 Million Federal Loan Guarantee to Build Solar Microgrid at Reservation

by Eshaan Sarup Sept. 13, 2024, 10:03 a.m.Sept. 13, 2024, 1:03 p.m.

Tech

UCSD Scientists Among Those Who Studied Massive Tsunami in Remote Greenland

by Eshaan Sarup Sept. 12, 2024, 10:08 p.m.Sept. 13, 2024, 7:28 a.m.

Climate change research

Tech

Scripps Awarded $10M Grant to Study Effects of Warming Oceans on Marine Life

by Jennifer Vigil • Times of San Diego Sept. 10, 2024, 3:05 p.m.Sept. 11, 2024, 12:33 p.m.

The Salton Sea from above.

Tech

California Legislature Approves Creation of Salton Sea Conservancy to Restore the Receding Lake

by Chris Jennewein • Times of San Diego Sept. 2, 2024, 11:55 p.m.Sept. 3, 2024, 6:43 a.m.

State Assembly chamber

Tech

California Advances Landmark Legislation to Regulate Large Artificial Intelligence Models

by Associated Press Aug. 28, 2024, 11:30 p.m.Aug. 29, 2024, 6:37 a.m.

Jonny Kim

Tech

NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim, a USD Grad, Assigned to First ISS Mission

by Debbie L. Sklar • Times of San Diego Aug. 28, 2024, 10:55 p.m.Aug. 29, 2024, 7:21 a.m.

Klamath River Dam

Tech

Salmon Will Swim Freely in Klamath River for First Time in a Century as Old Dams Are Removed

by Associated Press Aug. 28, 2024, 9:37 a.m.Aug. 28, 2024, 9:38 a.m.

construction

Tech

Chula Vista Awarded $10M to Update Building Efficiency, Increase Energy Savings

by Elizabeth Ireland • Times of San Diego Aug. 27, 2024, 2:34 p.m.Aug. 27, 2024, 2:34 p.m.

Cars driving on a highway alongside a field of wind turbines under a blue sky.

Tech

California Hits Milestones Toward 100% Clean Energy — But Has a Long Way to Go

by Alejandro Lazo • CalMatters Aug. 20, 2024, 11:55 p.m.Aug. 21, 2024, 6:59 a.m.

Electric vehicles charging

Tech

Trump Says He Would Consider Ending $7,500 Electric Vehicle Federal Tax Credit

by Reuters Aug. 19, 2024, 11:05 p.m.Aug. 20, 2024, 7:07 a.m.

SpaceX launch

Tech

California Just Got its ‘Own Damn Satellite’ to Track Methane Pollution

by Hannah Ramirez Aug. 19, 2024, 10:45 p.m.Aug. 20, 2024, 7:50 a.m.

Tech

Google Unveils Lineup of New AI-Powered Phones

by Hannah Ramirez Aug. 13, 2024, 10:15 p.m.Aug. 14, 2024, 7:36 p.m.