Science and technology news for greater San Diego

A scanned image of a the skeleton of a vaquita, the world’s most endangered marine animal.

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SeaWorld Helps to Stop ‘Imminent Extinction’ of Rare Porpoise by Leading Scan Project

by Kira Caspers • Times of San Diego Jan. 18, 2025, 10:37 p.m.Jan. 19, 2025, 7:45 a.m.

Medical centers

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UC San Diego Health First to Offer Novel Gene Therapy for Hemophilia B

by Kira Caspers • Times of San Diego Jan. 9, 2025, 10:25 p.m.Jan. 10, 2025, 7:20 a.m.

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New Research Suggests People Have ‘Standby’ Cells Ready to Fight Bird Flu

by Kira Caspers • Times of San Diego Jan. 7, 2025, 1:40 p.m.Jan. 7, 2025, 1:46 p.m.

Snow survey

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California’s Vital Snowpack ‘Looks Good’ at First Survey of Winter

by Chris Jennewein • Times of San Diego Jan. 2, 2025, 10:35 p.m.Jan. 3, 2025, 7:49 a.m.

Researcher in artificial intelligence awarded fellowship

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UC San Diego Professor Selected as Fellow to Study Ways A.I. Can Serve ‘Greater Good’

by Jennifer Vigil • Times of San Diego Jan. 1, 2025, 11:15 p.m.Jan. 2, 2025, 7:14 a.m.

Water flows from a large pipeline onto grassy and rocky terrain in a rural landscape with rolling hills in the background.

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Californians to Get More Water Following Recent Storms in Northern California

by Eshaan Sarup Dec. 23, 2024, 8:36 p.m.Dec. 23, 2024, 8:40 p.m.

Electric vehicles at charging station

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EPA Grants California Request for Ability to Ban Gas-Powered Cars By 2035

by Associated Press Dec. 18, 2024, 11:25 p.m.Dec. 19, 2024, 7:20 a.m.

MTS electric bus

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Biden Rushes $135 Million to California for Electric Buses, Trucks Before Trump

by Alejandro Lazo • CalMatters Dec. 14, 2024, 11:50 p.m.Dec. 15, 2024, 7:09 a.m.

San Diego Attractions balboa park

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Air & Space Museum Running Replica of Wright Brothers Engine on Anniversary of Famed Flight

by Debbie L. Sklar • Times of San Diego Dec. 13, 2024, 10:05 p.m.Dec. 14, 2024, 7:33 a.m.

A doctor greeting a patient. Photo via Pixabay

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Scripps Health Doctors Receive Grant To Develop ‘Smart Shoulder’ Implant

by City News Service Dec. 5, 2024, 10:44 p.m.Dec. 6, 2024, 7:19 a.m.

California Aqueduct

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State Water Project Plans for Dry Year, Sets Initial Allocation at 5% of Requests

by Chris Jennewein • Times of San Diego Dec. 2, 2024, 11:45 p.m.Dec. 3, 2024, 8:18 a.m.

Data center

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Grant Funding to Support Two More Years of AI Collaboration Between SDCCD, UCSD, SDSU

by Brooke Binkowski • Times of San Diego Nov. 25, 2024, 1:06 p.m.Nov. 25, 2024, 1:06 p.m.

Offshore wind turbines

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California’s Ambitious Offshore Wind Plans Could Be Casualty of Second Trump Term

by Julie Cart • CalMatters Nov. 17, 2024, 11:40 p.m.Nov. 18, 2024, 7:48 a.m.

A discarded shoe along with other rubble found at the Tijuana River Valley Regional campgrounds. Courtesy of SDSU School of Public Health.

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San Diego Air District Releases Hydrogen Sulfide Monitoring Tool for South Bay

by Brooke Binkowski • Times of San Diego Nov. 14, 2024, 10:33 a.m.Nov. 14, 2024, 8:23 p.m.