Technology

A team of researchers is getting federal funding to analyze perishable artifacts as part of an effort to better understand the people who lived in and around caves in southeastern New Mexico and West Texas centuries ago By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press December 2, 2019, 11:10 PM 3 min read Sandals and baskets that […]

Scientists are racing to document indigenous sites along Puerto Rico’s coastline in the face of climate change By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press December 2, 2019, 5:00 AM 4 min read A group of U.S.-based scientists is rushing to document indigenous sites along Puerto Rico’s coast dating back a couple of thousand years before rising sea

Even though deals could be found online for days, shoppers still pulled out their phones and laptops to shop on the Monday after Thanksgiving, with sales on track to hit a record $9.4 billion By JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer December 2, 2019, 7:43 PM 3 min read “Cyber Monday” is still holding up as

A new technology being tested by California utilities is aimed at diagnosing problems before they could cause power outages or spark wildfires By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press December 2, 2019, 5:18 AM 1 min read A new technology being tested by California utilities is aimed at diagnosing problems before they can cause power outages or

LONDON — Facebook is trying to make it easier for users to move photos from the social network to rival online services, reacting to European privacy laws and criticism from regulators that its size and control over data hinders competition. On Monday, Facebook said it would begin testing a “data portability” tool in Ireland that

As world leaders gather in Spain to discuss how to slow the warming of the planet, a spotlight falls on China — the top emitter of greenhouse gases. China burns about half the coal used globally each year. Between 2000 and 2018, its annual carbon emissions nearly tripled, and it now accounts for about 30%

Russian scientists have shown off a prehistoric puppy, believed to be 18,000 years old, found in permafrost in the country’s Far East By DARIA LITVINOVA and ROMAN KUTUKOV Associated Press December 2, 2019, 1:49 PM 3 min read Russian scientists on Monday showed off a prehistoric puppy, believed to be 18,000 years old, found in

Spacewalking astronauts have ventured out to install new pumps to a cosmic ray detector outside the International Space Station By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer December 2, 2019, 11:47 AM 1 min read Spacewalking astronauts have ventured out to install new pumps on a cosmic ray detector outside the International Space Station. Monday’s spacewalk is

Democratic members of Congress say the United States remains committed to the Paris climate accord despite President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the 2015 agreement December 2, 2019, 9:26 AM 2 min read The Latest on the COP21 climate summit in Madrid (all times local): 10:20 a.m. Democratic members of Congress say the United

Delegates from almost 200 countries have begun a two-week international climate conference in Madrid that seeks to step up efforts to stop global warming December 2, 2019, 7:38 AM 1 min read Delegates from almost 200 countries have begun a two-week international climate conference in Madrid that seeks to step up efforts to stop global