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Two travellers wearing black pull rolling suitcases past a series of 9 canvases showing blue and red swirling abstract designs.

San Diego's airport is an unlikely art museum

San Diego International Airport is home to more than 50 works of public art and a vibrant temporary exhibit, "A Necessary Departure," on view through the end of the year.

A building housing part of SeaWorld's rescue department is shown on May 28, 2024.

California sea lion pups dying in large numbers

Stillborn, or dead shortly after birth, the dead pups are being spotted on the state's coastal islands which serve as their rookeries.

Madeline Voyles as Alphie in 20th Century Studios' "The Creator."

'The Creator' wants us to embrace AI

Gareth Edwards' new sci-fi film is flawed but also engaging.

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of solar flares early Saturday afternoon. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says there have been measurable effects and impacts from the geomagnetic storm.

The huge solar storm is keeping power grid and satellite operators on edge

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says there have been measurable effects and impacts from the biggest geomagnetic storm in decades.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks at a DNC press conference on July 17 in Milwaukee.

Harris taps Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate

Supporters hope the chair of the Democratic Governors Association, ex-Army National Guard leader, former teacher and congressman can help Harris pick up support in the Midwest.

A burial team in Liberia awaits decontamination after performing "safe burials" for people who died of Ebola during the 2014-15 outbreak. Strains of the virus are harbored by bats and primates. A new study looks at how human activity affects the transmission of infectious diseases like Ebola.

What's worse for disease spread: animal loss, climate change or urbanization?

Scientists are looking at the ways humans change the planet — and the impact that has on the spread of infectious disease. You might be surprised at some of their conclusions.

Sultan al-Jaber, who is leading the COP28 United Nations climate talks underway in the United Arab Emirates, speaks during a news conference on December 4, 2023. In a meeting shortly before talks began, he incorrectly insisted that it is not necessary to phase out fossil fuels in order to avoid catastrophic global warming.

U.N. climate talks head says "no science" backs ending fossil fuels. That's incorrect

The comments came shortly before talks kicked off in Dubai. In reality, scientists warn that further fossil fuel development is driving global warming.

In January 1964, American student Randy Gardner sits on a bed next to various household objects he will later have to identify by memory as part of a sleep deprivation experiment in San Diego, Calif. Gardner set the world record during the experiment, staying awake for over 264 hours.

Lessons from sleeplessness: The 60th anniversary of Randy Gardner's world record

Sixty years ago, 17-year-old Randy Gardner broke a Guinness world record by staying awake for 11 consecutive days. His experiment is one of the most well-documented cases of sleep deprivation.

These side-by-side photos show identical twins Sam and John Fetters. On the left, the twins on their first day of third grade; on the right, the brothers at home on Martha's Vineyard in March 2024.

These identical twins both grew up with autism, but took very different paths

Sam and John Fetters are identical twins with autism. But Sam is in college, while John still struggles to form sentences. Their experience may shed light on the disorder's mix of nature and nurture.

AI-generated spam is starting to fill social media. Here's why

A Jesus made of vegetables, bizarre log cabins, products that don't exist. AI-generated images are creating new forms of clickbait and causing some users to doubt what's real.

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