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The Fleet Science Center offers Science Clubs for grades 5-8! Investigate exciting science topics on the second weekend of each month. Each session will be filled with new challenges, hands-on activities that can be done using materials found in your home and has challenges for students of all ages. Through this program students will explore an array of fields including biology, chemistry, engineering, environmental science, physics, robotics and much more! November Topic: Volcanoes Discuss the different layers of the earth and discover how tectonic plates create different types of volcanoes. • Saturday Science Club for Girls is held the second Saturday of the month from noon to 2 p.m. for girls in grades 5 to 8. Register here! • Sunday Science Club is held the second Sunday of the month from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday classes are co-ed for grades 5 to 8. Register here! Dates | Saturday, November 13 from noon to 2 p.m., and Sunday, November 14 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Location | The Fleet Science Center Pricing Members: $13 per week Nonmembers: $15 per week For more information, please visit www.fleetscience.org/events/science-clubs or call (619) 238-1233.

The layoffs at Google follow similarly huge cuts at Microsoft, Amazon and Salesforce. Tech companies who hired rapidly during the pandemic now face fears of recession.

Google's Bard, an answer to Microsoft's ChatGPT, delivered a factual error in a search demo that the company shared widely. That sent Alphabet's market value plummeting this week.

A study of plastic trash hauled out of the Pacific Ocean found that most of it had been colonized by coastal life that was thriving right next to species that normally live in the open sea.

World leaders are meeting in Egypt for the next two weeks to talk about reining in climate change and paying for its deadly effects. Here's what you need to know.

The 2022 Blue Water Film Festival (BWFF) presented by the Blue Water Institute is set for its third year from June 2 - June 5. Held each year in celebration of United Nations World Oceans Day, BWFF will screen eighteen feature films, fifteen short films and two animated films--35 films in all, one world premiere; 12 int’l premiere and the remaining California premieres. The festival kicks off Thursday, June 2 at Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park with a cocktail reception, world premiere of "Inside Antarctica: Machine Learning & Microplastics," followed by a Q&A discussion with the Director, Mike Libecki. The majority of films will screen in-person at the La Paloma Theater in Encinitas and at The Museum of Photography (MOPA) in Balboa Park; Media Arts Center San Diego; and streamed virtually at Blue Water+. A special outdoor screening of "Whale Wisdom" will be held Saturday, June 4 a Freedom Yacht Club followed by an after party celebration on the water. Jane Goodall will receive the festival’s Global Citizen Award, which is presented to an industry leader whose contributions to the innovation of marine science and entertainment have changed the industry—and the world—for the better. The award will be presented on Sunday, June 5 at closing night at La Paloma Theatre. BWFF is setup as a 501(c)(3) non-profit. Learn more at bluewaterfilmfestival.org. Blue Water Film Festival is on Facebook + Instagram

The restrictions passed through Utah's Republican-supermajority Legislature reflect how politicians' perceptions of technology companies are changing — and that includes pro-business Republicans.

There was no reason for alarm, as a NASA engineer called it "one of the closest approaches by a known near-Earth object ever recorded." It was only 2,200 miles above the Earth's surface.

From the Fleet Science Center: The Fleet Science Center is home to Southern California's only Giant Dome Theater, known as the Eugene Heikoff and Marilyn Jacobs Heikoff Giant Dome Theater. Immersive Experiences in the Heikoff Giant Dome Theater include IMAX movies, documentary films and cutting-edge educational programming. About the documentary: 'Turtle Odyssey' tells the heartwarming story of one tiny sea turtle’s big adventure. Based in Australia and narrated by Russell Crowe, 'Turtle Odyssey' explores the unique lifecycle of an Australian green sea turtle named Bunji and her incredible journey across the open ocean. Watch trailer here! Showtimes | Daily at noon and at 3 p.m. Location | The Heikoff Giant Dome Theatre at The Fleet Science Center Get tickets here! IMAX Movie Tickets: $18 For more information, please visit fleetscience.org/shows/turtle-odyssey or call (619) 238-1233.

The Associated Press’ review of public documents showed the Army knew that chemicals had been improperly dumped at Fort Ord for decades. Even after the contamination was documented, the Army played down the risks.