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  • A robot nicknamed Icefin operates under the sea ice near McMurdo Station in Antarctica in 2020. The pencil-shaped robot is giving scientists their first look at the forces eating away at the Thwaites glacier.
    A skinny robot documents the forces eroding a massive Antarctic glacier
    Scientists got their first up-close look at what's eating away part of Antarctica's Thwaites ice shelf, nicknamed the Doomsday Glacier because of its massive melt and sea rise potential.
  • Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacy Abrams lost the election this year by a larger margin than she did 4 years ago, leading to questions about the future of the party in the state.
    Georgia Democrats weigh what's next after losing race for governor again
    Democrat Abrams ran for governor 4 years ago but narrowly lost to Republican Brian Kemp. This year, she lost by a larger margin. Analysts are uncertain whether it was her message or political party.
  • Low water levels at Shasta Lake on April 25, 2022. The reservoir as of Feb. 21 , 2023 was at more than 86% of historic average levels.
    Water board waives Delta rules that protect salmon
    Angering environmentalists, the water board decided that cities and farmers would get more Delta water while restricting flows for endangered salmon and other fish. The move came after Gov. Gavin Newsom suspended key environmental laws.
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    UCSD Sees Huge Crush Of Students On First Day Of School
    After a year of virtual classes, UC San Diego came roaring back this week in-person, welcoming what could be the largest number of fall semester students in its history. Plus, The biggest professional tennis tournament in San Diego history is being served up next week. And, this weekend in the arts: a 21st birthday party (and exhibition) for Art Produce, Bodhi Tree Concerts, art meets science at La Jolla Historical Society, “The Garden” and Burn All Books + Teros.
  • 'Dune' in IMAX at the IMAX Dome
    Join the Fleet Science Center in a showing of "Dune" Back by popular demand! Experience ‘Dune’ in the Heikoff Giant Dome Theater with the IMAX-exclusive 1.43 aspect ratio with up to 40% more picture, ultimately showing more of the stunning imagery conceived by Director Denis Villeneuve. Tickets and showtimes are available online now for a limited time. About 'Dune' ‘Dune’ tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence, only those who can conquer their own fear will survive. Show Dates/Times: Sat. Dec. 11, 2021 (5:30pm, 8:30pm) Sun. Dec. 12, 2021 (5:30pm, 8:30pm) Location: Fleet Science Center (Heikoff Giant Dome Theater) Cost: $18 For more information on this event and ticket purchases please visit HERE!
  • Not all educators are shying away from artificial intelligence in the classroom.
    'Everybody is cheating': Why this teacher has adopted an open ChatGPT policy
    An associate professor at the prestigious Wharton School is not only allowing his students to use ChatGPT, they are required to.
  • Lunar module pilot Walt Cunningham performs flight tasks on the ninth day of the Apollo 7 mission in 1968.
    NASA Apollo astronaut Walt Cunningham has died at age 90
    Cunningham piloted the first manned Apollo mission, a key step in the drive to reach the moon, but he never flew in space again. He was a physicist who later became known as a climate-change skeptic.
  • Joshua Browder's artificial intelligence startup, DoNotPay, planned to have an AI-powered bot argue on behalf of a defendant in a case next month, but he says threats from bar associations have made him drop the effort.
    A robot was scheduled to argue in court, then came the jail threats
    The man behind a startup called DoNotPay planned to use AI to help fight a traffic ticket. But professional lawyers shut it down.
  • People remove Sargassum in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, in April, 2022. Researchers expect this year will bring another massive bloom, choking local ecosystems and tourism economies.
    Meet the sargassum belt, a 5,000-mile-long snake of seaweed circling Florida
    Since 2011, a fleet of seaweed patches double the size of the contiguous U.S. has cycled from West Africa to Florida, threatening beaches from Martinique to Miami. This year, it could grow bigger.
  • Pivot, the humpback whale stranded on the Assateague Island shoreline.
    Experts explain why humpback whales are washing up on the East Coast
    Humpback whales are washing up on east coast beaches. Boats, fish, and their growing population may be to blame.
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