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Google, Bill Gates's fund invests $31.8M in California startup aiming to build solar farm using robots and much less land

Google, Bill Gates’s fund invests $31.8M in California startup aiming to build solar farm using robots and much less land

Solar plants are currently being touted as the future bitcoins for economies and the environment. As futuristic as the approach towards them may be, they still rely on a process that is extremely traditional. Teams arrive at the site, move structures and install thousands of components to make up a structure that can span hundreds…

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Maryland is planning a replacement for the Chesapeake Bay Bridge; farmers now want millions set aside because the new crossing could accelerate development and permanently remove Eastern Shore farmland

Maryland is planning a replacement for the Chesapeake Bay Bridge; farmers now want millions set aside because the new crossing could accelerate development and permanently remove Eastern Shore farmland

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge spans about 4.3 miles, connecting Sandy Point and Kent Island in Maryland. (Photo: Public domain) Maryland’s plan to replace the Chesapeake Bay Bridge is raising concerns among farmers and conservation groups on the state’s Eastern Shore. They say the new crossing could increase development pressure on farmland and other open land,…

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A 12-year-old North Carolina girl rescued 114 stuffed animals from thrift stores; she repaired every one by hand and donated them to children who lost their homes in fire

A 12-year-old North Carolina girl rescued 114 stuffed animals from thrift stores; she repaired every one by hand and donated them to children who lost their homes in fire

A trip to a thrift store can often end with an impulse purchase or two, but for one 12-year-old girl in North Carolina, finding discarded stuffed animals became the beginning of a much bigger mission. Instead of seeing worn-out toys as things that had reached the end of their lives, the young girl saw something…

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​An intruder breaks into a San Diego home, but Golden Retriever Nash keeps offering him toys; then police arrive, and the dog has the same plan, all caught on camera

​An intruder breaks into a San Diego home, but Golden Retriever Nash keeps offering him toys; then police arrive, and the dog has the same plan, all caught on camera

Dante Rowley and his fiancée were boarding a plane when the Ring camera alert arrived on their phone. A stranger was breaking into their home in Sherman Heights, climbing through a ladder to their second-story window near 20th and J streets. The Southern California couple watched it happen live through their security camera, helpless at…

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California turns 67 acres of former farmland into wetlands and grasslands; restored Carr Lake landscape opens September 20

California turns 67 acres of former farmland into wetlands and grasslands; restored Carr Lake landscape opens September 20

The project is designed to recreate a historic wetland landscape that existed in the area more than a century ago California is turning 67 acres of land once used for agriculture into a restored floodplain with wetlands, grasslands and public trails. The restoration area at Ensen Community Park in Salinas is being developed by Big…

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Yellow-bellied venomous sea snake returns to California beach after 8 years; rare reappearance after 2018 gives scientists clues about the species’ changing Pacific range

Yellow-bellied venomous sea snake returns to California beach after 8 years; rare reappearance after 2018 gives scientists clues about the species’ changing Pacific range

Yellow-bellied sea snake Representative image by Canva A yellow-bellied sea snake has washed ashore on an Orange County beach, marking the first reported appearance of the venomous species in California since 2018. The rare sighting took place at Crystal Cove, according to video footage cited by the Los Angeles Times. The snake’s return has drawn…

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In 1973, a California homeowner paid $5,000 for a city-permitted backyard pool; 53 years later, a sanitation district says it must go as the 29-property easement dispute heads to trial

In 1973, a California homeowner paid $5,000 for a city-permitted backyard pool; 53 years later, a sanitation district says it must go as the 29-property easement dispute heads to trial

Clarke, who has lived at his home since the early 1970s, installed his swimming pool a few years after buying the property (Representational AI image) In 1973, California homeowner Frank Clarke paid $5,000 for a backyard swimming pool after getting the required city permits. More than five decades later, the pool is part of a…

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