Recluse Spider Season Is a Myth
This story originally appeared on WIRED en Español and has been translated from Spanish. Summer arrives, and with it comes an arachnophobic furor—frantic reports about the intrusion of recluse spiders …
Environment
Contra Costa officials awarded $1.9 million to close two gaps on Bay Trail
MARTINEZ — Bay Area pedestrians and bicyclists will soon be four miles closer to being able to explore a continuous shoreline path through nine counties and 47 cities, thanks to …
Everything’s About to Get a Hell of a Lot More Expensive Due to Climate Change
Agricultural yields for important commodities produced in those states (fruits, nuts, corn, sugar, veggies, wheat) are withering, thanks to punishing heat and soil-nutrition depletion. The supply chains through which these …
How much better are EVs for the environment? It’s not close
Electric vehicles are here in full force, and while they’re still more expensive than their gas-powered counterparts, prices are slowly, but surely coming down. In fact, EVs are likely to …
Children’s Discovery Museum expands with interactive play area
Both kids and adults explored a new educational play space near downtown San Jose on Friday, turning the wheel to open up a giant solar sunflower or crawling through a …
Flow trail project abandoned at Lime Ridge Open Space
Walnut Creek has scrapped plans for a controversial two-mile “flow trail” for mountain bikers atop Lime Ridge, citing city staff’s decision to prioritize larger recreation projects already underway. Public Works …
Parisians threaten to poop in Seine River to protest sewage contamination ahead of Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
The 2024 Paris Summer Olympics are just a month away, but there is still a nasty controversy brewing over one of the spots serving as a focal point for the …
Peter Dutton won’t say how soon costings for nuclear plan to be released
Peter Dutton says people will be “pleasantly surprised” when they finally see the price tag for the Coalition’s nuclear energy plan. The Opposition Leader on Wednesday released some details of …
Early adopters, mainstream success, buyer’s remorse — where is the EV market headed?
Russ Mitchell | Los Angeles Times (TNS) The electric vehicle market is steeped in uncertainty. EV sales growth has slowed; automakers are pulling back on EV production; politics around the subject is growing …
What’s left for the Supreme Court to decide? Here’s the list.
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is headed into its final week with about a quarter of the cases heard this year still undecided, including ones that could reshape the law …