California

Dozens of water-harvesting pods are set to be deployed along the sea floor off the coast of California as the United States ramps up its first subsea desalination project. The effort is expected to produce 60 million gallons (227 million liters) of fresh water per day.

Results from the first year of a small basic income trial in California show those receiving monthly unconditional payments report increased rates of employment and improved mental health. Full results of the 24 month trial will be released next year.

During a recent expedition to the Gulf of California, a team of marine biologists discovered huge schools of fishes living in an environment that’s almost completely devoid of oxygen – levels well below the amount previously thought necessary for these animals.

For decades, scientists believed humans arrived in America anywhere from 13,500 to 16,500 years ago. Now new research from the Cerutti Mastodon Discovery, an archeological site in California, blows those estimates away by suggesting hominids arrived on the continent as early as 130,000 years ago.

​A new species of millipede has been discovered in a cave in California. Dubbed Illacme tobini, it's been studied from a single male specimen and boasts 414 legs, four penises, 200 poison glands that spray an unknown chemical, mysterious mouthparts and a body covered in hairs that secrete silk.

A desalination project proposed for California’s central coast would draw water from one of the world's deepest submarine canyons, making it potentially less harmful to ocean life. The Deep Water Desal facility would require substantially less energy to operate than typical desalination plants.

A new initiative by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has taken a surprisingly low-tech approach to water conservation, by covering the LA Reservoir in 96 million black "shade balls." It's an attempt to combat water loss through evaporation, and to heighten water quality.

The Sutter's Hill asteroid that exploded above California in April this year was the fastest on record according to new analysis.

Does the declining number of smokers have an impact on bottom line when studying tax revenue?

SolarReserve has received approval for the first solar power plant in California that uses molten salt technology to store the sun’s thermal energy as heat so it can generate electricity when needed.

Mushroom-shaped solar evaporators designed to clarify black water from city sewage have taken out first place in a competition asking entrants to create an innovative urban vision for a development zone on the eastern edge of downtown LA.

Southern California’s Foothill Transit has purchased three all-electric EcoRide BE35 buses from Proterra and will start taking passengers this week.