SMRs generate up to 300 megawatts of energy per unit compared to the 1,400 megawatts per unit at Palo Verde. (One megawatt of electricity powers about 160 homes in Arizona.) The first nuclear ...

“Bug Colony.” Behind the door, accessible only to a handful of museum employees, thousands of flesh-eating dermestid beetles toil around the clock handling a task of specimen preparation that ...

In the first draft of its 2025-2026 mission statement, the Palo Alto Unified School district suggested a new emphasis on “academic access and excellence.” The Palo Alto Unified School ...

A house that sold for $11.5 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Palo Alto in the past week. In total, five residential real estate sales were recorded in ...

In Costa Rica, the iconic “May beetles” (abejones de mayo), known scientifically as the Phyllophaga genus, are vanishing at an alarming rate. These beetles, which have long heralded the arrival of the ...

City arborists remove several infested coconut trees on Haleiwa Road. STAR-ADVERTISER / OCT. 7 In October city officials and a member of the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Response Team discussed the ...

Silicon Valley Bike Coalition volunteers Jane Ratchye, far left, and Sylvia Smullin, left, hand tote bags to Tom Haggerty, center, and other bicyclists during Bike to Work Day at El Palo Alto Park ...

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Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office Nearly 50 years after 24-year-old Jeanette Ralston was found strangled in the back seat of her Volkswagen Beetle, an Ohio man has been charged with ...

Nick the Greek, a West Coast-based chain serving up authentic Greek street food, has proudly opened its 85 th location in Palo Alto, California, reinforcing its market dominance in the San Francisco ...