Abstract: We present PiCCL (Pictorial Chart Composition Language), a new language that enables users to easily create pictorial charts using a set of simple operators. To support systematic ...

As leaders in New Mexico’s water community, we remain alarmed by our ongoing water crisis, particularly when it comes to groundwater. That’s why we’ve been working with the New Mexico Groundwater ...

ANGLETON — A higher-than-expected water bill often brings the same question: What changed? In Angleton, a growing number of residents have a way to see that answer before the next bill arrives. The ...

What happened in 2025? Well, a lot. There were tariffs, breakthroughs and disappointments with AI, and a wobbly economy that sent decidedly mixed signals. There were crises of purpose, execution, and ...

As many market participants anticipate a year-end rally, there are mounting indications that such an outcome is far from assured. Investor positioning appears increasingly stretched, with multiple ...

Recently, I wrote about how AI has already replaced 50,000 jobs this year. I use AI practically every day myself. So if you thought that everyone at work is using AI by now, you’re in good company.

The Pew Research Center released a study on Tuesday that shows how young people are using both social media and AI chatbots. Pew found that 97% of teens use the internet daily, with about 40% of ...

Pew Research Center conducted this study to better understand teens’ use of social media, the internet and artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots. The Center conducted an online survey of 1,458 U.S.

Oceanic manta rays dive to record depths of 1,250 meters (4,100 feet), according to a first-of-its-kind study to examine in detail the extreme deep-diving behavior of these rays. Researchers tracked ...

Editor’s note: This column was produced before Gene Wengert died in 2025. It is printed here in memoriam. Q How deep should needles go in rough or planed lumber using a pin moisture meter? Insulated ...

Belgian marine contractor Jan De Nul has launched its newest cable laying vessel (CLV), the Fleeming Jenkin, at the CMHI Haimen shipyard in China, which has now entered the final phase of construction ...