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A magnitude 3.5 earthquake woke up parts of the San Francisco Bay Area on Tuesday morning.The earthquake, which struck at 6:01 a.m., was centered in Pacifica, along an area of the coastal city around the San Andreas fault, and was strong enough to be felt near San Francisco International Airport. At least two aftershocks, each of magnitude 2.6, were detected several minutes later. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, light shaking was felt in the vicinity of the airport, enough to feel like a vehicle striking a…

Community-oriented historian David Rondeau found a bison shoulder blade that is more than 8,000 years old at a cut bank near the North Saskatchewan river in Prince Albert, Sask."It's in itself quite surprising. It's about a thousand years older than what was previously thought for habitation in our area," Rondeau, also a consultation co-coordinator for Crutwell Metis Local 66, said."The dark lines in the hill, or paleosols, are indicative of human life. They are organic remains from habitation. There is a lot of evidence…

Got your weekend plans? We are here for you on that front, with details on compelling new movies and shows as well as some awesome ways to have fun in Sonoma Valley. So let’s get to it, shall we? As with everything these days, be sure to double check websites for any last-minute changes in health guidelines. Meanwhile, if you’d like to have this Weekender lineup delivered to your inbox every Thursday morning for free, just sign up at www.mercurynews.com/newsletters or www.eastbaytimes.com/newsletters. 1 WATCH: A racy…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Area office and…

We have all kinds of ideas for how to have fun — rain or shine — this weekend, from great concerts and dance recitals to an awww-inducing Marin day trip and a new take on a St. Patrick’s Day staple. So let’s get to it, shall we? As with everything these days, be sure to double check websites for any last-minute changes in health guidelines. Meanwhile, if you’d like to have this Weekender lineup delivered to your inbox every Thursday morning for free, just sign up at www.mercurynews.com/newsletters or…

From a digital elevation model to a 3D meshPhoto by Planet Volumes on Unsplash3D meshes can be used to represent geographic data such as terrain, buildings and other structures. This mesh can be useful for a variety of purposes, such as urban planning, environmental analysis or virtual reality simulations. However, the process of creating a 3D mesh of a geographical area is not always straightforward, but this guide covers all the necessary steps.To generate a 3D mesh of a given area, elevation data for that area is…

The 1990 film that made Julia Roberts a superstar, “Pretty Woman,” quickly became iconic. Even if people didn’t actually see the romantic comedy about a sex worker with a heart of gold and a vulture capitalist with a credit card of platinum, everybody knew the gist of it. Clips and quotes and images in music videos seemed to be everywhere in the ensuing decade. The only real surprise about it turning into a stage musical is that it took so long. “Pretty Woman: The Musical” hit Broadway in 2018 and is just now coming to…

The earthquake destroyed many houses and buildings in northwestern Syria. Credit: Bahar Organization, CC BY-NC-ND Three weeks after the February 2023 earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria, I stood amid the rubble in Jindires, a devastated Syrian village. An estimated 50,000 people had lost their lives in the two countries by that point, with the number of casualties still climbing. …

Share of natural open space in US metropolitan statistical areas in 2011. Natural open space is defined as areas that cannot be developed due to geography-imposed development constraints, such as steep-sloped terrains and water areas. Credit: Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (2022). DOI: 10.1086/721756 Around 97% of all metropolitan areas in the United States have insufficient open space,…

From the Oscars to a new culinary attraction in San Jose’s Little Italy to a stirring play about a civil rights legend, there’s just a ton of great stuff to do this weekend in the Bay Area. So let’s get to it, shall we? As with everything these days, be sure to double check websites for any last-minute changes in health guidelines. Meanwhile, if you’d like to have this Weekender lineup delivered to your inbox every Thursday morning for free, just sign up at www.mercurynews.com/newsletters or…