More than 5 million people worldwide are impacted by geographic atrophy due to age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of irreversible blindness. There’s previously been no treatment for the condition — but in a new landmark trial, scientists restored vision to patients for the first time.
It turns out we have tiny architectural experts scuttling through our parks, sidewalks, and backyards — and they may have a few things to teach us about how to prevent the spread of disease. The designers in question are ants, already known for their mighty strength, thriving social lives, and mind-boggling ability to build entire […]
The spooky season will soon have passed, but our fascination with ghosts doesn’t have to vanish into thin air after Halloween. The United States is home to thousands of historic ghost towns — empty, abandoned, or scarcely populated locales that were once thriving settlements. Not all of them put the literal “ghost” in “ghost town,” but […]
If your best idea of what dinosaurs looked like comes from the Jurassic Park movies, new research out of the University of Chicago is here to provide a clearer picture. Published in Science, the paper describes two duck-billed dinosaur “mummies” discovered in Wyoming that were preserved in such detail they’ve given scientists a newly comprehensive […]
Dr. Seuss (aka Theodor Geisel) brought us over 60 tales covering topics like cats in hats, green eggs and ham, and elephants who can hear a Who. And soon, more than three decades after his death, we’ll be getting something new from the prolific children’s author: One of his long-unseen original manuscripts will be published […]
October in much of the U.S. brings cooler weather, vibrant fall colors and, of course, pumpkin-spiced everything. This is peak pumpkin season, with most of the American pumpkin crop harvested in October.
Got a special someone who gives the best reading recommendations and always seems to have read the book before seeing the movie? Getting them paperbacks they can’t already quote might be difficult, but finding them thoughtful bookish gifts is a whole other story.
When stress creeps in while we’re at work, running errands, or waiting for dinner to finish cooking, we may turn to a social media scroll for a quick distraction. While this isn’t always the most effective strategy for finding our inner calm, a recent study says that our phones could help lessen our anxiety — […]
Our pets are part of the family, so when they die, it’s only natural that we may feel similar levels of grief to when a human loved one dies. Unlike with people, though, we typically have far fewer (if any) rituals to honor our late furry friends — but an annual tradition in Los Angeles […]
Over the summer, we reported on an incredibly adorable conservation endeavor: the beluga boat cam, showcasing the playful white whales making their yearly migration to warmer waters. Now in autumn, we’re sharing another livestream initiative you’ll want to watch. In partnership with Explore.org, Polar Bears International — the nonprofit behind the beluga cam — runs […]
There’s nothing like seeing the bright lights of Broadway — and there’s also nothing like watching a play in the world’s smallest theater. That’s how one group of volunteers felt anyway, and it’s why they banded together to give a second act to Earth’s tiniest venue for catching a show.
Los Angeles County is a sprawling landscape of mountains, urban development, bodies of water, public parks, wildlife preserves, and more — and while it isn’t known for being the most walkable area in the U.S., it’s certainly a place you could get lost in on foot. That risk is even higher for people with cognitive […]