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Math puzzle: Can you meet me at the mall?
Solve the math puzzle from our August 2025 issue, which takes you back to the time before cell phones.
Pistachio trees 'talk' to their neighbours, reveals statistical physics
Ising model could account for nut production of pistachio orchards
Contributor: RFK Jr.'s rhetoric masks the real tragedy people with autism are facing
The catastrophe for the country isn't so much the CDC's latest autism report, it's the threat that those with developmental disabilities will lose crucial Medicaid support
RFK Jr. announces a plan to ban certain food dyes, following California's lead
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday that the Department of Health and Human Services will work toward eliminating more than half a dozen common dyes from the U.S. food supply.
Fight or flight? Some California nonprofits won't remain silent in face of Trump budget slashing
Some nonprofits are fighting back, including an L.A. provider that's leading a campaign to try to stop potential GOP cuts to healthcare for low-income Americans.
Can $1,000 a month help more students land nursing careers? An L.A. pilot effort says yes
L.A. Community College District is giving hundreds of low-income students $1,000 a month in unrestricted income in hopes of keeping them enrolled and helping deliver a more diverse and multilingual...
Barabak: She was wrongly snagged by Trump's word police. Now her medical research is down the drain
A UC San Francisco eye doctor mentioned "hesitancy" and "uptake" in her grant application. That cost her $3 million in funding for shingles vaccine research.
RFK Jr. said his agency will find the cause of autism. These researchers have actually been looking
Autism researchers are facing massive cuts to federal funding, misinformation about the condition they study and worrisome policy announcements.
Indigenous tribes pitted against each other over a state bill to redefine land protection in California
Indigenous tribes without federal recognition fiercely opposed a bill that would treat tribes with and without federal recognition differently during land development disputes, prompting the author to pull it.
Facing self-imposed budget cuts, Republicans in Congress mull the future of Medicaid
Republicans are scrambling to find creative ways to fulfill budget cuts they voted on without gutting Medicaid.
Antelope Valley residents say they are fed up with rampant dumping, official inaction
Thousands of tons of trash are being dumped at unauthorized waste sites across the Antelope Valley, lawsuits claim. Authorities say they are aware but have done little to stop it.
You need more than Ozempic to fight food addiction. Here's how
In 'Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine,' former FDA Commissioner David A. Kessler offers a comprehensive guide to weight loss.
Firefighters make significant progress on Mono County blaze that prompted evacuations
Fire crews started making progress on containment Sunday after the Inn fire grew to more than 500 acres Thursday night, prompting evacuations.
Contributor: Slashing NIH research guarantees a less healthy, less wealthy America
The administration's cuts at the National Institutes of Health will obliterate billions in economic gains, America's scientific predominance and untold human lives.
California asks FDA to undo limits on abortion pill mifepristone amid RFK Jr. scrutiny
California and three other states have called on the FDA to ease restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone, which they say has a strong safety record.
State rescinds suspension efforts for troubled nursing home in Hollywood
It is still pursuing license suspensions for six other L.A. nursing homes.
'We are still here, yet invisible.' Study finds that U.S. government has overestimated Native American life expectancy
A new study found that the gap in life expectancy between American Indians and Alaska Natives and the national average was 2.9 times greater than official U.S. statistics.
Contributor: Those cuts to 'overhead' costs in research? They do real damage
Indirect costs are fat targets for budget slashers, but beware: They make science possible. They don't pay for the chromatograph I use in my experiments, but they do pay for...
Hims & Hers' ugly split with Wegovy maker weighs on the telehealth company's future
San Francisco telehealth company Hims & Hers saw its stock plunge more than 30% earlier this week after a partnership with weight-loss drugmaker Novo Nordisk abruptly ended.
Newsom calls on Trump to boost wildfire preparedness and 'make America rake again'
Gov. Newsom challenged the Trump administration to match the state's investments in wildfire preparedness. In response, the administration criticized Newsom's own funding cuts.
NIH budget cuts threaten the future of biomedical research — and the young scientists behind it
NIH budget cuts are threatening key medical research programs, shrinking training grants, and leaving young researchers facing career uncertainty.
Trump administration sues California over cage-free egg and animal welfare law
The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against California, arguing the state's animal welfare law preempts federal law and are therefore illegal and have driven up egg prices.
Amid state inaction, California chef sues to block sales of foam food containers
The suit claims Atlanta-based WinCup continues to sell, distribute and market foam products in California despite a state law that was supposed to ban such sales starting Jan. 1.
Will personal firefighting devices help or hurt in future wildfires?
With a pump and a sprinkler, one L.A. County resident thinks he can help Californians protect their homes from fire. Experts disagree on whether it could work.
FCC greenlights tougher restrictions on robocalls
Federal regulators are stepping up the war on robocalls. The problem has exploded to five billion calls a month, amounting to about 14 calls per person. But now the FCC...
High school and college STEM students build electric cars for kids with disabilities for free
A group of STEM students from Connecticut have come together to build electric carts from scratch and then give them to kids who use wheelchairs – for free. And the...
Senior citizens "adopt" seniors in high school
Since high school seniors are missing out on milestones, senior citizens from a retirement home in Virginia are taking them under their wing and offering them advice via Zoom.
Campaigns turn to virtual events to find voters
On Tuesday, seven states and the District of Columbia will hold Democratic presidential primaries. Four of them were postponed from April and May due to the coronavirus pandemic. But that's not the...