Researchers say the H5N1 bird flu outbreak in California elephant seals has spread to other marine mammals, including a sea otter and sea lion.

However, wildlife officials are cautiously optimistic the outbreak will remain contained. It has so far only been detected on beaches in San Mateo County, although testing is being conducted along the ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — University of Minnesota researchers have made key discoveries about one of the world’s most lethal pathogens, the Marburg virus, including potential weaknesses that could result in vaccines or drug treatments against it.

Marburg is lesser-known than its close cousin, Ebola, and remains confined so far to Africa. But its ...Read more

The hottest new gig-economy job in Los Angeles is performing at home to help artificial intelligence understand how humans move.

Hundreds of people from Santa Monica to Los Feliz are strapping cameras on their heads and hands as they do chores at home so bots can watch how they make coffee, scrub toilets, water plants and wash dishes.

At a ...Read more

‘No Longer Based on Facts or Truth’

Sylvia Chou, 51, Maryland

Program director, National Cancer Institute

Sylvia Chou specializes in communication between patients and their health care providers, and social media’s role in public health. She joined the federal government in 2007 as a fellow and became a civil servant in 2010.

She ...Read more

Marc Ernstoff, a physician who has pioneered immunotherapy research and treatments for cancer patients, said his work as a federal scientist proved untenable under the Trump administration.

Philip Stewart, a Rocky Mountain Laboratories researcher focused on tick-borne diseases, said he retired two years earlier than planned because of hurdles ...Read more

Both chambers of the Florida Legislature have approved a bill to ban local governments, public schools and state universities from adopting net-zero policies, where the goal is to offset the planet-warming greenhouse gases they emit into the atmosphere.

The Senate passed House Bill 1217 Wednesday. It will now be sent to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ...Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. — As the snow begins to melt and the temperatures rise, black bears in Connecticut are set to re-emerge and become active, just as state officials are urging people to take precautions and know how to stay safe.

There are between 1,000 and 1,200 black bears in Connecticut, according to the state’s Department of Energy and ...Read more

Back in the early 2010s, the music industry was at a low point.

Piracy was rampant. Compact disc sales were on a steady decline. And the then-new audio streaming services, like Spotify, were taking hits from creators for paying low royalty rates.

Today, Spotify has grown into the world's most popular audio streaming subscription service and ...Read more

Astronaut safety and delays were top concerns in a new audit of NASA’s plans to use either SpaceX’s Starship or Blue Origin’s Blue Moon lunar landers on future Artemis missions, although costs have remained on target so far.

NASA’s Office of the Inspector General released the audit Tuesday, assessing progress and shortcomings for both ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Just in time for the Oscars, Tilly Norwood, and by extension her creator, Eline van der Velden, gave actors at every level an unexpected gift — the chance to breathe a little easier.

AI will not be replacing you any time soon.

On Tuesday, the AI phenomenon known as Tilly debuted a single and music video titled “Take the ...Read more

Since the 1970s, the U.S. has lost billions of birds. We now know that those losses aren’t just growing – they are accelerating in places with intensive human activity, particularly where agriculture and expanding communities are changing the landscape.

Bird population declines have been closely linked to pollution, use of ...Read more

LOS ANGELES – A new report shows that nearly 40% of conventionally grown fruits and vegetables tested by California regulators have residues of "forever" or PFAS chemicals, a family of compounds that can be lasting and harmful.

The Environmental Working Group, an advocacy group based in Washington, D.C., reviewed California's own test data ...Read more

In the space of just 23 days three decades ago, two initially unassuming releases changed video games forever.

On Feb. 27, 1996, "Pokémon Red and Green" first hit Japanese shelves. The role-playing titles were the original entries in a series that would grow to become what is now considered the top-grossing media franchise in the world, worth...Read more

I love finding new and fun phone apps, and this week is a really useful app for movie lovers called RunPee.

As the name suggests, this is an app that originated to help movie goers decide when might be a good time to make a quick run to the bathroom.

The developer adds a lot of entries, but the movie-going community can also contribute to ...Read more

Aulumu’ s G09 Infinite Rotation Dual-Mag Stand takes MagSafe use to a new level. The 3-axis smartphone stand, touted as the first of its kind, delivers viewing from any angle with its 360-degree ball joint.

If you're not familiar with MagSafe (and so many people aren’t), then you need to be. MagSafe is a magnetic feature designed by Apple...Read more

GENEVA — Keeping track of password requirements such as a mix of upper and lower case letters, numbers, special characters and more — not only to be remembered but to be changed every few months — is a tall order, not least as platforms urge users to ensure each password is unique.

This headache has opened the door to password manager ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — When she was as young as 7, Alina Schechtman-Taylor wanted to know how the brain worked.

“I remember telling my dad, ‘I don’t understand why people act this way. I need to figure it out,’” she recalled.

For her, studying neuroscience at Haverford College, was a logical choice.

“Why would you not want to study the ...Read more

The Strait of Hormuz is effectively closed. Since the beginning of the conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran on Feb. 28, 2026, oil tanker traffic through the world’s most critical oil shipping choke point has collapsed, dropping by more than 90%.

Iran has threatened to destroy any ships, including oil tankers, that ...Read more