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NASCAR legend Darrell Waltrip steps away from public life after brain disease diagnosis24.září NASCAR Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip, 79, has been diagnosed with frontotemporal degeneration and possible chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Thunder beast or swamp rhino? Fossils of prehistoric animal uncovered at SoCal construction site24.září The fossilized remains, which belonged to a large, hoofed animal are believed to be more than 40 million years old. This JPL satellite mission is burning through its funding. One reason: the Eaton fire24.září The mission is the newest generation of the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment, or GRACE. The satellites measure water mass across the planet. Dead Kennedys announce that founding guitarist East Bay Ray has Parkinson's disease23.září East Bay Ray, a founding member of the San Francisco punk band Dead Kennedys, "plans to continue performing and touring," management said. Mosquitoes are thriving in L.A.'s miserable humidity, worsening the spread of West Nile virus23.září Experts say recent intense and usual humidity could have fueled the rise in West Nile virus cases in Southern California. This major California river has gotten too warm for its salmon22.září The Sacramento River has gotten too warm for salmon eggs. Environmental advocates blame the Trump administration for taking too much water out of Shasta Lake. California is losing its oaks. One man is planting 10,000, including in tree-scarce Altadena19.září For years, he'd been a classroom science teacher in suburban San Diego County. Now he hopes to meaningfully contribute to the regrowth of oaks in burned Altadena. A wave of dead seabirds washes ashore in Venice15.září More than 40 cormorants, black pelican-like seabirds, washed ashore at Venice Beach this weekend. The cause is a mystery. 'Cognitive stunting' and the potential threat generative AI poses for children's brains14.září As LAUSD starts moratorium, there's not much data on what AI does to kids. The little information that is available doesn't look good California's biggest lake is in crisis. Now tribes are coming back to save its sacred fish11.září An agreement signed Friday formalizes seven tribes as co-managers of the Clear Lake watershed. Mercury contamination, toxic algal blooms and invasive fishes have threatened a rare and revered local fish. Artemis II astronaut and SoCal native Victor Glover steps back from NASA, joins Cal Poly9.září Glover will work closely will Cal Poly's president to position the university as a "global leader in polytechnic education, research innovation and workforce production." Cats want to talk to us. Scientists are trying to decipher the meow9.září Cats are conversationalists. Researchers suggest the meow has evolved over centuries as a tool to better communicate with humans. |