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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. Low-income patients at UCLA Health scramble to find new doctors as contract ends5.září Thousands of low-income patients, some desperately ill, are scrambling to find new doctors as they lose access to UCLA Health physicians after an eight-year Medi-Cal contract was not renewed. Rare Torrey pines faring worse than expected after Santa Rosa Island fire: 'Heartbreaking'2.září Up to 80% of the grove's trees may die as a result of the largest fire in Channel Islands National Park history. NASA's Roman Space Telescope, set to probe universe with JPL tech, launches on SpaceX rocket30.srpna The $4.3-billion observatory will aid the search for "Earth twins" and explore the nature of dark matter and dark energy. California moves to outlaw disposable vapes, a toxic trash plague from beaches to battery fires29.srpna Lawmakers passed legislation Wednesday that would ban disposable vape cartridges, a scourge to waste haulers and facilities. NASA's new space telescope will aid hunt for 'Earth twins' and seek the fate of the universe28.srpna The Roman Space Telescope, equipped with JPL tech, may shed some light on the greatest mysteries of the universe. L.A. takes aim at phenibut, an unregulated 'gas station drug' that is growing in popularity26.srpna L.A. City Council hopes to regulate phenibut, a drug one councilmember says is widely available to children in gas stations and convenience stores. |