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Hardcore birders and casual sparrow spotters: Science needs you13:04 Ornithologists are seeking volunteers in California, Oregon and Washington for Project Phoenix, a multiyear project exploring birds' response to wildfire. Abcarian: RFK Jr. is dismantling trust in vaccines, the crown jewel of American public health29.června Children around the world will suffer because RFK Jr. substitutes baseless theories and junk science for knowledge about vaccines and health. Hims & Hers' ugly split with Wegovy maker weighs on the telehealth company's future28.června 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. Malaysia will stop accepting U.S. plastic waste, creating a dilemma for California26.června Malaysia emerged as a major destination for U.S. waste after China banned U.S. waste imports in 2018. California has seen more measles cases this year than all of 2024, sparking concerns26.června California has already reported more measles cases this year than in all of 2024, a worrisome development that comes as the nation is suffering its largest outbreak of the super-infectious disease in decades. One in five U.S. food and beverage products is made with synthetic dyes25.června A new study assessed some 40,000 foods and beverages, and found that nearly 20% had synthetic food dyes. Contributor: Children's Hospital Los Angeles threw trans kids overboard25.června The Trump administration threatened to punish the hospital if it continued to serve these patients. That's no way to decide what medical services patients will receive. The numbers of gray whales migrating along the California coast continue to plummet25.června Federal officials are reporting the lowest numbers of gray whales counted since the 1970s. More than 20 have died in S.F. Bay this year. Contributor: Those cuts to 'overhead' costs in research? They do real damage24.června 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 the electricity to run it. Newsom's podcast sidekick: a single-use plastic water bottle21.června Newsom has called for a future free of plastic waste, yet a single-use plastic bottle is usually by his side during his podcasts. In Southern California, many are skipping healthcare out of fear of ICE operations20.června Many Southern California residents are skipping healthcare out of fear of ICE arrests and deportation, according to clinic workers in the state. Union presses California's key bird flu testing lab for records20.června The union representing workers at a UC Davis lab key to California's efforts to test and track bird flu infections in livestock has sued the university, 'We are still here, yet invisible.' Study finds that U.S. government has overestimated Native American life expectancy19.června 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. |