This rather charismatic mollusk is the white abalone, a Critically-Endangered species of sea snail that’s Wanted: Alive in the state of California. That’s because it hasn’t been seen in 5 years after populations declined 99% since the…
After a serious crash on a rural, British Columbia highway, a woman and her husband had to search for days to find their missing dog Daisy. Along the way, they experienced just about every kind of help imaginable until 96 hours after their crash, they …
Of all the games men and women play, tennis is the closest to solitary confinement. —Andre Agassi ou may have heard that something is wrong with American men. They are lonely. Their lifespans are shortening. They’re not going to college. Worst of all, …
A 2-stage trial testing a new and acclaimed HIV-prevention drug has shown almost unthinkable results of no new infections among a sample size of 3,200 participants. Called PURPOSE 1, the aim of the first trial was testing a subcutaneous injection of th…
Our protagonist is Peter Els, a 70-year- old composer, of some obscure renown among the cognoscenti. One day before the events of the novel’s present-day timeline unfold, he reads about the DIY biology movement – people tinkering with DNA in their garages – and orders the appropriate equipment himself from the internet
Seeking to preen and pamper its beaches ahead of the 2028 Summer Olympics, authorities in 2 Los Angeles districts needed to figure out how to get thousands of pounds of trash out of the LA and San Gabriel rivers. They turned to the best in class; a man…
