What Is L.A. Without Its Trails?
Photographs by Daniel Dorsa One of the worst-kept secrets in Los Angeles is a 130-acre swath of chaparral. On perfect weekend afternoons, I have walked my dog among the crowds...
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Huge real-world test shows AI can help identify breast cancer
Technology could soon do more than assist doctors. Thanks to advancements in cancer-identifying AI, it could actively save lives. A new study recently showcased how AI can revolutionize breast cancer...
Plastic Is Making LA’s Wildfires Even Worse
As flames rip through Los Angeles County, burning restaurants, businesses, and whole blocks of houses, it’s clear that the threat of urban fire has returned to the United States. But...
Animal rights advocates are ready for Trump’s war on science
Democrats and Republicans generally don’t agree about science. The vast majority of Democrats believe climate change is a major threat, for example, while less than a quarter of Republicans say...
Your brain is lying to you about the “good old days”
Vox reader Dov Stein asks: Why do people think the past was so much better when so many things have drastically improved? That’s an excellent question, one I think about...
Here’s the science behind the Los Angeles wildfires
Epic events like the Southern California wildfires do not have a singular cause. While we don’t yet know the official causes of the fires, we do know that the weather...
What threats lurk in the smoke and ash of L.A. area fires? New health warnings
As Santa Ana wind conditions continue to stoke fears of resurgent wildfires across Los Angeles, health officials are warning of yet another wind-born threat: ash and dust from active fire...
How Dangerous Winds Fuel Los Angeles Wildfires
There are a lot of variables at play in the catastrophic wildfires currently clawing through southern California: dry vegetation, lack of rain, dense housing development, errant sparks potentially from cigarette...
Regulators criticized Edison’s wildfire safety actions months before deadly Eaton fire
State regulators criticized Southern California Edison for falling behind in inspecting transmission lines in areas at high risk of wildfires just months before the deadly Eaton fire, according to state...
Insider-threat detectors fail too often. A new tool could help plug leaks
Ideally, the Pentagon’s new approach to safeguarding secrets—continuous monitoring to make sure insiders can’t access data they shouldn’t—would slam the door on leaks. But roles, data, and workflows change so...
