Gifford fire consumes nearly 50,000 acres in Los Padres National Forest
The Gifford fire has burned nearly 40,000 acres of rugged hillside in Los Padres National Forest. Three people have been injured, according to the U.S. Forest Service. …
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Foie gras still on some store shelves in California, despite state ban
California banned the sale of foie gras — the French delicacy made from the livers of goose and duck. So why can it still be found on store shelves? …
AIs gave scarily specific self-harm advice to users expressing suicidal intent, researchers find
AI researchers at Northeastern University found it troublingly easy to bypass self-harm and suicide safeguards on ChatGPT, Perplexity and other common large language models. …
Pandemic aged our brains faster, whether or not we got COVID, study says
Living through the pandemic aged our brains faster — even among people who never became sick with COVID-19, according to a recent study. …
Perseid meteor shower: When it peaks and what could spoil the party
What makes the Perseids great is the quantity of meteors, their showy quality and the August summer nights when you can view them. But this year, there’s a caveat. …
California dairy farmers got millions to cover bird flu losses. Critics say that’s part of the problem
Dairies say the USDA relief money helped them sustain operations as bird flu decimated milk production, but critics say the aid perpetuates industrial farming practices that make herds vulnerable to disease. …