Pranav Misra: Collaborations are a powerful tool to expand a brand's reach
The Huemn x Lay collaboration combines nostalgia with contemporary design. From classic Salted to West Indian Hot 'n' Sweet Chilli,…
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AI can rescue people from conspiracy theory rabbit holes
About half of Americans subscribe to some kind of conspiracy theory, and their peers have had little success in drawing…
Puma that attacked child had to be euthanized, experts say
After a cougar attacked a 5-year-old boy over the weekend, some commentators on social media criticized authorities' decision to kill…
Sylmar prepares for recent cougar attack on pitbull
A young, possibly weaned, mountain lion roaming a Sylmar neighborhood is causing residents to wonder if the feline might attack…
Does my pet need sunscreen? How to care for animals during a heat wave
In the late summer months, the ever-increasing heat has many of us altering our daily routines. We wait until the…
Whatever Paris does, a “green” Olympics is impossible
To the editor: It makes me laugh to think of Paris or any other city trying to organize a “green”…
First West Nile virus death in years reported in Bay Area
The first mosquito-related death in the Bay Area and the detection of mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus in Southern California…
How our loneliness epidemic affects other species and natural phenomena
Book Review The Age of Solitude: Essays By Laura MarrisGraywolf Press: 208 pages, $18If you purchase books linked on our…
Black bear population growth is no excuse to hunt them more
To the editor: Steven Rinella's plea to be allowed to shoot more black bears fell on deaf ears with the…
The CrowdStrike fiasco has shown us what we have lost as humans
To the editor: I’m a little embarrassed to admit that I read Michael Hiltzik’s column on the CrowdStrike fiasco with…