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…
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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…
Opinion: What's behind the rise of AI? Exploited humans
When tech companies present their products as sleek, autonomous computers, they ignore the labor that powers the machines.
Letters to the editor: Humans are the worst species of tenants
People who oppose universal pet-friendly housing ignore the most harmful residents of all: humans.
Killing Joshua trees for a solar project in the desert? Readers don't want any of that.
It's been a while since we've had this much outpouring about something that has nothing to do with Donald Trump:…
First death due to avian flu subtype recorded in Mexico, says WHO
The first fatal human case of a subtype of bird flu has been confirmed in Mexico, the World Health Organization…
Alan Tudyk turns to Robin Williams and Gene Wilder to play an alien
When he was 5, Alan Tudyk, inspired by the Muppets, burst through the swinging doors of a cowboy-themed restaurant in…
Mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus found in Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County has detected mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus for the first time this year. The mosquitoes were recovered…