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Polar Bears Are the Stars of These Adorable Conservation Livestreams

Environment / 3 min. read

Over the summer, we reported on an incredibly adorable conservation endeavor: the beluga boat cam, showcasing the playful white whales making their yearly migration to warmer waters. Now in autumn, we’re sharing another livestream initiative you’ll want to watch.  In partnership with Explore.org, Polar Bears International — the nonprofit behind the beluga cam — runs […]

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LA Zoo’s Pet Ofrenda Honors Departed Furry Family Members for Día de los Muertos

Culture / 3 min. read

Our pets are part of the family, so when they die, it’s only natural that we may feel similar levels of grief to when a human loved one dies. Unlike with people, though, we typically have far fewer (if any) rituals to honor our late furry friends — but an annual tradition in Los Angeles

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Screen Time Isn’t All Bad: Inspirational Videos May Help Reduce Stress as Much as Meditation, Study Finds

Health / 3 min. read

When stress creeps in while we’re at work, running errands, or waiting for dinner to finish cooking, we may turn to a social media scroll for a quick distraction. While this isn’t always the most effective strategy for finding our inner calm, a recent study says that our phones could help lessen our anxiety —

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A New Story You Say? Long Unseen Dr. Seuss Manuscript Will Hit Shelves Next Summer

Culture / 3 min. read

Dr. Seuss (aka Theodor Geisel) brought us over 60 tales covering topics like cats in hats, green eggs and ham, and elephants who can hear a Who. And soon, more than three decades after his death, we’ll be getting something new from the prolific children’s author: One of his long-unseen original manuscripts will be published

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Dinosaur “Mummies” Reveal First-Known Hoofed Reptile — See What It May Have Looked Like

Science / 4 min. read

If your best idea of what dinosaurs looked like comes from the Jurassic Park movies, new research out of the University of Chicago is here to provide a clearer picture. Published in Science, the paper describes two duck-billed dinosaur “mummies” discovered in Wyoming that were preserved in such detail they’ve given scientists a newly comprehensive

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These Ants Redesigned Their Nests to Slow Disease Transmission — Can They Can Teach Us a Thing or Two?

Environment / 3 min. read

It turns out we have tiny architectural experts scuttling through our parks, sidewalks, and backyards — and they may have a few things to teach us about how to prevent the spread of disease. The designers in question are ants, already known for their mighty strength, thriving social lives, and mind-boggling ability to build entire

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“A New Era”: Tiny Eye Implant Restores Vision in Patients With Irreversible Blindness for the First Time

Science / 5 min. read

More than 5 million people worldwide are impacted by geographic atrophy due to age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of irreversible blindness. There’s previously been no treatment for the condition — but in a new landmark trial, scientists restored vision to patients for the first time.

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