Your new therapist: Chatty, leaky and hardly human
A burgeoning industry of apps offers AI therapists with human-like avatars.
Dozens of passengers left hantavirus-stricken cruise ship after 1st fatality
Oceanwide Expeditions said 29 passengers disembarked from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak after the first passenger died.
Antarctica’s tourism boom raises concerns about contamination and disease
A deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that visited Antarctica highlights a growing tourism trend raising concerns about disease.
Georgia officials knew chemicals from carpet mills were polluting local water. The people did not
The odorless, colorless chemicals that were in their tap water are in the blood of some of them at levels higher than health guidelines consider safe.
Study says trees counter half the world’s urban heating, but not in the places that need it most
Researchers found a global average of 0.27 degrees Fahrenheit of cooling.
Planes and ships could run on kelp someday, but there are serious hurdles
Energy companies are hesitant to invest in large-scale aquaculture projects without demonstrated demand, while farmers are reluctant to scale up without a guaranteed buyer.
DSRT SURF hosting hiring event for wave pool in Palm Desert expected to open by summer
In addition to lifeguards and surf instructors, there are also positions available for guest experience, cabana hosts, food and beverage, social media and more.
Westminster’s new street signs honoring Charlie Kirk go viral
Installed in late April, the signs declare the stretch of All American Way between Westminster Boulevard and 13th Street, "Charlie Kirk Way."
Angel Stadium becomes a classroom for STEAM lessons
Students from Southern California learn science concepts as they apply to baseball and other sports.
Early surf pioneer Mickey Munoz statue to be unveiled mid-May at Watermen’s Plaza
Muñoz, a Capistrano Beach surfer who started riding waves at age 10, is still shredding today at age 88.