• Check out this under-the-radar wildflower spot while you still can

    If you thought the wildflower season was over in Southern California, think again. The easily accessible Highway 39, also known as San Gabriel Canyon Road, from Azusa north to Crystal Lake Recreation Area is one of the best hidden gems where you can still peep wildflowers — at least for a while longer. While we haven't had a superbloom this year — where flowers carpet entire hillsides and canyons all over — there was in abundance of wildflowers last week along Highway 39. Visiting reminded me of...

  • Outdoing the dinosaurs: What we can do if we spot a threatening asteroid

    Someday, an NEO will pose a threat to us. Thankfully, we have options.

  • 8 cheap garden trellises you can make yourself

    While it is possible to purchase trellises, gardeners with a knack for doing things themselves can easily make their own.

  • Golfers gear up for PGA Masters June 6-8

    The Professional Golfers Association (PGA) Ghana is set to host its flagship PGA Masters on June 6–8 at the Damang Golf Club in the Western region. This follows the successful or­ganisation of the Golden Classic event held at the Centre of the World Golf Course in Tema which served as the first qual­ifier to December’s […]

  • the locals can spot tourists just by the way you walk

    Rachael Sullivan, from Tampa, Florida, has been living in Florence since January. In a TikTok, she reveals what to look for when it comes to spotting an American. Firstly, she says anyone who walks around with a Stanley cup is from the US

  • How Small Businesses Can Master a Complex Labor Market

    Navigating today's labor market is a high-stakes game for small businesses as they compete to attract top talent. Here are a few strategies for small businesses to consider as they build and strengthen their teams.

  • Algorithms can remove bias blind spots, study shows

    Algorithms are a staple of modern life. People rely on algorithmic recommendations to wade through deep catalogs and find the best movies, routes, information, products, people and investments. Because people train algorithms on their decisions – for example, algorithms that make recommendations on e-commerce and social media sites – algorithms learn and codify human biases. Algorithmic recommendations exhibit bias toward popular choices and information that evokes outrage, such as partisan...

  • Bleaching of coral reefs shows severe ocean circulation changes

    A new paper in Oxford Open Climate Change indicates that extensive bleaching and deaths are widespread at several major coral reefs around the world. This suggests that climate change has resulted in shifting patterns in ocean circulation. Coral reefs may soon be a thing of the past.

  • OpenAI's Deepfake Detector Can Spot Images Generated by DALL-E

    OpenAI has launched a deepfake detector which it says can identify AI images from its DALL-E model 98.8 percent of the time but only flags five to 10 percent of AI images from DALL-E competitors, for now. [Read More]

  • Study indicates Earth's earliest sea creatures drove evolution by stirring the water

    A study involving the University of Cambridge has used virtual recreations of the earliest animal ecosystems, known as marine animal forests, to demonstrate the part they played in the evolution of our planet.

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    Unlocking Skin Health: Mastering the ABCDE Rule for Spotting Skin Cancer Early

    Medical expert Dr. Kevin Most joins the Steve Cochran Show to discuss what the ABCDE rule for detecting skin cancer is, his concerns about the keto diet, and he shares how to manage arthritis pain without medications. https://omny.fm/shows/steve-cochran-on-the-big-89/unlocking-skin-health-maste

  • Indian Ocean sea-surface temperatures found to be accurate predictor of dengue outbreaks

    A team of Earth scientists, health care workers and meteorologists affiliated with several institutions in China, and working with several international partners, reports that global dengue severity in Asia and South America can be predicted by sea-surface temperatures in the Indian Ocean in the months leading up to dengue season.