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Tooth decay still plagues California kids nearly a decade after Medi-Cal promised change

Eight years after an independent state watchdog agency harshly criticized the state for failing to provide dental care to low-income children, California...

How AI can help researchers make esophageal cancer less deadly

Approximately 600 times a day, the esophagus ferries whatever is in your mouth down to your stomach. It’s usually a one-way route,...

A huge deposit of marine fossils found under San Pedro High School

Hidden beneath concrete at San Pedro High School, construction workers found a buried secret — thousands of marine fossils echoing Palos Verdes...

Cynicism is everywhere and it's making us sick. Is this the antidote?

If you feel certain your preferred candidate will lose the presidential election, that...

Aging, overworked and underfunded: NASA faces a dire future, according to experts

Aging infrastructure, short-term thinking, and ambitions that far outstrip its funding are just a few of the problems threatening the future of...

Climate warriors fighting some of the 'greatest crises humanity has ever seen'

Aru Shiney-Ajay’s awakening to the climate crisis began in her late teens. On...