It's 4 p.m. on a peaceful Sunday in Griffith Park. Hikers stroll on the trails while children climb on a play structure. Suddenly, there's a commotion in the trees. Woodpeckers squawk and crows caw. A…
The other day, I walked out to my garden to discover a strange sight: two of my California poppy seedlings had leaves that looked completely different. They still looked roughly like the same plant. I…
People don’t often think of mid-November as a month for spending lots of time outdoors. In many places, temperatures are falling, along with the first flurries of snow. The fall foliage might be…
Pensamos en la primavera como la época ideal para plantar huertos, pero no es así aquí en el sur de California, donde los veranos pueden ser abrasadores y las lluvias solo llegan en invierno. Aquí en…
Linternas de calabaza, truco o trato, disfraces ingeniosos y decoraciones espeluznantes: Halloween es una de las festividades más queridas en Estados Unidos. Pero ¿de dónde surgió exactamente…
Las temperaturas suben, el medio ambiente se resiente y la desigualdad de ingresos se agudiza. En medio de la confusión, un político carismático asume la presidencia con la promesa de «Hacer que…
We tend to think of chamomile as a gentle herb, with effects that are mostly psychological. A cup of chamomile tea is nice before bedtime, but is there anything to this pretty little herb beyond the relaxing ritual of a steaming mug?Yes! I felt chamomile’s powerful effects firsthand when I...
“What does shame require to stay alive? What is the antidote to shame?”When Ariel finds herself pregnant at 18, she gets a crash course in shame. Her grandmother tells her she’s irresponsible and her mother lectures her on the dangers of stretch marks. Her neighbors, finding out she’s on food stamps...
The year is 40,000 BC, give or take a few millennia, and only a handful of Neanderthal families are left on earth. Girl, who has just come of age, is determined to find a mate and start a family at the annual fish run. But with the Neanderthals’ numbers so...
