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Jan 12 2025HEALTH

Touching Ourselves: What Sight and Feel Tell Us

Ever noticed how touching yourself feels different from being touched by someone else? That's called sensory attenuation. This weird phenomenon depends on where you're touched. It only happens when the touching and touched parts of your body match up spatially. So, what helps us figure out we're to

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Jan 12 2025HEALTH

Menstrual Health: City vs. Countryside in Zambia

In Zambia, many female students face a serious issue: menstrual poverty. This means they struggle to afford menstrual products, often resorting to unsafe alternatives that can cause health problems like infections. To understand this better, researchers looked at how urban and rural students in Zamb

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Jan 12 2025HEALTH

Speaking More Than One Language: How It Keeps the Mind Sharp

Have you ever thought about how learning another language might help you later in life? Scientists in the Netherlands decided to find out. They looked at a big group of older people who speak more than one language. They wanted to see if this had any effect on how well their minds worked. The area t

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Jan 11 2025CRIME

Uncovering a Family's Dark Secret

Caroline Darian, the daughter of Gisèle Pelicot, has revealed her belief that her father drugged her and possibly raped her too. This shocking revelation came out during a major trial in France, where her father, Dominique Pelicot, and 49 others were found guilty of raping or sexually assaulting Gis

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Jan 11 2025ENVIRONMENT

Wildfire Changes Course: New LA Areas Ordered to Evacuate

As the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles took a sudden turn northeast, new evacuation orders were issued for parts of Brentwood and the San Fernando Valley foothills on Friday night. This shift in the fire's direction prompted a swift response from local authorities. "The fire has seen a significant fl

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Jan 11 2025CELEBRITIES

Khloe Kardashian Blasts LA Mayor Amid Wildfire Crisis

As wildfires wreak havoc in Los Angeles, Khloe Kardashian has taken to social media to express her displeasure with LA Mayor Karen Bass. The 40-year-old reality TV star didn't mince words, calling Bass a "joke" on Instagram. This reaction comes shortly after Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley ad

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Jan 11 2025ENVIRONMENT

Fires Rage: Brentwood and Encino Fight for Safety

For days, the Palisades fire has been wreaking havoc, destroying over 10, 000 structures and forcing mass evacuations in Brentwood and Encino. Residents like Sarah Cohen are on edge, watching the fire grow and then retreat, only to grow again. The fight against the fire is intense, with air and grou

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Jan 11 2025WEATHER

Fire Danger: Schools in LA Close Again

Multiple wildfires burning around Los Angeles have forced many schools to extend their closures. Nearly two dozen districts are affected, leaving over 700, 000 students without classes. Some districts initially tried to reopen but had to close again due to poor air quality. Many of these closures ar

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Jan 11 2025POLITICS

Rich and Poor: The Threat to Democracy

Ever wondered why some democracies are struggling? A big part of the problem might be the gap between the rich and the poor. In countries where income inequality is high, democracy seems to weaken over time. This isn't just a theory; a recent study looked at many different countries and found that i

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Jan 11 2025TECHNOLOGY

Safeguarding LA: How Alert Tech Is Being Improved After Errors

You know the story: wildfires in Los Angeles sparked a flurry of emergency alerts. But not all were accurate. One alert meant for those near the Kenneth Fire went to all 10 million residents of LA County. Panic set in, and city officials started digging into the issue. The tech company, Genasys, beh

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