Seeds burst with life. Wondrous, seemingly miraculous, in a seed, as tiny as a fleck or grain, is an embryo of a flowering plant, a food, a tree. Those seeds
Spending three days riding three hundred miles on a bicycle, you think about a lot of things: Your sore backside. Water. The abundant and beautiful farmland. And what it really
We can curb high alcohol and drug use by Santa Monica youth.
Earlier this year a new survey revealed the vast majority (86%) of Santa Monica youth find it “somewhat”
By Kevin M. Brettauer
Love it or loathe it, the dark, deconstructionist superhero comic of the 1980s set the genre on a path it’s never steered too far from
In 1972 I moved to Ocean Park in Santa Monica to attend college and have lived here ever since. What struck me then were the numerous abandoned derelict storefronts on
It began with drips of water under the kitchen sink and ended in a tidal wave of debt. After spotting the small leak, Bob and Arlene Schuster, homeowners in Santa
In a sign of the coming apocalypse Cheerio’s has released a limited edition Pumpkin Spice flavored Cheerios. I know this because my friend Dr. Jackie sent me a picture.
Dear EarthTalk: Why are many environmentalists against artificial cloning of living organisms? Isn’t it a good way to save endangered species? -- Louis Bachman, Chico, CA
As many endangered species
In Godfather III, aging Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) complains, “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!” I mention it because that's how I
Dear EarthTalk: What are “smoke waves” from wildfires and how can they be hazardous for our health? -- Doug Jenkins, Big Sandy, TX
Smoke waves are just what they sound like:
