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Two residents of the Casa de Manana retirement community in La Jolla hold protests signs on April 4, 2025. They plan on using the signs at "Hands Off!" protests on Saturday.

Nationwide 'Hands Off' protests include several in San Diego County

The "Hands Off" protests will rally against the administration's handling of federal programs and mass federal employee firings, as well as Elon Musk's involvement through the Department of Government Efficiency.

Nyota, a bonobo living at Ape Initiative.

These bonobos know what you don't know

A new study shows that bonobos seem to know a little bit about what's going on in a human companion's mind, and will try to help.

Cameron Carpenter: Metropolis

Immerse yourself in the dystopian universe of Metropolis—Fritz Lang’s 1927 science fiction classic. Pioneering organist and composer Cameron Carpenter performs his original score for solo organ as the film is projected on a big screen. Visit: https://theconrad.org/events/cameron-carpenter-metropolis/ Cameron Carpenter on Facebook

Scientists grew human-like teeth in pigs. Could it lead to living tooth replacements?

Tufts University researchers took material from human and pig teeth and were able to grow a tooth-like structure. They hope their findings could lead to growing living tooth replacements for people.

This artist's concept depicts NASA's Lunar Trailblazer in lunar orbit about 60 miles from the surface of the moon. The spacecraft weighs 440 lbs and is 11.5 feet wide when its solar panels are fully deployed.

What does water look like on the moon? A new lunar probe is on a mission to find out

The Lunar Trailblazer orbiter's launch window opens Feb 26. It's catching a ride with Intuitive Machines IM-2 mission which is landing on the moon near the south pole. Both have instruments for looking for water.

Carl Erik Rinsch at an event in Los Angeles in 2015.

Hollywood filmmaker charged with defrauding Netflix of $11 million

Director Carl Erik Rinsch sold Netflix a sci-fi series. Instead of finishing it, prosecutors allege he spent some of the streamer's money on his own investments, luxury rentals, five Rolls-Royces, a Ferrari, and more.

Red dye 3 is a petroleum based color additive that's been used for decades, to give foods and drinks bright, flashy coloring.

FDA bans the food dye Red No. 3

The food colorant has been linked to behavioral problems in children, including inattention and hyperactivity. California passed a law to ban it last year. It's also linked to cancer in lab rats.

On top of layoffs, HHS ordered to cut 35% of spending on contracts

Federal health agencies have to slash their spending on contracts by more than a third, on top of the 10,000-person staffing cuts which started this week.

A new half-sky image from the Atacama Cosmology Telescope combines three wavelengths of light to show the Milky Way galaxy in purple and the cosmic microwave background in gray. On the right, the image is zoomed in to show the Orion Nebula.

New 'baby pictures' of the cosmos show the universe in its infancy

If our 13.8 billion-year-old cosmos could be considered middle-aged, researchers note these new images captured around its 380,000th birthday represent a snapshot of the universe as a newborn.

Palmerston, the rescue cat of the U.K.'s Foreign Office, stalks past 10 Downing St. in front of the waiting media in central London on June 9, 2017.

U.K.'s foreign office cat Palmerston shows up for duty in Bermuda

The former rescue feline joined the British diplomatic service in 2016 and gained a large following online for fulfilling his duty with charisma. He retired in 2020 but is back in action now.

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