Space. The final frontier. A vast, unyielding stretch of stars, unknown planets, black holes, and other miracles of physics that have captivated us since the dawn of humans, yet we still know so little about it. In the Milky Way galaxy alone, there are an estimated 100-400 billion stars. How mind boggling is it then, that […]

On Presidents Day, Ringer staffers gave their nominations for the best commander in chief to grace the silver screen It’s Presidents Day, so we asked Ringer staffers to write about their favorite movie presidents. Before you get started: Martin Sheen’s Jed Bartlet from The West Wing was a television president, so that’s why he doesn’t […]

Declining populations of phytoplankton, the basis of the marine food chain, will alter the seawater hues, potentially decimating fisheries. The world’s oceans are warming and growing more acidic as a result of climate change, and a provocative new study suggests they’ll be changing color too. Within a few decades, the study showed, regions of the […]

A deep tropical moisture plume drifts into Hawaii and Maui Counties from the southeast. Expect frequent showers, heavy at times, and scattered thunderstorms for the eastern islands from Monday night through Tuesday. Decreasing shower trends are forecast for most of the eastern island from Thursday through Sunday. Drier conditions are forecast to start the week […]

I am big on recycling. It’s part of my family’s weekly routine. But come to find out, a lot of what we’ve been doing is wrong — and we have been contaminating entire bins of recyclables. Metro Public Works has started auditing recycling routes to help reduce contamination from people like me. Ricky Lloyd, a Public Works […]

Presidents Day celebrates iconic presidents, but there was a time when even Washington and Lincoln endured as much partisan rancor as Obama and Trump. Americans generally hold this truth to be self-evident: George Washington and Abraham Lincoln were presidents who earned their places on monuments and on currency through exemplary leadership that united the country. […]

Looking to boost its Zero Waste Project, Turkey seeks to create its own Kamikatsu, a Japanese town that became world-renowned for its top recycling rate, media reports say. A town will be picked out of more than 900 where every type of waste will be recycled The Zero Waste Project launched by first lady Emine […]

Last year, America’s recycling system broke down. Ostensibly, China did the breaking. For years, China was home base for most of the world’s recycling, importing two-thirds of global plastic waste in 2016. Over the last 30 years, America and other countries have shipped more than 10 million metric tons of plastic to China. That came […]

The Aloha State may be saying aloha to dairies. Unfortunately, aloha means both hello and goodbye. And intensifying public and political concern about wastewater and potential pollution is why the two dairies that are left in the state may soon hear an aloha they don’t want. Yes, there are just two, which ties Hawaii with […]

“We will take on climate change head on” Some Los Angeles City Councilmembers are calling for a “Green New Deal” to energize the city’s fight against climate change and create new employment opportunities for residents. Councilmembers Nury Martinez, Paul Koretz, Mike Bonin, Curren Price, Marqueece Harris-Dawson, and Monica Rodriguez introduced a motion Wednesday that would […]