Tag: South California

California’s honey bees await the famous sunshine

By Huw GRIFFITH PASADENA, United States, June 6, 2023 (AFP) – California’s very wet winter gifted the state a spectacular superbloom — an explosion of flowers that delighted hikers and should have been great news for bees. But beekeepers say lingering low temperatures and gray skies in the Golden State are keeping the insects indoors — and if it doesn’t get sunny soon, the bumper honey harvest they were hoping for might not materialize. “The […]

The virtual doctor will see you now

Reuters — Virtual doctors could bring health information to patients’ smartphones with a new app being developed at the University of Southern California’s Center for Body Computing. The DocOn app aims to create avatars of medical experts and allow their patients to ask them questions about conditions and treatment, instead of watching videos or searching for information online. Dr. Leslie Saxon, a cardiologist and the executive director of the Center for Body Computing, hopes the […]