Hevelynn Nealy

Anthropologist Susan Greenhalgh describes how soda companies have influenced the science around sugary drinks.

The LA Local News Initiative raised almost $15 million to help journalists tackle specific community-driven stories that often get overlooked.

Jim Meehan asked some of the best bartenders on the planet for their favorite cocktail recipes — and put them in a book. Archaeologist Tate Paulette explores ancient beers.

Ben Blount and Bryan Kett created a chocolate bar to explain why our congressional districts have such weird shapes (hint: gerrymandering).

You might know that Los Angeles beaches get dirty after a winter storm, but it remains a problem in the summer, too. Why? And does it keep anyone away?

As the average age of American Catholic nuns and sisters crests 80, one local order spends their remaining years ensuring their legacy survives.

How can a country so rich in resources and farm production have people who still go to bed hungry?

Any urban street in America is guaranteed to be lined with popular fast food chains, the readily available nature of their products being the main attraction, with people barely giving…