Sara Pellegrini

Producer, 'The Document'

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Scientists hope to reduce whale fatalities from ship collisions by using a new sound technology that detects when the endangered animals are present, and then alerts cargo ships to…

New sound tech aims to save whales from ship collisions

Scientists hope to reduce whale fatalities from ship collisions by using a new sound technology that detects when the endangered animals are present, and then alerts cargo ships to…

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Rob Zabrecky, the former frontman of new wave punk band Possum Dixon, has written a memoir called "Strange Cures." It's about LA's rock 'n roll scene during the late 1980s and 1990s.

Music, drugs, and magic in ‘90s LA

Rob Zabrecky, the former frontman of new wave punk band Possum Dixon, has written a memoir called "Strange Cures." It's about LA's rock 'n roll scene during the late 1980s and 1990s.

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Mountain lions now roam the hills surrounding Los Angeles.

How much longer will mountain lions roam LA?

Mountain lions now roam the hills surrounding Los Angeles.

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