LA Times - Science

Friday th 7th of December 2018

#ThisIsOurLane: Doctors tell the NRA why they are experts on the effects of gun violence - 11:30

Thursday th 6th of December 2018

Ancient ancestor of the bacteria that causes plague found in 5,000-year-old human remains - 17:10

Wednesday th 5th of December 2018

Trump administration threatens future of HIV research hub at UC San Francisco - 07:41

Tuesday th 4th of December 2018

Surgery to remove wisdom teeth puts some teens and young adults on a path to opioid abuse - 21:40

Monday th 3rd of December 2018

OSIRIS-REx spacecraft reaches Bennu, and it will bring a piece of the asteroid back to Earth - 06:40

Holiday gift advice from pediatricians: Skip the electronic toys and go with the classics - 03:30

Friday th 30th of November 2018

New atomic clocks give scientists a better view of how gravity distorts space-time on Earth - 05:30

Thursday th 29th of November 2018

Suicides and overdoses push down U.S. life expectancy - 01:30

Monday th 26th of November 2018

Why geneticists say it's wrong to edit the DNA of embryos to protect them against HIV - 22:00

A big day for small spacecraft: NASA's MarCO twins perform flawlessly at Mars - 20:00

InSight's 300-million-mile journey to Mars has ended with a safe landing, NASA says - 15:40

NASA's InSight lander is about to touch down on Mars, and you can follow live right here - 11:20

Chinese researcher claims first gene-edited babies; some condemn 'experiment on human beings' - 09:51

Apollo missions to the moon set the stage for InSight's mission to Mars - 09:00

NASA's Mars InSight has traveled 300 million miles. The last one will be the most critical - 05:30

Wednesday th 21st of November 2018

Why is Mars so different from Earth? NASA's InSight mission will dig deep to find answers - 18:11

Tuesday th 20th of November 2018

The landscape of the U.S. could be part of its climate solution - 07:40

Monday th 19th of November 2018

NASA’s next Mars rover will look for signs of life on an ancient crater lake - 16:00

Deadly California fires prompt bold thinking about prevention: Shelters, strict zoning, buyouts - 11:30

Officials had $1 million for beach access at Hollister Ranch — where did it go? - 08:20

Fireproof shelters, strict zoning rules and buyouts: Bold ideas to prevent another deadly California fire - 07:30

Saturday th 17th of November 2018

The FDA is taking aim at menthol and other tobacco flavorings. Here's why that may be tricky. - 06:30

Thursday th 15th of November 2018

To protect your lungs from wildfire smoke, the mask you wear matters - 16:40

A gut bacterium as a fountain of youth? Well, let's start with reversing insulin resistance - 10:30

Wednesday th 14th of November 2018

Around a nearby star, astronomers find a cold planet three times the size of Earth - 13:30

Climate contrarian uncovers scientific error, upends major ocean warming study - 12:10

Monday th 12th of November 2018

Uncle Sam wants you to sit less and move more. Here’s how you can meet the new exercise guidelines - 18:20

Don't count on vitamin D or fish oil supplements to reduce your risk of cancer or heart disease - 15:10

Saturday th 10th of November 2018

With better drugs for high cholesterol, doctors become more ambitious with their treatment goals - 16:40

Another deadly, wind-driven wildfire shouldn’t take California by surprise - 10:28

The role of PTSD in mass shootings: Let’s separate myth from reality - 06:20

Friday th 9th of November 2018

Deadly shootings are on the rise again in the U.S. after 20 years of steady decline, CDC data show - 14:40

To burn the most calories, it helps to heed the clock - 10:20

Thursday th 8th of November 2018

A lot more Americans are meditating now than just five years ago - 17:30

Wednesday th 7th of November 2018

State board again delays vote on contentious river plan - 20:50

This animal on a cave wall in Borneo is the oldest known figurative painting in the world - 14:20

Friday th 2nd of November 2018

Scientists may have found the key ingredient for a universal flu vaccine, and it comes from llamas - 05:20

Thursday th 1st of November 2018

Out of fuel, NASA's Dawn spacecraft ends its mission to study the asteroid belt - 21:20

A species revived: How the San Diego Zoo helped unlock the mystery of panda sex and parenting - 14:00

Wednesday th 31st of October 2018

Study: Oceans warming faster than anticipated, giving even less time to stave off worst impacts of climate change - 14:10

The lowly appendix may play a surprising role in the development of Parkinson’s disease - 13:20

What's truly scary on Halloween? Pedestrians are more likely to be killed by cars - 09:20

Tuesday th 30th of October 2018

After discovering more than 2,600 planets, NASA's Kepler space telescope is headed for retirement - 14:50

When a woman wants an abortion but can’t get it, the children she already has suffer the consequences - 08:20

Monday th 29th of October 2018

In the U.S., nearly half of young victims of gun violence are shot during assaults, not accidents - 14:50

Here’s what happened after California got rid of personal belief exemptions for childhood vaccines - 02:40

Friday th 26th of October 2018

A chemical found in liverwort has surprising similarities to the THC in marijuana - 13:20

Scientists say they've found a THC-like substance in a surprising plant: liverwort - 12:00

Wednesday th 24th of October 2018

Single-dose flu pill wins FDA approval ahead of winter season - 13:21

Tuesday th 23rd of October 2018

Heated tobacco product touted as safer alternative to cigarettes is no less dangerous than smoking, studies find - 18:40