LA Times - Science

Friday th 28th of August 2015

Why 'Sex and the City' author Candace Bushnell wrote her new book -- 'Killing Monica' -- standing up - 16:00

When you mix classic movie lines with nerd humor, you get #scienceamoviequote - 16:00

Goth teens are more prone to be depressed or hurt themselves, study shows - 08:31

California lags in vaccinating children, CDC says - 04:30

Thursday th 27th of August 2015

Researchers determine what really killed Knut the polar bear - 17:20

CDC gives schools good grades for nutrition, but asks: Where are the salad bars? - 16:20

Neurotic? Here's the silver lining - 12:20

Sea levels will rise, experts warn, and 'it's not going to stop' - 04:20

Wednesday th 26th of August 2015

Patients have no need to fear sleepy surgeons, study finds - 19:20

Stephen Hawking says he's solved a black hole mystery, but physicists await the proof - 16:50

What the dust in your house reveals about you - 15:50

Veterans with 'bad discharges' have much higher rates of homelessness, study says - 08:30

Tuesday th 25th of August 2015

A daily dose of aspirin appears to cut the risk of a common type of cancer - 19:00

Researchers inch closer to a universal flu vaccine - 15:30

Monday th 24th of August 2015

Satellite data reveal silver lining of Middle East conflict -- cleaner air - 20:50

Sharing childcare may lead to better sex, study finds - 18:50

Why the U.S. is No. 1 -- in mass shootings - 18:20

Goodyear's Spirit of America blimp floats out of Carson and into history - 05:50

Saturday th 22nd of August 2015

Feinstein asks Obama to bypass Congress to create three desert monuments - 05:40

Friday th 21st of August 2015

Cassini: Dione delights in new images of Saturn's icy moon - 17:50

Sexual assault in the O.R., or were these doctors simply letting off steam? - 16:20

State's Exide cleanup pace stirs ire among residents in southeast L.A. County - 12:20

Why it's OK for taxpayers to 'snoop' on scientists - 07:20

Thursday th 20th of August 2015

Jimmy Carter reveals his cancer is melanoma. What is melanoma? - 19:30

The human 'superpredator' is unique -- and unsustainable, study says - 15:00

July was warmest month on Earth in 136 years, NOAA says - 14:30

California drought: Climate change plays a role, study says. But how big? - 07:50

Wednesday th 19th of August 2015

After FDA's approval of 'pink Viagra,' what's next for women's sexual health? - 19:30

Why NASA scientists are excited about Matt Damon film 'The Martian' - 19:30

Scientists suggest a way to lower you stroke risk: Shorten your workweek - 18:30

Tuesday th 18th of August 2015

Are e-cigarettes a 'gateway' to teen smoking? A new study investigates - 21:30

In the San Gabriel Mountains, they're asking: What monument? - 21:30

FDA approves 'pink Viagra,' first drug to improve libido for women - 18:30

Monday th 17th of August 2015

'First flowers' may have 'bloomed' in water, not on land, fossils suggest - 20:00

Friday th 14th of August 2015

Don't like drones in your backyard? Neither do black bears, study finds - 21:30

How ants' amazing sense of smell controls their lives - 20:00

Team makes Vicodin component in yeast, says 'home brew' opiates still not feasible - 14:40

Sierra Nevada parcel will test ways to reduce mega fires and increase snowpack - 12:40

Thursday th 13th of August 2015

What former President Carter can expect in his cancer treatment and prognosis - 19:20

Jupiter's methane-shrouded cousin spotted around distant star - 19:20

For fat loss, low-fat diets beat low-carb diets handily, new research finds - 17:50

Junk food ads on TV tend to target African American and Latino youth - 17:50

Perseid meteor shower 2015 - 10:51

Wednesday th 12th of August 2015

Astronomers discover the smallest known supermassive black hole - 21:50

Octopus studies detail strange behavior and genetics - 21:50

Fish oil helps minimize disorders for those at risk of schizophrenia, study finds - 21:20

Beer: Yeast DNA study reveals the natural history of lager - 07:30

Tuesday th 11th of August 2015

For men on testosterone therapy, some good news and bad - 20:30

In IVF, success rate for frozen donor eggs lags behind use of fresh eggs - 11:20

Monday th 10th of August 2015

As galactic light fades, astronomers study the death of the universe - 20:00