LA Times - Science

Thursday th 4th of December 2014

U.S. birthrate hit new low in 2013 as women delayed having kids - 17:00

Orion launch rescheduled for Friday due to wind, technical glitches - 17:00

Tricolored blackbird gains endangered species protection in California - 09:30

Pregnant and breastfeeding mothers are focus of new drug labeling rule - 00:00

To prevent or reverse obesity and its ills, timing may be everything - 00:00

Wednesday th 3rd of December 2014

Asteroids, asteroids will rock you, Queen guitarist warns - 22:00

This year's flu shots look like poor match for circulating viruses - 22:00

7.6% of Americans are depressed, but few seek mental health treatment - 16:30

NASA set to launch Orion spacecraft, paving way for human Mars visit - 01:30

Tuesday th 2nd of December 2014

A contest to build high-flying airships? NASA's thinking about it - 22:30

HIV evolving to weaker form, study says - 21:00

King Richard III's DNA opens a door to a new historical mystery - 20:10

Virginity tests, still performed after sexual assaults, should end: WHO - 20:10

New CDC guidelines: Health benefits of circumcision outweigh the risks - 15:50

What doomed the American mastodon? Was it over overkill or overchill? - 05:30

Monday th 1st of December 2014

Tree sap turns table on bug trap plant - 23:20

Warning: Scooters and other toys may be hazardous to a child's health - 19:00

Human ancestors developed a taste for alcohol 10 million years ago - 19:00

Can PTSD symptoms be traced to concussion-induced pituitary damage? - 17:30

Friday th 28th of November 2014

No safety concerns raised in Ebola vaccine trial, researchers say - 21:20

Are seals mutilating and killing porpoises? Scientists investigate - 18:20

Thursday th 27th of November 2014

Star Trek-like invisible shield protects Earth from 'killer electrons' - 20:10

Do old people learn more trivial stuff? - 20:10

Wednesday th 26th of November 2014

CDC: Fewer than 18% of American adults smoke cigarettes, a new low - 18:30

DNA survives sub-orbital trip on the exterior of a rocket - 17:30

Villagers buried suspected vampires with blades, rocks - 16:00

Say again? I'll have to work how hard to work off Thanksgiving dinner? - 16:00

Tuesday th 25th of November 2014

Are dogs sloppy or smart drinkers? Both, it turns out - 21:00

Study: Being overweight or obese led to 481,000 cancers in one year - 21:00

Toxic gut bacteria help vultures digest their rotten lunch, study says - 21:00

FDA unveils new national calorie-posting rules - 16:20

School lunches packed at home get failing grade in new report - 11:00

Among chimps, mothers of boys are more outgoing than mothers of girls - 04:00

Monday th 24th of November 2014

Neither rain nor snow nor heat sways views on climate science - 20:31

James Watson's Nobel Prize to be auctioned - 19:30

Hidden video camera provides a close-up look at condor living - 11:31

Saturday th 22nd of November 2014

Barley helped ancient humans inhabit the 'Roof of the World' - 23:00

Friday th 21st of November 2014

Philae's location on comet still a mystery, but answer may come soon - 20:00

9 out of 10 problem drinkers in the U.S. aren't alcoholics, study says - 19:10

Brain tapeworm caused man's four-year headache - 19:10

Probing Ebola's deadly inflammatory effect - 13:31

Strange rhino-horse wandered ancient India - 13:31

Thursday th 20th of November 2014

FDA approves new opioid painkiller said to last 24 hours - 21:00

Triclosan linked to liver damage, cancer in mice - 21:00

Touchdown! Hear the sound Philae made as it landed on a comet - 19:30

Flu shot 'back-boost' discovery may change the way vaccines are made - 18:00

Scientists discover two new particles at Large Hadron Collider - 14:00

Wednesday th 19th of November 2014

Ebola: Gates Foundation funds convalescent plasma research - 21:30

Best (and trippiest) look yet at how carbon dioxide swirls around Earth - 20:30

Doctors stumped as more breast cancer patients remove healthy breasts - 20:00