LA Times - Science

Friday th 16th of September 2016

6,000-year-old fabric reveals Peruvians were dyeing textiles with indigo long before Egyptians - 08:21

Extinction looms for native bird species on the Hawaiian island of Kauai - 05:21

Thursday th 15th of September 2016

Oh, hey, Milky Way: Gaia reveals map of more than 1 billion stars in our galaxy - 22:51

Researchers strengthen link between Zika and microcephaly - 20:21

Donald Trump gets the Dr. Oz treatment (or Oz gets the Trump treatment) - 19:21

When it's too noisy for bats to listen for their prey, they use echolocation to hunt instead - 15:31

Better late than never: Scientists discover amazing tool-wielding ability of nearly extinct Hawaiian crows - 05:31

Wednesday th 14th of September 2016

For prostate cancer, monitoring is an option, but higher metastasis rate is a risk - 19:31

Women and minorities are less likely to get key stroke treatment, even when they're eligible, study says - 15:31

Why the biggest animals in the ocean are more likely to go extinct - 14:01

Tuesday th 13th of September 2016

As popularity of e-cigarettes rises, more smokers are able to quit, study says - 18:41

In world's languages, scientists discover shared links between sound and meaning - 16:11

Monday th 12th of September 2016

Is youth soccer getting more dangerous? The injury rate has more than doubled since 1990. - 20:01

Pneumonia: What does Clinton's affliction say about her health? - 18:31

Sugar industry funded research to cast doubt on sugar's health hazards, report says - 14:31

Saturday th 10th of September 2016

Smartphone app uses science to tell you whether your apple is ripe for eating - 09:11

Friday th 9th of September 2016

Move over DNA. Scientists can identify you based on the unique pattern of proteins in your hair - 17:51

Thursday th 8th of September 2016

Watch live: OSIRIS-REx blasts off to sample asteroid Bennu - 18:21

No, Apple's new AirPods won't give you cancer, experts say - 17:21

Parasitologist bestows squirmy honor on his distant cousin, President Obama - 16:21

Millennials are more conservative than Boomers or Gen Xers were at their age, study finds - 15:21

Ethnic groups' government influence and Internet access go hand in hand, study says - 14:51

Wednesday th 7th of September 2016

How NASA's trip to a small asteroid may answer big questions about the origins of life on Earth - 12:31

Sam Iacobellis, Rockwell exec who led ambitious Cold War-era rollout of B-1 bombers, dies at 87 - 05:31

NASA study of twins Mark and Scott Kelly examines biological limits of sending humans to Mars - 05:31

Tuesday th 6th of September 2016

Sorry, kids, your pediatrician wants you to get a flu shot this year - 17:41

With a cesarean section, the path to obesity may begin at birth - 11:01

Monday th 5th of September 2016

Pandas removed from international endangered list, but China says they still face serious threat - 16:51

Elusive Philae lander spotted on Rosetta's comet one month before mission's end - 14:51

Saturday th 3rd of September 2016

Robotic babies intended to reduce teen pregnancies may have had the opposite effect - 18:31

Friday th 2nd of September 2016

Juno reveals that Jupiter's north pole is 'like nothing we have seen or imagined' - 20:31

The hunt for Planet Nine reveals some strange, far-out objects - 13:01

Thursday th 1st of September 2016

Hot? You can cool down by suiting up in this high-tech fabric - 17:31

Amazing ring of fire eclipse this morning: Here's a 40-second recap - 15:31

Wednesday th 31st of August 2016

Hemmed in by freeways and human development, L.A.'s mountain lions could be near extinction in 50 years - 20:31

Ancient cone-like fossils suggest life on Earth may go back more than 3.7 billion years - 18:31

FDA orders stronger warnings about risk of using opioid painkillers with certain antidepressants - 16:31

Could artificial intelligence help humanity? Two California universities think so - 15:31

Experimental drug reduces protein clumps and slows memory loss in early Alzheimer's - 13:01

Tuesday th 30th of August 2016

After Ohio passed abortion law, risk of complications nearly tripled - 19:41

Monday th 29th of August 2016

3.2 million years after her death, autopsy reveals Lucy probably died after falling from a tree - 10:41

Pediatricians urge states to get tough on parents who don't want to vaccinate their kids - 05:31

Saturday th 27th of August 2016

Capsule makes a splash in NASA test, and the scientists are pleased - 18:01

Reconstruction of Lucy's fatal fall - 12:31

Friday th 26th of August 2016

Jupiter, get ready for your close-up: Juno is coming - 21:11

All blood in the U.S. should be screened for Zika, FDA says - 15:01

Meet Octobot, a soft-bodied robot that moves like an octopus - 14:01

Thursday th 25th of August 2016

Your coffee habit may be written in your DNA - 10:01

Wednesday th 24th of August 2016

The aging paradox: The older we get, the happier we are - 13:01

Just 4.2 light-years away, scientists spot a rocky, Earth-like planet that could have liquid water - 12:31