Saturday June 12, 2010 Updated 5:15 AM PDT
The world's warming climate is forcing trees and the plant life around them into new territories where...
Although the vast majority of Americans believe the Earth is gradually warming because of greenhouse...
Archaeologists from UCLA and Ireland have discovered the world's oldest leather shoe, an exquisitely preserved, 5,600-year-old woman's...
Chronicle 6.10.10 4:00 AM
A study of more than 46,000 Northern California Kaiser Permanente patients found a significant drop in heart attacks over a 10-year...
Chronicle 6.10.10 4:00 AM
Four pioneering scientists in Northern California are among eight winners of the prestigious Kavli Prizes for inventive research...
Chronicle 6.9.10 4:00 AM
Purple velvet. Sow's thistle. Scotch broom. Those are no innocent wildflower names. They are noms de guerre for the mobsters of the...
Chronicle 6.6.10 4:00 AM
The river system that makes up the backbone of the state's economy ranks as one of the most imperiled watersheds in the nation...
Chronicle 6.2.10 4:00 AM
Farmers planting strawberries and other crops in California will soon have to contend with cancer-causing poison instead of bugs...
Chronicle 6.2.10 4:00 AM
A memorial service will be held Thursday for Julius Schlocker, a retired geologist whose investigation of earthquake risks helped...
Chronicle 6.2.10 4:00 AM
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