S.F. area clinics lose Planned Parenthood name

The national Planned Parenthood organization has announced it will divorce itself from the networks of...

Legislature delays water bond to 2012 ballot

The California Legislature voted Monday night to pull the $11 billion water bond from November's ballot...



As Boomers age, joint replacements soar

Lynn Rhynes was in his early 50s when his body started falling apart, seemingly all at once. His knees ached and his shoulders were...

Chronicle 8.10.10 4:00 AM

Chronicle's David Perlman wins lifetime award

Chronicle Science Editor David Perlman has been honored with a lifetime achievement award for a journalism career that spans seven...

Chronicle 8.8.10 4:00 AM

Tunnel might provide insight into culture

A long-sealed tunnel has been found under the ruins of Teotihuacan and chambers that seem to branch off it might hold the tombs of...

Chronicle 8.8.10 4:00 AM

Ammonia leak disrupts space station repair

A pair of space station astronauts had to hammer loose a stuck connector during an urgent spacewalk to restore a crucial cooling...

Chronicle 8.8.10 4:00 AM

At least 4 dead in Indonesia volcano eruption

One of Indonesia's most active volcanoes erupted Friday, sending lava and a searing gas cloud tumbling down its slopes. At least four...

Chronicle 8.7.10 4:00 AM

Seekers of alien life gather for SETIcon

Frank Drake, the famed astronomer who started looking for signals of intelligent beings in distant space 50 years ago, has inspired...

Chronicle 8.7.10 4:00 AM

High cholesterol carries a lifetime threat

Take note, kids. What you do to your body today really could hurt you a few decades from now. A new study that followed more than 3...

Chronicle 8.3.10 4:00 AM