Whale-watchers delight in seeing pod of 23 off Rancho Palos Verdes

The whale-watching boat was about to go back to the coast of Rancho Palos Verdes when the captain suddenly began heading the vessel...

Meteorite may offer clues on asteroid Vesta's inner life

The cold, dead asteroid Vesta might have had a very active inner life early in the solar system's history, according to an unusual...

Environmental group argues against restarting San Onofre plant

The environmental group Friends of the Earth made its case to federal regulators last week that Southern California Edison should be...

Like Lance Armstrong, we are all liars, experts say

Though we profess to hate it, lying is common, useful and pretty much universal. It is one of the most durable threads in our social...

If your genome is public, so are you, researchers find

Scouring information available to anyone with an Internet connection, a team of genetic sleuths deduced the names of dozens of supposedly...

Dreamliner woes put spotlight on lithium ion battery risks

Chances are the same kind of battery that twice caught fire in Boeing 787 Dreamliners in recent weeks is in your pocket at this very moment.

A backyard nuclear shelter? Yes, paranoia does sell

One sterling quality of American businesses is that they'll try to make money from anything.

EPA proposes compromise on Navajo Generating Station's emissions

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing regulations to reduce emissions from the massive Navajo Generating Station by as much as...

Fecal transplants successful in treating intestinal ailment

A new study has found that an infusion of feces from a healthy person into an ailing patient's gut was significantly more effective than a...

Bat-killing fungus found at Kentucky's Mammoth Cave National Park

A fungus that has killed roughly 6 million bats in North America and Canada has now been found for the first time in Kentucky's Mammoth Cave...

California agency says U.S. removed wildlife habitat without permit

A state regulatory agency Wednesday said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers failed to obtain a required permit before it removed 43 acres of...

Ken Salazar stepping down as Interior secretary

WASHINGTON — Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced Wednesday that he would leave his post at the end of March, ending a contentious...

San Diego Zoo, Audubon pair up to help save animals

SAN DIEGO — Two organizations known for their work in saving imperiled species agreed Tuesday to build a breeding center that will...

L.A. County supervisors defer vote on storm water cleanup fee

Facing overwhelming opposition to a proposed parcel fee to clean up storm water pollution, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors...

Many researchers taking a different view of pedophilia

As a young boy, Paul Christiano loved the world of girls — the way they danced, how their spindly bodies tumbled in gymnastics.