Long ago, some brazen wolves started hanging around human settlements, jump-starting events that ultimately led to today's domesticated... Quitting smoking prolongs life at any ageBy Amina Khan, Los Angeles TimesIt's never too late to quit smoking, and researchers have new data to prove it. Even at the age of... Controversial bird flu research to resumeBy Eryn Brown, Los Angeles TimesBird flu researchers said Wednesday that they would end a self-imposed moratorium on controversial... Obama signals new focus on climate changeBy Neela Banerjee and Christi Parsons, Washington BureauWASHINGTON — After President Obama finished his inaugural speech Monday, Rep. Henry A.... |
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LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman on Tuesday approved a new route for the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline that avoids...
Ikea Group, the world's biggest furniture retailer, will double its investment in renewable energy to $4 billion by 2020 as part of a...
The whale-watching boat was about to go back to the coast of Rancho Palos Verdes when the captain suddenly began heading the vessel...
The cold, dead asteroid Vesta might have had a very active inner life early in the solar system's history, according to an unusual...
The environmental group Friends of the Earth made its case to federal regulators last week that Southern California Edison should be...
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...
Scouring information available to anyone with an Internet connection, a team of genetic sleuths deduced the names of dozens of supposedly...
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.
One sterling quality of American businesses is that they'll try to make money from anything.
The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing regulations to reduce emissions from the massive Navajo Generating Station by as much as...
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...
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...
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...
WASHINGTON — Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced Wednesday that he would leave his post at the end of March, ending a contentious...
SAN DIEGO — Two organizations known for their work in saving imperiled species agreed Tuesday to build a breeding center that will...