'They're not trying to die': How drug checking aims to protect users in a messy market
Overdoses claimed some 107,000 lives last year in the U.S. Public health advocates, researchers and activists want to help people find out what is in their drugs. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - May 22, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Emily Alpert Reyes Source Type: news
Q & A: Talking God, science and religion with theoretical physicist Frank Wilczek
As a theoretical physicist, Wilczek has been peeking under the hood of our perceived reality for more than 50 years now. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - May 19, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Deborah Netburn Source Type: news
More free COVID rapid tests are available. Here's how to get yours
The Biden administration announced Tuesday that each U.S. household can order eight free at-home test kits, on top of the eight previously made available. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - May 17, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Jon Healey Source Type: news
Photos of the'blood moon' lunar eclipse from SoCal and around the world
The moon was eclipsed for about 1½ hours, one of the longest totalities of the decade. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - May 16, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Times Photography Staff Source Type: news
Photos of the 'blood moon' lunar eclipse from SoCal and around the world
The moon was eclipsed for about 1½ hours, one of the longest totalities of the decade. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - May 16, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Times Photography Staff Source Type: news
U.S. reaches 1 million COVID deaths — and the virus isn't done with us
The milestone is an indelible reminder of the awful toll that the disease has taken and continues to take. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - May 16, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Emily Baumgaertner, Kurtis Lee Source Type: news
With old-school technology, can Novavax win over COVID vaccine skeptics?
Newfangled COVID-19 vaccines have left many people yearning for an old-school alternative. The one from Novavax could fit that bill. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - May 16, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Melissa Healy Source Type: news
Q & A: She discovered the black hole at the center of our galaxy. This week, she finally saw it
UCLA astronomer Andrea Ghez explains the remarkable photo of Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of the Milky Way. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - May 13, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Corinne Purtill Source Type: news
Astronomers produce the first image of the black hole at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy
Astronomers have unveiled the first image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - May 12, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Corinne Purtill Source Type: news
Astronomers capture first image of supermassive black hole at our galaxy's center
Astronomers have unveiled the first wild but fuzzy image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our own Milky Way galaxy. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - May 12, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Corinne Purtill Source Type: news
A guide to help you keep track of all the Omicron subvariants
The Omicron strain of the coronavirus keeps generating new subvariants. Here's a look at how they stack up. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - May 6, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Louis Jacobson Source Type: news
There's a lot at stake for the CDC in the mask mandate appeal
The CDC's mask requirement for travelers isn't likely to come back anytime soon, but the stakes for the government's legal appeal are still huge. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - May 6, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Julie Appleby Source Type: news
A drought so bad it exposed a long-ago homicide. Getting the water back will be harder than ever
The added heat from global warming has made drought-stricken lands extra-dry. It will take more precipitation than usual to end it. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - May 6, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Corinne Purtill Source Type: news
Op-Ed: Is that pain you feel all in your head?
Mind and body are both implicated when your body hurts. Recognizing the connection is crucial to treating pain. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - May 2, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Haider Warraich Source Type: news
