Scientists say these killer whales are distinct species. It could save them
Approving two proposed killer whale species could transform how they're conserved. It would also turn a new page in one of the strangest chapters in marine mammal history. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - March 29, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Lila Seidman Source Type: news
What the Supreme Court's abortion pill case could mean for California
The high court is weighing a case that could rewrite the rules of care in more than two-thirds of U.S. abortions, limiting access to a popular drug even in states where it remains legal. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - March 28, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Sonja Sharp Source Type: news
Opinion: The mifepristone case should be an easy one for the Supreme Court. But will it be?
The question before the justices is who should decide what medicines are safe and effective: courts or the FDA? (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - March 26, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Erwin Chemerinsky Source Type: news
Q & A: The FDA says the abortion pill mifepristone is safe. Here's the evidence
Mifepristone has been used more than 5 million times in the U.S. since its FDA approval in 2000. The Supreme Court will weigh a challenge to expanding its access. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - March 26, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Karen Kaplan Source Type: news
Abortion pill usage surged post-Roe. These numbers show the dramatic rise
As the Supreme Court weighs limiting access to mifepristone, here are some of the numbers on abortion pill usage in the U.S. and California. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - March 26, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Jenny Jarvie Source Type: news
Tuberculosis cases rising in California, and state officials are sounding the alarm
The number of tuberculosis cases in 2023 rose by 15% in California compared to the previous year. That's the highest year-over-year increase in 35 years. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - March 25, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Rong-Gong Lin II Source Type: news
NASA's attempt to bring home part of Mars is unprecedented. The mission's problems are not
Could JPL's ambitious Mars Sample Return mission use the long-troubled, massively over budget, but ultimately successful James Webb Space Telescope as a guide? (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - March 25, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Corinne Purtill Source Type: news
Q & A: What oncologists can glean from Kate Middleton's cancer announcement
The video announcement by Catherine, Princess of Wales, about her cancer diagnosis was short on specifics. Here's a look at what we know. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - March 23, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Karen Kaplan Source Type: news
Your dog can understand what you say better than you think, new study shows
Using machines that measure brain activity, scientists were able to show that dogs understand that words refer to some of their favorite objects. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - March 22, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Karen Kaplan Source Type: news
California investigation faults L.A. hospital over power outage that caused evacuation
A power outage that forced patients to be evacuated at a Boyle Heights hospital after the massive storm Hilary was the result of lapses in maintaining the facility, state investigators found. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - March 21, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Emily Alpert Reyes Source Type: news
Why the spread of organic farms may prompt growers to use more pesticide, not less
When conventional farms are bordered by organic crops, conventional growers use more pesticide to keep insects at bay, study says. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - March 21, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Karen Kaplan Source Type: news
Column: Two Rutgers professors are accused of poisoning the debate over COVID's origins. Here's why
Richard Ebright and Bryce Nickels of Rutgers have labeled leading virologists fraudsters, perjurers, felons and murderers. Is this how scientific debate is supposed to be conducted? (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - March 20, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Michael Hiltzik Source Type: news
Opinion: How measles reemerged as a threat in California and elsewhere
Marin County and other areas with too-low vaccination rates have shown that vaccine skepticism can be reversed. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - March 19, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Abraar Karan and Julie Parsonnet Source Type: news
SpaceX Starship successfully blasts off on third test flight
SpaceX's giant Starship rocket, intended to take humans back to the moon and eventually to Mars, blasts off successfully from a Texas launchpad. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - March 14, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Laurence Darmiento, Samantha Masunaga Source Type: news
Presence of parasite that's deadly for dogs now confirmed in California: Signs to watch for
A parasite that sickened 10 dogs and killed another in Southern California was found in the Colorado River in Blythe, its first known presence in the state. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - March 14, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Andrew J. Campa Source Type: news
