L.A. Times - Science

When water comes into contact with plastic surfaces, a key chemical reaction does take place, new research indicates.

Scientist have projected for years that climate change would lead to fewer Santa Anas by the end of the century. A new UCLA paper shows it's already happening.

As a teenager, Gillian Maegan Montalbo had pimples that weren't too bad — just a few bumps on her forehead and nose.

Every year, hundreds of animals die trying to cross State Route 62, connecting L.A. and Joshua Tree. The research to fix it is a bit unconventional.

Flu activity began rising in September, ahead of its typical early-November start, said Dr. Dawn Terashita with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

Restaurants with gas stoves and ovens are exposing workers to harmful air pollution and unsafe levels of heat, according to a new study led by California researchers.

Congress members from both parties pushed to get back a service removed by the administrator last year.

A second satellite, launched Thursday, will double California's chances of detecting climate-changing methane releases.

Prop 44 asks voters to require federally funded community health centers to spend at least 90% of their total annual revenue on "program services advancing their charitable purpose."

California voters will decide whether to create a $7.5 billion state scientific research arm similar to the National Institutes of Health. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that puts the issue before voters in March 2028.

The idea for breeding rhinos came from his son, then 15. In 2010, Muller converted the family's antelope-breeding operation into what became the Rhino Momma Project.

California is creating a front-of-package label for what it deems non-ultraprocessed foods. Some say a nationwide definition is needed to avoid confusing consumers.

Kaiser Permanente will layoff 147 business and administrative employees across California in November, the health giant said