L.A. Times - Science

Taylor Swift's new studio album, "The Tortured Poets Department," draws inspiration from her breakup with longtime beau Joe Alwyn. What draws music fans to songs about failed relationships?

This alarming trend, which began before COVID, fuels a deadly cycle of a sick workforce and weakened economy.

NASA's administrator says the agency is committed to the mission to bring samples of Mars back to Earth -- just in less time and for less money. How it will pull that off remains to be seen.

Ozempic and other drugs raised the possibility of reversing the country's obesity crisis. Doctors are frustrated that they've made health disparities worse.

It's very helpful, Robin Clough said, when, in the midst of a life-threatening medical crisis, the person you live with is a doctor who makes house calls.

The pup could become Aquarium of the Pacific's first surrogate-raised otter to return to the wild — if she masters the skills needed to hack it in the ocean.

Months after Kaiser Permanente reached a sweeping agreement with state regulators to improve its mental health services, the healthcare giant is facing allegations that patients could be improperly losing such care.

Environmental and community groups want the state to turn down Phibro-Tech for a renewed permit for its Santa Fe Springs facility.

Millions of people across the U.S. will look up at the sky to witness a rare total solar eclipse. California won't experience totality, but there's still plenty to see.

'If I could sound better, I would,' says the presidential candidate, who has spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological condition that affects his vocal cords.

Awe is a serious topic among psychologists, including one at UC Irvine investigating whether awe-inspiring solar eclipses can help unite Americans.

'There are so many things wrong with this app that I don't even know where to begin,' one doctor said about Calmara, which says it can identify sexually transmitted infections from photos of penises.

Why would someone journey across the country to watch a total eclipse? Because it's more than just an astronomical rarity: It may be the best show in the universe.

Poppies across Southern California aren't popping, even as other bright flowers blanket the region. Here's why — and how you can marvel at a different wildflower this year.

While there won't be totality in California, the state will still enjoy an impressive partial eclipse in the late morning — if the skies remain cloud-free.