L.A. Times - Science

Jane Goodall, the trailblazing naturalist whose intimate observations of chimpanzees in the African wild produced powerful insights that transformed basic conceptions of humankind, has died. She was 91.

California needs to burn vegetation both for wildfire mitigation and to generate power. So why do biomass energy projects keep leaving the state?

This Orange County family wants the best for a child who has cerebral palsy. Cuts to Medicaid could make it harder to access care.

A NOAA report shows that more whales were killed in US waters this year by entanglements than any prior year.

From 1985 to 2014, Jean Mueller supported astronomers from around the world who came to Palomar to use its iconic instruments. At the same time, she learned how to operate all three of its major telescopes, discovering 15 comets, 13 asteroids and more than 100 supernovae.

A published case suggests that cats with bird flu — H5N1 — might be cured if treated early with Tamiflu, but not everyone's convinced.

RFK Jr. says he wants to study the causes of rising autism rates, but experts say he is ignoring the scientific evidence to date.

Trump echoed one of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s major — and controversial — talking points that an environmental culprit is behind rising autism rates.

The federal cleanup of the Altadena and Pacific Palisades fires was in some ways a historic achievement. But many residents are worried that by moving fast, the results were compromised.

After a contentious discussion that at times referenced discredited theories, low-quality data and desperate pleas from physicians and patients to rely upon sound science, a key CDC committee opted Friday to punt its most consequential vaccine decisions to a future date.

Nine-year-old Stephen Mondek became what Cedars-Sinai Medical Center believes is its youngest known stem cell donor. His father was dying of acute myeloid leukemia, a cancer that affects blood-forming cells in the bone marrow, and needed a donation to rebuild his immune system.

With limited resources and scarce information, L.A. fire survivors remain worried about contamination and unable to get environmental testing.