L.A. Times - Science

L.A. City Council hopes to regulate phenibut, a drug one councilmember says is widely available to children in gas stations and convenience stores.

The cycle of recriminations and scapegoating undermines everyone's common goal of preventing future waves of mass death, lockdowns and school closures.

As the agency pivots to putting astronauts on the moon, this $3-billion space-copter is the agency's last large-scale mission to explore the solar system.

Better balance can help you live longer. Here's why it matters, how to test your 'balance IQ' at home and 3 different modalities to train your balance — no special equipment needed.

Green hydrogen has gone bust in California, with project cancellations, ongoing fuel disruptions and station build-outs at a standstill.

Tommy John, who ruptured a ligament in his left elbow in 1974, agreed to a radical surgery that revived his career and changed baseball. He pitched for 26 years.

The defense comes after President Trump issued an executive order recommending that the singular measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, vaccine should be separated into three, and that all childhood immunizations should be given at separate visits.

The California toxic substances agency cites what "appears to be a major source of contamination" that "may present a substantial hazard to human health."

Someday, you might be able to ride a bike from the western San Fernando Valley to Long Beach along the Los Angeles River. But an eight-mile gap downtown with a ballooning price tag remains.

The extinct toad from the ice age was found among the amphibian collection at La Brea Tar Pits and Museum.

There are no known cyclosporiasis outbreaks in California, but officials say case numbers are higher than they expected for this point in the season.

California's attorney general has added an amendment to a suit he filed in 2022 against the makers of forever chemicals. He claims the defendants were involved in a fraudulent transaction scheme.

Driven by social media hype and a growing distrust of public health guidance, consumer demand for experimental peptides has exploded over the last decade.