World used record amount of fossil fuels last year, scientists say
Industries and individuals around the world burned record amounts of oil, gas and coal last year, releasing more…
What a gut microbiome scientist wants you to eat every day
You can make your gut microbes happy by doing the following, Corbin said: limit your intake of ultra-processed…
The remaining glaciers of California’s Sierra Nevada are vanishing
For as long as there have been people in what is now California, the granite peaks of the…
If he ever gets his job back, I have just the hat for Jimmy Kimmel, thanks to Trump
These are dark times, the average cynic might argue. But do not despair. If you focus on the…
Hiltzik: It’s not too soon to talk about the post-Trump era
The all-purpose adage offering optimism — and sometimes pessimism — to those confronting a crisis head-on is: “This…
David Baltimore dead: Former Caltech president, Nobel winner was 87
In 2003, the Nobel Prize winner David Baltimore, then president of Caltech, paused to reflect on his role…
Drying and water depletion bring deepening crisis around the world
For more than two decades, satellites have tracked the total amounts of water held in glaciers, ice sheets,…
California’s next ‘Big One’ might not be what we expect, researchers say
What could the next mega-earthquake on California’s notorious San Andreas fault look like? Would it be a repeat…
New shark species discovered inside Mammoth Cave National Park
It’s Shark Week, and Mammoth Cave took the unofficial holiday to announce the discovery of another new shark…