World & Nation
Iran-backed Houthi rebels set off explosions on a Red Sea vessel carrying about 1 million barrels of crude oil.
Aug. 30, 2024
California
Stockton’s McLeod Lake turned pink this week, as scientists dumped dye in the hope of figuring out why there are toxic algal blooms some years but not others.
Aug. 29, 2024
Entertainment & Arts
The latest installment of Pacific Standard Time, the museum series that this year is titled ‘PST Art: Art & Science collide,’ has arrived. Here’s our shortlist of exhibitions and events.
The world just experienced its hottest year on record, but does our climate crisis make for good art? With the latest iteration of Pacific Standard Time, we’ll soon find out.
Climate & Environment
Even before Robert F. Kennedy Jr. endorsed Trump for president, he repeatedly disappointed environmentalists, who said he had abandoned his green roots.
Aug. 24, 2024
Watch L.A.
Aug. 21, 2024
Business
The evidence that COVID originated in a lab is still nonexistent, but the controversy undermines trust in science. We’ll be sorry.
Aug. 15, 2024
Opinion
Los Angeles should help lead California and the country in banning plastic ground covering. It’s expensive, unhealthy and terrible for the environment.
Aug. 5, 2024
As a student teacher I witnessed extreme inequalities in how science is communicated and taught at California elementary schools.
Aug. 3, 2024
CEQA has been abused for decades to block affordable housing and drive up costs, taking the greatest toll on young residents and Latino households.
July 19, 2024