NASA celebrates 50th anniversary of John Glenn's flight

— Veterans ofNASA'sProject Mercury reunited Saturday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of John Glenn's orbital flight, visiting the...

Dr. William Lamers Jr. dies at 80; championed modern hospice care

"I'm not sick; I'm only dying," a friend told Dr. William Lamers Jr. The man had inoperable cancer and wanted to go home to die, but his...

NSC wants rules on research that could lead to biological weapons

The National Security Council is moving to exert greater federal control over scientific studies of highly lethal diseases and toxins in the...

Land speculators see silver lining in solar projects

For Sale: 3,400 acres in the desert.

NASA budget cuts could be felt on Mars

Lean financial times are prompting belt-tightening far and wide — and now that extends to Mars and the rest of the solar system.

Gulf spill oil well investor to pay record fine

A minority investor in the failed Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico has agreed to pay $90 million in civil penalties and other...

Plastic from plants? Scientists may have found a way

Plastic is anathema to many among the eco-conscious — but what if manufacturers could stop making so much of it from oil and start...

Under-the-skin microchip delivers doses of medicine

It can be swallowed, injected, inhaled or delivered to the bloodstream through a time-release implant. Now scientists say they have...

Riverside County supervisors reject massive Temecula quarry

The fastest-growing county in California rejected a massive, mountaintop rock quarry Thursday that supporters called an essential source...

U.S. probes golden eagles' deaths at DWP wind farm

Two more golden eagles have been found dead at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power wind farm in the Tehachapi Mountains, for a...

Mardi Gras beads cause environmental hangover

The beads were flying all around them, some pooling in the street, some caught by revelers and cherished for a moment — most of them...

U.S. to cut funds for water testing at beaches

Health testing at beaches in California and across the nation is at risk of being cut under a plan to eliminate federal funds for monitoring...

Obama health chief visits L.A. clinic, announces plan to help students

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius visited a health clinic in downtown Los Angeles on Monday and announced more than $9...

L.A.'s trash industry gets ready to rumble

A war over trash is about to break out at Los Angeles City Hall. And the ensuing lobbying is expected to be long and costly, with the...

Testing pot in a legal vacuum

The tech broke the bud of marijuana into small flakes, measuring 200 milligrams into a vial. He had picked up the strain, Ghost, earlier...