Giffords watches as Endeavour blasts off

The shuttle Endeavour blasted into space — at last — on its final mission Monday, carrying a long-grounded $2-billion...

Shuttle carries 1-inch mini-satellites into space

When space shuttle Endeavour blasted off Monday morning, it carried three tiny satellites — each the size of a postage stamp.

Some Glendale and Burbank residents resist new smart-grid system

Glendale and Burbank officials are touting their new "smart meters" project as an exciting technological advancement that will help the...

Welcome mat comes back out at Angeles National Forest

The U.S. Forest Service on Monday will reopen popular picnic areas, hiking trails and campgrounds across 98,000 acres of the Angeles...

Proposals aim to improve safety in state mental hospitals

Nearly eight months after a Napa State Hospital patient strangled a psychiatric technician, lawmakers and employee groups are pushing...

Louisiana towns put their faith in sandbags

More water gushed from additional floodgates opened Sunday to divert the swollen Mississippi River down a southern Louisiana floodplain,...

Japan's thin, white security blanket

Leaning against a wall in the busy Akihabara electronics district here, Tomomitsu Funayama was enjoying a do-nothing day off from his...

In China, gauging happiness is all the rage

In general, do you feel happy?

Revisiting ADHD and Ritalin

Fifteen years ago, Dr. Lawrence H. Diller, a pediatrician from Walnut Creek, ignited a national debate over the steep rise in children being...

JPL's Mars lander proposal advances to next round

A scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory is lobbying for a new Mars lander that would perform an unprecedented study of the Red Planet's...

At International Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles, student research comes with rewards

It was a passion for surfing that helped lead Adrienne McColl to the final round of the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair...

Digging into our consciousness

Dr. Antonio Damasio, a neuroscientist and director of the Brain and Creativity Institute at USC, is best known for his pioneering work on...

Coastal fireworks in south O.C. and San Diego County now need pollution permits

Water regulators have voted to require pollution permits for coastal fireworks displays in southern Orange County and San Diego County, in...

Anti-HIV drugs prove highly effective in preventing transmission of virus

In what is being hailed as a breakthrough in HIV prevention, a new study has shown that giving antiretroviral drugs to HIV-positive people...

Marina del Rey halibut tournament returns with conservation in mind

The halibut derby is back. Whether the halibut are is another question.