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Los Angeles Times - Science

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Why holiday crab tradition in California faces another disrupted season

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How Trump pressures the world into burning more oil and gas

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Humanity is on path toward 'climate chaos,' scientists warn

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COVID-19 Pandemic: News, Links & Resources

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A retired teacher found some seahorses off Long Beach. Then he built a secret world for them

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Mosquito-borne disease troubling Asia and the Caribbean hits New York

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Man, machine and mutton: Inside the plan to prevent the next SoCal fire disaster

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Foreign outbreaks, lower vaccination rates are troubling signs for California's coming flu season

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CDC announces change in COVID-19 and chickenpox vaccine recommendations

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RFK Jr.'s handpicked committee changed its recommendations for key childhood shots

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California's summer COVID wave shows signs of waning. What are the numbers in your community?

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California says it can no longer trust Washington on COVID vaccines. A major battle is looming

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Lopez: When I got COVID, readers said it proved vaccines don't work. What has RFK Jr. wrought?

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Vaccine chaos: Even some vulnerable seniors can't get COVID shots amid spiking cases

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COVID wave washes over California. Some officials urge residents to mask up

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The FDA overhauled its COVID vaccine guidance. Here's what it means for you

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Contaminated meat from the grocery store may be causing your UTIs

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Californians bought a record number of EVs before Trump budget cuts

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One of the world's rarest whales that makes the Atlantic its home grows in population

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Women-focused resorts are the next big thing in wellness

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A mushroom farm in Kenya and fungi-based panels give hope for sustainable building

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Peanut allergies in children drop following advice to feed the allergen to babies, study finds

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Kenvue urges FDA to reject request for autism warning on Tylenol

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Music could help ease pain from surgery or illness. Scientists are listening

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LGBTQ+ youth's mental health struggles are getting worse, according to a new survey

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Contributor: By loosening standards, the FDA isn't doing rare-disease patients any favors

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JPL's rough ride: Can California's shining star of space science recover?

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