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Los Angeles Times - Science

Leaked emails reveal industry plan to kill California's plastic and recycling laws

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Artemis II astronaut and SoCal native Victor Glover steps back from NASA, joins Cal Poly

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Cats want to talk to us. Scientists are trying to decipher the meow

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Endometriosis can go undiagnosed for years. Here's the latest on what to know about the disease

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Harvard, MIT scholars head to Canada as Carney offers millions

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Scientists find a huge 10-sided pattern in the clouds over Saturn's south pole

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AstraZeneca's breast cancer pill gets approval from the FDA

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Rescue satellite gets close to NASA's doomed telescope, even if it can't save it

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With support from loggers and (some) environmentalists, Congress unites on major wildfire bill

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EPA seeks more public comments as it struggles to devise water rule that limits scope on wetlands

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Global warming is ruining their way of life. These Colorado ranchers demand accountability

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As world braces for 'super' El Niño, research suggests global warming has increased its punch

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COVID-19 Pandemic: News, Links & Resources

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One hot day can change your body for years

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Why the secret to a longer life might start with training your balance

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Tommy John, Dodgers pitcher and medical pioneer, dies at 83

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Fauci repeatedly invokes the 5th Amendment in a contentious Senate committee hearing

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COVID-19 is on the upswing in California. How bad will it get this summer?

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Hantavirus strikes a cruise ship, Californians at risk: Is this the start of something much worse?

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Former Fauci adviser indicted for allegedly concealing communications related to COVID-19 research

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Long COVID leaves thousands of L.A. County residents sick, broke and ignored

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Pediatrics group sues U.S. agency for cutting funds for children's health programs

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Researchers identify immune trigger behind myocarditis after COVID-19 vaccination

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Wave of RSV, particularly dangerous for babies, sweeping across U.S.; doctors urge vaccination

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COVID-19 vaccines may help some cancer patients fight tumors

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

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Pair of linked spacecraft draw closer to Mercury after nearly decadelong voyage

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Scientists studying cockroach milk and nose-blowing win Ig Nobel prizes for quirky science

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Low-income patients at UCLA Health scramble to find new doctors as contract ends

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Top U.S. doctors offer updated flu and COVID vaccine recommendations, aiming to ease confusion

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Rare Torrey pines faring worse than expected after Santa Rosa Island fire: 'Heartbreaking'

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Africa's male midwives are rare, but in Lesotho, more men are joining the fight against pregnancy deaths

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Scientists deliberately infect 6,000 American elms in hopes of rescuing them

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Weird, wet heat is finally set to taper off: Here's where and when

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NASA's Roman Space Telescope, set to probe universe with JPL tech, launches on SpaceX rocket

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NASA's new space telescope will aid hunt for 'Earth twins' and seek the fate of the universe

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A Dutch institute issues a 'Red Alert' over potentially lethal Trump-shaped ecstasy pills

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