NASA's administrator says the agency is committed to the mission to bring samples of Mars back to Earth -- just in less time and for less money. How it will pull that off remains to be seen.

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14.04.2024

Column: A cancer survivor advises research, persistence and second opinions - Los Angeles Times

It’s very helpful, Robin Clough said, when, in the midst of a life-threatening medical crisis, the person you live with is a doctor who makes house calls.

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12.04.2024

Long Beach aquarium rehabilitates otter pup using a surrogate mom - Los Angeles Times

The pup could become Aquarium of the Pacific's first surrogate-raised otter to return to the wild — if she masters the skills needed to hack it in the ocean.

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10.04.2024

Neighbors balk at renewed permit for hazardous waste facility - Los Angeles Times

Environmental and community groups want the state to turn down Phibro-Tech for a renewed permit for its Santa Fe Springs facility.

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09.04.2024

Solar eclipse thrills crowds in California as it darkens swath of countryside - Los Angeles Times

Millions of people across the U.S. will look up at the sky to witness a rare total solar eclipse. California won't experience totality, but there's still plenty to see.

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06.04.2024

Poppies are sparse across Southern California this year - Los Angeles Times

Poppies across Southern California aren't popping, even as other bright flowers blanket the region. Here's why — and how you can marvel at a different wildflower this year.

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02.04.2024

Where — and how — to watch the solar eclipse in California - Los Angeles Times

Though there won't be totality in California, the state will still enjoy an impressive partial eclipse in the late morning — if the skies remain cloud-free.

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30.03.2024

Researchers propose two new killer whale species - Los Angeles Times

Approving two proposed killer whale species could transform how they're conserved. It would also turn a new page in one of the strangest chapters in marine mammal history.

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26.03.2024

Tuberculosis cases jumped 15% in California in last year - Los Angeles Times

The number of tuberculosis cases in 2023 rose by 15% in California compared to the previous year. That’s the highest year-over-year increase in 35 years.

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26.03.2024

NASA's attempt to bring home part of Mars is unprecedented. The mission's problems are not - Los Angeles Times

Could JPL's ambitious Mars Sample Return mission use the long-troubled, massively over budget, but ultimately successful James Webb Space Telescope as a guide?

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22.03.2024

State faults L.A. hospital that suffered power outage - Los Angeles Times

A power outage that forced patients to be evacuated at a Boyle Heights hospital after the massive storm Hilary was the result of lapses in maintaining the facility, state investigators found.

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20.03.2024

California has to worry about measles again - Los Angeles Times

Marin County and other areas with too-low vaccination rates have shown that vaccine skepticism can be reversed.

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15.03.2024

Parasite that's deadly for dogs now confirmed in California - Los Angeles Times

A parasite that sickened 10 dogs and killed another in Southern California was found in the Colorado River in Blythe, its first known presence in the state.

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08.03.2024

Opinion: Mars rocks are a science prize the U.S. can't afford to lose - Los Angeles Times

Bringing back samples from the Red Planet would help us beat the Chinese, send humans into space and learn about how planets form. Congress, where's the money?

LA Times

27.02.2024

Why California schools shouldn't be limited to phonics - Los Angeles Times

Legislation to require a 'science of reading' curriculum oversimplifies the process of learning to read. It would be particularly bad for English learners.

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21.02.2024

An essential medical device is failing people of color - Los Angeles Times

Inaccurate pulse oximeter readings are more common in Black patients than non-Black ones. It was a problem that could be ignored — until COVID-19 hit.

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19.02.2024

Column: Seeking the fountain of youth? Don't drown in hype - Los Angeles Times

The anti-aging industry is booming, but hype and hope won't make you younger, so skip the 'fountain of youth' claims and embrace healthy living.

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05.02.2024

Opinion: Should you sleep with your dog? It depends - Los Angeles Times

A shocking amount of scientific research has been done on whether people and their pets should sleep together.

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23.01.2024

Opinion: California's new rules allow COVID-positive kids in school. Here's the problem - Los Angeles Times

Amid a COVID surge and with few people masking or testing, the state missed an opportunity for good public health communication.

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19.01.2024

California studies on psychedelics, addiction treatment held up - Los Angeles Times

Dozens of California studies on psychedelics or addiction treatment that need to be vetted by a little-known government panel are now in limbo. Some scientists want to abolish the panel entirely.

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19.01.2024

Arthur Yu's life-saving stem cell donor needs permission to enter U.S. - Los Angeles Times

Arthur Yu needs a stem cell transplant if he's going to beat leukemia. But the government is blocking his Filipino cousin from visiting to make the donation.

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14.01.2024

Space shuttle Endeavour giant fuel tank is installed in L.A. - Los Angeles Times

The move was delayed by winds, but crews eventually raised the massive tank Friday at the California Science Center before nearly finishing Saturday.

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08.01.2024

Questions about NASA's Mars Sample Return mission put JPL jobs in jeopardy - Los Angeles Times

The head of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory warns that jobs at the lab will be in jeopardy if proposed funding cuts for the Mars Sample Return mission go through.

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06.01.2024

R.I.P. Shaunzi. Second elephant in a year dies at L.A. Zoo - Los Angeles Times

Shaunzi, a 53-year-old Asian elephant at the L.A. Zoo, was euthanized Wednesday. The death coincides with a planned vigil by activists for elephants who have died in captivity.

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05.01.2024

Opinion: In 2024, why are we still playing make-believe about COVID? - Los Angeles Times

Thanks to the newly dominant strain JN.1, about 2 million Americans are getting infected each day.

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04.01.2024

SpaceX soars into 2024 with a burst of color and six special satellites - Los Angeles Times

The Falcon 9 rocket carried 21 low-orbit satellites for its sister company, Starlink, including six that, for the first time, feature direct-to-cell communications.

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03.01.2024

Space shuttle Endeavour's giant orange external tank begins final journey - Los Angeles Times

At long last, the final journey of the last space shuttle ever built, Endeavour, and its giant orange external tank are expected to begin this month — the capstone to a historic journey to an ambitious museum exhibit in Los Angeles.

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29.12.2023

New coronavirus variant JN.1 likely to blame for California COVID rise - Los Angeles Times

Coronavirus transmission is once again spiking in California entering the winter holiday season — and the new JN.1 subvariant may be partly to blame.

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29.12.2023

San Francisco's COVID death rate among lowest in nation - Los Angeles Times

The San Francisco Bay Area fared better during the COVID-19 pandemic than many other populated areas thanks in part to early stay-at-home orders, mask mandates and high uptake of vaccines, experts suggest.

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28.12.2023

He's out to photograph every native plant in L.A. County - Los Angeles Times

At 34, Matt Smith is a widower and amateur botanist whose grief and passion are fueling a quest some might call quixotic — to photograph every plant native to Los Angeles County.

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24.12.2023

A man chokes to death on a steak, provoking an obituary like no other - Los Angeles Times

Matthew Slay's death was a tragedy, but his brother's light and loving take on his life, and loss, won over many readers

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19.12.2023

Chimpanzees and bonobos can recognize long-lost friends - Los Angeles Times

Our closest animal relatives are capable of remembering former groupmates they haven't seen in years, or even decades, researchers report.

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05.12.2023

Trabajadores de mostrador de California murieron de silicosis - Los Angeles Times

El pulido y lijado de piedra sintética expone a los trabajadores a altos niveles de sílice, que daña los pulmones. Los expertos dicen que el riesgo para la salud debería haber sido claro mucho antes de que los trabajadores comenzaran a enfermarse.

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25.11.2023

USC neuroscientist faces scrutiny after data allegations - Los Angeles Times

Accusations against USC's Berislav Zlokovic were made by a small group of independent researchers and reported in the journal Science.

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23.11.2023

Mystery dog illness reaches L.A.; 10 cases reported, one fatality - Los Angeles Times

At least 10 cases of aCIRD have been reported to L.A. County health department since Thursday, officials said, although there is no specific diagnosis for the disease.

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20.11.2023

California workers died of silicosis despite years of warnings - Los Angeles Times

The grinding and sanding of synthetic engineered stone exposes workers to high levels of lung-scarring silica. Experts say the health risk should have been clear long before workers began falling ill.

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18.11.2023

Orphaned sister mountain lions find home in Oakland Zoo - Los Angeles Times

The Oakland Zoo will care for the two orphaned mountain lions until they are healthy enough to move to a permanent home, such as a wildlife habitat.

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12.11.2023

Study: Owners' vaccine hesitancy can extend to pet dogs - Los Angeles Times

A recent study in the journal Vaccine found that vaccine hesitancy among dog owners contributed to opposition to inoculation for canine-borne diseases, such as rabies.

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08.11.2023

Opinion: Climate research is polluted by fossil fuel money. Medicine can help fix it - Los Angeles Times

Medicine has conflict of interest policies that, while imperfect, help lessen the influence of industry in putting profits and self-interest over science and health.

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Opinion: How the U.S. economy depends on public health - Los Angeles Times

NASA asks for 'quicker and cheaper' help with Mars Sample Return - Los Angeles Times

Column: A cancer survivor advises research, persistence and second opinions - Los Angeles Times

Long Beach aquarium rehabilitates otter pup using a surrogate mom - Los Angeles Times

Neighbors balk at renewed permit for hazardous waste facility - Los Angeles Times

Solar eclipse thrills crowds in California as it darkens swath of countryside - Los Angeles Times

Poppies are sparse across Southern California this year - Los Angeles Times

Where — and how — to watch the solar eclipse in California - Los Angeles Times

Researchers propose two new killer whale species - Los Angeles Times

Tuberculosis cases jumped 15% in California in last year - Los Angeles Times

NASA's attempt to bring home part of Mars is unprecedented. The mission's problems are not - Los Angeles Times

State faults L.A. hospital that suffered power outage - Los Angeles Times

California has to worry about measles again - Los Angeles Times

Parasite that's deadly for dogs now confirmed in California - Los Angeles Times

Opinion: Mars rocks are a science prize the U.S. can't afford to lose - Los Angeles Times

Why California schools shouldn't be limited to phonics - Los Angeles Times

An essential medical device is failing people of color - Los Angeles Times

Column: Seeking the fountain of youth? Don't drown in hype - Los Angeles Times

Opinion: Should you sleep with your dog? It depends - Los Angeles Times

Opinion: California's new rules allow COVID-positive kids in school. Here's the problem - Los Angeles Times

California studies on psychedelics, addiction treatment held up - Los Angeles Times

Arthur Yu's life-saving stem cell donor needs permission to enter U.S. - Los Angeles Times

Space shuttle Endeavour giant fuel tank is installed in L.A. - Los Angeles Times

Questions about NASA's Mars Sample Return mission put JPL jobs in jeopardy - Los Angeles Times

R.I.P. Shaunzi. Second elephant in a year dies at L.A. Zoo - Los Angeles Times

Opinion: In 2024, why are we still playing make-believe about COVID? - Los Angeles Times

SpaceX soars into 2024 with a burst of color and six special satellites - Los Angeles Times

Space shuttle Endeavour's giant orange external tank begins final journey - Los Angeles Times

New coronavirus variant JN.1 likely to blame for California COVID rise - Los Angeles Times

San Francisco's COVID death rate among lowest in nation - Los Angeles Times

He's out to photograph every native plant in L.A. County - Los Angeles Times

A man chokes to death on a steak, provoking an obituary like no other - Los Angeles Times

Chimpanzees and bonobos can recognize long-lost friends - Los Angeles Times

Trabajadores de mostrador de California murieron de silicosis - Los Angeles Times

USC neuroscientist faces scrutiny after data allegations - Los Angeles Times

Mystery dog illness reaches L.A.; 10 cases reported, one fatality - Los Angeles Times

California workers died of silicosis despite years of warnings - Los Angeles Times

Orphaned sister mountain lions find home in Oakland Zoo - Los Angeles Times

Study: Owners' vaccine hesitancy can extend to pet dogs - Los Angeles Times

Opinion: Climate research is polluted by fossil fuel money. Medicine can help fix it - Los Angeles Times

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