Los Angeles Times
U.S. sues state over buffer zones for oil wells
Trump administration challenges a minimum distance from homes, schools and hospitals.
3 min |
January 20, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Musk keeps feeding white-grievance machine
Billionaire pushes victim narratives and boosts neo-Nazi hate. What’s driving the fear?
4 min |
January 20, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Soprano's new project far from the norm
Julia Bullock's riveting song recital, 'From Ordinary Things,' is filled with surprises.
4 min |
January 20, 2026
Los Angeles Times
After record rains, more rocky roads
Thousands of new potholes in L.A. could be costly hazards for drivers and the city.
4 min |
January 20, 2026
Los Angeles Times
A doctor dives headfirst into 'Pitt'
Sepideh Moafi says chaos has shaped her character, scrubbing in for HBO's hit series.
6 min |
January 20, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Lakewood man kills wife and daughter, then himself at home
More details have emerged in a shooting that left three people dead inside a Lakewood home last week, with authorities saying a man killed his wife and 17-year-old daughter before turning the gun on himself.
1 min |
January 20, 2026
Los Angeles Times
The first step in redesigning L.A.'s transit future
Metro's solution for the Sepulveda Pass is estimated to cut travel times through the corridor by more than half
3 min |
January 20, 2026
Los Angeles Times
At least 40 killed in Spain high-speed rail crash
Death toll could rise as efforts to recover bodies from wrecked train cars continues.
4 min |
January 20, 2026
Los Angeles Times
U.S. overdose deaths fell through most of 2025
U.S. overdose deaths fell through most of last year, suggesting a lasting improvement in an epidemic that had been worsening for decades.
3 min |
January 20, 2026
Scientific American
The First Stars
Astronomers hope to soon spot the universe's earliest stellar inhabitants
9 min |
February 2026
Scientific American
R2-D2 Tweets
Droid-imitating birds test the limits of avian vocals
2 min |
February 2026
Scientific American
Is All Math Solvable?
Thousands of notoriously difficult problems in computer science are actually the same problem in disguise
7 min |
February 2026
Scientific American
Spider Illusionists
These webs appear to host their inhabitants' doppelgängers
1 min |
February 2026
Scientific American
Athletic Drill
Woodpeckers turn their entire bodies into tapping machines
2 min |
February 2026
Scientific American
Can a Time Capsule Outlast Geology?
A ridiculous but instructive thought experiment involving deep time, plate tectonics, erosion and the slow death of the sun
10+ min |
February 2026
Scientific American
DEADLY MIRROR
A new form of life, eerily like us, is almost within reach of science. It could destroy our planet. Here's how to stop it
10+ min |
February 2026
Scientific American
The Milky Way's Disk Keeps Getting Weirder
The disk of our galaxy is not flat but warped and waving
5 min |
February 2026
Scientific American
AI Coding a Dyslexia Tutor
How one mom used a GPT to help her son learn his own way
7 min |
February 2026
Scientific American
The Hardest Problem
Bruised theories. Accusations of pseudoscience. Machines that claim to be sentient. The field of consciousness research could be on the verge of a revolution— or once again be relegated to the fringe
10+ min |
February 2026
Scientific American
Archaeology Is Reviving the Smell of History
How reconstructing long-lost smells connects us to the past
6 min |
February 2026
Scientific American
The Neuroscience of the “Parenting Paradox”
Separate brain processes cope with moment-to-moment versus big-picture experiences, which helps to explain how parenting both increases and decreases aspects of well-being
5 min |
February 2026
Scientific American
Heal Injuries Faster
Toss out the old advice that rest is the best recovery strategy
4 min |
February 2026
Scientific American
Collision Course
The ancient moon- forming planet Theia probably came from the inner solar system
3 min |
February 2026
Scientific American
Nature's Tile Shop
Life keeps evolving these geometric patterns
2 min |
February 2026
Scientific American
Growing Story
Ancient lichens might have paved the way for plants
2 min |
February 2026
Scientific American
Fiery Amoeba
A newfound organism thrives in record-breaking heat
2 min |
February 2026
Scientific American
Pressing Paws
Felines followed a winding path to domestication
3 min |
February 2026
Scientific American
Selective Sound
Why do some people with schizophrenia hear voices?
3 min |
February 2026
Scientific American
50, 100 & 150 Years
GIANT ATOMS
3 min |
February 2026
Scientific American
Dirty Little Secrets
Extremophile molds are invading art museums and devouring their collections. Stigma and climate change have fueled their spread
10+ min |