Scientists are discovering just how toxic wildfire smoke is to the body – here’s what to know and how to stay safe

Pacoima is hemmed in by highways and heavy industry, and its residents are fighting pollution with hyperlocal air quality monitoring

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Researchers believe behavioral gap, which may hold true across species, is probably product of less fear of harassment in cities

Testing for toxic chemicals and heavy metals is available in Los Angeles County from philanthropic groups, researchers, and the public health department, after the 2025 wildfires. Learn more here.

Once escapees from the pet trade, Los Angeles’s feral parrots have become a vibrant part of city life, and could even aid conservation in their native homelands

Donald Nelson spent his life undoing the damage that Jaws did to the perception of sharks.

A California project can turn sewage into drinking water in less than an hour and could be a blueprint for other water-scarce regions

Blood from a snake enthusiast who's been bitten hundreds of times aided the search for a universal snakebite treatment

Expect the DOD to swap the words "climate change" for "military preparedness"

Find your favorite authors and celebrities in this alphabetical list of this year’s participants. View the schedule to learn more about each event.

A wildlife crossing across the 101 freeway will connect two parts of the Santa Monica mountains for animals

From the Atlantic to Alaska, fishermen say overfishing and fleet delays are shaking up a $320 billion industry.

The Guardian has recreated a searchable climate future risk tool developed by Fema but then deleted

In a city where surfing is a way of life, the wait to get back in the water has been agonizing. But new research offers a glimmer of hope

As fires burned in Los Angeles this year, newer toxin monitors found contaminants that aren’t measured by standard methods. Now scientists and officials are pushing for better detection

It’s unclear whether the guidance will impact active grants, but it appears to halt opportunities for future studies. One climate health expert said the directive would have a “devastating” impact on ...

Some wild fish may recognize individual humans in the sea

The biggest predator ever to have lived was a skinny beast

Turning tree ring science into art

Demonstrators have protested against an expedited cleanup process that would involve using a beloved beach as a toxic waste sorting site

In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.

Attentive to the loss of age-old ecological relationships as “wild clocks” fall out of synchronization with each other, David Farrier imagines an opportunity to renew the rhythms by which we live and ...

More than 750 tidewater gobies were rescued from a Malibu lagoon scorched by the Palisades fire. Seared watersheds can take years to recover, experts say

Three young scientists set traps to capture and film species of special concern in move that can help conserve the shrew

People who’ve lost their homes have faced yearslong battles to recover payouts as insurers deal with a surge in claims arising from more destructive wildfires.

No one knew exactly how to deal with it.

Home cameras are livestreaming climate disasters with unprecedented intimacy, fanning grief and anxiety for many.

Fire crews are facing dire challenges, hurdles that have intensified the fires and are complicating the response

Watch Duty, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, alerts you of nearby wildfires and firefighting efforts in real-time.

Scientists are discovering just how toxic wildfire smoke is to the body – here’s what to know and how to stay safe

Southern California is experiencing a midwinter drought at the same time as dangerous Santa Ana winds, leading to a wildfire in the Pacific Palisades.

The impact of famine may be written in the bodies of future generations

A poet invited people to share their climate fears. What she found surprised her.

Before cameras and submersibles were commonplace, scientists had to rely on fishermen for intel on ocean creatures.

In an unpublished excerpt from her new book The Poison Squad, Deborah Blum chronicles the public health campaign against tainted dairy products