Parental mental health — not medication — drives autism correlation, study finds
A sweeping new review of prenatal antidepressant use underscores a finding that has surfaced repeatedly throughout the last…
Sacramento Mountains checkerspot faces extinction risk
The Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly, one of New Mexico’s rarest butterflies, faces growing extinction risk after the death…
Santa Monica Pier among the dirtiest beaches for 10th year in a row
As Memorial Day weekend approaches, forecasts of plentiful sunshine may persuade many Southern Californians to strip down to…
Caltrans considers high-speed buses to connect cities throughout California
THANKS JAZMON…### EXPLORING A FUTURISTIC TRANSPORTATION IDEA… HIGH SPEED BUSES TRAVELING ACROSS CALIFORNIA FREEWAYS. THE IDEA WOULD BE…
California explores buses traveling up to 140 mph on freeways
Caltrans is studying the possibility of high-speed buses traveling up to 140 miles per hour on California freeways,…
Heavier storms and longer dry spells are drying California
Rainfall across much of California and the West has become more clustered in heavier storms, with longer dry…
California sees great white shark surge. Why that’s a good thing
As the early morning breeze tickles the top of the Santa Monica Bay, three scientists pack into a…
Reading scores declining, long-term data in Education Scorecard show
Across the country, the U.S. is experiencing a reading recession — a slide in the reading skills of…
Sacramento explores new treatments for depression
As depression rates in the U.S. remain historically high, doctors in Sacramento are exploring innovative treatments to help…
Looking to DNA for answers as climate change outpaces California wildlife’s ability to evolve
SAN DIEGO — Evolution works over millennia. Climate change is moving far faster. That mismatch is killing some of the…
Trump administration again suspends UC Berkeley research grants
The National Science Foundation suspended at least 18 research grants to UC Berkeley last month despite a court…
Coyote’s epic swim to Alcatraz Island started much farther away than SF
A coyote that gained international attention after it was spotted swimming in frigid San Francisco Bay and arriving…