Some wolves taken off endangered list

The Bush administration is removing gray wolves in the western Great Lakes and northern Rocky Mountains...

Alaska opposes listing whales as threatened

The state of Alaska will go to court to challenge a federal decision to protect beluga whales in Cook...



Donations for sea otters in danger

Marine conservationists say a dour economy could impact funding that is key to protecting the sea otter. The California Sea Otter Fund...

Chronicle 1.15.09 4:00 AM

Skilled workers needed for biotech jobs

Biotechnology remains a job creation engine for California despite the financial gridlock that threatens to starve smaller biotech...

Chronicle 1.14.09 5:46 PM

Stem cell board member gets ethics warning

Charges of an ethics lapse by a stem cell scientist seeking a California research grant have been resolved with a "warning letter...

Chronicle 1.14.09 4:00 AM

Watchdog calls for cleaning up solar industry

Despite its reputation, solar power isn't completely clean. Most solar cells are made of silicon, and the process of refining it...

Chronicle 1.14.09 4:00 AM

Testes found to yield versatile stem cells

Stanford researchers have isolated powerful stem cells from human testes and say the cells could ultimately yield a wide variety of...

Chronicle 1.12.09 5:34 PM

S.F. celebration of science as fun and useful

Science may not always be known for its pizzazz, but don't tell that to Lucas Utzig. "My mommy won't believe her eyes," said the...

Chronicle 1.12.09 4:00 AM

Making science funny: Brian Malow

For two seasons, the CBS hit sitcom "The Big Bang Theory" has demonstrated that science - in a geeky sort of way - can be funny. But...

Chronicle 1.11.09 4:00 AM