Alan Mootnick dies at 60; gibbon expert and conservationist

Alan Mootnick, a self-taught primate specialist who rose to become a leading authority on gibbon biology and conservation, died Friday at...

Keystone pipeline decision could be delayed until after election

The Obama administration is considering a move that could delay a decision on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline by requiring sponsors...

Oklahoma shaken up after earthquakes

Central Oklahoma was recovering Sunday after a swarm of weekend earthquakes, including the largest in state history, buckled a highway,...

Dutch scientist accused of falsifying data

Social psychologist Diederik Stapel made a name for himself by pushing his field into new territory. His research papers appeared to...

'Perfect storm' ruined 1,000 trees in New York's Central Park

Central Park is a little sunnier now than it was a week ago. And that's not a good thing.

Biggest-ever jump seen in global warming gases

The global output of heat-trapping carbon dioxide jumped last year by the biggest amount on record, the U.S. Department of Energy...

$150-million gift to Stanford aimed at reducing poverty

Stanford University's Graduate School of Business has been given $150 million by an alumnus and his wife to establish an institute dedicated...

Lap-Band 911 recording is released

A 55-year-old Orange County woman who died after Lap-Band weight-loss surgery at a San Fernando Valley clinic was initially identified as...

Humpback whales off Santa Cruz pose danger to sightseers

The humpback whales on an extended pit stop off Santa Cruz may be just too popular for their own good.

Cystic fibrosis drug ivacaftor offers patients new hope

All her life, Lindsay Shipp knew that she was dying. As a baby, she would cry after eating, and salt collected on her forehead. The...

Clean-tech venture funding jumps as other sectors go wanting

Venture capitalists are pouring money into clean technology even as investors scale back funding in many other areas.

Light drinking linked to increased breast cancer risk

Drinking as few as three to six glasses of wine per week may increase a woman's lifetime risk of breast cancer by 15%, according to an...

Bullet train's $98-billion cost could be its biggest obstacle

The ambitious plan to connect Anaheim and San Francisco with high-speed trains has encountered plenty of obstacles, including intensifying...

Obama tackles drug shortages

President Obama is pushing federal regulators to do more to address dangerous shortages of crucial medicines, sidestepping a deadlocked...

World population hits 7 billion on Oct. 31, or thereabouts

It took only a dozen years for humanity to add another billion people to the planet, reaching the milestone of 7 billion Monday &#...