It would take more than sunscreen to survive the hottest place on Earth, located right in California. Here's its ...

LA Times staff photographers year in photos for 2024, from wildfires, landslides, to a Dodgers world series victory.

December 30, 2024 • The thick-billed parrot is the only surviving parrot species native to the United States. These brightly colored birds once roamed across the American Southwest and as far so ...

Dec. 27, 2024 — The creation of more fox-free safe havens and greater collaboration between government and landowners is needed to ensure the survival of a species of wallaby, an expert argues ...

There are 11 counties that share their names with California rivers — Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Calaveras, ...

Animal physiology is the scientific study of the life-supporting properties, functions and processes of animals or their parts. The discipline covers key homeostatic processes, such as the ...

Imperial County is intriguing — at least for me anyway. The reason is simple. It is the only one of the 58 counties in ...