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Robert E. Litman, co-founder of suicide prevention center, dies at 88

Mar 7, 2010 12:00am

Dr. Litman opened the pioneering L.A. center, the first of its kind, in 1958, when research into suicide was almost nonexistent; its innovations include a 24-hour suicide hotline. ...

Leviathans may battle in remote depths

Mar 7, 2010 12:00am

New studies suggest that great white sharks may migrate so they can dine on giant squids. ...

Hopping to it to preserve the rare mountain yellow-legged frog

Mar 6, 2010 12:00am

Researchers' efforts to breed more of the California amphibians include refrigerating them to mimic their winter hibernation. ...

Scientists settle on single-asteroid hit as culprit in dinosaurs' demise

Mar 4, 2010 12:55am

A 'dream team' of researchers concludes that the massive Gulf of Mexico impact 65.5 million years ago -- not volcanoes or multiple impacts -- indeed caused the greatest extinction event of all ...

Education should accompany prostate screening, new guidelines say

Mar 4, 2010 12:00am

The American Cancer Society says doctors should tell their patients about the test's risks and benefits before administering it. ...

Seasonal affective disorder increasingly a workplace issue

Mar 4, 2010 12:00am

Some employees seek adjustments for SAD, serious depression triggered by limited daylight. One teacher sued a school district that refused to move her from a windowless basement room. ...

Obama's other health downfall -- pie

Mar 2, 2010 12:00am

The arugula-eating president's cholesterol count needs to come down, his doctor says. So besides quitting smoking, he'll have to start skipping dessert. ...

Woolly mammoths resurfacing in Siberia

Mar 2, 2010 12:00am

The bones and tusks of the ancient creatures are becoming more prevalent as permafrost thaws. Now entire villages are surviving on the trade in mammoth bones. ...

Obama in excellent health, doctor says, but he should quit smoking

Mar 1, 2010 12:00am

The president undergoes his first physical exam since entering office. He's declared 'fit for duty,' but there is some concern about his elevated cholesterol levels. ...

The hope of music's healing powers

Mar 1, 2010 12:00am

Yes, yes, it hath charms to soothe a savage breast (or beast, if you prefer to repeat a common mistake). But researchers are finding that music may be an effective balm for many other afflictions: the isolation of conditions such as autism and Alzheimer's disease, the disability that results from...