Landforms

New species of assassin bug found sniping in cave

2013-06-18 15:34:00

Cool things are found in caves: stalagmites, Christian Bale, Goonies and now a new species of assassin bug that snipes spiders, according to a new study. The labyrinth bug, named for its cave habitat (and not the David Bowie movie), was formally...

Teacher who sparked dustup over 'Rent' investigated in altercation

2013-06-12 10:16:00

�A high school drama teacher praised by gay-rights advocates for staging “Rent” in 2009 after opponents deemed the Tony Award-winning songbook’s themes of AIDS and prostitution too racy for teens is under investigation following an...

Pacific Northwest: Bike the Ring of Fire from Seattle to Portland

2013-06-14 07:30:00

When I lived in the Northwest 15 years ago, I loved to go mountain biking on the trails around devastated Mt. St. Helens, which blew its top in 1980. More than 50 died. Cyclists who’d like to see how St. Helens has changed -- and mellowed -- in the...

'Post Tenebras Lux's' Carlos Reygadas is polarizing

2013-06-02 08:05:00

When "Post Tenebras Lux" premiered at last year's Cannes Film Festival, it was mostly met with boos and pans, yet days later Carlos Reygadas won the festival's best director prize. It is that sort of polarized response to his work overall and "Post...

Softball: Tuesday's Southern Section semifinal scores and championship pairings

2013-05-28 19:42:36

The 405 in the rear-view mirror

2013-05-30 00:00:00

There are plenty of reasons why the project to widen the 405 Freeway is $100 million over its $1.048-billion budget and 14 months behind schedule. And none of them has to do with the complaint — often reported by drivers on the freeway —...

When your returns are diminishing

2013-05-31 20:45:00

You could call it being stuck in a rut. Or, as the authors of a new book put it, you could say that effort follows the law of diminishing returns, eventually causing people and companies to reach a point of stagnation where marginal returns disappear....

Hiking Italy's Dolomites is challenging and beautiful

2013-06-02 00:00:00

CORTINA D' AMPEZZO, Italy — Hiking up a road should be simple, right? It's relatively wide, so you're not apt to step off and tumble down the mountain. It's relatively smooth, so you're not likely to stumble. So why am I stopping for a...

Suicide bomb blast kills Afghan provincial leader, 12 others

2013-05-20 05:43:00

KABUL, Afghanistan -- A suicide bomb blast killed a top leader of a northern Afghan province and at least 12 other people Monday, the latest in a step-up of attacks by Taliban insurgents ahead of Washington’s planned troop withdrawal at the end of...

Frozen zombie plants from Little Ice Age revived after 400 years

2013-05-28 14:47:00

Given the short half-life of DNA, we may never have a Jurassic Park – but could we one day boast of an Ice Age Garden? Scientists have brought back to life a collection of roughly 400-year-old frozen plants recovered from melting glaciers in the...

Friday's TV Highlights: 'Blue Bloods' on CBS

2013-05-09 20:00:00

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 5 - 11, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- SERIES Undercover Boss The new episode...

Art review: The light through James Turrell's eyes

2013-05-28 05:00:00

"James Turrell: A Retrospective" is a bit like a dinner party at which the guest of honor is absent. Family members and friends are there, plus lots of conversation about the one who's missing. But the primary impetus for the get-together couldn't make...

The innermost of Jupiter's many moons, Io is one of the most volatile destinations in the solar system. Jupiter's immense gravitational pull creates extreme geological activity on the satellite, which has more than 400 volcanoes.

2013-06-19 15:17:13

Alaska Volcano Observatory officials say the Veniaminof Volcano, seen here in a July 2010 photo, is exhibiting higher surface temperatures that might indicate an eruption. While cloud cover prevented any ash plumes from being observed Thursday, scientists say seismic tremors continue.

2013-06-13 13:16:00

Visitors take in Half Dome from Glacier Point.

2013-06-12 17:35:53