Population

Lionfish: If you can't beat 'em, eat 'em

2013-05-06 00:00:00

In recent years, the Indo-Pacific lionfish — a dramatically striped, finned and armored aquarium fish — has invaded Atlantic and Caribbean coral reefs. It has been spotted off the Southeastern United States, throughout the Caribbean Sea, in...

Bid to ban commercial trade in polar bears fails

2013-03-07 05:00:00

An unusual coalition between the U.S. and Russia to win an international ban on commercial trade of polar bear parts failed Thursday. Meeting in Bangkok, delegates to the 176-nation Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species voted down a U....

Human population underlies threats to coral survival

2012-12-04 06:05:00

After three years of analysis, a team of federal scientists has come up with a list of the greatest threats to the survival of reef-building corals. And it has ranked the proximate threats, weighing into decades of scientific debate over the biggest...

100 cool places in Arizona

2012-02-12 00:00:00

Western Arizona Oatman. If it was good enough for Clark Gable and Carole Lombard on their honeymoon, Oatman should be good enough for you, although it's been 73 years since the Hollywood couple spent their honeymoon night in the allegedly haunted...

LACMA's rock caravan carefully winds its way through Long Beach

2012-03-08 16:33:50

Suddenly part of a ‘grandfamily’

2010-02-20 00:00:00

We were a comfortable pair of 70-year-olds enjoying a relatively pleasant existence of travel, fine dining and occasional domestic indulgences. We rarely shouted, threatened, condemned or accused one another of unpleasant social behavior. Then the perfect...

Todos Santos: All you want — and less — in a Baja getaway

2010-03-07 00:00:00

Once upon a time, say about 1972, Cabo San Lucas was a sleepy little fishing town at the southern tip of Baja California. Then came the paved highway, the international airport, the marina, the golf courses, the raucous bars and well-heeled retreats. At...

Weather news, Sunday comics changing July 5

2009-09-17 08:54:26

Swine flu: You may be contagious longer than you think

2009-09-17 08:53:09

What they said: How the media and Gibbs sparred over Jimmy Carter's race remark on Obama

2009-09-18 16:34:29

Judge renews protected status for Yellowstone's grizzly bears

2009-09-22 16:33:31

Immigrant population in California declines

2009-09-22 16:33:33

Students at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, Minn., prepare to hang a banner as other students sign a pledge that they will fill out their census forms this spring.

2010-03-15 04:45:41

The pro-census poster, which some have embraced and some have labeled sacrilegious, features Mary and Joseph.

2009-12-24 00:00:00

(Pictured above) Mexican-American astronaut Jose Hernandez makes his first trip into space on Aug. 28. He will be among the astronauts when NASA shuttle Discovery travels to the International Space Station. Four The number of Hispanic surnames ranked among the 15 most common in 2000.

2009-08-28 15:11:01