Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center now runs three da Vinci 5 robots, backed by more than 30 robotically trained surgeons.

Spea labreae hopped around Hancock Park a million years ago, alongside a toad relative found 1,500 miles south in Mexico.

TikTok has settled three more teen social media addiction lawsuits in Los Angeles, but the broader legal fight is still headed for court.

A Monterey Bay research expedition found a likely new siphonophore nearly 6,500 feet below California’s surface. Its glowing tentacles and tadpole-like body are only the beginning of the mystery.

A Boyle Heights mother won a temporary court order keeping her daughter on life support after doctors declared her brain dead.

A UCLA study finds elementary students who own cellphones scored lower on reading comprehension, even when phones weren’t in the classroom.

Auckland‑born Zenno Astronautics is redomiciling to Los Angeles after a successful orbital test of its superconducting device. The company says it will grow U.S. staff while keeping New Zealand R&D ties.

A small phase 2b study found olorofim helped many patients with severe Valley Fever, offering a potential new treatment as California cases rise.

USC was named a lead institution on the Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission to build AI that predicts turbulent flows. The award puts the university at the center of a national push to speed scientific discovery with AI.

SpaceX’s staggered post‑IPO lockup will open Aug. 6, potentially freeing up 911.5M shares (about $116B at recent prices) and widening the tradable float; markets are braced for volatility.

Caltech dedicated the Dr. Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg Center, a 70,000‑sq‑ft facility with below‑grade labs and collaboration space to advance quantum sensing and gravitational‑wave research.

Fragments pulled from Arlington Canyon on Santa Rosa Island date to about 13,000 years and bolster a coastal‑migration story of early Americans.

K2 Space is opening a Seattle‑area engineering hub to support production of large, high‑power satellites after its Gravitas demonstrator reached orbit. The move taps local aerospace talent and follows new defense and commercial contracts.