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Ryan Akerman is a senior California science reporter for Times Media Service, based in Sacramento, California. Akerman covers science in California, including space and astronomy, research, technology and new discoveries across the state. Akerman holds a master's degree in mass communication and grew up in Westwood, California.

Stories by Ryan Akerman

5 stories

  1. July 2026

    3 stories: 1 explainer, 2 news stories

  2. Mon

    Explainer · Transportation · World

    What Volkswagen’s latest job-cut plan could mean for Germany’s auto plants

    Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume warns the automaker may cut 50,000 more German jobs and cannot confirm the long-term future of four domestic plants.

  3. Sun

    News: Transportation · United States

    FAA to investigate after Delta flight struck by fireworks mortar while landing at Chicago Midway

  4. Wed

    News: Transportation · United States

    Ford recalls 741,195 SUVs and pickups over transmission defect that can raise rollaway risk

  5. March 2026

    2 stories: 2 news stories

  6. Wed

    News: Science · United States

    Daytime Fireball Rocks Northeast Ohio with Sonic Boom

  7. Sun

    News: Science · World

    UC Berkeley Astronomers Witness First-Ever Magnetar Birth