SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT

When government officials craft policies, there is often a comment period for public feedback. Lawmakers have long had to sort through fake feedback that is mass-produced in an effort to sway policy, but they’ve generally gotten used to detecting...

Kelly said she had been in daily pain for about three and a half years, though her symptoms started when she was a teenager.As mother to a young son, she said it affected everything. As her endometriosis is also...

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California isn’t a place most Americans associate with tropical weather, but it’s taking a beating in 2026 from one of the most active eastern Pacific hurricane seasons in modern history.For the second time ever, national...

When stars reach the end of their life cycles, they undergo gravitational collapse and shed their outer layers. More massive stars leave a black hole, while smaller stars leave a remnant...

This week's deep dive into young people culture answers questions you may not have thought to ask, like, "Why are young people throwing...

Towering coast redwoods are known for their resiliency, withstanding fire, fungus and rot to survive for centuries. But these ancient trees now may be vulnerable to a relatively recent foe: heat waves.As temperatures climb, photosynthesis slows in these iconic...

After 237 days and over 3,700 orbits around Earth aboard the International Space Station, Sophie Adenot is back on Earth!Following a handover to Crew-13, Sophie and her Crew-12 crewmates undocked on 7 October and splashed down off the coast...

When Belgian American particle physicist Francis Halzen was awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in physics “for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin,” it was a...