Science
NASA still weighing return date for Starliner astr...
NASA says a decision on when they'll bring home two astronauts who have been on the ISS for months due to issues with th...
Stonehenge's central rock came from Scotland, stud...
Stonehenge's "altar stone" likely originated in present-day Scotland, a study found. It raises questions about how ancie...
Mars study suggests an ocean's worth of water may ...
Mars may be drenched beneath its surface, with enough water hiding in the cracks of underground rocks to form a global o...
Puerto Rico cancels classes, activates National Gu...
Puerto Rico activated the National Guard on Monday and canceled the start of classes in public schools as forecasters wa...
4.4-magnitude earthquake hits Southern California
NBC News' Dan Griffin has the latest on a 4.4-magnitude earthquake that rattled South Pasadena, California.
Significant earthquake rattles Los Angeles
An earthquake hit Los Angeles on Monday, rattling a wide swath in and around the metro area.
SpaceX repeatedly polluted waters in Texas this ye...
Elon Musk’s SpaceX violated environmental regulations by repeatedly releasing pollutants into or near bodies of water in...
Their homes burned in the Camp Fire. Then the Park...
Four people in California describe what it was like to lose their homes to wildfires twice in six years: First to the Ca...
The Perseid meteor shower peaks this weekend. Here...
The annual Perseid meteor shower peaks overnight Sunday, giving skywatchers a chance to enjoy one of the best shooting s...
Why Japan issued its first-ever 'megaquake advisor...
Japan issued a “megaquake advisory” following a 7.1-magnitude earthquake off its coast. That raised the risk of a larger...
Scientists propose warming up Mars by using heat-t...
Scientists are proposing a new approach to warm up Mars by pumping engineered particles into the atmosphere as aerosols ...
NASA Inspector General gives damning assessment of...
Amid ongoing issues with Boeing’s Starliner spaceship, a report from NASA’s Inspector General highlights other shortcomi...
After a burst ice dam unleashed a flood, residents...
Homes and some businesses were damaged by floodwaters in Juneau, Alaska, after rainwater and snowmelt overtook an ice da...
Outbreak of Valley fever at California music festi...
Cases of Valley fever have been climbing in California. An outbreak among attendees at a music festival highlights the f...
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest down t...
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest slowed by nearly half compared to the year before, according to government s...
NASA considers keeping Boeing astronauts on the sp...
NASA is considering keeping the astronauts who flew Boeing's capsule to the space station there until February as a resu...
EPA issues emergency order to stop use of a pestic...
The EPA has issued an emergency order to stop the use of a pesticide that can harm fetuses — the agency's first such mov...
Red Cross faces emergency blood shortage caused in...
The American Red Cross is facing an emergency blood shortage after extreme heat impacted blood drives last month.
Avocado goldrush links U.S. companies with Mexico’...
Environmental damage caused by illegal practices and growing demand have prompted U.S. nonprofit the Organic Consumers A...
Cutting-edge technology helps researchers track hu...
Researchers are sending a dozen remotely-controlled Saildrones into the ocean off the coast of the United States to help...