Science

Towels are an essential part of daily life, but have you ever wondered how clean they really are? These soft, fluffy fabrics might look fresh after use, but they’re a...

On Jan. 11, an airborne imaging spectrometer managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory flew over Los Angeles County to survey the damage from the historic fires. It captured images of...

The cruel reality of living through a moment of catastrophic change is that the knowledge of how many other people are also living through it offers no comfort. It is...

SpaceX Starship mega-rocket has stumbled on the road to commercial use, unexpectedly dropping out of communications and exploding as it screamed toward space for its seventh flight on Thursday. The...

SpaceX said Thursday that its Starship space vehicle broke up during a flight meant to test the megarocket’s capabilities. The rocket system’s upper stage appears to have disintegrated somewhere over...

The California Public Utilities Commission approved Southern California Edison’s wildfire mitigation plan Thursday, rejecting calls to delay action until more is known about what ignited the devastating Eaton fire. Investigators...

SpaceX is set to launch the seventh test flight of its Starship rocket on Thursday, as the company looks to push development of the mammoth vehicle further, including with a...

What if you could travel through time and watch history unfold, one era at a time? With TimeMap.org, you can do just that—no time machine required. This interactive history map...

When my family woke up last Thursday, we learned that our friend Arthur Simoneau was missing. The day before, when the Palisades Fire was heading toward the neighborhood where I...

Lee Zeldin, Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency, struggled to answer simple questions about science during his confirmation hearing Thursday. During his hearing before the Senate Environment...