Science

The Perseids meteor shower — the summer’s biggest celestial event — is finally here, and it’s bringing some friends. Widely considered to be the best meteor shower of the year, according...

If you rinse your fruits and vegetables thoroughly because you’re worried about ingesting pesticides, you won’t like the conclusion of a recently published study. It appears that washing fruit and...

Manufacturers of counter-drone gear got a rare chance this week to show off their wares and get feedback from U.S. soldiers who’ve had to fight off enemy drones overseas. They...

“I’m just frustrated that it’s taking so long, but that’s not due to lack of effort in trying,” said the commander of U.S. Navy Pacific surface warships, describing the service’s...

Your AirPods might sound great, but what if they could offer advanced health features someday that would allow them to detect when a person is about to fall asleep at...

Tomorrow’s military satellites shouldn’t need so much human direction, the Space Force’s chief buyer said Thursday. “I could really envision—10 years, 15 years down the road—satellites being significantly more autonomous...

If you thought the Boeing Starliner fiasco couldn’t get any worse, well, you’re in for some surprising news. It’s been weeks since Starliner took two astronauts up to the International...

The first hyperspectral image of an aurora borealis shows the true colors of the northern lights. The image was captured using a new instrument called the Hyperspectral Camera (HySCAI), which...

The flooding happens because a smaller glacier near Mendenhall Glacier had retreated — a casualty of the warming climate — and left a basin that fills with rainwater and snowmelt...

Teams of researchers are working on diabetes cures around the world. We have seen a few promising developments in recent weeks. One group of researchers developed a dual-drug diabetes therapy...