Science

Lightning is one of nature’s most powerful forces—striking the Earth millions of times a day with bolts five times hotter than the surface of the sun. But what if humans...

Decades ago, acid rain was one of the world’s most alarming environmental crises. Pollution from coal power plants and cars made rainfall so toxic that it killed fish, wiped out...

March’s blood moon lunar eclipse was a celestial masterpiece. All across the U.S. and the Western Hemisphere, stargazers stayed up late—or woke up early—to witness the moon bathed in a...

People have known for centuries that drinking too much alcohol is bad for you. The short-term physical effects on cognition and motor function speak for themselves. The longer-term physical consequences...

AUSTIN, Texas—Despite protests and a sponsorship ban, defense tech still has a foothold in the Lone Star State.  And the evidence was clear this week at the edges of the...

If White House attempts to gut science and technology entities are successful, China will be poised to cripple U.S. communications, economic transactions, infrastructure, and even military operations, current and former...

Since its arrival on the Martian surface five years ago, NASA’s Perseverance rover has been busy scouring the Red Planet for signs of life and evidence of Mars’ watery history....

China has been making great strides in many different areas, including its advancements in robotics. Now, though, the nation is setting its sights on something beyond our atmosphere, with reports...

A total lunar eclipse will be visible across the U.S. on Thursday night or early Friday morning, with the moon appearing a deep reddish color as it passes through the...

President Trump’s new EPA administrator said Wednesday he was preparing to roll back dozens of landmark environmental rules, including those crucial to California programs on climate change and electric vehicles....