California
Dubbed the 2024 PT5, the ‘mini-moon’ will orbit Earth for nearly two months. It comes in a season of lunar phenomena.
Sept. 19, 2024
Climate & Environment
Where do the greenhouse gases that are hurting our planet come from? Alden, a second-grader, has a few thoughts about the sources.
Sept. 15, 2024
Here’s what happened when a fifth-grade teacher teamed with colleagues to create comprehensive climate lessons that could be incorporated in every subject they taught.
Business
Tech billionaire Jared Isaacman has performed the first private spacewalk hundreds of miles above Earth.
Sept. 12, 2024
World & Nation
Boeing’s astronaut mission ended with the empty Starliner capsule landing and two astronauts left in space until 2025 because NASA judged the return too risky.
Sept. 7, 2024
The shrub-like oak tree has been a fixture of the landscape since mastodons and saber-toothed cats last roamed Southern California.
Sept. 8, 2024
Opinion
The ‘de-extinction’ company Colossal and the conservation group Re:wild found common ground in the potential of genetic technology to rescue today’s disappearing creatures.
Aug. 28, 2024
Saturday’s event was the sixth earthquake of magnitude 3 or higher since a magnitude 4.7 earthquake in the same area was widely felt across Southern California on Sept. 12.
Sept. 21, 2024
Awards
It took the crew two days of trekking through the jungle, carrying provisions and gear, to reach Vietnam’s enormous Hang Son Doong cave.
Aug. 21, 2024
In ‘Earth to Moon,’ the ‘Valley Girl’ singer and daughter of music legend Frank Zappa mixes Hollywood tales with scenes from an often difficult and chaotic childhood.
Aug. 13, 2024