Science

The outcome of Tuesday’s presidential election will, to some degree, determine how much hotter the world’s climate is likely to get, experts say.

A NASA spacecraft more than 200 million miles away tucks asteroid samples into a capsule for return to Earth after losing some of its precious loot.

Scientists explain how our politics got so bad that we can’t come together to confront common threats like the national debt, climate change and COVID-19.

A federal panel of health experts is recommending that all adults be screened for colorectal cancer starting at age 45 and continuing at least until age 75.

Scientists say the moon’s frigid nooks and crannies may hold frozen water in more places and in larger quantities than previously suspected.

A NASA spacecraft is stuffed with so much asteroid rubble from this week’s grab that it’s jammed open and precious particles are drifting away in space.

The potentially dangerous diablo winds will likely begin Sunday afternoon, peaking overnight, the weather service predicts.

A reporter who covered an Ebola outbreak in West Africa discovers troubling parallels in the U.S. over the coronavirus, including conspiracy theories and denial.

Three crew members aboard the International Space Station have returned safely to Earth after a six-month mission in orbit.

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft crushed rocks and sent rubble flying as it briefly touched an asteroid, a strong indication that it had succeeded in collecting samples.

The CDC has redefined what counts as “close contact” with someone with a coronavirus infection to include brief, repeated encounters that total 15 minutes.