California-based aerospace company Vast partnered with NASA to send four private astronauts to the International Space Station for up to two weeks.

The most widely accepted scientific explanation for the arrival of all complex life on Earth has had an unsolved mystery at its heart. According to the theory, all plants, animals and fungi, known ...

“Recognizing water bankruptcy calls for developing legal and governance institutions that can effectively protect not only water but also the hydrological cycle and natural capital that make its ...

A domestic research team has developed a technology to mass-produce ‘perovskite,’ a core material for next-generation displays capable of reproducing 100% of the natural colors visible to the human ...

AI optimists envision a future where artificial general intelligence (AGI) surpasses human intelligence, but the path remains riddled with scientific and logistical hurdles.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Some Republican legislators are looking to restrict their state’s ability to set environmental regulations, a move that comes as President Donald Trump ’s administration pushes ...

Novelists Amy Tan ('The Joy Luck Club') and Adam Ross ('Playworld') are among this year's L.A. Times Book Prizes honorees, ...

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"We would not have any way to go and actively deflect one right now," warns the scientist who led NASA's DART mission.

While not an official term, "city-killing asteroids" refers to asteroids large enough to significantly damage cities if they were to crash into Earth, the scientists said. Asteroids are rocky, airless ...

The world’s longest-running predator-prey research faces uncertain federal funding, with supporters hoping to raise $2.2 million for an endowment.

Few living scientists have witnessed as much planetary change as the legendary  Sylvia Earle, who recently turned 90. A ...