SAN FRANCISCO -- Jennifer Krasner's 4-year-old daughter had been coughing for days. Krasner and her family live 20 minutes north of San Francisco, in Mill Valley, California, not close to any fire but wreathed in smoke nonetheless, with her house and car dusted with ash."I had to get her tested for COVID because she's been coughing so much," she said Thursday, "but it turned...

Fabien Costeau — grandson of oceanographer Jacques Cousteau — helped design a proposed habitat named Proteus that would sit 60 feet...

The US did not shut down nearly as much as the European Union, according to indicators like grocery visits, park visits, and workplace...

Drug developers confronting the coronavirus pandemic are fueled by coffee, competitiveness and a chance to protect the...

Americans often idealize scientists as unbiased, objective observers. But scientists are affected by conscious and unconscious biases, just as people in other fields are. Studies of birds’ vocal behavior clearly show how research approaches can be affected by the people who do the work.For more than 150 years, dating back at least to Charles Darwin’s writings on sexual selection, scientists...

Research projects involving the public can raise awareness but are less useful for delivering hard...

Results of India’s first nationwide study of prevailing coronavirus infections found that for every confirmed case detected in May, authorities were missing between 82 and 130 others. At the time, India had confirmed around 35,000 cases and over 1,000 deaths. Experts say the study confirms India’s limited and restrictive testing masked the actual toll and underlines the fact that the harsh...

The European Commission will propose that the European Union sets a 2030 target to cut its net greenhouse gas emissions by "at least 55%" against 1990 levels, according to an internal document seen by Reuters. The EU's current target is a 40% cut in emissions by 2030. By aiming for deeper emissions cuts within the next decade, the EU hopes to steer its economy towards a commitment to become...

Drew Barrymore is setting a high standard for herself as she joins the world of daytime talk show hosts on Monday. Both men became media stars through their comedy — ironic for Letterman, crude for Stern. “We’re all human beings on this planet going through our lives and our journeys and there’s a way to connect through that,” Barrymore...

The announcement comes as Florida's Department of Health reported 2,583 cases of COVID-19 with 211 deaths on...

Nigerien student Hachimou Abdou has had to catch a boat to classes since river water swamped his route to university in the capital Niamey - one of about 760,000 people hit by severe flooding in recent weeks in parts of West and Central Africa. Floods are common during the rainy season, but in recent years climate change, land degradation and poor urban planning have led to more frequent...

NASA on Thursday launched an effort to pay companies to mine resources on the moon, announcing it would buy from them rocks, dirt and other lunar materials as the U.S. space agency seeks to spur private extraction of coveted off-world resources for its use. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine wrote in a blog post accompanying the announcement that the plans would not violate a 1967 treaty that...

NASA on Thursday launched an effort to pay companies to mine resources on the moon, announcing it would buy from them rocks, dirt and other lunar materials as the U.S. space agency seeks to spur private extraction of coveted off-world resources for its use. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine wrote in a blog post accompanying the announcement that the plans would not violate a 1967 treaty that...

Kellog redesigns the snackfood container that was dubbed the "number one villain" for...

NASA on Thursday launched an effort to pay companies to mine resources on the moon, announcing it would buy from them rocks, dirt and other lunar materials as the U.S. space agency seeks to spur private extraction of coveted off-world resources for its use. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine wrote in a blog post accompanying the announcement that the plans would not violate a 1967 treaty that...