Science

Sweeping layoffs, funding freezes and executive orders have provoked outcry among federal researchers and their university partners, who fear that science itself is under siege.

Fire debris and potentially toxic ash could make the water unsafe for surfers and swimmers, especially after rain that can transport chemicals, trash and other hazards into the sea.

Around 20 million people are under some measure of flood alert from Arkansas to Pennsylvania.

Birds with modern-day features roamed the skies millions of years earlier than previously thought, according to a study published in the journal Nature.

This is only the second time in 88 years that Las Vegas has experienced 200 days or more without rain, according to the National Weather Service.

But — importantly — the chances are still "extremely low," though they have ticked up since the object was first detected.

The recording was made by a passive acoustic recorder about 900 miles from where the OceanGate vessel met its end on June 18, 2023.

The National Institutes of Health said it would limit indirect funding for research projects to 15%, dramatically slashing how much funding the federal government would provide to research agencies.

This week, 168 EPA staffers were put on administrative leave, with more layoffs expected. Several agency staffers described an atmosphere of fear and foreboding.

The best time to see the planets is after dusk on a clear night in a spot that is away from city lights and other forms of light pollution.

Al Roker talks to climate scientist Alexander Gershunov about the conditions that made the L.A. wildfires so devastating.