SCIENCE

A private rocket company says an overheated engine nozzle is responsible for last year's failed launch.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ended some state water restrictions.

An asteroid big enough to wipe out a city will zip harmlessly between Earth and the moon's orbit this weekend.

New research suggests our capacity to care about others might have very ancient roots.

Leaders of the Senate’s banking committee are telling former chief executive officers at the failed Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank they “must answer” for their banks' "downfall.”.

A rocket made almost entirely of 3D-printed parts has finally taken flight, but didn't last long.

Scientists have pulled DNA from Ludwig van Beethoven's hair to look for clues about his many health problems and hearing loss.

There's a pesky problem in a wide stretch of the Atlantic Ocean that's likely to wash up on some beaches later this year: Seaweed.

One of the oldest surviving biblical manuscripts is up for sale — for a cool $30 million.

A relentless winter at Lake Tahoe has now etched its way into the history books as the Sierra's second-snowiest on record.

Spring has sprung: Monday marks the first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere.

Officials in Thailand have traced to a recycling foundry a metal cylinder with radioactive contents that had gone missing from a power plant.

Archaeologists say they have found the oldest pearling town in the Persian Gulf on an island off one of the northern sheikhdoms of the United Arab Emirates.

The mystery to the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic now has some new clues.

A potential casualty of the powerful rainstorms that drenched coastal California and flooded rivers is hundreds of acres of strawberries.

Virgin Orbit says it is pausing all operations amid reports that the company is furloughing almost all its staff as part of a bid to seek a funding lifeline.

Record snowfall and rain have helped to loosen drought’s grip on parts of the western U.S., even pushing it out altogether in California after consecutive dry years.

Scientists have created baby mice with two fathers for the first time by turning male mouse stem cells into female cells in a lab.

Moonwalking astronauts will have sleeker, more flexible spacesuits that come in different sizes when they step onto the lunar surface later this decade.

The Webb Space Telescope has captured the rare and fleeting phase of a star on the cusp of death.

Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle flooded New Zealand with gigantic amounts of rain last month and scientists say they are sure that climate change is a factor.

The Biden administration’s approval of a massive oil development in northern Alaska commits the U.S. to yet another decadeslong crude project.

Scientists have figured out what makes a small see-through fish sometimes shimmer in the light.

Scientists can now see the big picture on water globally — which areas are repeatedly drying and which are getting hammered by extra-strong rainstorms, thanks to new analysis of satellite data.

Four space station astronauts are back on Earth after a quick SpaceX flight home.

Scientists say Hawaii’s second-largest volcano is not erupting.

A rocket made almost completely of 3D-printed parts remains grounded after back-to-back launch aborts.

A rocket made almost entirely of 3D-printed parts remains on the pad after its debut launch attempt was aborted at the last minute.

Oregon lawmakers are deciding whether to make the state the second in the nation to mandate climate change curriculum from kindergarten through 12th grade.

U.S. health agencies have sent a letter to Florida’s surgeon general, warning him that his claims about COVID-19 risks are harmful to the public.

Indonesia’s Mount Merapi has erupted with avalanches of searing gas clouds and lava, forcing authorities to halt tourism and mining activities on the slopes of the country’s most active volcano.

Not one but two volcanoes on the same island in Alaska’s Aleutian chain were showing signs of unrest on Friday, rocked by seismic activity.

In the east and Horn of Africa, a harrowing drought.

The natural temporary weather phenomenon La Nina is gone and that's good news for a disaster-weary Southeast.

Scientists say the La Nina weather phenomenon that increases Atlantic hurricane activity and worsens western drought is gone after three troublesome years.

A swarm of earthquakes have been recorded below the summit of a remote Alaska volcano, a possible indication of an impending eruption.

A rocket made almost entirely of 3D-printed parts remains on the pad after its debut launch attempt was aborted at the last minute.

A woman born to a severely disabled resident of a New York state facility in 1986 has filed a lawsuit saying her mother was raped by an employee whose abuse was covered up by those in charge.

Scientists have identified the oldest-known reference to the Norse god Odin on a gold disc unearthed in western Denmark in 2020.

Tribal leaders, scientists and conservation advocates have buried Southern California’s most famous mountain lion in the mountains where the big cat once roamed.

For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas, concluding two weeks of talks in New York.

Scientists are studying hundreds of dogs at the Chernobyl disaster site that have managed to survive in extremely harsh conditions.

Archaeologists have found the first direct evidence for horseback riding in 5,000 year old skeletons in central Europe.

A new crew from the United States, Russia and United Arab Emirates has arrived at the International Space Station.

Researchers have found a new moai statue in a dry lake on the Chilean island of Rapa Nui, joining the approximately 1,000 other iconic monolithic sculptures on what is internationally known as Easter Island.

The head of Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant says details of the damage inside its reactors are only beginning to be known 12 years after it was hit by a massive earthquake and tsunami, making it difficult to foresee when or how its decommissioning will be completed.

SpaceX has launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA.

New research reveals that the hunter-gatherer people who dominated Europe 30,000 years ago sought refuge from the last Ice Age in warmer climes, but only those who sheltered in the southwest of the continent appear to have survived.

With more lunar missions than ever on the horizon, the European Space Agency wants to give the moon its own time zone.

The 16th century pope responsible for what is today known as the Gregorian calendar now has another, celestial claim to fame.

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said the U.S. will channel CHIPS and Science Act funds into semiconductor manufacturing clusters by 2030.

Who knew trash-filled toilets could be so exciting?

Intel shares fell before the opening bell, after the company reported horrid quarterly and full-year results, off of slackening chip demand.

Intel called for a loss in the first quarter, while analysts had expected income. The chipmaker is dealing with a sharper-than-expected PC market contraction.

The James Webb Space Telescope has officially been named the big thing of 2022 in science.

Newsy's Heath and Science correspondent Lindsey Theis looks into whether nutrition advice is helpful or confusing.

Intel stocks fell 10% Friday, a day after the company reported disappointing second-quarter earnings that missed on the top and bottom lines.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has urged Congress to pass the CHIPS for America Act in order to safeguard national security and the future of the economy.

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger the extended timeline for the chip crunch is now due to a lack of manufacturing equipment.

Raimondo and hundreds of others had attended the Gridiron Club and Foundation dinner.

Semiconductor stocks rose on Thursday as investors regained their appetite for beaten-down stocks and bet on a U.S. economic recovery.

The senators argued that the Transportation Security Administration "was created in the wake of 9/11 to protect Americans from future horrific attacks, not to regulate human behavior onboard flights.”

Nini’s Deli previously under fire for the owners' proclaimed stance on social issues, now faces citations for allegedly violating Chicago’s vaccine mandate.

“We’re working like the dickens to make sure we get a deal done today so I’m hopeful,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Sunday during a nationally-televised interview.

The immune-compromised patient could benefit from Paxlovid. So might the unvaccinated. Here’s why there won’t be enough for everyone.

“We do the science and they do the suspects,” said Larry Langford, spokesman for the Chicago Fire Department, of the distinct roles both the police and fire departments play while investigating arson.

The Senate hearing lasted more than three hours and witnessnes and lawmakers weren't wearing masks.

Washington must enforce phase one trade deal with China, and will raise broader policy concerns with Beijing, USTR Katherine Tai is expected to say on Monday.

University of California San Francisco researchers have developed a method of translating signals from the brain to the vocal tract into words on a screen.

Merrick Garland said investigating the source of a massive leak of taxpayer information behind a ProPublica article will be one of his top priorities.

Hundreds of choirs have had to cancel rehearsals after the government said singing poses a health risk.

SAN ANTONIO — A 24-year-old Plant City woman was arrested Saturday after leading troopers on a high-speed chase in a stolen Cadillac, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Rachael Stefancich was “nearly fully unclothed,” troopers say, and may have been driving for more than two hours when she was captured after a highway patrol cruiser pushed the stolen vehicle off State Road 52. It was ...

Researchers at the site of the catastrophic 1986 nuclear explosion in Ukraine have detected a spike of neutrons in an underground room at the power plant.

A vehicle mileage tax could be on the table in talks about how to finance the White House's expected multi-trillion-dollar infrastructure proposal, according to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. "When you think about infrastructure, it's a classic example of the kind of investment that has a return on that investment," he said. This is a jobs vision as much as it is an infrastructure vision, a climate vision and more." "A so-called vehicle-miles-traveled tax or mileage tax, whatever you want to call it, could be a way to do it," he said. Democrats have slowly pivoted away from a gasoline tax in favor of a mileage tax amid a simultaneous, climate friendly effort to encourage consumers to drive electric cars.

Pete Buttigieg speaks at the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation nomination hearings to examine his expected nomination to be Secretary of Transportation in Washington. The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Pete Buttigieg as Transportation secretary, handing the former presidential candidate a wide array of challenges — from President Joe Biden's environmental priorities to the Covid-19 pandemic. Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, last week easily won approval from the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, following a largely friendly hearing. In its first two weeks, the Biden administration has already taken a hard line on transportation measures that aim to curb the spread of Covid-19. On Tuesday, the U.S. government started requiring passengers to wear masks on airplanes, trains, buses, ferries and other forms of transportation.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said on Wednesday that banning President Donald Trump was the "right decision for Twitter," but admitted that the internet shouldn't be controlled by a handful of private companies. He wrote that if a company like Twitter makes a decision that people don't like, they can go elsewhere, creating an inherent check on its power. "This concept was challenged last week when a number of foundational internet tool providers also decided not to host what they found dangerous," Dorsey wrote. Dorsey said the inconsistent policies and lack of transparency undermine the efforts to create an open internet. "The reason I have so much passion for #Bitcoin is largely because of the model it demonstrates: a foundational internet technology that is not controlled or influenced by any single individual or entity," Dorsey wrote.

China has successfully launched a pair of satellites into space to learn more about gravitational waves , or echoes in space-time from huge mergers or cosmic events. China has successfully launched a pair of satellites into space to learn more about gravitational waves, or echoes in space-time from huge mergers or cosmic events. (Image credit: VCG/VCG via Getty Images)From their orbits, the satellites will monitor the entire sky for events that generate gravitational waves , which could include cosmic confluences such as neutron stars merging or black holes coming together, Science said. The new mission launched on a Long March 11 rocket developed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp., and the launch was the 355th mission of the Long March series, Chinese state sources said. The moon mission was performed by the China National Space Administration, while the new gravitational waves mission is under the science-focused National Space Science Center.

A new study published in Science magazine asks how self-driving cars should act. More than 75 percent of participants in one survey favor cars that would sacrifice one passenger rather than kill 10 pedestrians. But overall, the study found people prefer to ride in a driverless car that protects passengers at all costs. CBS News contributor Nicholas Thompson, editor of NewYorker.com, joins "CBS This Morning" to explain the study's findings and why it is challenging to program ethics into machines.

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson joins CBSN to discuss the new film "The Martian" and whether or not the science in the film stands up to reality.

In this weekend's box office hit, Matt Damon plays an astronaut stranded on Mars after his crew is hit by a sandstorm. But is the drama realistic about science? Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History, joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss what the movie got right and wrong.

Can science turn back the clock on the aging process? Doctors Jon LaPook and Holly Phillips join “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to discuss the week’s top medical news including new research on the science of aging.

Investing in science pays off "The best investment is in pure science," Eduardo Hardy, ALMA's director of North American operations, tells Bob Simon. ALMA is the world's most powerful radio telescope and has cost $1.3 billion.