SCIENCE

NASA's Orion capsule is on its way home from the moon to wrap up a three-week test flight.

Improved weather conditions have allowed rescuers to resume their search for possible victims after the highest volcano on Indonesia’s most densely populated island erupted, triggered by monsoon rains.

Three Chinese astronauts have landed in a northern desert after six months working to complete construction of the Tiangong station, a symbol of the country’s ambitious space program.

A tiny Nevada toad at the center of a legal battle over a geothermal project has officially been declared an endangered species.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk said his Neuralink company is seeking permission to test its brain implant in people soon.

The Prince and Princess of Wales got a first-hand look at some groundbreaking innovations at a green technology startup incubator in suburban Boston, then followed with a visit to an organization that works to raise up young people struggling through poverty and violence.

The spectacle of glowing-hot lava spewing from Hawaii's Mauna Loa has drawn thousands of visitors and is turning into a tourism boon for a Big Island town near the world’s largest volcano.

The world’s largest volcano is oozing rivers of glowing lava and drawing thousands of awestruck viewers who jammed a Hawaii highway that could soon be covered by the flow.

The New York-based Center for Jewish History is launching a project offering DNA testing kits for free to Holocaust survivors and their children.

Despite assurances that lava from Hawaii's Mauna Loa isn't threatening communities, some residents are remaining vigilant.

Three Chinese astronauts have docked with their country's space station, where they will overlap for several days with the three-member crew already onboard and expand the facility to its maximum size.

The government says a rocket carrying three astronauts to finish construction of China’s space station will blast off Tuesday.

A city in central Thailand has served a meal fit for monkeys.

NASA's Orion capsule is now circling the moon in an orbit stretching tens of thousands of miles.

The bodies of more than 80 Native American children are buried at the former Genoa Indian Industrial School in central Nebraska.

Turkey's disaster management agency says an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 has hit a town in northwestern Turkey, triggering panic and causing damage to some buildings.

A 5.6 magnitude earthquake left more than 160 dead and hundreds injured as buildings crumbled and terrified residents ran for their lives on Indonesia’s main island of Java.

A powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake has struck near the Solomon Islands but there are no immediate reports of widespread damage or injuries.

New United Nations climate chief Simon Stiell in an interview with The Associated Press acknowledges the world didn’t do anything additional to address climate change at the COP27 climate summit this year.

NASA's Orion capsule has reached the moon, whipping around the far side and passing within about 80 miles.

An earthquake has toppled buildings on Indonesia’s densely populated main island, killing at least 162 people and injuring hundreds.

A Philippine military commander says the Chinese coast guard has forcibly seized apparent Chinese rocket debris that was being towed by the Philippine navy, in the latest confrontation in the disputed South China Sea.

Tuan Tuan, one of two giant pandas gifted to Taiwan from China as a symbol of hoped-for reunion between the sides, has died.

What is bigger: A ronna or a quetta.

The head of a taskforce from the International Atomic Energy Agency says it is examining whether Japan’s planned release into the sea of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant meets international standards, but the decision on whether to go ahead with the plan is up to the Japanese government.

High energy prices linked to Russia's war in Ukraine have paved the way for coal’s comeback in some parts of Europe.

NASA's new Webb Space Telescope is finding bright, early galaxies that until now have been hidden from view.

Climate talks appeared stalled late night Thursday on major issues going into the final day, but possibilities for a deal were buoyed by an unexpected proposal by the European Union on two of the thorniest issues, tying compensation for climate disasters to tougher emissions cuts.

Researchers in northern Spain believe they have discovered the oldest written record of a precursor of the Basque language, pushing back its earliest evidence to the first century B.C. The Aranzadi Science Society said it's a five-word inscription found on a flat piece of bronze shaped like a human hand that archaeologists unearthed last year.

A space capsule is hurtling toward the moon for the first time in 50 years.

NASA has managed to plug a leak while fueling its new moon rocket for a middle-of-the-night launch.

Britain’s polar research ship is preparing for its second voyage to Antarctica to investigate sea level rises and threats to marine biodiversity.

NASA is making another attempt to launch its new moon rocket on its first test flight.

NASA is counting down to this week's planned liftoff of its new moon rocket after an evaluation of hurricane damage.

How do you stop a cow from burping.

An unmanned U.S. military space plane has landed after spending a record 908 days in orbit for its sixth mission and conducting science experiments.

NASA says its moon rocket needs only minor repairs after enduring a hurricane and is on track for liftoff next week.

Colorado voters have passed a ballot initiative to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms for people 21 and older and to create state-regulated centers where participants can experience the drug.

British climate activists say they are suspending a days-long protest that has clogged a major highway around London.

A large section of the destroyed space shuttle Challenger has been found buried in sand at the bottom of the Atlantic.

A large section of the destroyed space shuttle Challenger has been found buried in sand at the bottom of the Atlantic.

A satellite intended to improve weather forecasting and an experimental inflatable heat shield to protect spacecraft entering atmospheres have been launched into space from California.

A toddler is thriving after doctors used a novel technique to treat her before she was born for a rare genetic disease.

A Northrop Grumman capsule has delivered several tons of supplies to the International Space Station despite a jammed solar panel.

Philippine officials say suspected debris from a recent Chinese rocket launch has been found at sea off two provinces.

Israeli archaeologists say they have found an ancient comb dating back to Canaanite times and bearing what is likely the oldest known full sentence in an alphabetical script.

NASA is again postponing the launch of its new moon rocket because of a storm threatening the Florida coast.

A newly launched cargo capsule has run into trouble with a solar panel after liftoff.

This week's total lunar eclipse is the last one for three years.

The first monarch butterflies have appeared in the mountaintop forests of central Mexico where they spend the winter.

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.