Science
Space tourism rocketed one step closer to reality after Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo flew its first powered test flight.
NASA is forking over $200 million to create a satellite that will determine how Earth’s weather affects weather in space.
Other than the classic facade, everything in the new Exploratorium is designed for the 21st century.
Solid gold can be deposited in Earth’s crust “almost instantaneously” during earthquakes, according to a study published Sunday.
Scientists are studying whether a massive quake could strike both Northern and Southern California in one fell swoop.
A team of scientists in the UK have uncovered the reason why people’s fingers pucker up when overexposed to water.
Fracking rules floated in California do little to allay concerns of residents and environmental groups.
New research shows science may have been off on the date the Grand Canyon was created — by about 60 million years.
Great-tailed grackles, known by feather-followers as "devil birds," have swooped into residence at Lake Merced.
San Francisco’s Exploratorium will open the doors on their new digs at Pier 15 on the Embarcadero next April.
When it comes to real estate, the bigger, the better for hermit crabs. And they’ll do anything to get it.
Thanks to NASA and the Exploratorium, you can have a front-row seat Sunday night for a Mars landing.
Lawrence Livermore Lab has fired a laser with 1,000 times more power than is used in the U.S. at any given moment.
A step up from couch-surfing, Bay Area hacker hostel Chez JJ provides a roof, bunk bed, and laptop power outlet for these aspiring entrepreneurs.
A skateboard is the vehicle to some rad physics knowledge at the Lawrence Hall of Science.
A new exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences lets visitors experience the chilling tremors of the 1906 earthquake.
