John Marburger III dies at 70; science advisor to President George W. Bush

Physicist John H. Marburger III, who served as President George W. Bush's science advisor at a time when most researchers considered science...

Two moons above Earth may have collided to create one, study says

Once upon a time, the sky above Earth may have held two moons — until they smashed into each other to create the lunar body we know...

Atomic experiments may land Swede in jail

— A Swedish man who was arrested after trying to split atoms in his kitchen said Wednesday that he was only doing it as a hobby.

Federal officials investigate eagle deaths at DWP wind farm

Federal authorities are investigating the deaths of at least six golden eagles at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's Pine...

A sad fate for some Southern women

Every one of the 13 chairs at the Hair Station is occupied this afternoon by women getting a wash and set or soaking...

NASA confirms debris is from space shuttle Columbia

NASA officials confirmed Tuesday that debris revealed by the receding waters of a drought-stricken Texas lake is from the space shuttle...

Homeland Security plans to regulate bomb fertilizer

The Homeland Security Department announced plans Tuesday to regulate the sale of ammonium nitrate, 16 years after the fertilizer was used to...

The dark side of solar and wind power projects

They can look benign from a distance — solar panels glistening in the sun or turbines gently churning with the breeze to produce...

A San Francisco plant once thought extinct is still hanging on

The Franciscan manzanita — described by some as San Francisco's unicorn — thrives in a kind of botanical witness protection...

A rancid canal runs through it

A dozen campers look suspiciously at the winding Brooklyn canal they are about to canoe.

Stink bug invasion puts entomologist in demand

Tracy Leskey's job stinks.

Physicists closing in on the elusive Higgs boson

Scientists at a meeting in Grenoble, France, stoked speculation last week that physicists at the world's biggest particle accelerator may...

These two were on the hills' side

Back in the day, their names were splashed across newspapers. Their faces glowed on television sets. People knew that what they had done...

Bay Area cement company given deadline to fix safety violations

State authorities have issued an ultimatum to the oldest cement manufacturer in California, amid growing concern over safety violations.