How and where to view Saturday's solar eclipse in the Bay Area
A rare annular eclipse will sweep through North and South American Saturday morning, but it will be a partial solar eclipse for Bay Area residents.
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A rare annular eclipse will sweep through North and South American Saturday morning, but it will be a partial solar eclipse for Bay Area residents.
A space capsule carrying NASA's first asteroid samples has landed in the Utah desert.
Thousands of commuters on I-280 drive over literally the coolest spot in the universe every day where the upgraded Stanford Linear Accelerator requires those freezing temperatures to operate.
NASA says the study of UFOs will require new scientific techniques, including advanced satellites as well as a shift in how unidentified flying objects are perceived.
Two new studies from the Stanford University School of Medicine revealed significant differences between races in rates of birth complications caused by high blood pressure and anemia during pregnancy.
Researchers at University of California, Berkeley have released a study about how bats navigate in social groups, and they think it may provide answers to some human behavior and even insight into Alzheimer's disease.
India became the first country to land a spacecraft near the moon's south pole on Wednesday — a historic voyage to uncharted territory that scientists believe could hold vital reserves of frozen water, and a technological triumph for the world's most populous nation.
Elon Musk says he may need to get surgery before a proposed "cage match" with Mark Zuckerberg.
New research shows winter waves off California's Pacific coast are swelling in size as the planet warms.
Researchers have published the scientific description of a newly discovered sponge, Megaciella sanctuarium, which they named in honor of Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary off the Central Coast of California.
The hottest metal on the market right now is not gold or iron -- it's lithium. The metal is a necessary ingredient for producing electric vehicle batteries, making it more valuable than ever. Ivan Penn, energy reporter for The New York Times, joined CBS News to discuss the importance of lithium and its environmental impact.
Stanford University President Marc Tessier-Lavigne announced Wednesday he is resigning Aug. 31 after an investigation commissioned by the school's Board of Trustees found "manipulation of research data" in several academic papers of which he was the principal author.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and environmental groups are clashing over some climate policies.
Gabriel Trujillo's family says he was killed in Mexico during a research trip.
There's a new creature lurking in the ocean — and it could help save marine life as a whole. It's a fish named Belle, a robotic instrument "as silent as a spy" that uses AI and DNA to help researchers protect "the lifeblood of Earth."
Chicken grown from animal cells, not from slaughtered birds, can now be sold in the U.S. The Agriculture Department issued approvals Wednesday to Bay Area firms Upside Foods and Good Meat to sell the products, known as "lab-grown" or "cultivated" meat.
The Philippines' most active volcano is gently spewing lava down its slopes, alerting tens of thousands they may have to flee a violent and life-threatening explosion.
An economic space race is underway between companies developing high-tech lunar landers to deliver cargo to the moon. In coming months, two start-ups plan to launch the first of what they hope will be a fleet of landers. Mark Strassmann looks a look at this new space race in “American Innovation.”
An amateur astronomer on the Peninsula accidentally photographed light from a supernova just as it reached earth from a galaxy far, far away. Brian Hackney reports. (5-25-23)
Geoffrey Hinton, the man widely considered as the "godfather" of artificial intelligence, has left Google — with a message sharing his concerns about potential dangers stemming from the same technology he helped build.
Kelsi Thorud reports on how Central Valley rice farmers are teaming up with researchers to save the declining salmon population in California.
A group of researchers and rice farmers in the Central Valley are working together to try and help California's struggling salmon population.
A new study finds that climate change is making major league sluggers into even hotter hitters, sending an extra 50 or so home runs a year over the fences.
Are tech companies moving too fast in rolling out powerful artificial intelligence technology that could one day outsmart humans?
Scientists are naming a rare species of beetle in honor of former California Gov. Jerry Brown after finding one at his ranch.
