Science
FDA authorizes home tests for chlamydia, gonorrhea
Home diagnostic tests have become a more widely used option during the Covid-19 pandemic, and...
Five takeaways from a sweeping report on climate change in the US
Fifth National Climate Assessment provides a climate-themed tour of the country, identifying the impacts plaguing...
How Silicon Valley will put airships back in flight
Google's Sergey Brin and NASA's Alan Weston use new technologies to resurrect a long-forgotten way...
Spider season: Here are a few things you may not know about them
There are five spiders with dangerous venom in California.
Q&A: Designer Helen Pierce on what makes a school “green” — and why it matters
Helen Pierce, the San Jose-based design director of architectural firm LPA, shares her insight about...
Bay Area doctor claims no evidence of harm from allegedly racist experiments on inmates
Experiments also allegedly included putting caged mosquitoes against inmates' skin.
Drought eyed as cause after pond in Hawaii turns bright pink
Halobacteria are a type of archaea or single-celled organism that thrive in bodies of water...
Astronaut Frank Borman dies at 95; Apollo 8 commander helped pave way for 1969 moon landing
He led troubled Eastern Airlines in the 1970s and early '80s after leaving the astronaut...
Veterans Administration says it’s open to exploring the use of psychedelics to treat PTSD
Like a growing number of veterans, John Lewandowski says he found hope and recovery in...
Marijuana use raises risk of heart attack, heart failure and stroke, studies say
The AHA recommends against smoking tobacco or marijuana because of the potential damaging effects on the heart,...