The Federal Communications Commission voted to end discounts for library and school Wi-Fi hotspot lending programs on Tuesday, drawing criticism from lawmakers and librarians who say the move will make it more difficult for people who are low-income or live in rural areas to access the internet.

Nobel laureate Dr. George Smoot, who conducted groundbreaking research into the origins of the universe, has died.

Oregon scientists used human skin cells to create fertilizable eggs, a step in the quest to develop lab-grown eggs or sperm to one day help people conceive.

Researchers have discovered life-size rock carvings of camels, gazelles and other animals in Saudi Arabia.

Scientists warn that “flying rivers” — invisible streams of moisture that carry rain from the Atlantic Ocean westward across the Amazon — are weakening as deforestation and climate change advance.

New Zealand’s annual bird election has crowned the kārearea, or New Zealand falcon, as Bird of the Year.

A rare interaction between two tropical storms could happen soon in the Caribbean.

The Dutch government has agreed to return thousands of fossils to Indonesia from a renowned collection.

NASA has released the first radar images from a new Earth-mapping satellite showing the Maine coast and Minnesota farmland in incredible detail.

An undersea submersible has spotted crabs, worms and fish thriving on the surfaces of World War II explosives thought to be toxic to marine life.

A cluster of space weather satellites has blasted off to cast fresh eyes on solar storms.

Humans first began foraging for food some 12,000 years ago, long before they developed agricultural tools that overshadowed the ancient act that helped sustain early humans.

Scientists have discovered a new dinosaur from Argentina that may have used its long arms and claws to capture prey.

NASA has 10 new astronauts chosen from more than 8,000 applicants.

According to NASA’s website, the selected candidates will undergo nearly two years of training before they become flight-eligible astronauts for agency missions to low Earth orbit, the Moon, and ultimately, Mars.

Scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber in South America for the first time.

“As space infrastructure moves from government-led to commercially operated, it’s critical we preserve and expand access to low-Earth orbit (LOE) for science,” Dr. Lucie Low, Axiom’s chief science officer, said.

A supply ship has arrived at the International Space Station after a day's delay due to a premature engine shutdown.

The National Academy of Sciences says evidence supporting a 2009 U.S. government finding that climate change threatens public health is “beyond scientific dispute” and that evidence supporting that finding has only grown stronger.

A newly launched supply ship has run into engine trouble that is preventing it from reaching the International Space Station.

Scientists in Colombia’s Amazon are capturing and testing endangered pink river dolphins to monitor mercury contamination from illegal gold mining and deforestation.

The bottom of the world is set to be front and center for a partial solar eclipse.

Scientists have identified the origins of the blue color in one of Jackson Pollock’s paintings with a little help from chemistry.

A dying octopus in a Southern California aquarium is receiving an outflowing of love and well wishes as she spends her final days pouring her last energy into caring for her eggs.

Australia has approved a world-first vaccine to protect koalas from chlamydia.

A new study finds well-preserved areas of Amazon rainforest occupied and managed by Indigenous peoples show lower incidences of multiple diseases in the regions around them.

Scientists have discovered that octopuses don't have a dominant arm, but they more often use their front arms for tasks.

A young Chinese scientist who's been in jail for three months will be returning to China.

NASA's Mars rover Perseverance has uncovered rocks in a dry river channel that may hold potential signs of ancient microscopic life.

Scientists have discovered a gamma ray explosion outside our galaxy that's not only exceptionally powerful, but also long-lasting.

New research suggests that a tiny phytoplankton that is an essential part of the marine food web may decline sharply as oceans warm.

A new study finds that climate change is increasing sugar consumption in the United States.

The Switzerland-based Balzan Foundation on Monday announced four awards of nearly $1 million for excellence in the humanities and hard sciences.

At the Port of Los Angeles on a site that once housed oil tanks, seven steel structures that look like small blue boats are lowered into the ocean, where they gently bob up and down with the waves to generate power.

International officials say contaminated metal at an industrial site in Indonesia could be the source of radioactive material behind recalls of imported shrimp.

Thousands of newborn stars sparkle and dazzle in the latest snapshot by NASA's Webb Space Telescope.

The year's second total lunar eclipse is coming up fast, and this time Asia will have the best seats in the cosmos.

A congressional investigation finds the Pentagon has funded research involving collaboration with Chinese entities linked to China's defense sector.

Scientists conducting a first-of-its-kind drilling operation have extracted samples of fresh water hiding in massive reservoirs deep under the ocean.

Telescope observations reveal a growing tail on the comet that's visiting from another star.

Al Roker has launched his own educational cartoon TV show called “Weather Hunters” on PBS Kids.

If you have trouble finding dates, spare a thought for Ned, a perfectly nice snail with dire romantic prospects.

A confidential United Nations report seen by The Associated Press says Iran further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels before Israel launched its military attack on June 13.

It turns out Mars has a solid core just like Earth.

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has resumed erupting and is firing lava high into the sky from its summit crater.

A strong earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has killed over 800 people and injured at least 2,500.

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake has shaken eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border.

The case against Long Island’s suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer has emerged as a potentially precedent-setting battleground in the use of advanced DNA techniques in criminal cases.

Biologists are using drones to scare wolves away from cattle.

As the rapid, unregulated development of artificial intelligence continues, the language people in Silicon Valley use to describe it is becoming increasingly religious.

Geoffrey Hinton is sounding the alarm about the risks of artificial intelligence.

Discover how Crystal Lister’s 4th Annual STEM Carnival: The STEMazing Race is bringing hands-on experiments, live demos, and family fun to Houston this September.

Japanese officials have released AI-generated videos simulating a potential eruption of Mount Fuji.

A new study says climate change that has driven scorching temperatures and dwindling rainfall made massive wildfires in Turkey, Greece and Cyprus this summer burn much more fiercely.

Efforts to restore the red-legged frog to Southern California, where it had all but disappeared, seemed doomed when the COVID-19 pandemic struck and restrictions were put in place at the U.S.-Mexico border.

SpaceX has launched its latest test of the mega rocket Starship.

The Trump administration has halted construction on a nearly complete wind farm off Rhode Island and Connecticut, citing national security concerns.

Climate change is fueling conditions across several states that make watching the corn grow a nail-biter for farmers.

Boaters, beachgoers and fishermen who spend time in the chilly waters of New England and Canada are learning to live with great white sharks.

Shilo Sanders was waived by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, less than 24 hours after he was ejected from a game for throwing a punch, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Sunday.

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has resumed its eruption by shooting an arc of lava high into the air and across a section of its summit crater floor.

Another U.S. military mini shuttle has blasted off on a secret mission.

A medical museum in Philadelphia is redrawing its policies about collecting and displaying human remains.

Modern humans and Neanderthals may have interacted 100,000 years earlier than previously thought.

When the court lights flicker on at the U.S. Open, tennis stars shine under illumination designed to cut light pollution.

Giraffes are now classified into four distinct species in Africa.

Scientists have gotten a rare peek into a dying star, exposing its interior as it exploded.

The Webb Space Telescope has spotted a new tiny moon orbiting Uranus.

Scientists expect Kilauea volcano to again gush lava in the coming days for the 31st time since December as the mountain lives up to its identity as one of the world’s most active volcanoes.

A series of panels convened by the Food and Drug Administration is raising concerns that the agency is skirting federal rules and promoting fringe views about antidepressants and other products.

Outer space has emerged as the world's next battlefield, demonstrated by recent cyberattacks on satellites blamed on Russia.

Coastal communities nationwide are ramping up efforts to restore and protect their shorelines as climate change causes more intense and destructive storms and leads to sea-level rise that puts tens of millions of people at risk.

New research finds early human ancestors during the Stone Age were more picky about the rocks they used for making tools than previously thought.

The human ancestor fossil known as Lucy has left Ethiopia for display in a European museum.

Paleontologists have identified a new whale species from a 25-million-year-old fossil found on an Australian beach.

An Oregon university says Nike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife Penny Knight have pledged a record $2 billion to its cancer center.

Republican lawmakers are blaming Canada for not preventing and containing wildfires, whose smoke has fouled the air in several states this year.

Six planets are hanging out in the sky this month.

Some cottontail rabbits in Fort Collins, Colorado, have been drawing attention because they have wart-like growths on their faces that look like horns.

A new study warns that rising sea levels could threaten Easter Island’s iconic moai statues by the end of the century.

It turns out many Americans misjudge which personal behaviors contribute most to climate change.

A manatee was recently spotted off the coast of Massachusetts for the first time in almost a decade.

Bright city lights and moonlight could dim the show for Houston stargazers

Scientists from a university are filtering Mexico City's waters for traces of the DNA of an endangered salamander, the axolotl.

More than 70 million Americans have experienced the muggiest start to summer on record, with climate change increasing humidity in the Eastern U.S. An Associated Press analysis shows that parts of 20 states and Washington, D.

Four astronauts are back on Earth after a five-month stay at the International Space Station.

An executive order signed by President Donald Trump aims to give political appointees power over the billions of dollars of grants that are awarded by federal agencies.

Astronaut James Lovell, who was commander of the 1970 Apollo 13 mission that managed to get back to earth safely after an oxygen tank explosion, has died.

KPRC 2 Chief Meteorologist Anthony Yanez is continuing his tradition of visiting classrooms, but since becoming chief, he has had to make a few small adjustments to how they work. But he is still excited to make them happen, and if you're interested, here's what you should know.

The Perseid meteor shower is peaking soon.

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the best picture yet of a high-speed comet visiting our solar system from another star.

New research reveals that an inconic Argentine glacier is undergoing its most significant retreat in a century.

Despite 22 active research projects aimed at advancing mRNA vaccines against various diseases, Kennedy claims the technology is ineffective against respiratory infections like COVID-19 and the flu - a stance that contradicts existing scientific evidence.

Hundreds of Harvard researchers have fallen victim to the freeze on funding by the Trump administration.

Australian authorities say the Great Barrier Reef has experienced its greatest annual loss of live coral in four decades.

One of NASA's two previously stuck astronauts has retired.

In 2023, the Titan submersible suffered a catastrophic implosion that killed its pilot and four passengers amid intense water pressure in the North Atlantic.

Scientists have solved the mystery of what killed over 5 billion sea stars — also known as starfish — off the Pacific coast of North America.

A volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula has erupted for the first time in hundreds of years.

SpaceX has delivered a new crew to the International Space Station in just 15 hours.