KQED Science

Over the next decade, the Vera C. Rubin observatory, equipped with a giant camera built at SLAC in Menlo Park, will find billions of new stars, galaxies and asteroids, and shed light on dark matter and dark energy.

As California braces for fire season, experts see signals — and shortcomings — in the Forest Service Chief’s annual letter.

Fairfax, a Marin County town built on wellness and a distrust in authority, has become fertile ground for Robert Kennedy Jr.’s MAHA movement.

Sonya Sotinsky recorded herself speaking and reading aloud to preserve a vital part of her identity — her voice. Now, with help from artificial intelligence, she can speak again.

In California, an army of smartphone- and internet-connected home appliances is already helping with power grid reliability. How far can it go?

Blue, jellyfish-like creatures called Velella velella have been washing up along California’s coast recently, captivating Bay Area beachgoers and ringing alarms for climate change scientists.

AI therapy chatbots offer 24/7 mental health support, but what happens when they get it wrong?

A group of Democratic senators is pressing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reverse what they call the illegal termination of 400 congressionally authorized grants.

Potential federal cuts threaten at least $60 million in funding, stalling wildfire prevention efforts and other critical projects across the region. Local leaders warn years of progress could be lost.

Each week, the average person is estimated to ingest up to the weight of a credit card in microplastics. What could I do for my family?