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Researchers in Taiwan say Artemis II caused the widest rocket-made ionosphere disturbance on record, about 2,500 miles across North America. GPS kept working, but the errors matter for drones and self-driving cars.
Virginia has started fitting cars of reckless drivers with devices that block acceleration above the posted limit, and at least eight other jurisdictions have passed similar laws. Here is how they work and why not everyone is sold.
Loggerhead turtles are laying eggs farther west in the Mediterranean, on beaches packed with private clubs. Some operators have fought them. Others have discovered that guests love them.
President Trump said Saturday he has ordered the Justice Department to investigate Democrats who are talking about impeaching his officials, calling it extortion. Here is what he claimed, what Democrats actually said and what the law allows.
Gov. Gavin Newsom is commuting all 548 death sentences in California, the largest act of mass clemency in U.S. history. At least a dozen district attorneys have condemned it. Here is how the process works and where it could be challenged.
A preliminary analysis of FDA reports found cardiac arrest was mentioned about 11 times as often for caffeine and stimulant products as for other foods and supplements. Here is what that figure means, and how much caffeine is too much.
NASA has picked eight companies for a new 10-year lunar delivery program worth up to $10 billion, along with about $1.3 billion in launch orders. Here is who won, how the money works and why investors should read the fine print.
NASA has opened applications for its next astronaut class, and US citizens have until December 3 to apply. Here are the requirements, the long odds and what the job now involves.
President Isaac Herzog has chosen Gadi Eisenkot, not Benjamin Netanyahu, to attempt to form Israel's next government. He has 28 days, a conscription fight and a coalition puzzle that does not yet add up.
Ghosting usually starts as a way to avoid an awkward conversation. Research suggests the person who goes silent carries more guilt than the one left waiting imagines. Here is why people do it, and a better way to end things.
Tuesday's election added Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., to the list of major cities led by members of the Democratic Socialists of America. What these mayors promise, what they can actually do and why it matters.
The State Department is offering up to $20 million and possible relocation for information about Iran's nuclear program. Here is how the Rewards for Justice program works and why the offer comes now.
