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Trump picks Dr. Heidi Overton, a top White House aide, to lead the Food and Drug Administration

Trump picks Dr. Heidi Overton, a top White House aide, to lead the Food and Drug Administration

President Donald Trump has picked Dr. Heidi Overton to lead the Food and Drug Administration

August 19, 2026 at 6:11 pm EDT

Rescue mission is called off for NASA's aging Swift space telescope

Rescue mission is called off for NASA's aging Swift space telescope

August 19, 2026 at 4:41 pm EDT

What beats seeing eclipses from space? Try the northern and southern lights

What beats seeing eclipses from space? Try the northern and southern lights

August 19, 2026 at 2:14 pm EDT

Florida's Jellyfish Museum is dedicated solely to the mesmerizing floating predators

Florida's Jellyfish Museum is dedicated solely to the mesmerizing floating predators

August 19, 2026 at 11:07 am EDT

Telescope spies the fastest star in the Milky Way zipping around a black hole

Telescope spies the fastest star in the Milky Way zipping around a black hole

August 19, 2026 at 11:00 am EDT

Archaeologists unveil skeletal remains believed to be ritual offering in Peru

Archaeologists unveil skeletal remains believed to be ritual offering in Peru

August 18, 2026 at 8:27 pm EDT

Before-and-after NASA images show crater carved by a SpaceX rocket that slammed into the moon

Before-and-after NASA images show crater carved by a SpaceX rocket that slammed into the moon

August 18, 2026 at 6:50 pm EDT

US school vaccination rates inch down yet again and exemptions reach record high

US school vaccination rates inch down yet again and exemptions reach record high

August 17, 2026 at 5:49 pm EDT

NASA opens applications for 2027 Student Launch rocket challenge

NASA opens applications for 2027 Student Launch rocket challenge

August 17, 2026 at 12:53 pm EDT

Persistent Etna ash shuts Sicily's busiest airport during peak holiday week

Persistent Etna ash shuts Sicily's busiest airport during peak holiday week

August 14, 2026 at 3:18 pm EDT

The hidden politics of time: How clocks, calendars — and now-contentious time zones — came to be

Millions crowd Spanish cities to see country's first total solar eclipse in over a century

Earthquake response strains Colombia's new government and rescuers as they race against the clock

Radiation vest tested on NASA moonshot can cut astronauts' exposure in solar storms, study suggests

As search for thousands of missing pushes on, Colombia earthquake tests new president

Looking to see the solar eclipse from North America? Here's where and when to catch a sliver

Malaysian farmers, environmental groups call for rejection of GMO rice trial

Magnitude 7.4 quake rocks western Colombia, killing at least 111 people

Driver who broke the sound barrier attempts another land speed record in Utah

Health officials urge caution for Gulf Coast beachgoers during surge of deadly bacterial infections

How to spot the Perseid meteor shower, a summer light show that promises to dazzle

China can't get enough of this smelly fruit as farmers fight extreme weather to feed the craving

SpaceX shares rise even as company insiders get a chance to sell for the first time

South Korean satellite captures before and after views of SpaceX rocket's moon crash

Climate change created conditions for Canada fires, scientists say, as Trump blames mismanagement

Testing is underway on vaccines to intercept brewing colon cancer before it takes root

New images of the sun show its surface in the finest detail yet

Fuego volcano activity that triggered evacuations in Guatemala is decreasing, but risks remain

Rimes Early Learning Center unveils new hands-on STEAM Lab today

Scientists are certain a wayward SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon as predicted

$10M find: Construction worker drills through wall, discovers cache of gold

Sheriff Staly discusses Flagler County 2015 cold case

Disney+ releases key films to watch before ‘Avengers: Doomsday’

Man convicted 17 times arrested in undercover narcotics sting

‘I am not okay’: ‘Reading Rainbow’ host, Mychal Threets, says he’s checking into hospital