Livermore scientist named one of Time magazine's most influential people in the world

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Andrea "Annie" Kritcher has been named to Time magazine's TIME100 list of the 100 most influential people in the world.  

Stunning James Webb Space Telescope photo shows merging galaxies shining with light of a trillion suns

Arp 220, found in the constellation Serpens (the Serpent), is an ultra-luminous infrared galaxy that shines brighter than more than 1 trillion suns, according to the Space Telescope Science Institute.

Bear spared from execution despite fatal mauling of Italian woman

A brown bear in Italy that had attacked and killed a woman while she was running in the mountains has been granted a reprieve from being put down.

Video: Man jumps into water to harass sea lions at San Francisco's Pier 39

A video of a man harassing dozens of sea lions at Pier 39 in San Francisco has gone viral. The sea lions can be seen barking and jumping to safety as the man ran across their sunbathing platforms.

Bear scare caught on North Carolina man’s security camera

The man was on his phone, relaxing, oblivious to the fact that he was seconds away from staring down a dangerous wild animal.

Elon Musk's SpaceX calls off 1st launch attempt of giant Starship

SpaceX had planned to launch the nearly 400-foot Starship rocket from the southern tip of Texas but postponed the launch because of a problem with the first-stage booster.

Here are the most popular national parks for birdwatching this spring

The spring bird migration is a period of time between February and June when birds leave their winter homes in the south and begin their journeys north.

7-foot alligator found in NorCal river dies after rescue

A seven-foot alligator was found in a California river and wildlife authorities aren’t sure how the animal got there.

Warning: We're going from 'heater season' to 'skeeter season'

As we move into what should be a less stormy time, storms of mosquitos carrying diseases such as Nile Virus and Dengue Fever are highly likely to emerge.

California's super bloom visible from space

Vibrant super blooms now coat some California deserts and hillsides, due in large part to historic rains that inundated the Golden State during the winter months.

Where you can see California's wildflower super bloom

The California Department of Parks and Recreation is recommending several areas up and down the state for people hoping to check out the super bloom in person.

Marin County parks to stop collecting parking fees

The Marin County Board of Supervisors will vote on a proposal soon to end parking fees for all five county-owned parks.

Warning to would-be white water rafters

Because of the recent massive Sierra snowpack, California is about to have one of the best white water rafting seasons ever, which will draw people from all over the world. Many Bay Area folks will be going too.

Moose guided out of Alaska hospital after wandering into building

So this moose walks into a medical building... While that could be a setup to a bad joke, it actually happened in Anchorage on Thursday.

Save the date: 1 year until total solar eclipse sweeps US

Dust off your eclipse glasses: It’s only a year until a total solar eclipse sweeps across North America.