Stories by Claire Cameron

The disaster has claimed hundreds of lives, and at least 1,400 people are missing

Pancreatic cancer is considered one of the hardest to treat and most serious forms of cancer

The new spaceport will support thousands of launches each year, according to SpaceX

After a spike in infections in July, this explosive-diarrhea-causing outbreak may be coming to an end

Beijing’s success shows how close China is to the U.S. in the new space race

The SpaceX rocket fragment hit the moon at several times the speed of sound on August 5

There’s a reason humans have been obsessed with these celestial events for millennia—they are beautiful

Relive the 2026 total solar eclipse, as seen by a drone over Spain

From a partial eclipse over Berlin to totality over Spain, see some of the incredible images of the August 12 total solar eclipse

Follow all the latest updates about the August 12 eclipse with Scientific American

Scientists analyze an accidental SpaceX impact on the moon as cyberattacks target U.S. water systems and a new mRNA flu vaccine is approved by the FDA

This flu shot, mFlusiva, was shown in a clinical trial to be up to 27 percent more effective than a standard flu jab

Here’s everything you need to know about this eclipse, from the weather to the best viewing locations

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hasn’t had a full-time leader in almost a year

Astronomers’ simulations predict what this lunar impact—and its aftermath—will look like

Starship demonstrated key abilities on its path to becoming a fully reusable transport to take astronauts to the moon

This incident underscores concerns over the increasingly powerful cybersecurity capabilities of new AI models

Astronomers have a plan to observe an errant piece of a SpaceX rocket as it hits the moon to better understand impact events

These meteor showers occur around the same time every year, with their peaks taking place over four days at the end of July

U.S. officials have traced an explosive-diarrhea-causing parasite outbreak in five states to shredded lettuce served at this popular fast-food chain

SpaceX’s first attempt to launch the company’s Starship megarocket on the vehicle’s 13th flight test ended before it could properly begin, aborting just before liftoff

Most adults have levels of a dangerous type of cholesterol that are above 100, but this new drug can reduce levels to around 50

SpaceX is launching the latest version of its Starship megarocket for a test flight that—if all goes to plan—should look a lot like the last one

The White House nominated Erica Schwartz, a former deputy surgeon general, to head the nation’s top public health agency