Science & Tech

The DNC says the Russian hackers had access to its computer network for more than a year, viewing and stealing files.

More than 99 percent of the people living in the U.S. and Europe look up and see light-polluted skies, according to a new atlas of artificial night sky brightness.

Scientists say tiny bones dating back 700,000 years on the Indonesian island of Flores shine new light on how these mysterious, 3-foot-tall creatures got that way.

A technology known as a gene drive might be deployed to re-engineer species and stop diseases like malaria. But a scientific advisory panel says research and use should proceed with great caution.

Juneau Hydropower’s environmental impact statement was approved by a federal regulatory agency. The company is waiting for a license to build and operate a new hydroelectric plant.

There’s optimism that the station, once destined for scrap, has a future.