Morgan McFall-Johnsen

California is no stranger to wildfires, but the firestorms raging through Los Angeles are different.

Updated · 5-min read Multiple major fires are tearing through parts of the Los Angeles area.

NASA scrapped its $11 billion plan to return samples from Mars to Earth by 2040. It now has not one but two new options to choose from — both are faster and cheaper.

The Palisades and Eaton Fires have razed thousands of homes and burned tens of thousands of acres.

Wildfires and brush fires can quickly spread into neighborhoods in large part because flying embers start little fires that then set homes ablaze.

Devastating fires in Lahaina, Hawaii and Paradise, California share a crucial root cause with the LA blazes. It's a clue to our fire future.

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