Spare the Air days called for Wednesday, Thursday

UPDATE : The fourth Spare the Air Day of the season was called for Thursday as hot, stagnant air...

When stimulus ends, so will research projects

Yale University had originally planned to purchase two DNA sequencing machines from San Diego-based...



Redwood City sewage spill larger than thought

An estimated 48,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled into the Redwood Shores area of Redwood City over two days last week, nearly 10...

Chronicle 8.31.10 1:33 PM

Minor quake near Concord - no damage reported

A light earthquake with a 3.2 magnitude was recorded near Concord Tuesday evening, the U.S. Geological Service said. The quake...

Chronicle 8.31.10 7:52 PM

Bitter truth: Anger is dangerous to you

We've all seen these people: the boss who blows her top when a meeting runs five minutes late, the man in the coffee shop who screams...

Chronicle 8.31.10 4:00 AM

Indonesia's Mt. Sinabung volcano erupts again

Tens of thousands of people packed emergency shelters Monday after a long-dormant volcano in western Indonesia spewed clouds of hot...

Chronicle 8.31.10 4:00 AM

Dinosaur fossil found: double-claw velociraptor

Nothing quite like it, a dinosaur with two sickle-like claws on each foot, was known to live in the final period of the age of great...

Chronicle 8.31.10 4:00 AM

NASA scientists discover two giant planets

NASA's Kepler spacecraft, whose powerful telescope is scanning the stars in the Milky Way, has discovered two giant planets with...

Chronicle 8.27.10 4:00 AM

Flu death figures prove deceptive, CDC says

Most reports about seasonal influenza cite an average of about 36,000 deaths in a typical season, but that number is too high and...

Chronicle 8.27.10 4:00 AM