Many claims about the dangers of vaccines come from misrepresenting scientific research papers.
December 17, 2024
New York homeowner’s yardwork reveals mastodon jaw
December 18, 2024
China says astronauts completed nine-hour spacewalk, breaking US record
December 18, 2024A Japanese space startup says its second attempt to launch a rocket carrying satellites into orbit had been aborted minutes after liftoff
December 18, 2024
A very small glass of wine might be good for the heart, study finds. Experts disagree
December 18, 2024
What’s the best treatment for ADHD? Large new study offers clues
December 18, 2024
A yearlong study by Major League Baseball has concluded rising velocities, pitch shaping and emphasis on maximum effort are the likely causes of the vast increase in pitcher injuries and recommended exploring rules changes to address the problem
December 17, 2024
Tracking small, uncrewed aircraft – also known as drones – is difficult, especially at night. Detecting the radio signals used to control them is a promising approach, though it’s no silver bullet.
December 17, 2024
A September power outage at a California facility of SpaceX, the space venture of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, caused a loss of ground
December 17, 2024
At least 14 people are dead and hundreds more are injured after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck off Vanuatu, causing widespread damage across the South Pacific island nation
December 17, 2024
Google’s new AI tool uses image prompts instead of text
December 17, 2024
Commonwealth Fusion Systems, a private company spun off from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, plans what it calls the world's first grid-scale
December 17, 2024
She donated a kidney years ago. Last month, she received a kidney transplanted from a gene-edited pig
December 17, 2024
An owl’s ‘shocking’ color should hinder hunting. Scientists may have figured out why it works
December 17, 2024
FDA places its most serious warning on menopause drug due to risk of liver injury
December 17, 2024
An Alabama woman received a pig kidney transplant last month and is free from dialysis for the first time in eight years
December 17, 2024
French satellite company Eutelsat has chosen aerospace giant Airbus to build 100 small satellites for its OneWeb constellation extension, with deliveries to begin around the end of 2026.
December 17, 2024
The winter solstice is Saturday, bringing the shortest day and longest night of the year to the Northern Hemisphere
December 17, 2024
Scientists warn of ‘unprecedented’ risks of research into mirror life
December 16, 2024
Scientists have spotted what appear to be two stars whipping around each other near the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy
December 17, 2024
Just 1,000 more steps a day could reduce your risk of depression, study suggests
December 17, 2024
Teen drug use hasn’t rebounded from its drop during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic
December 17, 2024
Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings and former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg made the largest contributions in 2024, and financial aid, especially for medical students, got most of the money
December 17, 2024
An earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck Vanuatu's capital Port Vila on Tuesday, killing at least six people and damaging two reservoirs and a
December 17, 2024
A new long-acting preventive HIV drug could reach the world’s poorest countries by the end of 2025 or early 2026, a global health official told Reuters on Tuesday.
December 17, 2024
Alcohol is not good for us. 5 tips to stay safe(r) if you drink
December 16, 2024
People worried they'll never get a scarce human transplant want to know when they might get a pig kidney instead
December 17, 2024
These ocean explorers have seen the damage done by industrial fishing. They want it to stop
December 17, 2024
If federal streamgages were bolstered by networks of cheaper monitors run by communities, the results could save lives.
December 17, 2024
Experts say it’s easy to confuse drones and airplanes, especially at night
December 16, 2024
Space startups in Japan and India said on Tuesday they had agreed to jointly study using laser-equipped satellites to remove debris from orbit, an experimental
December 17, 2024
Grisly remains point to a bleak, ancient chapter in British history
December 16, 2024
Why people are stocking up, ‘hidden cancer,’ tips for safe drinking: Catch up on the day’s stories
December 16, 2024Deep in the cavernous convention center here, on math-filled posters or in spirited conversations, could be a breakthrough for
December 16, 2024
In 2024, it often felt like it was flooding somewhere in the world.
December 16, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump seemed to entertain the discredited theory that vaccines cause autism as he answered questions from journalists Monday at his Mar-a-Lago club
December 16, 2024
How common are California tornadoes?
December 16, 2024Twins are pretty rare, accounting for just 3% of births in the US these days. But new research shows that for primates 60 million years ago, giving birth to twins was the norm.
December 16, 2024
New research suggests that Saturn's rings may be older than they look — possibly as old as the planet
December 16, 2024
In the past few months United Nations-sponsored negotiations to tackle climate change, plastic pollution, loss of global species and a growing number of deserts have either outright failed or come out with limited outcomes that didn’t address the scale of the problems
December 16, 2024
Even those consumers who said they usually don’t return any products often reacted negatively during an experiment that simulated what happens when shoppers face stricter rules.
December 16, 2024
White Christmas forecast: Will you be left dreaming of snow or reveling in it?
December 16, 2024
The International Space Station is an engineering feat that has led to countless scientific discoveries. Like the thousands of satellites in orbit, it manages to stay up in the atmosphere.
December 16, 2024
Opt for a lighter, cheaper red wine if you’re trying to dodge a headache this holiday season.
December 16, 2024
Black Americans were disproportionately affected by COVID-19 infections, illness and death during the pandemic. But the long-term toll of long COVID among this group is still largely overlooked.
December 16, 2024
A vegan cheese that actually tastes good? Thank this ancient fungus
December 16, 2024
Despite pressure for students to choose STEM over the humanities, classes in literature, art and history can provide students with vital life skills and help combat the current epidemic of loneliness.
December 16, 2024
World’s biggest iceberg, A23a, is on the move again
December 16, 2024
Routine prenatal test revealed her ‘hidden cancer.’ A study suggests what doctors should watch for
December 16, 2024
A heron took flight in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, stretching its wings and soaring over a river after veterinarians saved it from near-certain death by removing a plastic cup
December 16, 2024
Downtown San Francisco experiences first tornado warning in recorded history
December 14, 2024
Holding your pee can have dangerous health risks, experts say
December 15, 2024
Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup, xAI, said on Saturday that its new version of the Grok-2 chatbot will be available for free to all users of the social media platform X.
December 14, 2024
Here are 5 good things that happened this week
December 14, 2024
New depression treatment gives woman new hope
December 14, 2024Honu rehabbed and released
December 14, 2024The Geminids are among the few major meteor showers to come from asteroids
December 11, 2024
An elusive creature of the deep can live for centuries. Scientists think they know why
December 14, 2024
December’s full moon will soon reach peak illumination. Here’s what to know
December 14, 2024
Kennedy’s lawyer has asked the FDA to revoke its approval of the polio vaccine
December 13, 2024
Boeing and Lockheed Martin's joint rocket venture, United Launch Alliance (ULA), plans to upgrade a version of its Vulcan rocket to challenge SpaceX's Starship in
December 14, 2024
Iran will not impede U.N. nuclear watchdog's access and inspection of its sites, the head of the country’s Atomic Energy Organization said on Saturday.
December 14, 2024
Former OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, one of the biggest names in artificial intelligence, had a prediction to make on Friday: reasoning capabilities
December 14, 2024
New observations of the most volcanic world in our solar system solve a mystery that began with Voyager 1
December 14, 2024
Texas has seen surging interest from companies hoping to bury carbon dioxide in its oilfields, putting the state at the vanguard of a government-
December 13, 2024
Ro pulls back the curtain on the seven-second coffee hack for weight loss.
December 13, 2024
The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it was moving to streamline a key commercial space launch and reentry license hurdle, declaring some flight
December 13, 2024
In its latest jab at Beijing, the U.S. will empower companies like Google and Microsoft to act as gatekeepers worldwide for highly sought-
December 13, 2024
The air purifier you bought during the pandemic may still help you breathe better now
December 13, 2024
The Louisiana Department of Health said on Friday it has detected the first presumptive positive human case of H5N1 bird flu infection in the U.S. state.
December 13, 2024
Meta said on Thursday it was releasing an artificial intelligence model called Meta Motivo, which could control the movements of a human-like digital agent, with the potential to enhance
December 13, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump wants to turn the lights out on daylight saving time
December 13, 2024
Generative artificial intelligence startup Liquid AI said on Friday that it had closed a $250 million early-stage funding round led by chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices, which is also its
December 13, 2024
Bird strike forces plane from LaGuardia Airport to make emergency landing at JFK
December 13, 2024Sophia, a world-renowned robot, has been the center of attention at an Artificial Intelligence and Innovation fair in Zimbabwe this week
December 13, 2024
A giant salamander that evolved on the supercontinent Pangaea and outlived the dinosaurs has been proposed for federal protection by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
December 13, 2024
The U.S. has updated a decades-old science and technology agreement with China to reflect their growing rivalry for technological dominance
December 13, 2024
The United States and China renewed a science cooperation agreement on Friday, the U.S.
December 13, 2024
Oldest human DNA reveals lost branch of the human family tree
December 13, 2024
China and the United States have agreed to extend the U.S.-China Science and Technology Agreement for five years, China's Ministry of Science and Technology said on Friday,
December 13, 2024The islands of Comoros, Madagascar and Mayotte in the Indian Ocean are bracing for Cyclone Chido as it makes its way toward Africa’s east coast
December 13, 2024Evolution is often depicted as a steady forward march from simple to complex forms. But new research shows that certain ferns can evolve ‘backward.’
December 13, 2024
Conditions such as long COVID-19, Alzheimer’s disease and meningitis can damage the line of communication between your brain and your muscles.
December 13, 2024
PFAS are made up of a chain of incredibly strong carbon-fluorine bonds, which make them difficult to break down.
December 13, 2024
A new AI-powered weather model could be key to the future of your forecast. But there’s a catch
December 13, 2024
Scientists suspect the first complete specimen ever recorded of the world’s rarest whale died from head injuries
December 13, 2024
Sake made in space could sell for $500,000 a glass
December 13, 2024
The shale drilling techniques that led to a boom in oil and gas output have also spurred the development of geothermal, which in theory could provide a stable
December 13, 2024
The New Zealand government said on Friday it will pass legislation next year to prevent entities that "do not share the country’s values" from using it as a base
December 13, 2024
A monster diamond, ancient lipstick and erotic Roman frescoes: 15 remarkable discoveries of 2024
December 13, 2024
Some early breast cancer patients can safely avoid certain surgeries
December 12, 2024
Gilead Sciences said on Thursday it has appointed Sanofi's Dietmar Berger as its chief medical officer, replacing incumbent Merdad Parsey, who is preparing to leave early next year.
December 12, 2024
California reports more illnesses in people who drank raw milk. Here are the risks, according to health experts
December 12, 2024
Perseverance rover will uncover mysterious Martian history after a monthslong challenging trek
December 12, 2024
Neanderthals went extinct roughly 39,000 years ago, but in some sense these close cousins of our species are not gone.
December 12, 2024
North Dakota regulators have approved permits for underground carbon dioxide storage for a massive pipeline proposed for the Midwest
December 12, 2024
The company that owns the salvage rights to the Titanic says it hasn't settled on any future plans to retrieve more artifacts from the shipwreck
December 12, 2024
Suspected Bird Flu Detected in Cats That Consumed Recalled Raw Milk in LA Co
December 12, 2024
Apple is planning to switch to a homegrown chip for Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connections for its devices starting next year, a move that will phase out some parts currently supplied by Broadcom
December 12, 2024
Scientists mapped the world’s rivers over 35 years. They found shocking changes
December 12, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has directed private insurers providing Medicare Advantage plans to cover Biogen's amyotrophic lateral sclerosis drug Qalsody after finding
December 12, 2024
A new study says Neanderthals and humans likely mixed and mingled during a narrow time frame 45,000 years ago
December 12, 2024
Invasive tree beetle detected in Santa Cruz Mountains, raising wildfire concerns
December 12, 2024Male humpback whale makes record-breaking migration
December 12, 2024
Avian flu arrives in Kansas, Sedgwick County Zoo taking precautions
December 12, 2024Climate change is making the Philippines more vulnerable to tropical storms, with rising temperatures already putting the country at nearly double the risk of deadly typhoons,
December 12, 2024
Here’s how to watch this year’s brightest meteor shower
December 12, 2024
Between 40% and 50% of children didn’t live past 5 in the US during the 19th century. Popular authors like Charles Dickens documented the common but no less gutting grief of losing a child.
December 11, 2024
Mount St. Helens Fast Facts
July 26, 2013There is a 59% chance of La Nina emerging in the November-January period, a U.S. government forecaster said on Thursday, adding that the eventual onset of La Nina conditions would be weak
December 12, 2024Nearly 10% of the planet’s human inhabitants live within 3.1 miles of the coast − where the risk of climate disasters is often highest.
December 12, 2024
Cold and flu viruses often circulate more in the fall and winter, but there are some time-tested strategies for avoiding them, such as vaccines, handwashing and staying active.
December 12, 2024
Russia has the potential to improve its position in global AI ratings by 2030 despite Western sanctions thanks to talented developers and its
December 12, 2024
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December 11, 2024
Why it’s OK not to give gifts, World Cup controversy, ‘Conan the Bacterium’: Catch up on the day’s stories
December 11, 2024More architects are using wood construction for large buildings. A resource economist argues any increase in demand for wood will push commercial growers to better manage forests.
December 11, 2024
California investigating possible case of bird flu in child who drank raw milk
December 11, 2024
Birds reportedly dropping from sky as bird flu pops up in Kansas City area
December 11, 2024‘Conan the Bacterium’ can withstand radiation that could kill a human. Scientists say they’ve found its secret weapon
December 11, 2024
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a young galaxy dating to the early universe - called Firefly Sparkle because its gleaming star clusters resemble the
December 11, 2024
Kennedy tenure at HHS would jeopardize public health, Nobel laureates say in letter to Senate
December 10, 2024
By Kenrick Cai SAN FRANCISCO - Alphabet's Google on Wednesday released the second generation of its artificial intelligence model Gemini and teased a slate of new ways to use AI beyond chatbots,
December 11, 2024
President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia would develop artificial intelligence with BRICS partners and other countries, in a bid to challenge the
December 11, 2024
A narrower, more personalized ‘normal range’ could help doctors better diagnose and treat disease in individual patients.
December 11, 2024
A psychologist and human connection researcher explains how individual acts of kindness and connection can have a real impact on global change when these acts are collective.
November 27, 2024
Certain foods may disrupt your body’s fight against cancer cells, study says
December 11, 2024
There is more than a 50% chance of La Niña developing in the next three months, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Wednesday, but if it does it will be relatively
December 11, 2024
Alphabet, the Google parent that has pioneered self-driving cars and quantum computing, is making its biggest bet much closer to home: online search.
December 10, 2024
US wildlife officials move to add iconic monarch butterfly to threatened species list
December 10, 2024
The U.S.
December 10, 2024
Policymakers aiming to recommend safeguards for artificial intelligence are facing a formidable challenge: science that is still evolving.
December 10, 2024
‘A really stocky, powerful-looking little animal:’ Scientists are gaining precious clues about the world’s rarest whale
December 10, 2024
U.S. wildlife officials have decided to extend federal protections to monarch butterflies
December 10, 2024
Dengue fever is sweeping across the Caribbean and the Americas, with a record 12.6 million suspected cases of the mosquito-transmitted virus reported this year, nearly triple the number from last year
December 10, 2024
A biologist’s debut poetry collection that weaves science with a condemnation of slavery and colonialism has received a $10,000 literary award
December 10, 2024STMicroelectronics, one of Europe's biggest computer chip companies, has launched a new series of microcontrollers, its first for so called edge AI and machine learning.
December 10, 2024
Shares of Google parent Alphabet rose about 5% on Tuesday after it unveiled a new generation chip that the company said helped overcome a key challenge in quantum computing.
December 10, 2024
A U.S. health panel says women should have the option of taking their own test samples for cervical cancer screening
December 10, 2024
What does it mean if young men sense that their masculinity is under threat? Or if they sense a bleak and hopeless future?
December 04, 2024
‘Black Beauty’ was found on Earth in 2011. Now, scientists say it has revealed a new clue to life on Mars
December 10, 2024
OpenAI has publicly released its new artificial intelligence video generator Sora but won’t let most users depict people as it monitors for patterns of misuse
December 10, 2024
HPV testing preferred over Pap for cervical cancer screening starting at age 30, task force’s draft recommendation says
December 10, 2024
Rapid changes underway in the Arctic affect the region’s people and wildlife, and the entire planet.
December 10, 2024Hypnosis is safe and can work as both a stand-alone or a complementary treatment with other therapies.
December 10, 2024
Many of her male colleagues believed Pearl Young had an attitude problem based on her efforts to advocate for herself and her team.
December 10, 2024
The winners offer a window into the spirit of the times.
December 10, 2024
Some added sugar sources are worse than others for disease risk, study suggests
December 10, 2024
OpenAI said on Monday it has released its artificial intelligence model, which creates video from text, to ChatGPT Plus and Pro users, expanding its foray into multimodal AI technologies.
December 09, 2024
About 87,000 people are being evacuated in a central Philippine region after a volcano erupted with a huge plume of ash and superhot streams of gas and debris hurtling down its slopes
December 10, 2024
The study shows cognitive processing speed increased even when participants were moderately active.
November 27, 2024Consuming adequate amounts of omega-3 fatty acids from food sources can help offset the need for obtaining the nutrients from vitamins.
December 04, 2024
A large volcano eruption in the Philippines sent a plume of ash and gases up to 1.8 miles high following a powerful blast that sent villagers fleeing to emergency shelters
December 09, 2024
Adventurer defies odds to beat Stage 4 pancreatic cancer
December 09, 2024
Wysa examined data from the CDC, the NIMH, and other sources to see why some adults—particularly men—are less likely to seek therapy.
December 09, 2024
Microplastics are in many of your body’s organs and tissues. Why they’re so bad and what you can do to stay healthier
December 09, 2024
Google on Monday said that it has overcome a key challenge in quantum computing with a new generation of chip, solving a computing problem in
December 09, 2024
- A former OpenAI researcher has raised $40 million for a startup that will build artificial-intelligence models that connect emotionally with humans via voice,
December 09, 2024
Woman finds pearl in oyster at Morrisville restaurant, feels it's direct message from universe
December 09, 2024
Fresh corroboration of the perplexing observation that the universe is expanding more rapidly than expected has scientists pondering the cause - perhaps some
December 09, 2024
US government to begin expanded testing of milk supply to better track the spread of bird flu
December 06, 2024
Oil spill in Boston's Muddy River leaves animals covered with oil
December 09, 2024Former SpaceX engineer Scott Nolan, CEO of startup General Matter, is on a mission to help end Russia's monopoly on a type of more-enriched nuclear fuel by
December 09, 2024
This year will be the world's warmest since records began, with extraordinarily high temperatures expected to persist into at least the first few
December 09, 2024
Utilities have options for addressing surging power demand from AI data centers, but there’s no silver bullet.
December 09, 2024
A series of moderate to strong earthquakes that have struck Alaska’s western Aleutian Islands and offshore areas comprise what scientists call a “swarm,” but the state’s earthquake monitors say the seismic events should not cause residents to worry
December 09, 2024A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck near Conchagua, El Salvador, on Sunday, the United States Geological Survey said.
December 09, 2024A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck some 9 km (6 miles) south-west of La Union in El Salvador, the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said late on Sunday.
December 09, 2024After African countries struggled to get testing kits during the COVID-19 pandemic, officials vowed to make the continent less dependent on imported medical supplies
December 09, 2024
A new report says Earth just experienced its second-warmest November on record — second only to 2023 — making it all but certain that 2024 will end as the hottest year ever measured
December 07, 2024
How Elon Musk could use his new influence to nail his rivals
December 08, 2024
A recent orca sighting recalls a mystifying 1980s phenomenon. Is it happening again?
December 07, 2024
All-electric flying ferry that could come to Lake Tahoe aims to reduce traffic
December 07, 2024
The 47-year-old Voyager probes are exploring interstellar space. Dwindling power could end their journey
December 07, 2024
Scans help solve a 3,000-year-old mystery of a high-status Egyptian woman
November 09, 2024
Iran is poised to “quite dramatically” increase its stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium
December 06, 2024
Jet engine maker CFM International said on Friday aviation regulators in the United States and Europe have certified a "more durable" high-pressure turbine
December 07, 2024
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December 06, 2024
A rare and brief tsunami warning tested city and county responses in Northern California after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook part of the state
December 06, 2024
Iran is "dramatically" accelerating its enrichment of uranium to up to 60% purity, close to the roughly 90% level that
December 06, 2024
A 7_0 magnitude earthquake struck in what's known as California's “earthquake country.”
December 06, 2024
Data analytics firm Palantir Technologies and defense tech company Anduril Industries have partnered to use defense data for artificial intelligence training, the companies said on Friday.
December 06, 2024
Stargazing retreat in Sartell allows visitors to sleep under the night sky
December 06, 2024
Traces of fentanyl and other drugs found in bottlenose dolphins in Gulf of Mexico
December 06, 2024
Apple is preparing to launch its long-awaited series of cellular modem chips next year, which will replace components from longtime partner Qualcomm, Bloomberg News reported on Friday.
December 06, 2024
The oldest-known wild bird in the world has laid an egg at the ripe age of 74, her first in four years
December 06, 2024
A surprising study of temperature-related deaths in Mexico upends conventional thinking about what age group is hit hardest by heat
December 06, 2024
Understanding how new neurons affect brain function throughout adulthood can offer new approaches to treating epilepsy and dementia.
December 05, 2024
A closely-watched international climate case that could yield guidance for governments around the world wrapped its first week of arguments before the top court of the United Nations in The Hague Friday
December 06, 2024
How measles, whooping cough, and worse could roar back on RFK Jr.’s watch
December 06, 2024The powerful earthquake that struck in Northern California on Thursday prompted a brief tsunami warning affecting about 5 million people along a stretch of the West Coast — from Northern California to Oregon — before being canceled
December 05, 2024
‘Further and faster’: Why Trump’s NASA pick is sending shock waves through the space community
December 06, 2024
OpenAI is in discussions to remove a clause that shuts Microsoft out of the start-up's most advanced models when it achieves "artificial general intelligence", as it seeks to unlock future
December 06, 2024
Man leaps on polar bear to save wife from attack
December 06, 2024Germany’s new panda twins now have names — or rather, two names apiece
December 06, 2024
A specific set of chemical conditions led to the emergence of life on Earth. But can life emerge from other chemistries?
December 06, 2024
NASA administrators have hard choices to make, but the outcomes are often out-of-this-world exciting.
December 06, 2024
Scientists find huge trove of rare metals needed for clean energy hidden inside toxic coal waste
December 06, 2024
Wolves may be pollinators as well as predators, study suggests
December 06, 2024Language changes because of how it finds itself most gainfully employed by speakers through time. So it’s OK to say “The movie literally blew my mind” and not mean it … literally.
December 06, 2024
Iran sent into space on Friday its heaviest-ever payload using the Simorgh carrier rocket including an advanced module for transferring satellites to higher-altitude orbits, state
December 06, 2024
Ancient Americans chowed down on mammoth steak, study finds
December 06, 2024
The American Museum of Natural History revealed the identity of its latest resident on Thursday - "Apex," one of the most complete specimens ever
December 05, 2024
US life expectancy forecasted to stall by 2050
December 05, 2024
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced on Thursday new delays in the U.S. space agency's Artemis program to return astronauts to the moon for the first time
December 05, 2024
Although the health benefits of fluoride have been well-documented for decades, some say its use infringes on personal choice.
December 04, 2024
Family raises awareness for "Kangaroo Care" for premature newborns
December 06, 2024NASA delays first crewed flight to the moon in over 50 years
December 05, 2024
A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7 hit off the coast of a sparsely populated area of northern California on Thursday, prompting coastal towns to
December 05, 2024
The first humans who spread across North America during the last Ice Age put mammoths at the top of their menu, according to scientists who secured the first
December 04, 2024
OpenAI on Thursday launched a version of its popular chatbot ChatGPT priced at $200 per month, which can be used in engineering fields and for research, as the AI firm looks to expand
December 05, 2024
Milwaukee County Zoo announces the death of Ringo the seal
December 05, 2024Rwanda’s atomic energy board says it has signed a deal with a Canadian-German company to build its first small-scale nuclear reactor to test what the company claims is a new approach for nuclear fission
September 13, 2023NASA's two stuck astronauts have hit the six-month mark in space
December 05, 2024
By meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at Russia’s Far East spaceport, President Vladimir Putin signaled his readiness to share rocket technology with Pyongyang
September 14, 2023
The Nobel Foundation has decided to raise the award amount for this year’s Nobel Prizes by 1 million kronor ($90,000) to 11 million kronor ($986,270) as the Swedish currency has plummeted recently
September 15, 2023
One American, two Russians blast off in Russian spacecraft from Kazakhstan heading to the International Space Station
September 15, 2023Climate scientists say storms like Hurricane Lee could become more common in the future as the Gulf of Maine and other bodies of water rapidly warm
September 16, 2023
Counting nose hairs in cadavers, repurposing dead spiders and explaining why scientists lick rocks, are among the winning achievements in this year’s Ig Nobels, the prize for humorous scientific feats
September 14, 2023The state of California has filed a lawsuit against some of the world's largest oil and gas companies, claiming they deceived the public about the risks of fossil fuels blamed for climate change-related storms and wildfires that caused billions of dollars in damage
September 16, 2023
NASA has announced more delays in sending astronauts back to the moon more than 50 years after Apollo
December 05, 2024
A therapist shares advice for harnessing your stress over climate change and other environmental harms and putting it to work.
September 18, 2023Experts hope the sputtering global public health system and efforts to curb global warming through collaboration can combine to create a better system for handling the problem
September 18, 2023
In some cases, it can be difficult for academics to know which journals are not credible – but other times, people feel pressure to publish in these publications.
September 19, 2023Minnesota officials have approved plans for the expansion of a solar energy project that a utility says will be one of the largest in the country with the capability of powering more than 150,000 homes
September 21, 2023India’s Chandrayaan-3 rover has found sulfur on the Moon’s surface at higher concentrations than previously seen. Sulfur, a useful resource, could pave the way for future Moon bases.
September 22, 2023
A pair of European satellites has rocketed into orbit on a mission to create artificial solar eclipses
December 05, 2024
Surgeons have transplanted a pig’s heart into a dying man in a bid to prolong his life
September 22, 2023
Maryland surgeons for the second time have transplanted a pig’s heart into a dying man
September 22, 2023Space capsule carrying NASA’s first asteroid samples lands in Utah desert
September 24, 2023The most expensive dinosaur fossil ever discovered will be on view in New York starting this weekend
December 05, 2024
Wildland firefighters need the endurance of a cyclist in the Tour de France, and the work takes a toll on their bodies. A physiologist explains what’s at stake.
September 26, 2023
Iran's state-run news agency says Tehran successfully put an imaging satellite into orbit as tensions with West continue
September 27, 2023Three astronauts land in Kazakhstan after a longer-than-expected year in space. NASA's Frank Rubio sets U.S. record
September 27, 2023From Sunday, workers at the main United States base in Antarctica will no longer be able to walk into a bar and order a beer, after the federal agency overseeing the research program decided to stop serving alcohol
September 28, 2023
Stellantis has signed an agreement with U.S.-based Zeta Energy to develop cheap lithium-sulfur batteries for electric vehicles, with an aim to use them by 2030, the two companies
December 05, 2024
The world has been warming faster than expected. Scientists now think they know why
December 05, 2024
The story behind Tucson's most viral 'unbothered' elf owl
December 05, 2024LandTrust examines the transformation of U.S. farming practices and how they are impacting the nation's landscape in ways both visible and hidden.
December 04, 2024
Electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids are seeing concerns over their reliability easing but they still lag gas-powered vehicles, a survey by an influential U.S. non-profit organization
December 05, 2024
China has more than 500 operational nuclear warheads in its arsenal and will probably have over 1,000 warheads by 2030, the Pentagon said in its annual report on
October 19, 2023
Broadcom said on Thursday its custom chip unit, which makes AI processors for cloud providers, has developed new technology to enhance semiconductor speeds amid escalating demand for
December 05, 2024
By Krystal Hu Canadian AI startup Cohere, last valued at $5.5 billion, will focus on building tailored models for enterprise users over larger foundation models, the company told Reuters.
December 05, 2024
Most objects in the universe have been around for way longer than modern astronomy – digging into historical records can help scientists shed light on a cosmic mystery.
December 05, 2024
Raw milk can carry many dangerous germs − now including the H5N1 virus that causes avian flu.
December 05, 2024
The European Space Agency on Thursday launched Proba-3, a cutting-edge Sun-observing mission, aboard the Indian Space Research Organisation's flagship rocket.
December 05, 2024
Fishing communities in Fukushima feared devastating damage to their businesses from the tsunami-wrecked nuclear power plant’s ongoing discharge of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea
November 03, 2023
Wisdom the albatross is 74 years old. She’s found a new partner and just laid another egg
December 05, 2024
A diver who spotted something metallic not far from Sardinia’s coast has led to the discovery of tens of thousands of ancient bronze coins
November 04, 2023
An animal testing laboratory at Elon Musk's Neuralink brain technology company was found to have "objectionable conditions or practices" by the Food and Drug Administration
December 05, 2024
Sam Altman, AI’s biggest star, sure hopes someone figures out how not to destroy humanity
December 05, 2024Radiotherapy takes many forms: from directing powerful high-energy beams toward specific areas of the body to placing radioactive seeds right next to tumors.
January 03, 2024
Giant cyborg cockroaches could be the search and rescue workers of the future
December 05, 2024
Conservationists say five Hawaiian crows have been released on Maui for the first time as part of an ongoing effort to return the species to its home
December 05, 2024New research shows colleges attract interest from higher-caliber students when the schools’ home states allow their citizens to get high.
January 08, 2024
There are so many fish in the ocean that if you took them out, important habitats and food sources for many creatures would be lost.
January 08, 2024
NASA is set to delay its next few missions to the moon under a key program as technical hurdles mount with the various spacecraft it intends to use to get there
January 09, 2024
LPGA and USGA update gender policies, impacting some transgender golfers
December 04, 2024
Study looks at impact of two kinds of chocolate on type 2 diabetes risk
December 04, 2024
Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI plans to expand its Memphis, Tennessee, supercomputer to house at least one million graphics processing units (GPUs), the
December 04, 2024
92-year-old Chico biologist donates lifetime butterfly collection to University of Florida
December 04, 2024
Archaeologists discover key tool that helped early Americans survive the ice age
December 04, 2024
Defense technology company Anduril Industries and ChatGPT-maker OpenAI on Wednesday announced a partnership to develop and deploy advanced artificial
December 04, 2024
U.S.
December 04, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump has tapped a tech billionaire who performed the first private spacewalk to lead NASA
December 04, 2024
Soitec will supply GlobalFoundries (GF) with its RF-SOI wafers for GF's latest radio platform.
December 04, 2024
Drone cameras to improve shark safety in Oahu's waters
December 04, 2024Dr. Anthony Fauci has a memoir coming out in June, a look back at his long career as an infectious disease expert and the many outbreaks he contended with, from AIDS/HIV to the COVID-19 pandemic
February 08, 2024
A California farm has expanded a recall of raw milk sold in stores and has halted production
December 04, 2024
Zepbound leads to more weight loss than Wegovy, drugmaker Eli Lilly says
December 04, 2024
Voyager 1 is back online 15 billion miles away in interstellar space. But the end could be near
December 03, 2024
Research shows more than 150 million mental diagnoses may be linked to lead in gasoline
December 04, 2024
Does blowing your nose make cold symptoms worse?
December 04, 2024U.S.-based vaccine maker Novavax said on Wednesday it will sell its manufacturing facility in the Czech Republic to Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk for $200
December 04, 2024
Space weather forecasters have issued a geomagnetic storm watch through Monday
March 24, 2024
These are turbulent times for wind and solar energy
March 25, 2024
A Russian spacecraft carrying a Russian, a Belarusian and an American successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday, live TV images showed.
April 26, 2024
A Russian spacecraft with three astronauts has successfully docked at the International Space Station
March 25, 2024
Aidan Gomez can take some credit for the ‘T’ at the end of ChatGPT
March 25, 2024
Samples of milk collected from sick cattle in Kansas and Texas tested positive for avian flu, but the nation's milk supply is safe, the U.S.
March 25, 2024Federal officials say that milk from dairy cows in Texas and Kansas has tested positive for bird flu
March 25, 2024
The world’s governments have agreed they want to triple renewable energy by 2030, a goal laid out at the U.N. climate summit in December
March 25, 2024
A U.S. lawmaker involved in health policy has asked the Food and Drug Administration why it did not inspect Elon Musk's Neuralink before allowing the brain
April 26, 2024
If you have young kids, the solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, represents a rare opportunity to teach them about science.
March 26, 2024
A large suburban Philadelphia county has joined dozens of other local governments around the country in suing the oil industry, asserting that major oil producers systematically deceived the public about their role in accelerating global warming
March 26, 2024
Some of the world's largest hedge funds are hiring doctors, scientists and analysts to give them expert insight into the prospects for pharmaceutical stocks after
December 04, 2024
Travelers through Maine’s largest airport can now take a trip to the moon – sort of
March 26, 2024
Some of the deadliest diseases to stalk humankind have come from pathogens that jumped from animals to people.
April 26, 2024
Top officials were gathering Tuesday in southern New Mexico to mark the 25th anniversary of the nation’s only underground repository for radioactive waste
March 26, 2024
Southern California's Imperial Irrigation District supplies water to farmers who grow most of the nation’s winter vegetables
March 27, 2024
Looking directly at the sun during a solar eclipse can lead to permanent eye damage
March 27, 2024
The U.S. Department of Energy said on Wednesday it would loan Holtec International $1.52 billion to help restart its Palisades nuclear power plant in Michigan.
March 27, 2024For the first time in history, world timekeepers may have to consider subtracting a second from our clocks in a few years because the planet is rotating a tad faster
March 27, 2024
Daniel Kahneman, a psychologist who won a Nobel Prize in economics for his insights into how ingrained neurological biases influence decision making, has died
March 28, 2024
The total solar eclipse expected on April 8 already is inspiring school lessons in science, literacy and culture
March 28, 2024
U.S. intelligence officials in late February told senators working on a biotech security bill that Chinese pharmaceutical firm WuXi
May 07, 2024
A bridge engineering expert discusses the costs and limitations of building structures to withstand extreme events – and what it takes to prepare the next generation of civil engineers.
March 28, 2024
The collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge has highlighted what engineers say is an urgent need to better protect the piers holding up spans over shipping channels as the size
April 26, 2024
A new study in Hungary shows that dogs, beyond being able to respond to commands like “sit” and “stay,” can learn to associate words with specific objects
March 28, 2024
Over half of U.S. landfills observed by aerial surveys are super-emitting sources of methane, according to a new study in the journal Science published on
April 26, 2024
Endangered smalltooth sawfish, marine creatures virtually unchanged for millions of years, are showing erratic behavior, spinning around and dying in unusual numbers in Florida waters
March 28, 2024
Bristol Myers Squibb said on Thursday its experimental drug to treat Crohn's disease, a chronic inflammatory bowel condition, failed to meet the main goal in a late-stage study.
March 28, 2024
Analyzing social media using artificial intelligence may pick up signals of depression in white Americans but not in Black counterparts, according to a study that highlights
March 28, 2024
Countries have promised to reduce their fossil fuel subsidies to fight climate change, but that’s harder to do than it sounds, as an energy law expert explains.
November 12, 2024
Canada's Niagara region has proactively declared a state of emergency ahead of a rare total solar eclipse on April 8 that is expected to gather massive crowds to areas in and
April 26, 2024
A new study says climate change is making giant heat waves crawl slower across the globe and they are baking more people for a longer time with higher temperatures over larger areas
March 29, 2024
The largest uranium producer in the United States is ramping up work at a mine less than 10 miles from the rim of the Grand Canyon
March 30, 2024
A new drought has left millions facing hunger in southern Africa as they experience the effects of extreme weather that scientists say is becoming more frequent and more damaging
March 31, 2024
Japan says its experts have held talks with Chinese counterparts to try to assuage Beijing's concerns over the discharge of treated radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea
March 31, 2024Dr. John Nkengasong has spent decades working in Africa on HIV and AIDS, his career intertwined with a U.S. program that has transformed care in some of the hardest-hit countries and saved an estimated 25 million lives
April 01, 2024
Carbon capture is turning the oil and gas industry into a critical player for mitigating climate change – while its products continue to heat up the planet.
April 01, 2024
The mysterious "Havana syndrome" ailment that has afflicted U.S. diplomats and spies across the world may be linked to energy weapons wielded by members of a Russian military
April 26, 2024
Trillions of evolution’s bizarro wonders, red-eyed periodical cicadas, are about to emerge in numbers not seen in decades and possibly centuries
April 01, 2024
Virginia utility regulators on Friday approved new solar projects with a total of 764 MW electricity capacity that will expand Dominion Energy's clean energy portfolio in the U.S. state.
April 26, 2024
A person in Texas has been diagnosed with bird flu — an infection tied to the recent discovery of the virus in dairy cows
April 01, 2024
Texas on Monday reported a human case of avian influenza in a person who had contact with dairy cows presumed to be infected with the virus.
April 01, 2024North America is on the verge of another masking of the sun during a total solar eclipse
April 01, 2024
More and more businesses are taking advantage of the total solar eclipse set to dim skies across North America next week
April 02, 2024
Spectators who aren't near the path of totality or who get cloudy weather on eclipse day can still catch the total solar eclipse
April 02, 2024
NASA wants to come up with an out-of-this-world way to keep track of time, putting the moon on its own souped-up clock
April 02, 2024
Federal researchers indicate the gray whale population along the West Coast is showing signs of recovery five years after hundreds washed up dead on the coasts of California, Oregon, Washington state and Alaska, as well as Canada and Mexico
April 01, 2024
Thai wildlife officials laid out a plan on Wednesday to bring peace to a central Thai city after at least a decade of human-monkey conflict
April 03, 2024
The periodical cicadas that are about to infest two parts of the United States aren’t just plentiful, they’re downright weird
April 01, 2024
The April 8 total solar eclipse is quickly approaching
April 03, 2024
New research suggests that brown rats crawled off ships earlier than previously thought and quickly out-competed rival black rats to take over North American cities
April 03, 2024
There have been numerous developments this week concerning avian flu that have raised concerns among experts
April 03, 2024
Senior finance and central bank officials from Southeast Asia and major economies are meeting in the scenic Laotian city of Luang Prabang to discuss ways to help the region build resilience against shocks like the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters brought on by climate change
April 04, 2024
Plans are underway to airlift a stranded killer whale calf out of a remote tidal lagoon off Canada's northern Vancouver Island in an effort to reunite the young orca with its extended family
April 03, 2024
Monday's total solar eclipse might become one of the year's most filmed and photographed events
April 04, 2024
Throughout history, solar eclipses have had profound impact on adherents of various religions around the world
April 04, 2024
NASA says it’s investigating whether an object that crashed into the roof of a home in southwest Florida last month came from the international space station
April 04, 2024Clouds could obscure views of Monday's total solar eclipse in some parts of North America
April 04, 2024
There’s a race underway to build artificial general intelligence, a futuristic vision of machines that are broadly as smart as humans or at least can do many things as well as people can
April 04, 2024
Ohio is pulling out all the stops for Monday’s total solar eclipse, as it braces for potentially hundreds of thousands of visitors
April 05, 2024
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the levels of the crucial heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere reached historic highs last year, growing at near-record fast paces
April 05, 2024
Earthquakes large enough to be felt by a lot of people are relatively uncommon on the East Coast
April 05, 2024
A Russian space capsule with two women and one man has safely landed in a steppe in Kazakhstan after their missions aboard the International Space Station
April 06, 2024
India's southern Andhra Pradesh state has become a positive example of the benefits of natural farming, a process of using organic matter as fertilizers and pesticides that makes crops more resilient to bad weather, and advocates say active government support is the primary driver for the state’s success
April 07, 2024
A bespoke globe in the age of Google Earth
April 07, 2024
Researchers have found that most cancer drugs granted accelerated approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration do not deliver on their early promise
April 07, 2024
Eclipse enthusiasts are staking out their spots across three countries, fervently hoping for clear skies
April 07, 2024
South Korea has launched its second military spy satellite into space, days after North Korea reaffirmed its plan to launch multiple reconnaissance satellites this year
April 08, 2024
Millions of spectators in the U.S., Mexico and Canada are eagerly anticipating the total solar eclipse
April 08, 2024
A new study shows how front yards can serve as windows into the inner lives of their residents – and their feelings about their home, neighborhood and city.
April 08, 2024
A total solar eclipse crossing North America will darken skies along a path through Mexico, the United States and Canada
April 08, 2024
The European climate agency says Earth was record hot for the 10th consecutive month in March
April 09, 2024
If you missed North America's total solar eclipse or if you caught the eclipse bug, there are more chances to see the sun disappear
April 08, 2024
Russian space officials have aborted a test launch of a new heavy-lift rocket from a far-eastern launch pad just moments before the planned blastoff
April 09, 2024
The U.N.’s atomic watchdog says an explosion caused by an alleged drone attack at Europe’s largest nuclear plant in Ukraine poses no direct threat to its safety
April 09, 2024
New research suggests alternating boring and meaningful tasks can keep workers more engaged and productive.
April 09, 2024
The University of Edinburgh says Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the Higgs boson particle, has died at 94
April 09, 2024
Myrtle, an ancient green sea turtle that has delighted visitors to the New England Aquarium in Boston for more than 50 years, is in good physical shape
April 09, 2024
The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced its first-ever limits for several common types of PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances
April 10, 2024
Russia’s second attempt to test-launch a new heavy-lift rocket from its Far Eastern space complex has been aborted
April 10, 2024
The United Nations climate chief says humanity has only two years left “to save the world” by making dramatic changes in the way it spews heat-trapping emissions
April 10, 2024
Rescuers on Wednesday were searching for a 30-foot-long gray whale with its tail entangled in a massive gill net last spotted off Northern California’s coast
April 10, 2024
Frightening to some, exciting to others, baffling to many: Artificial intelligence has been called an economic game changer, a threat to democracy or even an existential threat to humanity
April 11, 2024
Russia has successfully test-launched a new heavy-lift rocket from its Far Eastern space complex, a lift-off that comes after two aborted attempts earlier this week
April 11, 2024
The cement industry is one of the largest emitters of carbon dioxide and is responsible for some 8% of global emissions each year
April 11, 2024
Archaeologists excavating new sites in Pompeii have uncovered a sumptuous banquet hall decorated with intricately frescoed mythological characters inspired by the Trojan War
April 11, 2024
Berlin’s zoo is celebrating the 67th birthday of Fatou the gorilla, its oldest resident, who it believes is also the oldest gorilla in the world
April 12, 2024
A post-mortem examination of a whale that washed ashore on New Jersey’s Long Beach Island shows the animal sustained numerous blunt force injuries including a fractured skull and vertebrae
April 12, 2024
An orphaned killer whale stranded in a remote Vancouver Island lagoon is proving difficult for rescuers to catch
April 12, 2024
Every year, around 10 to 15 sea otter pups are found stranded off the California coast, often due to storms that separate mother and
April 26, 2024
The first drug shown to slow Alzheimer’s hit the U.S. market over a year ago, but sales have lagged and diagnosis and treatment remain complicated
April 12, 2024
A bird flu outbreak in U.S. dairy cows has spread to more than two dozen herds in eight states
April 12, 2024
Safety at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine remains precarious but the shift to a cold shutdown of all six reactor units, completed on Saturday, is positive
April 26, 2024
The coffee that picked you up this morning is 600,000 old
April 15, 2024
Reef scientists say coral reefs around the world are experiencing global bleaching for the fourth time due to prolonged warming of the oceans
April 15, 2024
The World Health Organization issued an alert on Monday warning drugmakers of five contaminated batches of propylene glycol, an ingredient used in medicinal syrups,
April 26, 2024
An endangered Bornean orangutan baby has been welcomed into the world at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay in Florida
April 15, 2024
NASA is seeking a faster, cheaper way to bring rock samples from Mars to Earth
April 15, 2024
Wildlife experts are bringing butterflies back to the Presidio National Park in San Francisco as part of an effort to restore native ecosystems
April 15, 2024
NASA says it determined that an object that crashed through the roof of a Florida home last month was a chunk of space junk from equipment discarded at the International Space Station
April 15, 2024
NASA is seeking a cheaper, simpler approach to one of its top science priorities in the midst of a budget crunch - retrieving precious soil samples collected on
April 26, 2024
Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that can leak from oil and gas wells, pipelines and landfills. Satellites can spot the releases fast enough to get them fixed and help protect the climate.
April 16, 2024
Greece aims to create two large marine parks as part of an $830 million program to protect biodiversity and marine ecosystems, with the plans to be formally announced at an international oceans conference starting in Athens Tuesday
April 16, 2024
President Joe Biden's administration is launching a program that will help 50 countries identify and respond to infectious diseases, with the goal of preventing pandemics like the COVID-19 outbreak
April 16, 2024
Plumbing problems at the dam holding back the second-largest reservoir in the U.S. are spurring concerns about future water delivery issues to Southwestern states supplied by the Colorado River
April 16, 2024
Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in the United States are slightly more likely than the overall adult population to believe in human-caused climate change
April 17, 2024
Filtering out PFAS is only the first step. These ‘forever chemicals’ still have to be destroyed, and there are many questions about how to do that safely.
April 17, 2024
A new study says climate change will reduce future global income by about 19% in the next 25 years compared to a fictional world that’s not warming, with the poorest areas and those least responsible for heat-trapping gases taking the biggest monetary hit
April 17, 2024
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says two more black-footed ferrets have been cloned from the genes used for the first clone of an endangered species in the U.S. These three slinky predators are genetically identical to a single animal frozen back in the 1980s
April 17, 2024
Indonesian authorities closed an international airport and residents left homes near an erupting volcano due to spreading ash, falling rocks and the possibility of a tsunami
April 18, 2024
The Lyrid meteor shower is here
April 18, 2024
Aerospace and defense company Northrop Grumman is working with SpaceX, the space venture of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, on a
April 26, 2024
Researchers in India have found fossils of an ancient giant snake that could have been longer than a school bus
April 18, 2024
U.S. senators from both parties introduced legislation on Thursday to accelerate development of power plants run by nuclear fusion reactions, an emerging
April 26, 2024
The World Health Organization has approved a new version of a widely used cholera vaccine that could help address a surge in cases that has depleted the global vaccine stockpile
April 18, 2024
Alphabet-owned Google said on Thursday it would consolidate teams that focus on building artificial intelligence models across its Research and DeepMind divisions in its latest push to
May 03, 2024
Holtec International, which is in charge of decommissioning the Indian Point nuclear power plant in New York, on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the state over its rules regarding the
May 03, 2024
The U.N.'s nuclear watchdog said on Thursday that officials at Ukraine's Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant had reported a new attempted drone attack on the facility's training
May 03, 2024
The Environmental Protection Agency has designated two forever chemicals used in cookware, carpets and firefighting foams as hazardous substances
April 19, 2024
Ethics is often neglected in engineering education, two researchers write, despite mounting questions about how to responsibly design artificial intelligence programs.
April 19, 2024
The man who will run this year’s United Nations climate talks in November views the upcoming negotiations as a key link in international efforts to curb worsening global warming — if they can be successful
April 19, 2024
The Environmental Protection Agency is allowing the sale of gasoline containing a higher blend of ethanol for the third summer in a row
April 19, 2024
An artisan roastery based in the Finnish capital has introduced a coffee blend that has been developed by artificial intelligence in a trial in which it’s hoped that technology can ease the workload in a sector that traditionally prides itself on manual work
April 20, 2024
Two top climate monitoring organizations are reporting that Europe is the fastest-warming continent and its temperatures are rising at roughly twice the global average
April 22, 2024
The European Space Agency has added five new members to its astronaut corps
April 22, 2024
A new report finds that the Mexican government has largely abandoned protection and enforcement measures for loggerhead sea turtles
April 22, 2024
Electric car sales will rise strongly in 2024 and increasingly undercut oil demand, the International Energy Agency (IEA) forecast on Tuesday, adding affordability
May 08, 2024
Pfizer and BioNTech asked a London court to revoke rival Moderna's patents over technology key to the development of vaccines for COVID-19, as the latest leg of a
May 08, 2024
The university that boasts the world’s largest 3D printer developed one even bigger
April 23, 2024
NASA has finally heard back from Voyager 1 in a way that makes sense
April 23, 2024
Emerging cicadas are so loud in one South Carolina county that residents are calling the sheriff’s office asking why they can hear sirens or a loud roar
April 23, 2024
A new study suggests that the first animal that glowed in the dark was a coral that lived deep in the ocean about half a billion years ago
April 23, 2024
U.S. health officials say samples of pasteurized milk have tested positive for remnants of the bird flu virus that has infected dairy cows
April 23, 2024
China’s space agency is making final preparations to send the Shenzhou-18 crew into low-Earth orbit on Thursday as part of its ambitious space program that aims to put people on the moon by 2030
April 24, 2024
Japan’s first moon lander has survived a third freezing lunar night, Japan’s space agency said after receiving an image from the device three months after it landed on the moon
April 24, 2024
Tech giant Cisco Systems has joined Microsoft and IBM in signing onto a Vatican-sponsored pledge to ensure artificial intelligence is developed and used ethically
April 24, 2024
A New Jersey woman who was near death has received a transplanted pig kidney, part of a dramatic pair of surgeries that also stabilized her failing heart
April 24, 2024
The U.S. government will require dairy cattle moving between states to be tested for bird flu starting on Monday as federal officials ramp up
May 09, 2024
U.S. health and agriculture officials are ramping up testing and tracking of bird flu in dairy cows in an urgent effort to understand and stop the growing outbreak
April 24, 2024
Malaria is still a significant public health challenge in Kenya, but an important pilot of the world’s first malaria vaccine may help
April 25, 2024
President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday announced final rules targeting carbon, air and water pollution from power plants that it says could cut
May 10, 2024
New weight loss drugs are reshaping a dieting industry built on eating less and exercising more
April 25, 2024
The two NASA astronauts assigned to Boeing's first human spaceflight have arrived in Florida for their May launch
April 25, 2024
Five livestock experts who study infectious diseases in the dairy industry explain the risks.
April 25, 2024
Only male crickets have wing structures that produce sound, but females are very good at following the signal.
April 22, 2024
Wild turkeys were overhunted across the US through the early 1900s, but made a strong comeback. Now, though, numbers are declining again. Two ecologists parse the evidence and offer an explanation.
April 19, 2024
The last time that these two groups of cicadas emerged from underground together, Thomas Jefferson was president.
April 18, 2024
Extreme downpours and droughts, both fueled by rising global temperatures, are taking a toll on water infrastructure. Communities trying to manage the threats face three big challenges.
April 12, 2024
These chemicals are now found on almost every part of the planet, including in the bodies of a large percentage of the American public. An environmental health scientist explains the risks.
April 10, 2024
Measuring the concentration of radioactive elements in a single, sand-size crystal reveals the growth of the Himalayan mountain range over time.
April 09, 2024
A coastal scientist explains why marshes, mangroves and other wetlands can’t keep up with the effects of climate change, and how human infrastructure is making it harder for them to survive.
April 08, 2024
The earthquake, one of New Jersey’s largest on record, could be felt from Maryland to Boston. But don’t read too much into it.
April 05, 2024
The reason batteries come in so many types has as much to do with history as innovation.
April 05, 2024
The big question: Would climate engineering like sending reflective particles into the stratosphere or brightening clouds help reduce the national security risks of climate change or make them worse?
April 04, 2024
It’s common to see solar panels on rooftops and fields, but they aren’t widespread on cars − yet.
April 01, 2024
While reading, scrolling and focusing on other objects near our faces increase the risk of developing myopia, a little time outdoors in the sun can help mitigate it.
April 24, 2024
Studies show a parent’s poor diet could affect the genes of generations to come – and set up children and grandchildren for obesity and cardiovascular issues.
April 23, 2024
THC concentrations in newly available products far exceed those of traditional smoked weed, which can have dangerous unintended consequences in adolescents.
April 22, 2024
From synthetic fabrics to car exhaust to wildfires, exposure to environmental pollutants push the skin microbiome to adapt in ways that reduce its ability to protect the skin.
April 22, 2024
Most infection prevention guidelines center on the hospital environment rather than the patient. But the source of antibiotic-resistant microbes is often from the patient’s own body.
April 10, 2024
An elite athlete’s metabolism mostly looks different from a patient with COVID-19 − but their occasional similarities can reveal important insights into health and disease.
April 04, 2024
Some scientists theorize that artificial intelligence may be able to deduce thoughts from EEGs.
April 03, 2024
There are many approaches to treating cancer. Which ones work best is determined on an individual basis and informed by each tumor.
March 27, 2024
The type of life and professional experience a police chief has can influence how their departments react to protests, new research finds.
April 18, 2024
It’s not easy to collect rocks on a budget when the rocks are 140 million miles away.
April 25, 2024
Tau neutrinos are notoriously difficult to spot in detectors like IceCube. But researchers have managed to isolate 7 candidates.
April 25, 2024
Nobody wants to see an accident involving flammable, corrosive or radioactive material. But understanding the rules put in place to prevent these accidents isn’t easy.
April 22, 2024
From kimchi to kombucha and sauerkraut to sourdough, many traditional food staples across cultures make use of fermentation. And these variations are reflected in your microbiome.
April 17, 2024
Saturn’s moon Enceladus has geysers shooting tiny grains of ice into space. These grains could hold traces of life − but researchers need the right tools to tell.
April 17, 2024
New research found a way to both improve the accuracy of deepfake detection algorithms while also enhancing fairness.
April 16, 2024
There are many ways to kill microbes that cause dangerous infections. Combining genetic screening with machine learning can help researchers identify new antimicrobials.
April 16, 2024
Where specialized algorithms fail to classify star-borne pulses, human volunteers with just a little training can step in.
April 16, 2024
AI has the potential to diminish the human experience in several ways. One particularly concerning threat is to the ability to make thoughtful decisions.
April 12, 2024Historians are working to shine a light on Alice Ball’s legacy and contributions to an early treatment of a dangerous and stigmatizing disease.
April 12, 2024
Functional precision medicine works to take the guesswork out of deciding which drug to try next for patients with cancers that don’t respond to standard treatments.
April 11, 2024
No treatments are currently available to cure Parkinson’s disease. Better understanding the genetic foundation of this condition can help researchers find ways to slow or halt its progression.
April 10, 2024
A judge says a plan by federal agencies to rebuild the sardine population in the Pacific was not properly implemented and failed to prevent overfishing
April 25, 2024
The federal government plans to restore grizzly bears to an area of northwest and north-central Washington
April 25, 2024
A lab in a Dutch zoo has presented special corals that bred themselves and nestled them in Europe's largest coral reef
April 26, 2024
Japan’s space agency says it's planning to launch a major upgrade to its satellite imaging system, as a new flagship rocket is put to the test for a third time
April 26, 2024
Additional tests of milk showed that pasteurization killed the bird flu virus, federal health officials said on Friday, as Colorado became the ninth U.S.
May 13, 2024
Legal psychology researchers are investigating how police treat drunken suspects, how impaired people behave when questioned, and how juries consider their statements.
April 26, 2024
The current overall public health risk posed by the H5N1 bird flu virus is low, the World Health Organization said on Friday, but urged countries to stay alert for cases of animal-to-human
May 13, 2024
Federal health officials say three women who were diagnosed with HIV after getting “vampire facial” procedures at an unlicensed New Mexico medical spa are believed to be the first documented cases of people contracting the virus through a cosmetic procedure using needles
April 28, 2024
A data analysis shows Indonesia had a 27% increase in primary forest loss in 2023
April 29, 2024
China will send a robotic spacecraft in coming days on a round trip to the moon's far side in the first of three technically demanding missions that
May 14, 2024
Last year, a who’s who of world leaders, corporate executives and academic experts gathered at Britain’s Bletchley Park for the world’s first global AI Safety
May 14, 2024
A pair of giant pandas will soon make the journey from China to the U.S., where they will be cared for at the San Diego Zoo
April 29, 2024
A powerful storm system produced dozens of destructive tornadoes over three days that tore apart homes in Oklahoma, Nebraska and Iowa. A meteorologist explains the conditions that fueled them.
April 29, 2024
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday tightened regulations for clinical laboratories with a new rule that gives it more oversight of diagnostic tests developed by them.
May 14, 2024
The Food and Drug Administration has finalized a rule to regulate medical tests that have long escaped oversight
April 29, 2024
The second of two new nuclear reactors in Georgia has entered commercial operation
April 29, 2024
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a Morbidity and Mortality Report last week that documented the first instances of HIV transmissions contracted through unsterile injections used while receiving “vampire facials,” cosmetic procedures involving microneedling
April 29, 2024
A new study finds that last year’s snow deluge in California, which quickly erased a two decade long megadrought, was essentially a once-in-a-lifetime rescue from above
April 29, 2024
NASA’s Webb Space Telescope has revealed the sharpest images yet of a portion of a horse-shaped nebula
April 29, 2024
Indonesia’s Mount Ruang volcano has erupted for a second time in two weeks, spewing ash more than a mile into the sky, closing an airport and peppering nearby villages with debris
April 30, 2024
The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China staged a sit-in protest outside his lab after authorities locked him out of the facility
April 30, 2024
There is a risk that the H5N1 bird flu virus, present in many wild birds, may infect cows in countries beyond the United States as they migrate, a World Health Organization official
May 15, 2024
A Chinese spacecraft has returned to Earth with three astronauts who lived for six months on the country’s space station
April 30, 2024
The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a ban on consumer uses of methylene chloride, a chemical widely used as a paint stripper but known to cause liver cancer and other health problems
April 30, 2024
EV fires make headlines, but they don’t tell the full story of EV safety. The real threat isn’t combustion, it’s weight.
April 30, 2024
A social science researcher followed a dozen teens from different neighborhoods in North, West and Northeast Philadelphia, tracking their family histories and heart rates as they navigated daily life.
April 30, 2024
A professor shows science students how humanities classes are the real stem that other disciplines sprout from. They learn that critical thinking and skepticism don’t stop when they leave the lab.
April 30, 2024
You can thank yeast and bacteria for the distinctive taste and smell of the oldest leavened bread in history.
April 30, 2024
An English study into the causes of ACL injuries to women soccer players has been launched
April 30, 2024
U.S. climate change diplomat John Podesta will meet his Chinese counterpart Liu Zhenmin in Washington in May, resuming bilateral talks on climate cooperation
May 15, 2024
Indonesia's Ruang volcano erupted on Tuesday, spewing lava as lightning flashes lit up its crater, prompting authorities to raise the alert status and evacuate more than 12,000
July 02, 2024
The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China says he has been allowed back into his lab after days of protest
May 01, 2024
Sweltering heat in the Philippines can curb farm production,
May 14, 2024
Success in the fight to wipe out polio is not guaranteed, according to tech billionaire turned philanthropist Bill Gates, whose foundation has poured billions into
May 14, 2024
An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck Japan's Bonin Islands, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said on Saturday. The quake was at a depth of 503.2 km (312.7 miles), USGS said.
April 27, 2024A South African aquarium is stretched beyond capacity after more than 500 baby sea turtles were washed up on beaches by a rare and powerful storm and rescued by members of the public
May 01, 2024
A pre-Roman necropolis characterised by rich grave artefacts was discovered in southern Italy during excavations for the construction of an electricity power station, local
April 24, 2024The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog will travel to Iran next week as Tehran’s nuclear program enriches uranium a step away from weapons-grade levels and international oversight remains limited
May 01, 2024
Cassava’s many assets would seem to make it the ideal crop, except for one drawback: It’s highly poisonous. Human ingenuity has made cassava edible for millennia.
May 01, 2024
Cancer vaccines have gained much interest among scientists but face a number of hurdles. A new mRNA vaccine for glioma offers a step forward in training the immune system to fight cancer.
May 01, 2024
NASA is hoping that nations will work together more closely in the future on topics such as climate change, including greenhouse gas emissions, the
May 08, 2024
Dams holding vast amounts of uranium mine tailings above the fertile Fergana valley in Central Asia are unstable, threatening a possible Chernobyl-scale nuclear
April 23, 2024
(This April 22 story has been corrected to say that Exxon has one advanced recycling plant and is assessing opportunities in, not has, around a dozen advanced recycling projects, in paragraph 10) By
May 08, 2024
Asia was the world's most disaster-hit region by climate related hazards last year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said, with floods and storms causing the highest
May 07, 2024
Europe is increasingly facing bouts of heat so intense that the human body cannot cope, as climate change continues to raise temperatures, the EU's Copernicus
May 07, 2024
It was a Texas veterinarian who collected samples from dairy farms that confirmed the outbreak of H5N1 bird flu in cattle for the first time
May 01, 2024
Preliminary results of tests on additional dairy products show that pasteurization inactivates the bird flu virus, the U.S.
May 16, 2024
The H5N1 bird flu virus has spread to dairy cows in the United States, raising concerns about its spread to humans.
June 16, 2024
GSK raised its full-year profit forecast on Wednesday on strong demand for its common respiratory vaccine and specialty HIV medicines, though it expects sales
May 16, 2024
A federal appeals court panel on Wednesday rejected a long-running lawsuit brought by young Oregon-based climate activists who argued that the U.S. government’s role in climate change violated their constitutional rights
May 02, 2024
Scientists say a new form of mpox detected in a mining town in Congo might more easily spread among people
May 02, 2024
The Starliner has had delays and issues. The May 2024 launch will put its capacity to carry crew to the International Space Station to the test.
May 02, 2024
Researchers say an orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant
May 02, 2024
Amgen on Thursday said it was very encouraged after completing an interim analysis of its mid-stage study of experimental weight-loss drug MariTide and will no longer
May 17, 2024
Bird flu likely circulated in U.S. dairy cows on a limited basis for about four months before federal officials confirmed the disease that has
May 17, 2024
China has launched a lunar probe to land on the far side of the moon and return with samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side
May 03, 2024
Crop Trust, which works to preserve crop bio-diversity, needs to more than double its $300 million endowment fund to be able to support seed banks across the
April 20, 2024China's vaccine developers stuck with unused mRNA COVID shots and idle manufacturing plants are pursuing new targets for the novel messenger RNA
April 19, 2024
The World Health Organization and around 500 experts have agreed for the first time what it means for a disease to spread through the air, in a bid to avoid the
May 03, 2024
Striking drone image of young sharks hunting fish wins photo competition
December 04, 2024The success of ballistic missile defences facing their first complex, high-stakes combat scenarios in Israel, the Red Sea and Ukraine will encourage militaries globally to
May 19, 2024
Earthquake warning smartphone apps have surged in popularity in Taiwan due to high demand from people eager to get a few extra seconds to take cover after
May 19, 2024
Like all people, the way scientists see the world is shaped by biases and expectations, which can affect how they record and report. Rigorous research methods can minimize this effect.
May 03, 2024
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks this weekend
May 03, 2024
An experimental F-16 fighter jet has taken Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall on a history-making flight controlled by artificial intelligence and not a human pilot
May 03, 2024
China on Friday launched an uncrewed spacecraft on a nearly two-month mission to retrieve rocks and soil from the far side of the moon, the first
May 20, 2024
The Texas dairy farm worker infected with H5N1 bird flu was not wearing respiratory or eye protection and had been exposed to cattle that appeared to have the
May 20, 2024
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday that people should avoid exposures to sick or dead animals suspected to be infected with the H5N1 bird flu virus.
May 20, 2024
The head of the World Health Organization on Friday urged countries to agree to an accord to help fight future pandemics as negotiations approach a deadline this month.
May 19, 2024
The Indonesian government will permanently relocate almost 10,000 residents after a series of explosive eruptions of the Ruang volcano has raised concerns about the dangers of
July 02, 2024
Boeing is poised to send the first Starliner space capsule with a crew of humans into orbit next week, giving it a long-delayed chance to score a badly needed
May 03, 2024
Amazon announced a new slate of artificial intelligence platforms, known as foundation models, at its annual AWS conference, allowing for text, image and video
December 03, 2024
Boeing is finally poised to launch astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA after years of delays and stumbles
May 04, 2024
Dick Rutan, along with copilot Jeana Yeager, completed one of the greatest milestones in aviation history: the first round-the-world flight with no stops or refueling
May 04, 2024
Meta said on Tuesday it is seeking proposals from nuclear power developers to help meet its artificial intelligence and environment goals, becoming the latest
December 03, 2024
An asteroid lit up the sky in Russia's remote far eastern region of Yakutia early on Wednesday, producing a fireball before likely burning up in the atmosphere, officials and scientists
December 03, 2024
New Zealand said on Saturday that its Antarctic agency signed a memorandum of understanding with Germany's Alfred Wegener Institute to foster cooperation between the two polar science
May 04, 2024Nanoplastics are the smallest microplastics, far narrower than a human hair. Very little is known about their composition, structure or how they break down in the environment.
May 06, 2024
Boeing has called off its first astronaut launch because of a fluttering rocket valve
May 06, 2024
Researchers in Israel are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to comb through piles of records to try to identify hundreds of thousands of Jewish people
July 02, 2024
For the first time, researchers have identified a genetic form of late-in-life Alzheimer's disease
May 06, 2024
An exquisitely preserved fossil of the earliest-known bird Archaeopteryx, a pigeon-sized specimen revealing new anatomical details of a creature whose 19th century discovery
May 06, 2024
Studying Venus’ water loss can help scientists better understand how planets go from potentially habitable to incapable of supporting life.
May 06, 2024
People who carry two copies of the APOE4 gene are virtually guaranteed to develop Alzheimer's and face symptoms at an earlier age, researchers reported on
May 06, 2024
NASA will return Boeing's faulty Starliner capsule to Earth without astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who will return to Earth on a SpaceX vehicle early next year, NASA chief
May 06, 2024
The long-awaited first crewed test flight of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft will be no earlier than Friday, NASA said, after the
May 06, 2024
Apple is developing its own chip to run artificial intelligence software in data centers, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.
May 21, 2024
Global warming has brought Argentina's corn farmers a dangerous new enemy: a yellow insect just four millimeters (0.16
May 22, 2024
Scientists studying the sperm whales that live around the Caribbean island of Dominica have described for the first time the basic elements of how they might be talking to each other, in an effort that could one day help better protect them
May 07, 2024
The various species of whales inhabiting Earth's oceans employ different types of vocalizations to communicate.
May 22, 2024
A record 30% of global electricity was generated from renewables in 2023, according to a report released by Ember, a think tank based in London
May 07, 2024
AstraZeneca said on Tuesday it had initiated the worldwide withdrawal of its COVID-19 vaccine due to a "surplus of available updated vaccines" since the pandemic.
May 22, 2024
The world just experienced its hottest April on record, extending an 11-month streak in which every month set a temperature record, the European Union's climate
May 22, 2024
The Atlas V
May 07, 2024
The pharma giant AstraZeneca has requested that the European authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine be pulled
May 08, 2024
When resources are tight, mothers bear the costs of playing with their offspring even as they avoid socializing with others.
May 08, 2024
Some anthropologists question how much rare activities like big-game hunting could have affected how our species evolved. Instead they’re looking at daily activities like carrying water or firewood.
May 08, 2024
Research on one exoplanet that’s rapidly losing its atmosphere is hinting to scientists why exoplanets tend to look a certain way.
May 08, 2024
Distress about the Earth’s future is driving many young people to act
May 08, 2024
The European Commission is planning to allow exemptions from a proposed ban on substances known as PFAS, or "forever chemicals", to
May 22, 2024
A thick atmosphere has been detected around a planet that's twice as big as Earth in a nearby solar system
May 08, 2024
China has approved the safety of gene-edited wheat for the first time as Beijing cautiously moves forward with commercial growing of genetically modified food crops.
May 22, 2024
Marine conservationists and government scientists are seeking clues to the mystery of how a 44-foot whale carcass ended up on the bow of a cruise liner, where it was
May 22, 2024It's time for a reality check about decarbonising Asia's vast and growing steel sector.
May 24, 2024
Japan’s Fisheries Agency has proposed expanding commercial whaling to fin whales, a larger species than the three allowed now
May 09, 2024
The Biden administration plans to put guardrails on U.S.-developed artificial intelligence (AI) models that power popular chatbots like ChatGPT to safeguard the
May 24, 2024
After a year of record-breaking global heat with El Niño, will La Niña bring a reprieve? That depends on where you live and how you feel about hurricanes.
May 09, 2024
One of the first longitudinal studies of male brain changes across the transition to first-time parenthood finds that becoming a dad affects the brain – without the direct experience of pregnancy.
May 09, 2024
Two men who were instrumental in creating a global seed vault designed to safeguard the world’s agricultural diversity will be honored as the 2024 World Food Prize laureates
May 09, 2024
A U.S. congressional committee on China has asked leading research university Georgia Institute of Technology to detail its collaboration with a Chinese
May 24, 2024
Hawaii health officials say testing on west Maui residents shows no evidence of widespread lead exposure from last summer’s wildfires
May 10, 2024
Human heart organoids allow researchers to study the developing heart while avoiding the ethical issues of using human embryos and the imperfections of animal models.
May 10, 2024
People are better able to see and correct biases in algorithms’ decisions than in their own decisions, even when algorithms are trained on their decisions.
May 10, 2024
Summer means road construction − but what kind of engineering goes into laying down pavement?
May 10, 2024
Cannabis and psilocybin – used under supervision – have the potential to work better than current pain treatments, but the research into both has long been hindered by federal legislation.
May 10, 2024
A veterinarian and epidemiologist who studies infectious diseases in dairy cows discusses the outbreak, how cows recover and what the government is doing to keep the milk supply safe.
May 10, 2024
An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth produced stunning displays of color in the skies across the Northern Hemisphere, with no immediate reports of disruptions to power and communications
May 10, 2024
Officials say a tractor-trailer hauling about 15 million bees to be used to pollinate blueberry fields crashed and overturned on Interstate 95 in Maine
May 10, 2024
Final testing of U.S. retail dairy samples came back negative for viable H5N1 bird flu virus, the Food and Drug Administration said on Friday.
May 26, 2024
Smarter vehicles could mean some of the most dramatic changes for the traditional traffic signal since the yellow light was added more than a century ago
May 11, 2024
Starlink, the satellite arm of Elon Musk's SpaceX, warned on Saturday of a "degraded service" as the Earth is battered by the biggest geomagnetic storm due to solar
July 02, 2024
A U.S. government agency said a weaker repeat of Saturday's powerful solar storm is likely on Sunday
May 11, 2024
The biggest geomagnetic storm in two decades, sparked by solar flares, caused dazzling lights displays in parts of Latin America overnight on Friday, including a rare
July 02, 2024
A Danish Michelin-starred chef has teamed up with the Florida-based startup Space Perspective to take fine-dining to our upper atmosphere in late 2025
May 11, 2024
The first recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died nearly two months after he underwent the procedure
May 12, 2024
A man with end-stage renal disease who earlier this year became the first human to receive a new kidney from a genetically modified pig has died, Massachusetts General
July 02, 2024
Indonesia's Ibu volcano erupted on Monday morning, spewing thick columns of grey ash several kilometres into the sky, the country's volcanology agency said.
May 27, 2024
Artificial intelligence voice-cloning technology carries so many risks of harmful impersonation that major technology companies are wary of letting people use it
May 13, 2024
ChatGPT maker OpenAI said on Monday it would release a new AI model called GPT-4o, capable of realistic voice conversation and able to interact across text and
May 29, 2024
Japan's Shionogi & Co said on Monday its pill-based treatment for COVID-19 did not meet the primary endpoint of showing a statistically significant reduction of 15 common symptoms of
May 27, 2024
Want to bring extra life to a glass of champagne or soda water? Physicists will tell you to drop in a small object, such as a berry or raisin.
May 13, 2024
Water is everywhere, but freshwater supplies are limited on many Caribbean islands. Rising demand and climate change are worsening water shortages for the people who live here.
May 13, 2024
Turkish media say a curator at the American Museum of Natural History has been detained in Istanbul while allegedly attempting to smuggle spider and scorpion samples
May 13, 2024
A government research institute in the United Arab Emirates on Monday released a new open source GenAI model, which could rival the ones from big technology companies.
May 28, 2024
Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula has seen a string of volcanic eruptions since 2021 when geological systems dormant for around 800 years became active again.
March 18, 2024
Federal energy regulators have approved a rule to expand the amount of renewable energy such as wind and solar power that is transmitted to the electric grid
May 13, 2024
As global warming fills the plankton-rich waters of New England with death traps for sea turtles, the number of stranded reptiles has multiplied over the last 20 years
December 03, 2024
There are early signs that a La Nina weather event may form in the Pacific Ocean later this year, Australia's weather bureau said on Tuesday.
May 28, 2024
When Arctic nations simulated a large oil spill for a virtual training exercise in March off northern Norway, Russia also took part - a rare sign
May 28, 2024
Researchers around the world are racing to create large wind turbines and floating platforms as upcoming lease auctions bring offshore wind closer to reality
May 14, 2024
Just as human biases show up in machine learning systems, so, too, do people’s vagaries and vicissitudes.
May 14, 2024
Asthma attacks can result from immune cells overreacting to a harmless allergen. Tamping down iron levels in certain immune cells can help control their activity.
May 14, 2024
As AI moves into medicine, perhaps no one has more to gain or lose than radiologists, the doctors who review medical scans for signs of cancer and other diseases
May 14, 2024
Top envoys from the U.S. and China huddled Tuesday in closed-door talks in Geneva to discuss ways to ensure that emerging artificial intelligence technologies don't become existential risks
May 14, 2024
New fiction from Jami Attenberg and books from young adult authors Kwame Mbalia and Robert Beatty and the latest book on science from best-selling writer Dava Sobel are among the upcoming works excerpted for a free e-compilation
May 14, 2024A new study finds that the broiling summer of 2023 was the hottest in the Northern Hemisphere in more than 2,000 years
May 14, 2024
The U.S. government has a specialized plane loaded with advanced sensors that the EPA brags is always ready to deploy within an hour of any kind of chemical disaster
May 14, 2024
Astronomers have discovered what they believe is the biggest known batch of planet-making ingredients in the cosmos
May 14, 2024
A curator at the American Museum of Natural History in New York said on Tuesday he was released and arrived back in the United States after Turkish authorities detained him on
May 30, 2024Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed a bill aimed at reevaluating and potentially revising existing offshore wind project plans, setting the stage for the state's goal of achieving 8,500
May 29, 2024
Astronomers say a planet that's bigger than Jupiter is surprisingly as fluffy and light as cotton candy
May 14, 2024
Sizzling heat across Asia and the Middle East in late April that echoed last year’s destructive swelter was made 45 times more likely in some parts of the continent because of human-caused climate change, a study Tuesday found
May 14, 2024
Extreme temperatures throughout Asia last month were made worse - and more likely - as a result of human-driven climate change, a team of international scientists said on
May 29, 2024
The sun isn't done yet
May 14, 2024
Natural gas producer CNX Resources says it plans to build a $1.5 billion facility at Pittsburgh’s airport to make hydrogen-based fuels
May 15, 2024Neuralink's disclosure last week that tiny wires inside the brain of its first patient had pulled out of position is an issue the Elon Musk company has known about for
May 30, 2024
Slovakia’s government approved a plan to build another nuclear reactor in a country that relies heavily on nuclear electricity generation
May 15, 2024
The World Health Organization has authorized a second dengue vaccine, a move that could provide protection for millions worldwide against the mosquito-borne disease that has already sparked numerous outbreaks across the Americas this year
May 15, 2024
NoMowMay is a catchy concept, but it doesn’t provide the food that native North American pollinators need or lasting support for them.
May 15, 2024
Scientists are discovering viral genetic sequences in the wild faster than they can analyze them. A kind of ChatGPT for proteins can help make sense of all that data.
May 15, 2024
Studying theoretical, fast-spinning black holes is helping physicists understand more about the elusive black holes out in the universe.
May 15, 2024
Airbus Helicopters showcased an experimental half-plane, half-helicopter on Wednesday in a quest for speed as competition heats up to define the rotorcraft
July 02, 2024
A new study suggests that the first warm-blooded dinosaurs may have roamed Earth about 180 million years ago
May 15, 2024
A University of Hawaii study examining the health effects of last year’s deadly wildfires on Maui has found that up to 74% of participants may have difficulty breathing and otherwise have poor respiratory health
May 16, 2024
Understanding how humans came to exert such enormous pressure on Earth’s ecosystems can inform more sustainable ways of living.
May 16, 2024
The Webb Space Telescope has discovered the earliest known merger of black holes
May 16, 2024
Scientists say temperatures that have gone “crazy haywire” hot, especially in the Atlantic, are close to making the current global coral bleaching event the worst in history
May 16, 2024
Chinese commercial space company CAS Space announced its "space tourism vehicle" will first fly in 2027 and travel to the edge of space in 2028, state media reported on Friday.
June 02, 2024
Humans are not alone in the use of tools. Chimpanzees, for instance, crack nuts with stones and use sticks to get at tasty termites.
June 01, 2024
Before World War II, pathogens in milk accounted for 1 in 4 cases of foodborne diseases in the US. Pasteurization reduced this figure to less than 1%.
May 17, 2024
Numerous bats have been found in Colorado with white-nose syndrome. The fungus has killed millions of bats in North America, leaving biologists concerned about its impact on bats in the state.
May 17, 2024
Tick season is starting across the U.S., and experts are warning the bloodsuckers may be as plentiful as ever
May 17, 2024
Federal wildlife officials have declared a rare lizard in southeastern New Mexico and West Texas an endangered species
May 17, 2024
Canada on Friday ordered some petrochemical plants in Ontario to take strict measures to control pollution from cancer-causing chemical benzene after release from a
June 04, 2024
A decades-old landslide that’s rapidly accelerating has forced the dismantling of an iconic Southern California chapel known for its glass frame built among soaring redwoods and sweeping Pacific Ocean views
May 18, 2024
NASA and Boeing delayed the launch of Boeing's Starliner crew capsule again on Friday, giving them four more days to assess a helium leak before attempting to launch the
June 03, 2024
Botanists and citizen scientists armed with the iNaturalist app on their smartphones are recording the biodiversity along the U.S.-Mexico border
May 19, 2024
Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin launched a six-person crew - including the first U.S.
July 02, 2024
Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, has finally made it to space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos’ rocket company
May 19, 2024
South Korea is set to host a mini-summit this week on risks and regulation of artificial intelligence
May 20, 2024
Fast-moving storms with strong winds, large hail and apparent tornadoes have left a trail of damage in Oklahoma and Kansas
May 20, 2024
One community college created a science pathway program that boasts a 100% employment rate for graduates.
May 20, 2024
A pre-World War II US Navy plan for a modular floating platform has developed into a key lifeline in Gaza and at disaster sites around the world.
May 20, 2024
New research challenges the conventional wisdom that those who enjoy some form of employment and strong support networks are more inclined to attach themselves to a set geography.
May 20, 2024
A new study tracks how cockroaches spread around the globe to become the survival experts we know today
May 20, 2024
China is the runaway leader in supplying the world with the hardware to gather solar power
May 21, 2024
Leading artificial intelligence companies made a fresh pledge at a mini-summit Tuesday to develop AI safely, while world leaders agreed to build a network of publicly backed safety institutes to advance research and testing of the technology
May 21, 2024
Japan's majestic Mt. Fuji was some 700,000 years in the making, but on one sultry May morning, it was gone.
June 05, 2024
French drugmaker Sanofi on Tuesday announced it is collaborating with artificial intelligence company OpenAI and Formation Bio to boost its drug development projects through the use of
June 05, 2024
Russia said that a U.S. subcritical experiment aimed at giving data on the behaviour of the materials used in nuclear warheads did not violate the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban
June 05, 2024Vertical wind shear can keep tropical storms in check, particularly during El Niño years. When El Niño is gone, ii’s often not as strong.
May 21, 2024
A U.N. tribunal on maritime law has found that countries are legally required to reduce greenhouse gas pollution
May 21, 2024
Sixteen companies at the forefront of developing Artificial Intelligence pledged on Tuesday at a global meeting to develop the technology safely at a time when regulators
July 02, 2024
Russia has brought a string of treason cases against scientists researching super-high flight speeds, an area that underpins its development of hypersonic missiles.
June 05, 2024
Europe's Airbus, Thales and Leonardo are exploring plans to set up a new joint space company as they look to compete with Elon Musk's Starlink.
December 03, 2024
NASA again delayed Boeing's debut crewed flight of its Starliner capsule on Tuesday so engineers can spend more time evaluating a helium leak in the spacecraft's propulsion system, the
June 05, 2024
Discussions on how to scale up resources to deliver efficient and affordable clean cooking to all are on the table at the 9th Annual Global Conference on Energy Efficiency by the International Energy Agency
May 22, 2024
Older adults face greater health risks from extreme heat for several reasons. Communities can save lives by starting to make changes now.
May 22, 2024
You have the US space program to thank for some of the technology in your phone and laptop.
May 22, 2024
Biogen said on Wednesday it had agreed to buy privately held Human Immunology Biosciences for up to $1.8 billion, bulking up on rare disease medicines as its older multiple sclerosis drugs
June 06, 2024
Russia's top arms control diplomat dismissed as "fake news" on Wednesday an assertion by the United States that Russia had launched a weapon into low-Earth orbit
June 06, 2024
South Korea's science and information technology minister said on Wednesday the world must cooperate to ensure the successful development of AI, as a global summit on
June 06, 2024
Many high school students in the United States are sensitive to the ongoing climate crisis, and some are demanding more paths that allow them to work on solutions to the planet's warming
May 22, 2024
Use of diabetes and obesity medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy and other so-called GLP-1 drugs has soared among teens and young adults
May 22, 2024
A grizzly that bit into a can of bear repellent while attacking a hiker in Grand Teton National Park was likely defending a cub at the time and won't be captured or killed by authorities
May 22, 2024
A Michigan farmworker has been diagnosed with bird flu in what is the second human case associated with an outbreak in U.S. dairy cows
May 22, 2024
A second human case of bird flu has been confirmed in the United States since the virus was first detected in dairy
June 07, 2024
A wind farm in southwest Iowa suffered a direct hit from a powerful tornado that crumpled five of the massive power-producing towers, including one that burst into flames
May 22, 2024
The National Weather Service says three separate powerful tornados carved up long paths across Iowa
May 23, 2024
A data privacy expert explains how machine learning algorithms draw inferences and how that leads to privacy concerns.
May 23, 2024
NOAA expects an extraordinarily busy hurricane season, with 17-25 named storms and 8-13 hurricanes. An atmospheric scientist explains what that means.
May 23, 2024
Get ready for what nearly all the experts think will be one of the busiest Atlantic hurricane seasons on record thanks to unprecedented ocean heat and a brewing La Nina
May 23, 2024
NASA and Boeing are targeting June 1 for the company's first crewed launch of its Starliner spacecraft as engineers investigate the cause of a helium leak and
June 07, 2024
A European space telescope is thrilling scientists with its latest peek at stars and galaxies
May 23, 2024
Researchers climbed the world’s largest tree to inspect for bark beetles and descended the giant sequoia with good news this week
May 23, 2024
Scientists with a Boston aquarium are encouraging beachgoers to report sightings of white sharks this holiday weekend after signs of shark bites were observed on multiple marine mammals
May 23, 2024
New research suggests the HPV vaccine is preventing cancers in men, as well as in women
May 23, 2024
(This May 23 story has been corrected to say Shield is meant for CRC screening, not diagnosis, in paragraph 4, and fix a typo in paragraph 7.)
June 10, 2024
Vaccination of boys and men against the human papillomavirus (HPV) reduces their risk of head and neck cancers and other malignancies, a new analysis shows, adding to the
June 09, 2024
The impact of the calamitous rains that struck East Africa from March to May was intensified by a mix of human-caused climate change and rapid growth of urban areas, an international team of climate scientists said in a study published Friday
May 24, 2024
South Korea's military says North Korea appears to be preparing to launch its second military spy satellite into space
May 24, 2024
U.N. member countries have concluded a new treaty to ensure that genetic resources used in inventions, like new medicines derived from exotic plants in the Andes mountains, are properly traced
May 24, 2024
Humans have watched and learned from animals who treat their ills with bioactive plants. This animal wisdom has a scientific name: zoopharmacognosy.
May 24, 2024
Boeing is now aiming for its first astronaut launch at the beginning of June
May 24, 2024
Advisers to the U.S. health regulator on Friday voted against the use of Novo Nordisk's weekly insulin in patients with type 1 diabetes due to risks of low
June 11, 2024
Boeing and NASA quelled two technical issues on the company's Starliner spacecraft, including a "design vulnerability" requiring a temporary workaround, to get
June 10, 2024
Bird flu virus particles were found in tissue samples taken from one dairy cow sent to slaughter at a U.S. meat processing plant, but none were detected in
June 10, 2024
Feeding raw milk contaminated with bird flu to mice infected them with the virus, adding to evidence that consumption of unpasteurized milk is not safe for humans, according to a study
June 18, 2024
The so-called FLiRT variants of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that cause COVID-19 have been the dominant forms of the virus circulating this year globally, according to
June 10, 2024
Novo Nordisk's Wegovy obesity drug reduced adverse kidney-related events by 22% in overweight and obese people in a large study, according to a new analysis the
June 11, 2024
The 2024 cicada emergence is underway in Illinois
May 26, 2024
The World Health Organization is beginning its annual meeting with government ministers and other top envoys hoping to reinforce global preparedness for the next pandemic in the devastating wake of COVID-19
May 27, 2024
A volcano on the remote Indonesian island of Halmahera erupted on Monday spewing a grey ash cloud six kms (four miles) into the sky, the country's volcanology agency said, adding
June 12, 2024The head of the World Health Organization on Monday voiced confidence that countries would one day reach a deal on a pandemic accord
June 12, 2024
As climate change makes storms more frequent and intense, Florida community foundations are looking for new ways to make sure they have resources on hand to support the public before, during and after a disaster
May 27, 2024
The number of heat-related howler monkeys deaths in Mexico has risen to 157, with a tragically small number of the primates treated or recovering
May 27, 2024
Russia and Uzbekistan have signed an accord for Moscow to build a small nuclear power plant in the Central Asian country
May 27, 2024
Russia will build a small nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan, the first such project in post-Soviet Central Asia, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said on Monday at a meeting with
June 12, 2024
To model the inside of a supercapacitor, my team had to rework a common physics law that most high school students learn.
May 28, 2024
OpenAI says it’s setting up a new safety and security committee and has begun training a new artificial intelligence model to supplant the GPT-4 system that underpins its ChatGPT chatbot
May 28, 2024
The operator of Japan’s destroyed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has demonstrated how a remote-controlled robot would retrieve tiny bits of melted fuel debris from one of three damaged reactors later this year
May 28, 2024
North Korea said its attempt to launch a new military reconnaissance satellite ended in failure on Monday when a newly developed rocket engine exploded in flight.
June 12, 2024Venus appears to be more volcanically active than previously known, according to scientists whose new analysis of decades-old radar images has spotted evidence of
June 13, 2024
An increase in the number of hot days as climate change warms the globe would likely damage the U.S. economy over the long-term, according to research published on Tuesday by
June 13, 2024
More than 4 million chickens in Iowa will have to be killed after a case of the highly pathogenic bird flu was detected at a large egg farm
May 28, 2024
A European-Japanese climate research satellite designed to study Earth’s temperature balance has been launched into orbit from California
May 28, 2024In the mountains, heavy downpours can be devastating, especially when storms hit back to back. Yet, hurricane season’s inland flood risk is often overlooked until it’s too late.
May 29, 2024
2024 marks 25 years since NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory started detecting X-rays from energetic astronomical events.
May 29, 2024
Merck on Wednesday agreed to buy privately held biotech EyeBio for as much as $3 billion, as it looks to diversify its portfolio of experimental drugs with treatments
June 12, 2024
A volcano in southwestern Iceland sent glowing hot lava shooting more than 50 metres into the air on Wednesday, its fifth eruption since December and the most powerful one since
July 02, 2024
Archaeologists in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii near the city of Naples have uncovered charcoal sketches drawn by children as young as six years old, depicting possibly violent
June 14, 2024
Two former Japanese defence ministers are among a group of lawmakers planning to form a nonpartisan parliamentary grouping to urge the government to look into unidentified flying
June 12, 2024Six planets will line up in the early morning sky on June 3, but most won't be visible to the naked eye
May 29, 2024
Heat-related howler monkeys deaths in Mexico have been recorded in a total of four states, environmental authorities said
May 29, 2024
The White House on Wednesday plans to announce new measures to support the development of new U.S. nuclear power plants, a large potential
June 12, 2024
Thanks to heavy use of nitrogen fertilizer, tiny organisms that flourish in farm fields emit nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas that can warm the planet more than carbon dioxide and stay in the atmosphere for over a century
May 29, 2024
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore are assessing the country’s bridges after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge
May 29, 2024
A little asteroid called Dinkinesh - visited last November by NASA's Lucy spacecraft - has a surprisingly dynamic history, according to scientists, along with its
June 13, 2024
Ursa Major, a startup rocket motor maker, has successfully test-fired its new Draper engine more than 50 times on the ground, the company said on Thursday,
June 13, 2024India's Agnikul Cosmos launched its Agnibaan rocket for the first time on Thursday, powered by the only Indian rocket engine to use both gas and liquid fuel in the country's
June 14, 2024
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was a star speaker at the annual AI for Good conference Thursday, addressing the U.N. telecommunications agency’s annual gathering about how to tap the societal promise of artificial intelligence technology
May 30, 2024
Lab-grown meat is not currently available in any U.S. grocery stores or restaurants
May 30, 2024
Some of the ads promise that you can throw away your glasses. But what does the evidence say?
May 30, 2024
The best spots on the Moon for lunar bases are the same spots where scientists want to build telescopes − can these two interests coexist?
May 30, 2024
AIs that can see and hear have captured the public imagination. A machine learning expert explains why the sense of smell has lagged behind – and why that could change.
May 30, 2024
U.S. farmers will be able to test bulk supplies of milk from their dairy cows for bird flu rather than milk from individual cows before gaining approval to ship them
June 16, 2024
Reports of a rare nervous system disorder are “more common than expected” in older U.S. adults who got the new RSV vaccines
May 30, 2024
Lava continues to spurt from a volcano in southwestern Iceland but the activity has calmed significantly from the eruption the previous day
May 30, 2024
If the ocean circulation, known as AMOC, shuts down, it would be a climate disaster, particularly for Europe and North America. New research shows why that might not happen as soon as some fear.
May 30, 2024
A third U.S. dairy worker tested positive for bird flu after exposure to infected cows, and was the first to suffer respiratory problems,
June 16, 2024
Shipping fuel regulations introduced in 2020 have led to a substantial cut in sulphur dioxide (SO2) pollution, but may also have made the ocean warmer by
June 17, 2024
Researchers can create ‘single-cell radios’ using bacterial proteins to transmit the invisible activities within cells.
May 31, 2024
Federal health regulators are set to review the first request to approve the mind-altering club drug MDMA as a treatment for PTSD
May 31, 2024
Scientists have found the genetic root of a disorder that causes intellectual disability, which they estimate affects as many as one in 20,000 young people
May 31, 2024
A North Carolina aquarium said in February that a stingray became pregnant with no male companion in its tank and now says the fish has a rare reproductive disease
May 31, 2024
South Sudan has received its first batch of a new malaria vaccine from the World Health Organization, an important step in efforts to battle a disease that is the biggest killer of children in this African country
May 31, 2024Doctors say a woman who received a pig kidney transplant is back on dialysis after surgeons removed the gradually failing organ
May 31, 2024
The bird flu outbreak in U.S. dairy cows is prompting development of new, next-generation mRNA vaccines — akin to the shots deployed during the COVID-19 pandemic
May 31, 2024
U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm is calling for more nuclear reactors to be built in the United States and worldwide
May 31, 2024
The U.S. health regulator's staff said on Friday data on the psychedelic drug MDMA for post-traumatic stress disorder was difficult to interpret, and raised
June 17, 2024
Mission managers say last-minute computer trouble has nixed the latest launch attempt for Boeing’s first astronaut flight
June 01, 2024
A top United Nations official says even though climate change makes disasters such as cyclones, floods and droughts more intense, more frequent and striking more places, fewer people are dying from those catastrophes globally
June 01, 2024
A second attempt at launching Boeing's new Starliner space capsule on its inaugural test flight with NASA astronauts on board was
June 18, 2024
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has canceled his planned flight around the moon on a SpaceX vehicle because of uncertainty about when it may be possible
June 01, 2024
Estonia’s government has ratified the country’s full membership in the European Organization for Nuclear Research, a move that will give companies, scientists and teachers in the Baltic nation complete access to one of Europe’s main research and scientific organizations
June 01, 2024The World Health Organization says member countries approved new steps to boost global preparedness for pandemics like COVID-19 and mpox and better respond to dangerous outbreaks
June 01, 2024
A Chinese spacecraft has landed on the moon’s far side to collect soil and rock samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side
June 01, 2024
China landed an uncrewed spacecraft on the far side of the moon on Sunday, overcoming a key hurdle in its landmark mission
June 18, 2024
Talks aimed at reaching a global agreement on how to better fight pandemics will be concluded by 2025 or earlier if possible, the World Health Organization said on Saturday.
June 18, 2024
Artur Chilingarov, a Russian polar scientist and explorer and veteran member of parliament, died on Saturday, the speaker of the state Duma lower house said. He was 84.
June 18, 2024
Scaling back treatment for some cancers can make life easier for patients without hurting the outcomes
June 02, 2024
Trend Micro on Sunday said it is working with Nvidia to create new cybersecurity tools that use artificial intelligence and are designed to protect the data centers where
June 18, 2024
Boeing and NASA said on Sunday that their teams are preparing to launch the new Starliner space capsule on June 5 after scrubbing its inaugural test flight launch attempt on Saturday.
June 18, 2024
The El Nino weather pattern that can cause extreme events such as wildfires and tropical cyclones is forecast to swing back into generally cooler La Nina conditions later this year,
June 19, 2024
It’s hard to look for something you’ve never seen before – and that might not even exist. But you have to start somewhere.
June 03, 2024
A session of U.N. climate negotiations in the German city of Bonn was suspended on Monday after climate activists took to the conference stage and demonstrated against Israel's war
June 19, 2024Bolivian ranchers Elizabeth and Edwin Churata are learning how to survive in a drier, hotter climate.
June 19, 2024
A community in Massachusetts is about to become one of the first in the U.S. to be heated with geothermal, or ground source heat pumps, that are connected to each other
June 03, 2024
The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog says Russia may eventually restart the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant that it seized in southeastern Ukraine but shares the view of international monitors that it’s not practical and possibly dangerous to do so now
June 03, 2024Once the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer couldn’t survey widely anymore, NASA scientists switched gears and began using the spacecraft for planetary defense.
December 03, 2024
Research animal breeder Envigo pleaded guilty in Virginia on Monday to federal animal welfare and environmental crimes, resolving a two-year U.S.
June 19, 2024
U.S. home energy bills are expected to rise by 7.9% this summer as extreme heat increases cooling costs, according to a study released on Monday by the National Energy Assistance
June 19, 2024
Underwater tech startup ReefGen is creating robots to help accelerate seagrass planting efforts around the world.
December 03, 2024
The lake-effect snow that has fallen in parts of upstate New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan is the result of cold, moist air that blew over the Great Lakes region
December 02, 2024
Climate change made the recent flooding that devastated southern Brazil twice as likely, a team of international scientists said on Monday, adding that the heavy rains were also
June 20, 2024
Two young brothers and their cousin were wandering through a fossil-rich stretch of the North Dakota badlands when they stumbled across a T
June 03, 2024
Experts are investigating a shark bite of a swimmer near San Diego, seeking to determine the species and uncover any clues to explain the rare event, a leading shark
June 20, 2024
China says its spacecraft unfurled the country’s red and gold flag on the far side of the moon before lifting off with rock and soil samples to bring back to Earth
June 04, 2024
China's Chang'e-6 probe has lifted off from the far side of the moon, starting its journey back towards Earth, China's national space agency
July 02, 2024
The first heat wave of the season has arrived earlier than usual across much of the U.S. Southwest
June 04, 2024
Indonesia's Mount Ibu volcano erupted on Tuesday, spewing thick columns of grey ash five km (three miles) into the sky, the volcanology agency said, but there were no immediate
July 02, 2024
Japan is set to push for more nuclear power in an energy policy update due next year, seeking stable electricity supply in face of growing demand
June 20, 2024
Noam Chomsky’s notion of the human instinct for freedom ties together his many intellectual pursuits, from educating creative, independent citizens to rejecting social and economic hierarchies.
December 03, 2024
Republicans are seeking to define ‘sex’ in federal law. But after centuries of debate, doctors, scientists and judges haven’t come to a clear consensus on what the definition of sex should be.
December 03, 2024
Research reveals lots of reasons why well-meaning attempts to inform, persuade or correct misinformation go awry. It also identifies ways to avoid these communication backfires.
June 04, 2024
How and why preterm birth happens is still unclear, in part because research on pregnancy tends to focus on developmental biology.
June 04, 2024
A leading driver of this seaweed invasion is pollution, carried down rivers and into the Atlantic Ocean from the continents.
June 04, 2024
A rare fossil of an adolescent Tyrannosaurus rex has been excavated in North Dakota's badlands - a find noteworthy for the scientific insight it may offer into the life
June 20, 2024
The Hubble Space Telescope has suffered another breakdown that will limit its scientific discoveries
June 04, 2024
Specially trained service dogs helped ease PTSD symptoms in U.S. military veterans in a small study that the researchers hope will help expand options for service members
June 04, 2024
Federal health advisers have rejected the first-ever proposal to use MDMA as a treatment for PTSD
June 04, 2024
A group of OpenAI’s current and former workers are calling on the ChatGPT-maker and other artificial intelligence companies to protect employees who flag safety risks about AI technology
June 04, 2024
Representatives for a Maine company that plans to send small satellites into space from the Northeast’s most rural state say they hope to start launches next year
June 04, 2024
Top scientists calculate that the rate Earth is warming hit an all-time high in 2023 with 92% of last year’s surprising record-shattering heat caused by humans
June 04, 2024
A 59-year-old Russian cosmonaut has become the first person to spend 1,000 days in space
June 05, 2024
Boeing has launched astronauts for the first time after years of delays
June 05, 2024
Boeing's new Starliner capsule flew its first crew of astronauts to orbit on Wednesday from Florida in a much-delayed test mission to the
July 02, 2024
With a resolution above 3.2 gigapixels, a nearly three-ton weight and the ambitious task of carrying out an unprecedented decade-long exploration, the largest digital camera ever
July 02, 2024
A risk expert explains how to read the heat index and interpret extreme heat warnings, and how to stay safe.
June 05, 2024
Hardening electric transmission systems and monitoring ocean temperatures are 2 key priorities.
June 05, 2024
Giraffe necks are a hot topic among biologists. A new study contradicts an older theory that says male giraffes need long necks to fight over mates.
June 05, 2024
Drinking alcohol is normalized in American society. But the ubiquity of alcohol consumption hides its serious health risks, including cancer.
June 05, 2024
More than 30 companies showcased their latest robots at the international conference on humanoid robotics that can one day live and work in homes. CNN's Saskya Vandoorne reports.
December 02, 2024Each of the past 12 months ranked as the warmest on record in year-on-year comparisons, the EU's climate change monitoring
June 23, 2024
Boeing has finally launched NASA astronauts to the International Space Station after years of stumbles and delays
June 05, 2024
Joro spiders — invasive, brightly colored, orb-weaving arachnids that have been spreading in the U.S. for the past several years — have captured the public's interest and horror once again
June 05, 2024
Month after month, global temperatures are breaking records
June 05, 2024
Storm trackers in the Texas Panhandle have recovered a massive hail stone that's about the size of a pineapple
June 05, 2024
Health authorities say a man in Mexico died from a type of bird flu called H5N2 that has never before been found in a human
June 05, 2024
Nepal's abundant hydroelectric power is helping the Himalayan nation cut its oil imports and clean up its air, thanks to a boom in sales of electric vehicles
June 06, 2024
Scientists in Bolivia are hoping to track glacial changes at lightning speed.
June 24, 2024
Employees of drugmaker WuXi AppTec, under U.S. scrutiny for its links to the Chinese military, co-invented altitude sickness treatments
June 24, 2024
Boeing's new Starliner capsule and an inaugural two-member NASA crew safely docked with the International Space Station on Thursday, meeting a key test in
June 24, 2024
China remains open towards cooperation with countries including the United States in space, the foreign ministry said on Thursday, following congratulations from U.S. space agency
June 23, 2024
Indonesia's Mount Ibu volcano erupted again on Thursday, firing red bright lava and rocks into the night sky and triggering a spectacular display of volcanic lightning, the
June 23, 2024Solar accounted for 75% of electricity generation capacity added to the U.S. power grid early this year as installations of panels rose to a quarterly record,
June 23, 2024
Boeing's space capsule has arrived at the International Space Station after encountering thruster trouble
June 06, 2024
AI has learned the ins and outs of proteins. Gene editing gives scientists control of life’s molecular machinery. Together they could lead to a revolution in biotechnology.
June 06, 2024
SpaceX’s mega Starship rocket has completed its first full test flight, returning to Earth without exploding after blasting off from Texas
June 06, 2024
Even in a concrete jungle like Los Angeles, wild species show up in surprising places. New research identifies the types of wildlife that best tolerate urban development.
June 06, 2024
Artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT could soon run out of what keeps making them smarter — the tens of trillions of words that people have written and shared online
June 06, 2024
At first, fossil-hunting diver Alex Lundberg thought the lengthy object on the sea floor off Florida’s Gulf Coast was a piece of wood
June 06, 2024
A Maine woman learned the hard way that quicksand doesn’t just happen in jungles or rainforests in Hollywood movies
June 06, 2024
An FDA analysis of trial data for Eli Lilly's experimental Alzheimer's drug donanemab released on Thursday revealed no red flags, but raised
June 24, 2024
New York's electric grid will face supply shortfalls if the rate of retiring old fossil fired power plants continues to quickly outpace the addition of clean new
June 24, 2024Scientists have traced the ancestry of the modern horse to a lineage that emerged 4,200 years ago and quickly became dominant across Eurasia
June 06, 2024
A massive high-pressure system known as a heat dome that has stalled over the U.S.
July 02, 2024
Nestle Health Science will buy the rights to Seres Therapeutics' Vowst, the companies said on Thursday, gaining full access to the first-ever pill alternative to fecal
June 24, 2024Dairy cows infected with avian flu in five U.S. states have died or been slaughtered by farmers because they did not recover, state officials and academics
June 24, 2024
Experts say the mysterious death of a man in Mexico who had one kind of bird flu is unrelated to outbreaks of another bird flu at U.S. dairy farms
June 06, 2024
A special uranium fuel planned for next-generation U.S. nuclear reactors poses security risks because it could be used without further enrichment as fissile
June 25, 2024Records have tumbled across the Southwest United States as temperatures soared past 110 degrees in parts of California, Nevada and Arizona
June 07, 2024
A new database of AI tools could help social scientists revolutionize the way they do their research, from scanning large datasets to aiding in literature reviews.
June 07, 2024
Collaborative research by archaeologists, environmental scientists and tribal elders combines science and Indigenous knowledge to tell the story of centuries of life at a glacier’s edge.
June 07, 2024
An interstellar probe could help scientists answer fundamental questions about how the Sun influences Earth, space and other planets in the solar system.
June 07, 2024
The U.S. health regulator on Friday advised COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers that new shots for the fall 2024 campaign should target the JN.1 variant that was dominant earlier this year.
June 25, 2024
The total global volume of fish, shrimp, clams and other aquatic animals that are harvested by farming has topped the amount fished in the wild from the world’s waters for the first time ever
June 07, 2024
A massive rare fish thought to only live in temperate waters in the southern hemisphere has washed up on Oregon's northern coast
June 07, 2024
A 15-day course of Pfizer's COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid did not relieve symptoms of long COVID, according a study by Stanford University researchers.
June 25, 2024
For the first time farmed aquatic production has exceeded the catch from traditional captured fisheries, the U.N. food and agriculture agency said on Friday,
June 25, 2024
William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic “Earthrise” photo showing the planet as a shadowed blue marble from space in 1968, has been killed when the plane he was piloting alone plummeted into the waters off the San Juan Islands in Washington state
June 07, 2024
Retired astronaut William Anders, who was one of the first three humans to orbit the moon, capturing the famed "Earthrise" photo during NASA's Apollo 8
June 25, 2024The bird flu virus strain that infected a Texas dairy farm worker in March was lethal to ferrets in experiments designed to mimic the disease in humans, the U.S.
June 25, 2024
William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic “Earthrise” photo showing the planet as a shadowed blue marble from space in 1968, has been killed when the plane he was piloting alone plummeted into the waters off the San Juan Islands in Washington state
June 08, 2024
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft scored a crucial achievement last week with the delivery of two astronauts to the International Space Station, but problems
June 26, 2024
Global ocean temperatures have been at record highs almost daily for over a year, and economies are feeling the heat.
June 10, 2024
Underwater construction is a complex and difficult task, but engineers have developed several ways to build underwater … mostly by not building underwater at all.
June 10, 2024
Scientists don’t often have the time to get all their equipment set up to study incoming meteors from space. Instead, they can study capsules from space missions as ‘artificial meteors.’
June 10, 2024
New research shows African elephants call each other and respond to individual names, something few wild animals do
June 10, 2024
Bill Gates and his energy company are starting construction at their Wyoming site for a next-generation nuclear power plant he believes will “revolutionize” how power is generated
June 10, 2024
As the U.S. dairy industry confronts an outbreak of bird flu, the egg industry serves as an example of how to slow the spread of the disease but also how difficult it can be to completely eradicate the problem
June 11, 2024
Scary Joro spiders the size of a human hand are spreading across the U.S. Eastern Seaboard and heading north.
June 27, 2024Scientists using new methods of measuring the carcinogen ethylene oxide have found much higher than expected levels of the chemical in the air along a corridor in southeastern Louisiana
June 11, 2024
Common summer activities can expose you to a host of infectious diseases. But there are simple steps you can take to protect yourself from pathogens ranging from E. coli to T. gondii.
June 11, 2024
In winter 2023-24, the Great Lakes’ ice cover was near record lows, peaking at just 16%. Researchers explain how diminishing ice could have consequences for fisheries, and how species are evolving.
June 11, 2024
Sea cucumbers have been overharvested for centuries. At the same time, coral reefs have declined as well. Research suggests that saving the former may help restore the latter.
June 11, 2024
A big, round, 4,000-year-old stone building discovered on a Cretan hilltop is puzzling archaeologists and threatening to disrupt a major airport project on the Greek tourist island
June 11, 2024
The conservationist group known as NYC Audubon has changed its name to NYC Bird Alliance to distance itself from the pro-slavery views of ornithologist and illustrator John James Audubon
June 11, 2024
New research shows space tourists experience some of the same body changes as astronauts who spend months in orbit
June 11, 2024
Humans aren’t the only animals that have names for each other − and studying animals that use names can teach researchers more about how human names evolved.
June 11, 2024
Author Ted Chiang has won a lifetime achievement prize for short stories, the PEN/Malamud Award, just the second time a science fiction writer has been honored since the award was established in 1988
June 11, 2024Russian marine specialists are racing to save a humpback whale which has become entangled in a fishing net north of the Arctic circle.
June 27, 2024
The World Bank's board approved a plan on Tuesday for the bank to act as interim host of a fund that will provide financial support to developing countries impacted by climate
June 27, 2024
The Humboldt penguin population has dramatically decreased in areas along the central coast of Chile, making them one of the most vulnerable of the world's 18 penguin species and
June 27, 2024
The most comprehensive assessment yet of a powerful greenhouse gas shows which countries are driving the increase, and which ones are successfully cutting emissions.
June 11, 2024
The toxic gas ethylene oxide (EtO) is detectable in southeastern Louisiana at levels a thousand times higher than what is considered safe, according to a new study.
June 28, 2024
NASA and Boeing said they expect to bring Starliner and its first astronaut crew back to Earth from the International Space Station as soon as June 18, later
June 27, 2024
Olympic breakdancers spin on their heads and backs, then freeze in funky poses. How? It’s all about physics.
June 12, 2024
Detecting infectious agents in sewage is only the first step. Researchers are working on developing reliable ways to translate surveillance measurements to case numbers and infection predictions.
June 12, 2024
The wreck of the last ship belonging to a famous Irish-born British explorer of Antarctica has been found off the coast of Canada by an international team led by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society
June 12, 2024
If you’ve been sick with COVID-19, you may have some protection against certain versions of the common cold
June 12, 2024
Green algae carry drug-loaded nanoparticles directly to the lungs, reducing side effects in other organs and increasing treatment efficiency.
June 12, 2024
A team of divers in Atlantic Canada has found the Quest, the ship on which renowned polar explorer Ernest Shackleton died in 1922, the Royal Canadian Geographical Society said on
June 28, 2024
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has directly caused or paved the way to the emission of 175 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere, a joint report said
June 28, 2024
Iran is responding to last week's U.N. nuclear watchdog board resolution against it by expanding its uranium-enrichment capacity at two
June 28, 2024A group of Ukrainian winemakers has visited California’s Napa Valley to learn about organic farming and how to heal land scarred by bombs and littered with mines
June 13, 2024
The Sun will be at its most explosive right around the time NASA plans to put people back on the Moon.
June 13, 2024
Scientists say a large number of whales visiting the waters off New England included an uncommon sighting of an orca eating a tuna and an unusually large group of an endangered species of whale
June 13, 2024
Wildlife experts have hit a dead end in their quest to determine how a gray wolf arrived in southern Michigan for the first time in more than 100 years
June 13, 2024
Photos of a white bison calf in Yellowstone National Park have generated excitement as well as questions: How does that happen
June 13, 2024
There is a 65% chance of the La Nina weather pattern, characterized by cold temperatures in the Pacific Ocean, developing during July-September, a U.S. government
June 28, 2024NASA said a "spacesuit discomfort issue" forced the cancellation of a planned spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) by two U.S. astronauts on
June 28, 2024
Samsung Electronics said on Thursday its chairman met with the heads of Meta, Qualcomm and Amazon this week to discuss cooperation and that topics included artificial intelligence,
June 28, 2024
NASA accidentally broadcast a simulation of astronauts being treated for decompression sickness on the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday, prompting speculation of an
June 28, 2024
Although more rain could trigger additional isolated Florida flooding on Friday, forecasters say the strong, persistent storms that dumped up to 20 inches (50 centimeters) in southern parts of the state appear to have passed
June 14, 2024
Pope Francis has challenged leaders of the world’s wealthy democracies to keep human dignity foremost in developing and using artificial intelligence
June 14, 2024
Japan, a major coal and liquefied natural gas (LNG) buyer, could be energy-independent by 2060 thanks to expansion of solar and wind power together with storage
June 28, 2024
Pope Francis made an historic appearance at the Group of Seven summit on Friday to speak about the pros and cons of artificial
July 02, 2024
Dozens of animals, some on land but many in the ocean, can produce light within their bodies through chemical reactions. Scientists are still trying to understand when and why this trait developed.
June 14, 2024
Cicada chaos is flourishing and flying in the American Midwest
June 14, 2024
What stands out during a cicada invasion is the sound
June 14, 2024
Your upper intestine is host to a distinct population of microbes that play a role in digestion, metabolism and immunity.
June 14, 2024
Novel metaphors can make it easier to understand complex concepts such as quantum computing.
June 14, 2024
A pioneer in the design of the microchips that make modern consumer electronics possible has died
June 14, 2024
Scientists are trying to determine why bird flu kills some animals quickly but leads to mild illnesses in others
June 14, 2024
NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is sending science data again
June 14, 2024
PJM Interconnection, the biggest U.S. power grid operator said on Friday that it is ready to meet anticipated electricity demand during a predicted heat wave.
June 28, 2024
The Boeing Starliner spacecraft is now scheduled to undock from the International Space Station and return to Earth on June 22 with its inaugural astronaut crew, NASA said on
June 28, 2024
The periodical cicadas that have blanketed parts of the American Midwest this spring are strange creatures, but they have nothing on some of their superfans
June 15, 2024
The recent appearance of a rare white bison calf has excited wildlife watchers in Yellowstone National Park
June 14, 2024
Global concerns about the use of AI in news production and misinformation are growing, a report published by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism found, posing
June 29, 2024
A Stockholm-based watchdog says the world's nine nuclear-armed states continue to modernize their nuclear weapons as the countries deepened their reliance on nuclear deterrence in 2023
June 17, 2024
The deadly implosion of an experimental submersible en route to the deep-sea grave of the Titanic last June has not dulled the desire for ocean exploration
June 17, 2024
The U.S. is as many as 15 years behind China on developing high-tech nuclear power as Beijing's state-backed technology approach and extensive financing give
June 28, 2024
While manufacturers say they are marketing oral nicotine pouches as a safer alternative for people who already smoke, nonsmokers and young people are being drawn to them, a large-scale study found.
June 17, 2024
Gunpowder warfare kicked off a new era of invasive surgery and prosthetic technology in Western medicine.
June 17, 2024
Hubble’s technical issues continue. But through some clever engineering, the telescope can continue operations with just 1 gyroscope.
June 17, 2024
Global supply chains for rare earths are realigning to diversify away from top producer China to make permanent magnets used in products from electric vehicles to wind turbines
July 02, 2024
India's monsoon has delivered a fifth less rain than normal so far this season, the weather department said on Monday, in a worrying sign for the vital
June 28, 2024
Dozens of bottles of centuries-old, impeccably preserved cherries and berries from the cellar of George Washington's Mount Vernon estate in northern Virginia have been discovered during an archaeological dig
June 17, 2024
Merck said on Monday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its next-generation vaccine to protect adults against the pneumococcal disease.
July 01, 2024
The U.S. state of Kansas on Monday sued Pfizer, accusing the company of misleading the public about its COVID-19 vaccine by hiding risks while making false claims about
June 28, 2024
Farming and biofuels organizations are hopeful that ethanol could be used to power passenger jets, but making that dream a reality hasn’t been easy
June 18, 2024
Unanswered questions linger a year after the implosion of the Titan submersible during its deep-sea voyage to the wreckage of the Titanic
June 18, 2024
The global commercial shipping industry could cut down its carbon emissions by 47 million tonnes per year by deploying artificial intelligence for sea navigation, a study by autonomous
July 01, 2024
Archaeologists preserve records of their excavations, but many are never analyzed. Digital archaeology is making these records more accessible and analyzing the data in new ways.
June 18, 2024
Future space missions will fly farther and longer than ever before – which means crew members may need more involved medical care in space.
June 18, 2024
A strange monolith has been found jutting out of a remote mountain peak near Las Vegas
June 18, 2024
The new level won’t trigger automatic cleanups, but it sets a lower threshold for taking precautions to reduce lead exposure.
June 18, 2024
Bayer's Preceon variety of short stature corn has been shown to withstand up to 75 mph winds (120 kph) in some trials, the company said on Tuesday, but could not
July 01, 2024
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering removing the Nashville crayfish from the endangered species list, but some biologists argue it still needs protection because its range is so limited
June 19, 2024
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July 02, 2024
Summer kicks off in the Northern Hemisphere with the summer solstice on Thursday
June 18, 2024
The trailblazing engineer was co-inventor of a technique for designing computer chips that laid the groundwork for the computing revolution.
June 19, 2024
With their bulging red eyes and their alien-like mating sound, periodical cicadas can seem scary and weird enough
June 19, 2024
A Russian court has upheld a 12-year guilty verdict for treason against a physicist accused of passing secrets about hypersonic technology to the Netherlands, a Russian legal association
July 01, 2024
GE Aerospace is developing a hybrid electric engine with the hopes it will power next-generation narrow-body jets by the middle of the next decade.
July 01, 2024
Scientists studying a Colombian family plagued by early-in-life Alzheimer's have found a rare gene variant that seems to delay initial symptoms by about five years
June 19, 2024
Global fossil fuel consumption and energy emissions hit all-time highs in 2023, even as fossil fuels' share of the global energy mix decreased slightly on the year,
July 02, 2024
A new study finds that human-caused climate change dialed up the heat and drastically increased the odds of this month’s killer heat that has been baking the Southwestern United States, Mexico and Central America
June 20, 2024
The Israel Antiquities Authority says a company drilling for natural gas off the coast of northern Israel has discovered a 3,300-year-old ship and its cargo, one of the oldest known examples of a ship sailing far from land
June 20, 2024
The heat comes from everywhere when you’re active outside on hot days – the Sun’s rays, the air around you, the ground and even your own body.
June 20, 2024
Ferns have evolved a mutually beneficial relationship with ants, but this happened late in their evolution. A recent study shows that old dogs can learn new tricks.
June 20, 2024
What really happens when lightning strikes cars, what to do if you’re out in the open or on a beach, and other tips for National Lightning Safety Awareness Week.
June 20, 2024
Herders carved names, slogans, nude silhouettes and more into the trees around them during lonely seasons in the mountains. Now, researchers rush to find and record the arborglyphs before they disappear.
June 20, 2024
Deadly heatwaves are scorching cities on four continents as the Northern Hemisphere marks the first day of summer, a sign that climate change may again help to fuel
June 20, 2024
Marine biologists have moved a pair of beluga whales from the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv - the target of daily shelling by Russian forces - to the eastern Spanish city of Valencia,
June 20, 2024
Researchers are exploring multiple uses for wind parks far out at sea, such as producing fresh seafood
June 21, 2024
Officials say Japan’s space agency has suffered a series of cyberattacks since last year, but sensitive information related to rockets and satellites was not affected and it is continuing to investigate and take preventive measures
June 21, 2024
Spacecraft exteriors that automatically heal from radiation damage would change the game − one material shows promise.
June 21, 2024
The way Lucy has been depicted in newspapers, textbooks and museums shows how today’s cultural norms influence perceptions of the past.
June 21, 2024
When dangerous heat waves strike, what happens inside the human body can become a life-or-death battle decided by just a few degrees
June 21, 2024
The Food and Drug Administration has authorized the first menthol-flavored electronic cigarettes for adult smokers
June 21, 2024
A strange monolith found jutting out of the rocks in a remote mountain range near Las Vegas has been taken down by authorities
June 21, 2024
Satellite data shows the amount of food the residents of the tiny Pacific island have grown over time, pointing to a small but stable population.
June 21, 2024
A new study finds the popular obesity drug Zepbound may help treat sleep apnea, a dangerous disorder in which people struggle to breathe during sleep
June 21, 2024
Eli Lilly on Friday said its popular weight-loss drug Zepbound helped resolve moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea in up to 52% of patients in two late-stage
June 21, 2024
About two years after 13 children and teens sued Hawaii over the threat posed by climate change, both sides have reached a settlement that includes an ambitious requirement to decarbonize the state's transportation system over the next 21 years
June 21, 2024
NASA has further postponed the Boeing Starliner's return to Earth from the International Space Station with its first crew of astronauts, to allow more time
June 21, 2024
Russia offered to help Vietnam develop nuclear power plants during President Vladimir Putin's trip to Hanoi, Alexei Likhachev, head of the Russian state nuclear firm Rosatom told RIA
June 23, 2024
Novo Nordisk's popular obesity drug Wegovy helped women with a common heart disease lose more weight than men who had the same
June 23, 2024
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is years into an initiative to end the nation’s HIV epidemic by pumping hundreds of millions of dollars annually into certain states, counties and U.S. territories with the highest infection rates
June 24, 2024
A neuroscientist explains how hormonal contraceptives work − and how stress may increase or decrease depression risk while on them.
June 24, 2024
Stinging jellyfish, rays with their whip-like tails and sharks on the hunt are some ocean hazards that might typically worry beachgoers
June 24, 2024
NASA has canceled a spacewalk at the International Space Station after water leaked from an astronaut's spacesuit
June 24, 2024
Problems with Boeing's Starliner capsule, still docked at the International Space Station (ISS), have upended the original plans for its return of its two
June 24, 2024
A first field of rice plants created in Italy with the help of new genomic techniques has been vandalised, compromising the results of research aimed at making
July 03, 2024China’s Chang’e 6 probe has returned on Earth with rock and soil samples from the little-explored far side of the moon in a global first
June 25, 2024
One method of making electricity cleanly to address climate change has been quietly advancing and just hit a milestone
June 25, 2024
China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe landed on Tuesday in the northern Chinese region of Inner Mongolia, making the country the first to bring back samples from the
June 25, 2024
Setting aside an additional 1.2% of the world's land as nature preserves would prevent the majority of predicted plant and animal extinctions and cost about $263
June 25, 2024
Russia's Admiral Gorshkov navy frigate that sailed to Cuba earlier in June conducted drills in the Atlantic Ocean searching for submarines using a helicopter, the defence ministry said on
July 03, 2024
South Sudan's most comprehensive aerial wildlife survey found about 6 million antelope — a figure that would make it the world's largest land mammal migration
June 25, 2024
Cell-free DNA prenatal screening, sometimes called ‘the gender test,’ cannot determine gender because gender is more than just genes and genitals.
June 25, 2024
A study in Detroit finds large areas without pet resources, mainly in lower-income and minority neighborhoods. Better access to supplies and services could help owners and animals thrive together.
June 25, 2024Durability and the risk of chemicals being released when pipes heat up are just 2 concerns about plastic pipes.
June 25, 2024
Brazilian farmers are keener to switch to bioinputs than peers in other countries, according to new research showing the average annual growth of
June 25, 2024
Iowa regulators have approved a controversial carbon dioxide pipeline for transporting emissions of the climate-warming greenhouse gas for storage underground
June 25, 2024
RTX Corp subsidiary Collins Aerospace is in talks with NASA to back out of its contract to build new spacesuits for astronauts on the International Space Station
June 25, 2024
Ukrainian shelling destroyed a radiation control post in Velyka Znamyanka in the Zaporizhzhia region, Russia's management of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine said on
June 26, 2024
Denmark will tax livestock farmers for the greenhouse gases emitted by their cows, sheep and pigs from 2030, the first country to do so as it targets a major source of methane emissions, one of the most potent gases contributing to global warming
June 26, 2024
Coral reefs share genetic material across wide areas, with help from ocean currents. This ability is especially important during episodes like the mass bleaching currently occurring.
June 26, 2024
Researchers used AI to analyze photos of Olympic medalists and found that bronze medalists appeared happier than silver medalists. A cognitive process called ‘counterfactual thinking’ may explain why.
June 26, 2024
Pope Francis has decreed that an area of northern Rome long used by Vatican Radio will now house a field of solar panels to fuel Vatican City
June 26, 2024
Two astronauts are spending extra time at the International Space Station as NASA and Boeing troubleshoot capsule problems that popped up on the way there
June 26, 2024
An atmospheric scientist explains how hail forms and what to do if you’re suddenly being pelted by giant ice chunks falling from the sky.
June 26, 2024
NASA awarded SpaceX $843 million to build a vehicle capable of pushing the International Space Station into Earth's atmosphere for its planned destruction around
June 26, 2024
NASA has awarded SpaceX an $843 million contract to build the vehicle that will bring the International Space Station out of its longtime orbit of Earth when its operating lifespan ends in a few more years
June 26, 2024
The global market for carbon dioxide (CO2) removal credits could reach up to $100 billion a year between 2030 and 2035 from $2.7 billion last year if barriers to
June 27, 2024
China’s space officials said Thursday they welcomed scientists from across the world to apply to study the lunar rock samples the Chang’e 6 probe brought back to Earth in a historic mission, but noted there were limits to that cooperation, specifically with the U.S. Officials said at a televised press conference in Beijing meant to introduce the mission’s achievements that any cooperation with the U.S. would be hinged on removing a U.S. law that bans direct bilateral cooperation with NASA,...
June 27, 2024
India's annual monsoon has covered more than three-fourths of the country and it is set to cover the entire country on time for the planting season despite
June 27, 2024
Wildfires above the Arctic Circle in June have unleashed carbon emissions that are the third highest for the time of year in two decades of monitoring, European scientists
June 27, 2024
A defunct Russian satellite has broken up into more than 100 pieces of debris in orbit, forcing astronauts on the International Space Station to take shelter for
June 27, 2024
A photo of Lucy’s reconstructed skeleton next to a live four-year-old girl shows how human Lucy was – and how small.
June 27, 2024
Safely landing a spacecraft that’s falling from the sky very quickly is easier said than done.
June 27, 2024
A female capybara has arrived at a Florida zoo as part of a breeding program to bolster the population of the large South American rodents
June 27, 2024
A small mammal called a kinkajou was found far from its normal rainforest habitat this week: at a rest stop amid the rolling sagebrush plains of central Washington state
June 27, 2024
NASA said on Thursday that it would continue to evaluate Starliner's propulsion system performance along with Boeing before the shuttle returns from the International Space Station (ISS).
June 27, 2024
Packed into a small room, a drone, bipedal robot, supermarket checkout and other devices showcase a vision of China's software future - one where an
June 27, 2024
The heatwave in Saudi Arabia blamed for the deaths of 1,300 people on the haj pilgrimage this month was made worse by climate change, a team of European scientists
June 27, 2024
The number of days reaching a sizzling 35 degrees Celsius (95 Fahrenheit) in 20 of the world's largest capitals - from Delhi to Jakarta to Buenos Aires - has risen 52%
June 27, 2024
Eisai and Biogen have launched their Alzheimer's treatment Leqembi in China, the third country after the United States and Japan, the companies said on Friday.
June 28, 2024
Researchers in South Africa have injected radioactive material into to the horns of 20 rhinos as part of a research project aimed at reducing poaching
June 28, 2024
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is delaying its planned launch of a satellite on its new flagship H3 rocket due to expected bad weather at the launch site in southwestern Japan
June 28, 2024
Science fiction and technological innovation feed off each other in an ongoing back-and-forth that can play out over decades.
June 28, 2024
Research funding is down in recent years despite promises made with the CHIPS and Science Act.
June 28, 2024
An asteroid will whiz harmlessly past Earth this weekend
June 28, 2024
Iran has installed half the advanced uranium-enriching machines it said earlier this month it would quickly add to its Fordow site dug into a mountain but has not
June 28, 2024
U.S. officials say a new study provides reassurance that pasteurization kills bird flu virus in cow’s milk
June 28, 2024
Gabon has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, for the first time since 2022 at a poultry market in the capital Libreville, the
June 21, 2024
More than 250 million years ago, Scotland was not veiled in mist and rain, as it often is today, but rather a desert blanketed in sand dunes.
June 21, 2024
The world has enough solar power capacity to generate a fifth of its midday peak electricity needs on the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, up from 16% last year,
June 20, 2024
A Brazilian scientist has identified fossils of a small crocodile-like reptile that lived during the Triassic Period several million years before the first dinosaurs.
June 20, 2024
The World Health Organization on Thursday issued warnings on fake drugs claiming to contain the active ingredient found in Novo Nordisk's diabetes drug Ozempic and weight-loss treatment
July 03, 2024
Gilead Sciences said on Thursday a late-stage study showed its long-acting injectable drug was more effective in preventing HIV infection in women compared to its existing
July 02, 2024
Climate change is driving dangerous heat waves across the Northern Hemisphere this week and will continue to deliver dangerous weather for decades to
July 02, 2024
Jazz Pharmaceuticals said on Thursday its experimental drug to treat a common movement disorder failed to reduce tremor severity in a mid-stage study,
July 02, 2024Denmark has awarded the first three licenses to investigate large-scale storage of carbon dioxide in geological formations on land, the Danish Energy Agency said on Thursday.
July 02, 2024About 78 million years ago in what was then a subtropical coastal plain - now the badlands of northern Montana - lived a four-legged plant-eating dinosaur built a
July 02, 2024
A species of lynx found in remote areas of Spain and Portugal has rebounded from near extinction, with its adult population growing more than tenfold since the start
July 02, 2024
Brazilian miner CBMM has started to test on Volkswagen electric trucks a niobium-based battery that it claims can be charged way faster than the others in
July 02, 2024Bayer's crop science division is increasingly turning to artificial intelligence in its battle against crop killing weeds, the company told Reuters.
July 01, 2024Swiss drugmaker Roche will team up with privately held biotech Ascidian Therapeutics to develop gene therapies targeting difficult to treat neurological diseases, the Boston-based startup
July 01, 2024
Boeing Starliner's return to Earth from the International Space Station with its first crew of astronauts has been pushed back to June 26, a NASA official said on Tuesday.
July 01, 2024
The U.S. health regulator has placed three studies of Zentalis Pharmaceuticals' cancer drug on partial clinical hold following the death of two trial participants, the company said on
July 01, 2024
NASA says two astronauts will stay in space longer to continue troubleshooting Boeing’s capsule
June 28, 2024
AstraZeneca said on Tuesday its breast cancer drug, Truqap, in combination with chemotherapy agent, paclitaxel, did not meet its main goals in a late-stage trial to improve overall
June 30, 2024
Germany's solar power installation rose by 35% year-on-year in the first four months of 2024, boosted by a rise in industrial, commercial and ground-mounted photovoltaics demand,
June 30, 2024
Chinese search engine giant Baidu on Friday unveiled an upgraded version of its artificial intelligence (AI) model, Ernie 4.0 Turbo, as it seeks to maintain its position in China's
June 28, 2024
In Russia's far northeastern Yakutia region, local scientists are performing an autopsy on a wolf frozen in permafrost for around 44,000 years, a find they said was the
June 28, 2024
Rocket Pharmaceuticals said on Friday the U.S. health regulator declined to approve its gene therapy to treat a rare and severe pediatric disorder that causes the immune
June 28, 2024
Agriculture, mining, logging and other human activities on Borneo have caused elephants living on the Southeast Asian island to become endangered, an assessment by wildlife experts
June 27, 2024About 4,000 years ago, the last of Earth's woolly mammoths died out on a lonely Arctic Ocean island off the coast of Siberia, a melancholy end to one of the world's
June 27, 2024
Germany's influential vaccine advisory panel said on Thursday all infants in the country should receive AstraZeneca and Sanofi's antibody therapy to protect them against the
June 27, 2024
When scientists in the 1960s excavated the wreck of an ancient Greek merchant ship off the northern coast of Cyprus, what they found was an amazing time capsule
June 27, 2024
Living among a small band of Neanderthals in what is now eastern Spain was a child, perhaps 6 years old, with Down syndrome, as shown in a remarkable fossil preserving
June 26, 2024
Drought-prone Namibia, currently facing its worst drought in over a century, will start constructing its long-awaited second desalination plant in January 2025, the minister of
June 27, 2024AI-based drug developer Formation Bio said on Wednesday that it has raised $372 million in a late-stage funding round, with a significant participation from French drugmaker Sanofi.
June 26, 2024
Moderna Inc respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) shot mRESVIA showed 50% efficacy in preventing RSV after 18 months, the drugmaker said on Wednesday.
June 26, 2024
Savara said on Wednesday its experimental therapy met the main goal of a late-stage trial by improving a measure of lung function in patients with a rare disease that causes
June 26, 2024Israel next month will launch a tender to establish the country's first supercomputer to ensure the country remains a global leader in artificial intelligence (
June 26, 2024
Here are the carbon reduction targets and goals set out by the world's biggest four iron ore miners.
June 26, 2024
China has approved the use of AstraZeneca's blockbuster cancer drug Tagrisso in combination with chemotherapy as a first line of treatment for adults with a type of advanced lung cancer,
June 26, 2024
A cancer cell therapy from CSPC Pharmaceutical Group that uses synthetic messenger RNA (mRNA) technology has received regulatory clearance in China for human
June 26, 2024Eli Lilly said on Tuesday it will collaborate with OpenAI to leverage its generative AI to develop antimicrobials that can be used to treat drug-resistant bacteria.
June 25, 2024
Lilac Solutions said on Tuesday the latest version of its lithium extraction technology can recover more than 90% of the lithium found in many brine formations
June 25, 2024
The spread of mpox in Africa needs to be addressed urgently, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, as scientists warned separately of a dangerous strain in
June 25, 2024
AstraZeneca's blockbuster cancer drug Imfinzi has failed as a follow-up therapy to improve disease-free survival in a late-stage trial in patients with a type of early-stage lung cancer,
June 25, 2024
Teva Pharmaceuticals said on Monday it had launched a generic version of Novo Nordisk's Victoza to treat patients with type 2 diabetes, making it the first generic GLP-1 drug in the United
July 03, 2024
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals said its drug vutrisiran reduced deaths and cardiovascular events by a third in a study involving patients with a rare heart disease, sending the
July 03, 2024Doctors in Denmark should limit how many packs of Novo Nordisk's Ozempic diabetes drug patients can pick up at one time, the Danish Patient Safety Authority said on Monday, amid
July 03, 2024
G1 Therapeutics said on Monday its drug for a rare, aggressive form of breast cancer did not meet the main goal of overall survival in a late-stage trial.
July 03, 2024A satellite developed by China and France, the most powerful yet for studying the farthest explosion of stars, was launched into orbit on Saturday, Chinese state
June 22, 2024Boeing's Starliner spacecraft will not return its two astronauts from the International Space Station until after engineers spend "a couple weeks" testing to
June 28, 2024
ARS Pharmaceuticals said on Friday the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended the approval of its needle-free emergency treatment, EURneffy, for allergic
June 28, 2024
A U.S. medical professor has been charged with fraud for allegedly submitting false data to get millions of dollars in public funds for research into a drug
June 28, 2024
A third of shark species face extinction. Here’s what one man is doing to help
June 28, 2024
FDA finds H5N1 bird flu in half of tested samples but confirms flash pasteurization kills virus
June 28, 2024
A new tropical system just formed. It poses a rare threat
June 28, 2024
Fact check: Sea levels are already rising faster per year than Trump claims they might rise over ‘next 497 years’
June 28, 2024
Boeing Starliner spacecraft could wait months before return, but officials say astronauts aren’t stranded
June 28, 2024Is homemade sunscreen safe to use? Here's why it's 'a horrible idea,' according to experts
June 28, 2024How to survive a shark attack – or better yet, avoid one entirely
July 20, 2015
More than 100 Atlantic white-sided dolphins stranded in muddy location off Cape Cod, Massachusetts
June 29, 2024
Mars gets hit by hundreds of basketball-size space rocks every year
June 29, 2024
Bronze Age workshop reveals precious pigment made from a recipe lost to time
June 29, 2024As Florida’s ban on “lab-grown” meat is set to go into effect, one manufacturer hosted a last hurrah with a cultivated meat-tasting party in Miami
June 30, 2024
Japanese drugmaker Eisai is developing a dementia treatment that it aims to commercialise in the U.S. by fiscal 2030, the Nikkei reported on Sunday.
June 30, 2024
Beijing Tianbing Technology Co said on Sunday that the first stage of its Tianlong-3 rocket under development had detached from its launch pad during a test due to structural
June 30, 2024They thought this rare, tiny flower was extinct since WWI. Now it’s a symbol of hope
June 30, 2024
Chinese rocket crashes after accidental launch during ground test
June 30, 2024This 12-year-old memorized the periodic table at age 2. He’s heading to NYU after finishing high school in just 2 years
June 30, 2024
Japan has succesfully deployed an upgraded Earth observation satellite for disaster response and security after it was launched on a new flagship H3 rocket
July 01, 2024
Ships sailing through Arctic waters will no longer be able to use or carry heavy bunker fuel oil under a United Nations shipping agency regulation
July 01, 2024
The U.S.-based Space Exploration and Research Agency (SERA) on Monday announced India as a partner country in its human spaceflight programme, which will see six citizen
July 01, 2024
It's less furry than a traditional companion, but a six-legged Chinese robot "guide dog" could one day help vision impaired people live more
July 01, 2024
A new museum in northern Arizona features the fossilized feces of prehistoric animals
July 01, 2024
Scientists tracking the spread of bird flu
July 01, 2024
In new Alzheimer’s criteria, some see progress while others fear profit-driven ‘diagnostic creep’
July 01, 2024
These ultraprocessed foods may shorten your life, study says
July 01, 2024
Corn has its roots in Mexico about 9,000 years ago.
July 01, 2024
This electric car battery takes less than 5 minutes to charge
July 01, 2024
How a group of butterflies flew 2,600 miles across the Atlantic Ocean without stopping
July 01, 2024
A North Carolina aquarium says a stingray that got pregnant this winter despite not having shared a tank with a male of her species for many years has died
July 01, 2024
The Arctic could face more severe environmental impacts from oil spills if shippers switch to very-low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO) following new, restrictive fuel
July 01, 2024
Hurricane Beryl’s explosive growth into an unprecedented early storm shows the literal hot water the Atlantic and Caribbean are in right now and the kind of season ahead
July 01, 2024
NASA administrator weighs in on China’s historic lunar far side samples — and potential US access
July 01, 2024
Bionic leg restores natural walking speeds and steps: ‘I didn’t feel like my leg had been amputated’
July 01, 2024
ARFID: the eating disorder you haven’t heard of
July 02, 2024
Turkey is holding talks with the United States on the construction of large-scale nuclear power plants and small modular reactors (SMR), a senior Turkish Energy
July 02, 2024
Pfizer and Moderna's legal battle over their rival COVID-19 vaccines looks set to continue after London's High Court gave a mixed ruling on two of Moderna's patents,
July 02, 2024
Russia is aiming to create the four-module core of its planned new orbital space station by 2030, its Roscosmos space agency said on Tuesday.
July 02, 2024
The top United Nations court has taken up the largest case in its history, hearing the plight of several small island nations helpless in combating the devastating impact of climate change
December 02, 2024
Telltale signs of ‘sand volcanoes’ reveal an ancient earthquake rerouted the Ganges, scientists say
July 02, 2024
Cartesian Therapeutics said on Tuesday that its experimental therapy helped reduce symptoms of a rare, immune-related disorder, meeting the main goal in a mid-stage study.
July 02, 2024Deciphering how neurons talk to each other by reading the brain’s electrical activity has given scientists insights into memory and conditions like epilepsy and Alzheimer’s.
July 02, 2024
Beryl’s strength and rapid intensification set records, raising alarms about what’s already expected to be a very active Atlantic hurricane season, as a meteorologist explains.
July 02, 2024
The U.S. government will pay the vaccine maker Moderna $176 million to accelerate development of a pandemic influenza vaccine
July 02, 2024
New technology assists firefighters, lifeguards with emergency rescues
July 02, 2024
A new study says the melting of Alaska’s Juneau icefield, home to more than 1,000 glaciers, is accelerating
July 02, 2024
Azerbaijan, host of this year's United Nations COP29 climate summit, will upgrade its national emissions-cutting target ahead of the November event, a senior
July 02, 2024
Several shark species are facing extinction. Here’s how you can help
July 02, 2024
Glaciers in the Juneau Icefield in southeastern Alaska are melting at a faster rate than previously thought and may reach an irreversible tipping point sooner than expected,
July 02, 2024
House Covid-19 panel releases final report criticizing public health response to the pandemic
December 03, 2024
CNN's Chief Medical Correspondent takes viewers' questions on Alzheimer's disease, including whether mental exercises reduce the risk of dementia.
July 02, 2024
U.S. health officials have approved a new Alzheimer’s drug that can modestly slow the disease
July 02, 2024
US government inks a deal with Moderna to make pandemic flu vaccine
July 02, 2024
World UFO Day is being celebrated amid a surge in sightings and government studies on unidentified flying objects
July 02, 2024
The already-historic Hurricane Beryl became Cat 5 overnight. It's the earliest ever of that strength in the Atlantic.
July 02, 2024
CNN meteorologist Allison Chinchar breaks down what we know about Hurricane Beryl and where it's headed next.
June 28, 2024
A team of researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science at the University of Tokyo released a study showing how they made a robot with 'living' skin be able to smile.
June 28, 2024
The Mojave Desert Land Trust's seed bank project holds more than 5 million seeds from 250 species and counting.
May 23, 2024
The Great Southern Reef was once teeming with giant kelp, yet it's almost all but disappeared. Now, researchers are starting to use advanced technology to regrow and restore these underwater forests for the future.
June 07, 2024Scientists at the University of Miami are studying how hybrid reefs - part natural, part man-made structures - could help bolster ocean ecosystems and also shield coastlines.
May 09, 202460 million-year-old seeds reveal that dinosaur extinction paved the way for grapes
July 02, 2024
Hannah, a 13-year-old white rhinoceros, has given hope to a Chilean zoo and conservationists worldwide, delivering a newborn calf in a rare zoo birth for the almost endangered species
July 02, 2024
Sizzling sidewalks and unshaded playgrounds are a danger for catastrophic burn injuries as air temperatures reach new summer highs in desert cities like Phoenix and Las Vegas
July 03, 2024
Sanofi and partner Regeneron on Wednesday won European Union approval for wider use of their Dupixent injection in patients with a chronic lung disease, a rare case of the EU clearing a
July 03, 2024
British drugmaker GSK on Wednesday bought partner CureVac out of their alliance on influenza and COVID-19 vaccine development, boosting its messenger RNA credentials and extending the
July 03, 2024
India has asked power companies to order equipment worth $33 billion this year to fast track capacity additions of coal-fired power in the years ahead,
July 03, 2024
China's Sinopec Corp has struck a high flow of oil and gas in an offshore exploration well in the Beibu Gulf of the South China Sea, it said on Wednesday.
July 03, 2024
Sabotaged space stations, falsified space probe data and faked alien contact are just a few of the scenarios a report on space cybersecurity outlines.
July 03, 2024
Making physics more engaging means meeting students where they are, highlighting the ways in which it plays a role in their communities.
July 03, 2024
Conflicts between herders and the wild ancestors of their yaks, camels and reindeer are a serious threat to both people and wildlife, writes a scientist who has seen these clashes firsthand.
July 03, 2024
A set of papers published in Nature contain groundbreaking research into how even quick jaunts to space can affect an astronaut’s health.
July 03, 2024
Eli Lilly's Kisunla secured standard approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday for slowing the progression of Alzheimer's disease.
July 03, 2024
Facing concerns about his own family history of Alzheimer’s, CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta visits preventive neurologist Dr. Richard Isaacson to have his own risk for dementia assessed in the CNN documentary “The Last Alzheimer’s Patient.” At the Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases of Florida, Dr. Isaacson is leading a novel clinical trial focused on tracking and treating the aging brain through tools like comprehensive cognition tests and new, experimental blood biomarker measurements. Editor’s note: “Dr. Sanjay Gupta Reports: The Last Alzheimer’s Patient” airs at 8 p.m. ET Sunday, July 7, on CNN.
July 28, 2024
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that Kyiv planned to submit a resolution on nuclear safety, in particular at the Russia-occupied Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant,
July 03, 2024
Scientists have identified a giant salamanderlike predator with sharp fangs that likely ruled waters 280 million years ago
July 03, 2024
Popular weight loss and diabetes drugs linked to increased risk of rare form of blindness
July 03, 2024
Imagine stepping into a life-sized whale carcass decoy and steering it into deep water
July 03, 2024
On the ceiling of a limestone cave on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, scientists have discovered artwork depicting three human-like figures interacting with a wild pig in
July 03, 2024
Thousands of bone fragments discovered in a cave on the Tibetan Plateau in China are offering rare insight into the lives of Denisovans, the mysterious extinct cousins of
July 03, 2024
Patients using Novo Nordisk's wildly popular weigh-loss drug Wegovy and its similar medicines for type 2 diabetes may be at increased risk for a sight-threatening eye
July 03, 2024
Bone analysis sheds new light on mysterious species of ancient human
July 03, 2024
Google’s greenhouse gas emissions are soaring thanks to AI
July 03, 2024Home explosion believed caused by lithium battery
July 03, 2024
Fourth human case of bird flu connected to dairy cattle outbreak identified in the US
July 03, 2024
A snake in the U.K. has drawn attention to the ability of some female species to reproduce without a mate
July 03, 2024
A fourth dairy worker in the U.S. has been infected with bird flu
July 03, 2024
Carpenter ants amputate the legs of their nestmates to save their lives, study says
July 03, 2024
A consortium funded by the European Union said on Thursday it was developing sensors to help satellites navigate with precision and enable drones to fly further for longer.
July 03, 2024
Antarctica New Zealand has come up with a new, smaller proposal for the redevelopment of the country's base in Antarctica, the government institute said on Thursday, after a
July 04, 2024China is facing hotter and longer heatwaves and more frequent and unpredictable heavy rain as a result of climate change, the weather
July 04, 2024
A new space observatory in Cyprus looks like it just uncloaked itself on the set of a sci-fi movie and is ready for takeoff.
July 04, 2024
A scene of humans hunting a pig painted in an Indonesian cave is oldest known narrative art
July 04, 2024
Roche will end a lung cancer trial testing its new immunotherapy after the drug did not show a benefit over established treatment Keytruda by Merck
July 04, 2024
Heat waves are getting longer and more brutal. Here’s why your AC can’t save you anymore
July 04, 2024
Known as the "silent killer," extreme heat is one of the deadliest weather events. As heatwaves become hotter, longer and more frequent due to the climate crisis, it's important to understand why heat can be so deceptively dangerous for some of us and what warning signs to look out for. CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains.
July 04, 2024
12,000-year-old ritual passed down 500 generations may be world’s oldest
July 04, 2024
High-speed hippos can get airborne, says new study
July 04, 2024
Germany reported a rare outbreak of highly pathogenic H7N5 bird flu on a farm in the western part of the country, near the border with the Netherlands, the World Organisation for
July 04, 2024
Indonesian conservationist Nyoman Sugiarto has been working for 16 years to preserve coral on the reefs of Bali, but the frequency of mass coral
July 05, 2024
Scientists say they’ve confirmed a slowdown in Earth’s inner core rotation. Now what?
July 05, 2024
Eruptions at Italy's Mount Etna and the smaller Stromboli volcano spewed hot ash and lava, raising alert levels on the Mediterranean island of Sicily and forcing a temporary shutdown
July 05, 2024
Treasures displayed after a 150-year-old time capsule is opened
July 05, 2024
Ancient swamp creature with a toilet seat-shaped head was a top predator before the dinosaurs
July 05, 2024
Patients with type 2 diabetes taking GLP-1 treatments, which include Ozempic, have a lower chance of developing 10 types of obesity-related cancers than those taking
July 05, 2024
Environmental groups concerned over increase in SpaceX rocket launches
July 05, 2024
A team of archeologists have discovered the ruins of what appears to be a 4,000-year-old ceremonial temple buried in a sand dune of northern Peru, alongside skeletal human remains
July 05, 2024
Plague is among the deadliest bacterial infections in human history. Cases still happen today
July 05, 2024
Horse tests positive for viral disease that spreads through blood, first known case in 11 years in the state
July 05, 2024
Popular weight-loss and diabetes medications linked to lower risk of some cancers, study finds
July 06, 2024
An ancient tree from India is now thriving in groves where citrus trees once flourished in Florida, and could help provide the nation with renewable energy
July 06, 2024
Shark Week! How to avoid attacks and more
July 06, 2024
India's pharmaceutical companies are hoping for tax incentives and financial assistance for research on innovative drugs as Prime Minister
July 06, 2024
New images show asteroids closely approaching Earth, and one has a tiny moon
July 06, 2024Fossil analysis reveals how Denisovans thrived on the ‘roof of the world’
July 06, 2024These scientists want to give patients medicines wrapped in silk
December 02, 2024
Four volunteer crew members who spent more than 12 months inside NASA’s first simulated Mars environment at Johnson Space Center in Houston have emerged from the artificial alien enviroment
July 07, 2024
A widespread heat wave is expected to deliver a fresh batch of record temperatures along the U.S.
July 07, 2024
The European climate service Copernicus says Earth's more than year-long streak of record-shattering hot months kept on simmering through June
July 08, 2024
Last month was the hottest June on record, the EU's climate change monitoring service said on Monday, continuing a streak of exceptional
July 08, 2024
Scientists have identified a super resilient desert moss species in China's western region of Xinjiang that could help sustain possible colonies on Mars, a study by the Chinese
July 08, 2024
‘We don’t want to leave people behind’: AI is helping disabled people in surprising new ways
July 08, 2024An earthquake of magnitude 5.56 struck the Panama-Costa Rica border region on Monday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said.
July 08, 2024Shares of HilleVax plunged as much as 87.6% to a record low of $1.75 on Monday after the biotech company said it will discontinue the development of its norovirus vaccine candidate for
July 08, 2024The sand dunes of Chile's Atacama desert, the driest on the planet, have been blanketed by white and purple blooms in recent days after early rains caused flowers to
July 08, 2024
The bird flu strain found in cows in the United States is not easily transmitted through the air among ferrets, a new study shows, although the scientist who led
July 08, 2024
Pfizer's respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for pregnant women was not tied to a higher risk of pre-term or early births, according to a study published on
July 08, 2024
A prehistoric innovation marked a major shift in how humans dress, scientists say
July 08, 2024
Scientists and culture experts in New Zealand have begun the first-ever dissection of a spade-toothed whale, the world's rarest whale species
December 02, 2024
Mosquito samples test positive for West Nile Virus
July 08, 2024
The planet known as HD 189733b, discovered in 2005, already had a reputation as a rather extreme place, a scorching hot gas giant a bit larger than Jupiter that
July 08, 2024
Scientists find a molecule never before found outside our solar system on a planet with glass rain
July 08, 2024Archaeologists in Peru have discovered the remains of what is believed to be wealthy members of the Chimu civilization, a pre-Inca society that thrived for centuries
July 09, 2024
Silkworm satay? Singapore approves insects as food
July 09, 2024
Turkey launched its first domestically-produced communications satellite, Turksat 6A, into orbit early on Tuesday, in a move Ankara said would widen the country's satellite coverage
July 09, 2024Singapore's digital development minister Josephine Teo said the future looks "messy" without an internationally agreed upon framework for artificial intelligence (AI) governance.
July 09, 2024
A Massachusetts man can speak again after surgeons removed his cancerous voice box and replaced it with a donated one, a pioneering move
July 09, 2024
Pfizer said on Tuesday Chief Scientific Officer Mikael Dolsten, a key figure behind the development of its COVID-19 vaccine, would step down after a more than 15-year career at the
July 09, 2024
The driest desert on the planet is in bloom
July 09, 2024
China is leading the world in adopting generative AI, a new survey shows, the latest sign the country is making strides in the technology that gained global
July 09, 2024
Global temperatures have averaged at least 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer than preindustrial times for over a year. Two scientists explain what that means and what humanity can do.
July 09, 2024
Medical advocacy groups have welcomed Johnson & Johnson’s decision not to enforce its patent on a critical tuberculosis medication, allowing its production at much lower prices
July 09, 2024
Scholars have long measured the impact of a paper by counting the number of times other scientific articles cite it. Researchers have just detected a new kind of citation fraud.
July 09, 2024
Carbon capture firm 1PointFive said on Tuesday it has entered into an agreement with Microsoft to sell the tech giant 500,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits over six
July 09, 2024
The overall health of the Chesapeake Bay has received its highest grade since 2002 in an annual report released by scientists: a C-plus
July 09, 2024It may look like pink Jello but scientists hope this new invention could revolutionize meat
July 09, 2024
A woman who received a pig kidney transplant has died
July 09, 2024
Here's how to treat sunburn, according to a dermatologist
July 09, 2024The world’s most endangered wolf species got a big boost at a Missouri wildlife reserve — four little puppies born this spring
July 09, 2024
Space bosses hailed Europe's return to space after the Ariane 6 rocket successfully carried out a series of trials in a debut flight on Tuesday, but
July 09, 2024
Two giant pandas sent from China to the San Diego Zoo last month are acclimating to their new home
July 09, 2024Woman who received pig kidney transplant and heart pump dies
July 09, 2024
‘Prehistoric Pompeii’ reveals 515 million-year-old sea bugs’ anatomy in pristine 3D
July 09, 2024Colorado State University (CSU) weather forecasters on Tuesday increased the number of hurricanes expected in 2024 in the closely watched July update to their long-
July 09, 2024
An investigator backed the World Anti-Doping Agency’s handling of a doping case involving 23 Chinese swimmers, while also publishing notes indicating WADA’s own science director doubted China’s explanation that the athletes had been subject to contamination
July 09, 2024
The New Zealand government on Wednesday announced plans to build more resilient infrastructure and boost clean energy production, as well as support for climate
July 09, 2024Europe's Ariane 6 launch blasted off successfully on Tuesday on its maiden flight, a live video feed showed.
July 09, 2024Traveling piano man, galaxy shows off new look, Enron’s elaborate joke: Catch up on the day’s stories
December 02, 2024Japan's weather bureau said on Wednesday there was a 60% chance that La Nina would form towards the northern hemisphere autumn.
July 10, 2024Decision makers should pursue aggressive policies to bring climate change under control if they want to avoid losses in the value of global stocks that could top 50%, think-tank
July 10, 2024
More than 150 animals, nine of them rare one-horned rhinoceros, have drowned in floods at the Kaziranga National Park in India's northeastern state of Assam
July 10, 2024Avian influenza, or bird flu, has public health officials on alert after an unprecedented spread in dairy cows in the United States this year.
July 10, 2024
The fossil remains of a plant-eating dinosaur estimated to have roamed the earth some 125 million years ago have been discovered on England's Isle of Wight, with scientists
July 10, 2024
A second Chinese pangolin was born in the Prague zoo in less than two years and is doing well, defying the odds and surprising park officials
July 10, 2024
Samsung is dressing up its wearable devices in technology’s latest fashion — artificial intelligence
July 10, 2024
In the 19th century, many doctors might not have believed germ theory, but they switched to using protective methods anyway for a simple reason.
July 10, 2024
UK’s most complete dinosaur fossil in a century reveals new species
July 10, 2024Astronomers have scrutinized a cluster of stars that is the apparent remnant core of a relatively small galaxy that was swallowed by the sprawling Milky Way 8 to
July 10, 2024Two astronauts who should have been back on Earth weeks ago say they're confident that Boeing's space capsule can return them safely
July 10, 2024
The first two astronauts to fly Boeing's Starliner capsule said from the International Space Station on Wednesday they were confident in the spacecraft's ability
July 10, 2024
Plague linked to mysterious disappearance of Europe’s first farmers
July 10, 2024
Boeing Starliner astronaut says the spacecraft is ‘truly amazing’ despite malfunctions and delays
July 10, 2024
Federal environmental officials say they need to collect more data from the Hudson River before they determine how well six years of dredging completed in 2015 is working to clean up the waterway
July 10, 2024The tiny wires of Neuralink's brain chip implant used in the first participant in a trial run by Elon Musk's company have become "more or less very stable", a
July 10, 2024
Countries around the world are setting all-time heat records as summer deepens in the Northern Hemisphere
July 10, 2024
A three-legged lion and his brother made the longest recorded swim across a crocodile-infested river
July 10, 2024The launch of a Hyperbola-1 rocket developed by China's private aerospace company i-Space failed on Thursday, the official Xinhua news agency said.
July 11, 2024Russia's state-owned Rostec corporation said on Thursday it had successfully conducted trials of armoured plating designed to protect critical infrastructure from drone attacks,
July 11, 2024
Pfizer plans to move a reworked, once-a-day version of its weight-loss pill danuglipron into clinical trials later this year, the company said on Thursday,
July 11, 2024
In the hills of West Virginia, researchers are hoping to realize a long-term dream of cleaning up poisonous groundwaters that flow out of old coal mines
July 11, 2024
The world risks missing a goal to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030 as the current growth rate is inadequate, a report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
July 11, 2024
Ancient temple and theater 3,500 years older than Machu Picchu discovered in Peru
July 11, 2024
To understand how tornadoes behave, scientists need to be near the storm. The movies get some of it right.
July 11, 2024
Whether sharing online about health topics or chatting about the weather, you communicate about science. Borrowing a tactic from antiscience advocates can help make your stories more persuasive.
July 11, 2024
AI is everywhere these days, which means more data centers eating up more electricity. There’s no easy fix, but some combination of efficiency, flexibility and new technologies could ease the burden.
July 11, 2024
Around 5,000 years ago, the population in northern Europe collapsed, decimating Stone Age farming communities across the region.
July 11, 2024
Secondhand e-cigarette aerosols expose kids to less nicotine than cigarettes, study finds, but can still be risky
July 11, 2024
Fossils of ancient chromosomes found for the first time in 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth skin
July 11, 2024
The nearly complete fossilized remains of a 161-million-year-old stegosaurus discovered in Colorado in 2022 will be auctioned by Sotheby’s in New York next week
July 11, 2024
Rare genetic mutation turns green frog blue
July 11, 2024
There is a 70% chance of the La Nina weather pattern, characterized by cold temperatures in the Pacific Ocean, developing during the August to October period, a U.S.
July 11, 2024New burrowing species of dinosaur unearthed by paleontologists
July 11, 2024
Tampons contain lead, arsenic and potentially toxic chemicals, studies say. Here’s what to know
July 11, 2024
A new U.N. report says the world’s population is expected to grow by more than 2 billion people in the next decades and peak in the 2080s at around 10.3 billion
July 11, 2024
The National Weather Services says the remnants of Hurricane Beryl spawned four tornadoes in Indiana, including an EF-3 twister with winds as high as 140 mph that tore through a small city in the state's southwestern corner
July 11, 2024An environmental group on Thursday sued the U.S. government over its approach to examining the harm caused by ageing offshore oil and gas infrastructure, citing the
July 11, 2024
Pennsylvania lawmakers have approving legislation aimed at helping the nation’s No. 2 natural gas-producing state attract carbon capture projects and enable federally-funded hydrogen hubs
July 12, 2024Officials with health care companies in Oregon say more than 2,400 patients at hospitals in the Portland area may have been exposed to infectious diseases such as hepatitis B and C, and HIV, because of a physician who may not have followed infection control practices
July 12, 2024China's National Medical Products Administration has given regulatory clearance for CSPC Pharmaceutical Group's respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine candidate to begin human
July 12, 2024Belly fat linked to signs of Alzheimer’s 20 years before symptoms begin, study says
December 02, 2024
An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck near the coast of Peru on Friday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said, adding that the quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles).
July 12, 2024Practicing gratitude could help you live longer, according to new study
July 12, 2024
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Friday patients taking weight-loss drugs such as Novo Nordisk's Wegovy should inform their doctor ahead of surgery, due to the risk of
July 12, 2024
SpaceX’s prolific Falcon 9 rocket grounded after failed mission
July 12, 2024X-rays emitted around black holes can tell astrophysicists about how fast they’re growing.
July 12, 2024
These rare rocks come in a few different types, which can tell geologists about Mars’ volcanic past and hint at its potential habitability.
July 12, 2024
SpaceX's workhorse Falcon 9 rocket was grounded by the U.S.
July 12, 2024
A growing type of insurance, called parametric insurance, is helping farmers and others in developing countries respond to extreme weather events
July 12, 2024Visit the world's most-preserved meteor crater
July 12, 2024
A Bronze Age-style ship just sailed through the Persian Gulf 4,000 years after it was designed
July 12, 2024
The Webb Space Telescope has captured a pair of intertwined galaxies glowing in the infrared
July 12, 2024
New image captures glowing cosmic dance of the Penguin and Egg galaxies
July 12, 2024
A detailed look at children’s brains might show how sex and gender are different, new study says
July 12, 2024
Novo Nordisk's popular diabetes treatment Ozempic could be tied to a lower risk of cognitive problems, according to an observational study published by researchers at Oxford University.
July 12, 2024
NASA released on Friday a pair of images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope showing two galaxies - one nicknamed the Penguin and the other the Egg - in the
July 12, 2024
A SpaceX rocket has failed for the first time in nearly a decade, leaving the company's internet satellites in the wrong orbit
July 12, 2024
The first hydrogen-powered ferry to operate commercially anywhere in the world is set to begin transporting passengers on San Francisco Bay
July 12, 2024
An exhibition center on Chicago' lakefront is modifying its windows to prevent bird strikes after hundreds of birds crashed into the building in one night last fall
July 12, 2024
A small wildfire was burning on a trail near a Colorado facility where scientists research climate change, including worsening wildfires
July 12, 2024Scientists unveil prototype spacesuit system that recycles urine as drinking water
July 12, 2024By Anna Tong and Katie Paul -ChatGPT maker OpenAI is working on a novel approach to its artificial intelligence models in a project code-named “Strawberry,” according to a person familiar with the
July 12, 2024
A 375-pound sea turtle has been released back into the Atlantic Ocean after three months of rehabilitation in Florida
July 12, 2024Colorado has reported three presumptive cases of H5 bird flu virus infection in poultry workers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday.
July 13, 2024
A federal appeals court has reversed the conviction of a researcher who was accused of hiding work he did in China while employed at the University of Kansas
July 13, 2024
Malayan tiger teeters on ‘brink of extinction’ as spate of deaths sparks alarm
July 14, 2024
The company that owns the salvage rights to the Titanic is undertaking its first expedition to the ship's wreckage in 14 years
July 14, 2024
Rising seas wiped out an entire US species for the first time. Scientists say it’s a sign of things to come
July 14, 2024
Visualizing how the 2024 hurricane season compares to past years
July 14, 2024
The latest dinosaur being mounted at the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles is a 75-foot-long sauropod named Gnatalie (pronounced Natalie)
July 14, 2024
Opinion: ‘The big one’ disaster could happen in our lifetime. Can we even be ready?
July 14, 2024Winston, a western lowland gorilla who was a favorite attraction at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, has died at the age of 52 after suffering multiple health problems
July 15, 2024Today in History: July 15, discovery of the Rosetta Stone
July 08, 2024Federal and state investigators in Colorado are investigating an outbreak of H5N1 bird flu on a poultry farm that has resulted in four confirmed human cases and a
July 15, 2024
Spade-toothed whales are the world’s rarest, with no live sightings ever recorded
July 15, 2024
Today in History: July 21, verdict reached in Scopes "Monkey Trial"
July 15, 2024More cases of bird flu identified in Colorado poultry workers
July 15, 2024
Advances in technology, training and maintenance have helped make an inherently challenging vehicle – rotorcraft – safe.
July 15, 2024
Liquid water, breathable air and a sustainable food supply are three of the essentials Mars would need for people to live comfortably there.
July 15, 2024
Fossil of an ancient shark that swam in the age of dinosaurs solves centuries-long mystery
July 15, 2024
The world's second vaccine against malaria was launched on Monday as Ivory Coast began a routine vaccine programme using shots developed by the University of Oxford
July 15, 2024
Scientists have confirmed a cave on the moon, not far from where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed 55 years ago
July 15, 2024
Santa Cruz salmon anglers facing challenges keeping afloat
July 15, 2024
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has deployed a nine-member field team to Colorado to help the state manage a bird flu outbreak in humans and poultry.
July 15, 2024
The weather report is in for the two brown dwarfs - celestial bodies bigger than a planet but smaller than a star - closest to us.
July 15, 2024
Children receive first doses of new malaria vaccine, hailed as major milestone
July 15, 2024
Health workers in Ivory Coast have begun giving children the latest malaria vaccine
July 15, 2024
Climate change is messing with time more than previously thought, scientists find
July 15, 2024
Vertex Pharmaceuticals sued the U.S.
July 15, 2024
The recent stranding of more than 100 dolphins on Cape Cod is the largest such event involving dolphins in U.S. history
July 15, 2024
Indonesia has been building out a vast industry for nickel metal, traditionally used in making stainless steel but increasingly for batteries for electric cars and clean electricity projects
July 16, 2024Today in History: July 16, Trinity nuclear weapon test
July 08, 2024Truck Parking Club mapped Geological Survey data to see which California counties have the most land area at risk of landslides and detailed their impact.
December 02, 2024
Has one of the world’s rarest whales washed up on a beach? Scientists are scrambling to find out
July 16, 2024Leonardo is working with France's Thales and Airbus on a joint strategy for the space sector, the head of the Italian aerospace and defence group said on Tuesday.
July 16, 2024
The process of converting food into nutritional information is more than just a scientific process. It involves many political and technical compromises that continue to shape the food industry today.
July 16, 2024
Roofs, windows and siding all affect how vulnerable a home is and how likely it is to survive a wildfire. So does what’s around it in the ‘home ignition zone.’
July 16, 2024
Why are some individuals at greater risk for developing opioid dependence and addiction? Two neuroscientists at Rowan University discuss their latest findings.
July 16, 2024
U.S. demand for power hit a preliminary hourly record high on Monday as homes and businesses cranked up their air conditioners to escape a brutal heat wave blanketing
July 16, 2024
Colorado workers who contracted bird flu were working during extreme heat and under large fans, factors that made wearing protective equipment
July 16, 2024
NASA's Cassini spacecraft, which explored Saturn and its icy moons, including the majestic Titan, ended its mission with a death plunge into the giant ringed
July 16, 2024
One of four power units at the Rostov nuclear power plant in southern Russia has been shut down due to a malfunction, the Russian energy ministry and state nuclear energy company
July 16, 2024A cruise liner-size asteroid will come closer to Earth than some satellites. A new mission may be racing to meet it
July 16, 2024
Farmers turn to regenerative agriculture to deal with climate extremes
July 16, 2024
Trump shares vaccine skepticism on call with RFK Jr. in since-deleted video
July 16, 2024
Macaroni penguin born at Pittsburgh Zoo is being fostered in multi-species family
July 16, 2024Climate change is making it harder to estimate Sierra snowpack. AI may be able to help
July 16, 2024Wind developers off the touristy Massachusetts island of Nantucket have sent teams to search for debris after one of their wind turbine blades suffered damage
July 16, 2024A team of Brazilian scientists has discovered the fossilized skeleton of what they believe is one of the world’s oldest dinosaurs
July 16, 2024Colorado bird flu cases show how extreme heat may be complicating efforts to control the virus
July 16, 2024
A “mega den” of rattlesnakes at a remote location in northern Colorado is now available for live, round-the-clock viewing online
July 16, 2024
Changes coming to ACT exam, including the science portion being made optional
July 16, 2024
Archeologists with the National Park Service say they have found musket balls that date back nearly 250 years and were fired during one of the first battles in the Revolutionary War
July 17, 2024
Bayer said on Wednesday its Nubeqa drug was shown to slow the progression of a certain type of prostate cancer in a late-stage trial, underpinning growth
July 17, 2024
Why Africa is doubling down on its space ambitions
July 17, 2024
Scientists confirm first lunar cave that could help shelter astronauts from the moon’s extreme temperatures
July 17, 2024
About half of those recovering from a stroke or a brain injury have spatial neglect. But prism adaptation therapy – noninvasive and easy to administer – can help.
July 17, 2024
Israel's CytoReason, which uses AI to develop disease models, said on Wednesday it had raised $80 million in a private funding round.
July 17, 2024
An abnormal heatwave seen in Ukraine in the last few weeks will begin to ease on Thursday making way for rain in most of the country, the state weather forecaster said on Wednesday.
July 17, 2024
The LHC is back in business for the year, but getting it ready to collect data isn’t always a straightforward process. You can’t just unplug it and plug it in again.
July 17, 2024
Archaeologists identify Roman wall built to hold back rebel slave Spartacus and his army
July 17, 2024
Many farms, from buzzy vertical farming startups to traditional specialty crop growers, are marketing greenhouses as a way to shelter crops from climate extremes
July 17, 2024Many farms, from buzzy vertical farming startups to traditional specialty crop growers, are marketing greenhouses as a way to shelter crops from climate extremes
July 17, 2024The Gulf Coast has seen big jumps in baby bull shark numbers. As adults, these are among the most aggressive species of sharks, but the babies aren’t cause for concern, as three scientists explain.
July 17, 2024
Now you can watch hundreds of rattlesnakes in a ‘mega-den’ – from the safety of your computer
July 17, 2024
NASA has confirmed that meteor streaked over the New York City skyline before disintegrating over nearby New Jersey
July 17, 2024
This auto-chest compression device is saving lives in Central Florida
July 17, 2024
The federal government has ordered an offshore wind developer off Nantucket Island to suspend operations after parts of a damaged turbine blade ended up littering beaches
July 17, 2024Giant armadillo fossil reveals humans were in South America a surprisingly long time ago
July 17, 2024A federal judge has suspended the lease stemming from a 2022 oil and gas sale in Alaska’s Cook Inlet basin after finding problems with the environmental review it was based on
July 17, 2024Strange planet with a backward, cucumber-shape orbit is turning into another kind of world
July 17, 2024
NASA is canceling a water-seeking moon rover because of cost overruns and launch delays
July 17, 2024
Fossil bones found in Argentina of a large armadillo relative with cut marks suggestive of butchering indicate humans were present in southern South
July 17, 2024
SpaceX will use a powerful, souped-up capsule to shove the International Space Station out of orbit once time is up for the sprawling lab
July 17, 2024
What is known about the daytime fireball seen over the New York metropolitan area
July 17, 2024
Sotheby's says the nearly complete fossilized remains of a stegosaurus have sold for $44.6 million at a New York auction
July 17, 2024
Nearly a quarter of Japanese companies have adopted artificial intelligence (AI) in their businesses, while more than 40% have no plan to make use of the cutting-
July 17, 2024
Japanese scientists have devised a way to attach living skin tissue to robotic faces and make them "smile," in a breakthrough that holds out promise of
July 18, 2024
In Ukraine, a handful of startups are developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems to help fly a vast fleet of drones, taking warfare into uncharted territory as
July 18, 2024
Earth is an ocean world, with water covering about 71% of its surface.
December 02, 2024
The spread of bird flu among poultry and dairy farms has heightened some health experts' concerns that the process of killing and disposing of poultry infected with the
July 18, 2024
Officials in Cambodia say conservationists have found 106 eggs of rare Siamese crocodile species in a western Cambodian wildlife sanctuary
July 18, 2024
Stegosaurus skeleton sets auction record, selling for $44.6 million
July 18, 2024
A major cocoa producing region in Ghana, the world's second largest cocoa grower, is 81% infected with swollen shoot disease, according to the International Cocoa
July 18, 2024
We’re in the thick of the ‘dog days of summer.’ We can thank the ancient Greeks for that
July 18, 2024
A grand experiment is underway in Nevada where an endangered desert wildflower stands in the way of a mining company's plans to dig for lithium to help speed production of batteries for electric cars and other green energy projects
July 18, 2024Less sleep and later bedtimes are linked to a section of the brain involved in emotion regulation suffering reduced growth, along with weaker connections to other brain areas.
July 18, 2024
Reactions like disgust are part of the behavioral immune system that helps you avoid disease. Usually conservatives are more fearful of contamination – but something unusual happened during COVID-19.
July 18, 2024
Crocodiles that were nearly extinct make a comeback in Cambodia
July 18, 2024
Robotic dog used by MFD HAZMAT team during week of RNC
July 18, 2024San Jose State putting plastic coyotes on football field to scare off geese
July 18, 2024
Robot at Norman Regional Hospital helping people to walk again
July 18, 2024
Boeing is closer to understanding what went wrong with its astronaut capsule in orbit, now that testing is complete on a spare thruster here on Earth
July 18, 2024
The Downtown Aquarium in Denver has a new resident — a rare orange lobster that was rescued from a shipment of crustaceans delivered to a Red Lobster restaurant in Pueblo, Colorado
July 18, 2024
A new study finds the risks of developing long COVID declined over the first two years of the pandemic. But unvaccinated adults were more than twice as likely to get long COVID compared with those who were vaccinated.
July 18, 2024
The U.S. government says $325 million in federal funds will be available for solar and battery storage installations across Puerto Rico as the U.S. territory struggles with chronic power outages
July 18, 2024
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake has hit northern Chile near its border with Argentina
July 19, 2024China’s giant panda loan program has long been a tool of diplomacy, but its significance for species conservation has proved important, too
July 19, 2024
A boot camp on a California ranch could help improve internet access on U.S. tribal lands
July 19, 2024
CNN's Barbie Nadeau takes a look at how high levels of microplastic are affecting the highly-visited Mediterranean Sea.
July 20, 2024
Global electricity demand is set to grow at its fastest pace in nearly 20 years this year, spurred by increasing demand for air conditioning as temperatures rise,
July 19, 2024
Eli Lilly said in a social media post Friday its weight loss drug tirzepatide had received approval from Chinese regulators, further intensifying competition with
July 19, 2024
Perhaps 90% of flowering plants require animal pollinators – and most of them are insects. But it’s not just bees doing this important work.
July 19, 2024
Saturday marks the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
July 19, 2024
What's it like to be in a powerful hurricane? Maryland wind tunnel gives an intense simulation.
July 19, 2024
Bay Area "superager" takes part in study that may hold keys to living a long life
July 19, 2024
U of M engineers send new Minnesota flag into space
July 19, 2024The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday confirmed two additional cases of bird flu in Colorado poultry farm workers.
July 19, 2024
California is entering a new phase of water conservation by requiring hundreds of cities and other urban suppliers serving 95% of residents to meet new mandates by 2040
July 19, 2024U.S. health officials have announced two more bird flu cases among farmworkers
July 19, 2024
July’s full moon coincides with the anniversary of a special lunar event
July 19, 2024
Today in History: July 20, Armstrong and Aldrin walk on the moon
July 08, 2024Accidentally exposed yellowish-green crystals reveal ‘mind-blowing’ finding on Mars, scientists say
July 20, 2024
Moon cave that could shelter astronauts found beneath the Sea of Tranquility
July 20, 2024
India’s lithium ion battery storage industry — which can store electricity generated by wind turbines or solar panels for when the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing — makes up just 0.1% of global battery storage
July 21, 2024
Zoos in hot weather states are working hard during the summer to keep their animals cool
July 21, 2024Some people develop a weird allergy to red meat after being bitten by a lone star tick yet find they can still eat pork from a surprising source - certain pigs originally bred for human organ transplants
July 19, 2024
Some of the world's cleanest pigs are being raised in the Virginia mountains to supply kidneys and hearts for animal-to-human organ transplants
July 20, 2024
Respiratory illness season begins to ramp up now. Here’s what’s already starting to hit
December 02, 2024
Another baby tree kangaroo can be seen at the Bronx Zoo after months of hiding in its mother's pouch
July 21, 2024
Artificial intelligence is changing the way industries do business
December 02, 2024
Nipah virus death puts health officials on alert in southern India
July 22, 2024A small dairy in Tasmania is stocking supermarket shelves with what it says is the world's first branded milk produced by cows fed with a seaweed that makes them
July 22, 2024
City life can mean lots of pavement and habitat loss. But many bug species are hanging on, especially in neighborhoods with steady temperatures near the mountains.
July 22, 2024
Scientists discover ‘dark’ oxygen being produced more than 13,000 feet below the ocean surface
July 22, 2024
“Scaling up” is a catchphrase in the artificial intelligence industry as tech companies rush to improve their AI systems with ever-bigger sets of internet data
July 22, 2024
A simple tool may be able to predict your risk for both dementia and depression, study finds
July 23, 2024
The first Black Marsh Turtle hatched in captivity in Cambodia is being carefully nurtured by conservationists until it can be released back into the wild as part of a
July 23, 2024
How often you poop could suggest more than you think, study finds
July 23, 2024
Ecuador's navy is ready to protect the seas around the Galapagos Islands from illegal fishing by foreign ships whose annual visits threaten
July 23, 2024
Merck's antibody-based shot met the main goal of a mid-to-late stage trial, when tested to protect infants against a disease caused by the respiratory syncytial virus (
July 23, 2024
Sunday, July 21 was the hottest day ever recorded, according to preliminary data from the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service, which has tracked such
July 23, 2024
An Andean condor being treated in Chile with lead in its blood, a pellet embedded in its skull and a satellite tracker from Argentina highlights the challenges of conserving this
July 23, 2024
Universities and colleges nationwide are beginning to investigate quantum education to develop a workforce ready for quantum technology.
July 23, 2024
Athletes have different gut microbiomes compared with the general population. Some of these microbes are thought to improve endurance and recovery by optimizing the cell’s powerhouses.
July 23, 2024
A newly discovered half-million-year-old layer of volcanic sediment beneath the Aegean Sea rewrites what scientists know about this area’s volcanic history – and potential future hazards.
July 23, 2024
Even unstimulating coffee has stimulating chemistry.
July 23, 2024
Robert Langer, co-founder and a key figure behind Moderna's scientific success, will step down from the vaccine maker's board on Aug. 5, the company said on Tuesday.
July 23, 2024
Amazon.com Inc plans to pilot a new carbon-removal material for data centers, which are at risk of worsening emissions from artificial intelligence systems they power, a
December 02, 2024
Novo Nordisk's weight-loss drug Wegovy secured the UK regulator's approval for its use to reduce the risk of serious heart problems or strokes in overweight and obese adults, the agency
July 23, 2024
Sharks in Brazil test positive for cocaine, say scientists
July 23, 2024
To the delight of curious beachgoers, marine biologists released dozens of young loggerhead sea turtles into the wild near Marbella in southern Spain on
July 23, 2024
The planet saw its hottest day on record
July 23, 2024
4.9-magnitude earthquake in West Texas felt all the way in Dallas-Fort Worth
July 23, 2024Powering the Future: How the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investment in Hydrogen Hubs is Transforming America’s Clean Energy Landscape
December 02, 2024A surprise eruption in Yellowstone National Park has shot steam, water and dark-colored rock and dirt an estimated 100 feet into the sky and sent people running for safety
July 23, 2024
The European climate service Copernicus says Earth sizzled to the hottest day ever measured last Sunday
July 23, 2024
Hydrothermal explosion leads to closure of parts of Yellowstone National Park
July 23, 2024
Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in pesticides used on food, in homes and on pets, study finds
July 24, 2024
Fireflies once seemed plentiful and cool, easy to catch and watch, and they served as an introduction to the world of nature around us
July 24, 2024
The world again registered its hottest day on record on Monday, inching past the previous high recorded just 24 hours earlier on Sunday, according to preliminary
July 24, 2024
Climate scientists say the record for the hottest day globally has been broken for the second consecutive day and that the worldwide temperature could rise yet more this week
July 24, 2024
Boat hits massive 23-foot shark in rare video footage
July 24, 2024
A study shows that a twice-yearly shot was 100% effective in preventing new HIV infections in women in Africa
July 24, 2024
Are cold showers good for you? What the science says
July 24, 2024
Big pharmaceutical companies that make personalized blood cancer treatments are working to cut the manufacturing turnaround time by as much as half in coming
July 24, 2024
Pfizer's gene therapy for hemophilia A significantly cut the number of annual bleeding episodes in patients with the rare disorder in a late-stage study and performed better than the
July 24, 2024
Biogen and Sage Therapeutics do not plan to conduct further studies for their neurological disorder drug after it failed in a mid-stage trial, the drugmakers said on Wednesday.
July 24, 2024
Komodo dragons have iron-tipped teeth, new study shows
July 24, 2024
Cheesemaking is an ancient practice, and modern methods and chemistry have made it a science.
July 24, 2024
Human psychology is influenced by a complex network of genes and environmental factors. Studying how and when genes fail to cooperate could broaden our understanding of behavior.
July 24, 2024
Twice-yearly shot proves successful at preventing HIV infection among women, trial data shows
July 24, 2024
A manufacturing flaw led to a turbine blade failure at the Vineyard Wind offshore project off the coast of Massachusetts this month, the part's producer,
July 24, 2024Astronomers have directly observed a super Jupiter around a nearby star
July 24, 2024
Stunning ancient Roman mosaic found submerged in the sea off Naples
July 24, 2024The United States is working with Ukraine on a roadmap for its post-war energy grid which will include safe nuclear power technologies as well as renewables, U.S.
July 24, 2024
Britain's health regulator said on Wednesday it has authorised Pfizer and BioNTech's updated COVID-19 vaccine that targets the JN.1 subvariant for use in infants, children and adults.
July 24, 2024
A surprise eruption of steam in a Yellowstone National Park geyser basin that sent people scrambling for safety as basketball-sized rocks flew overhead has highlighted a little-known hazard that scientists hope to be able to predict someday
July 24, 2024
The 2024 Summer Games are going all in on renewable energy, recycled materials and more to shrink their carbon footprint. They’re a test bed for how big events can do better for the environment.
July 24, 2024
CNN Meteorologist Derek Van Dem analyzes satellite imagery of Typhoon Gaemi that shows Taiwan’s natural landscape acting as a barrier to reroute the storm.
July 24, 2024
As temperatures drop into the teens, Minnesotans have embraced sauna culture for warmth and community
December 02, 2024
New images revealing the invisible universe celebrate a mission astronomers are scrambling to save
July 24, 2024Stunning images from space, memes gone wild, iron-tipped lizard teeth: Catch up on the day’s stories
July 24, 2024A galaxy named for its resemblance to a sombrero looks distinctly different in new image
December 02, 2024A record 17 California condor chicks have hatched during this year’s breeding season for the endangered birds at the Los Angeles Zoo
July 24, 2024
The world's largest platypus conservation centre has welcomed its first residents as part of a project to protect the semi-aquatic mammal found
July 24, 2024
China's shadowy, uncrewed reusable spacecraft, which launches atop a rocket booster and lands at a secretive military airfield, is most likely testing technology
July 24, 2024
Sharks off the coast of Brazil's party city Rio de Janeiro have tested positive for cocaine.
July 24, 2024
In Japan, researchers are feeding vegetables to hungry sea urchins - a popular sushi ingredient - to try and stop them from eating
July 25, 2024
The world just experienced the hottest day on record and prolonged heat waves have
July 25, 2024
The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization on Thursday called for an urgent and unified response to an "alarming" rise in avian influenza in humans and animals across the
July 25, 2024
West Pharmaceutical Services cut its annual profit and sales forecast on Thursday, on lower demand for its medical equipment used in making injectable drugs as biotech customers worked
July 25, 2024A pain management specialist explains some of the new developments in pain treatment and why there’s hope for patients with chronic pain.
July 25, 2024
Hens blush when excited or scared, study finds
July 25, 2024
Dr. Sanjay Gupta answers the top question on the minds of CNN viewers when it comes to teens and social media - just why are they so drawn to it and why can't they seem to put their phones down?
August 01, 2024
Officials say two NASA astronauts will remain at the International Space Station until engineers finish working on problems plaguing their Boeing capsule
July 25, 2024
A group of legislators, farmers and conservationists studying how to manage Wisconsin's sandhill crane population is set to hold its first meeting next month
July 25, 2024The Dutch government is set to secure EU approval for 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion) of state aid to build a nuclear reactor to produce medical isotopes for cancer
July 25, 2024
Boeing, NASA may have found ‘root cause’ of Starliner spacecraft’s issues, but astronauts are still in limbo
July 25, 2024
Los Angeles Zoo has record-breaking 2024 California condor breeding season
July 25, 2024Early promise seen in versatile snake bite drug developed by CA Academy of Sciences doctor
July 25, 2024NASA and Boeing officials say they still aren’t ready to provide a return date for the two veteran NASA astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams. CNN space and defense correspondent Kristen Fisher reports.
August 07, 2024
The maker of a massive wind turbine blade that broke apart off Nantucket Island says a manufacturing problem was responsible
July 25, 2024
By Kenrick Cai Alphabet's Google unveiled a pair of artificial intelligence systems on Thursday that demonstrated advances in solving complex mathematical problems, a key frontier of generative AI
July 25, 2024
Brazil will declare the end of a Newcastle disease outbreak in the southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul, a local news outlet reported on Thursday, citing an agriculture
July 25, 2024
U.S. wildlife authorities say an exceptionally restless female Mexican gray wolf will be held in captivity with a potential mate through the 2025 breeding season
July 25, 2024Researchers discover site of 1893 schooner wreck in Lake Michigan in just 50 feet of water
July 25, 2024
Ending an eight-year legal battle, chemical giant Monsanto has agreed to a $160-million settlement with Seattle for its part in polluting the Lower Duwamish River with toxins that posed a threat to humans, fish and wildlife
July 25, 2024A walrus calf seemingly left behind by her herd near Alaska’s northernmost city is receiving treatment at a nonprofit wildlife response center hundreds of miles away
July 25, 2024
A panel of Japan's nuclear watchdog decided on Friday against restarting a reactor at the Tsuruga nuclear power plant citing seismic risks, paving the way for the regulator to keep
July 26, 2024
Climate change is driving changes in rainfall patterns across the world, scientists said in a paper published on Friday, which could also be intensifying
July 26, 2024
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket has been cleared to return to space by the U.S. aviation regulator after it was grounded by a rare mid-flight failure, the Federal Aviation administration (FAA)
July 26, 2024
Bones dug up from a wartime Army Medical School site in Tokyo decades ago and linked to victims of human experiments by Unit 731, Japan’s germ and biological warfare outfit, remain in a repository still waiting to find their home
July 26, 2024
The Netherlands on Friday secured EU approval for 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion) of state aid to build a nuclear reactor to produce medical isotopes for cancer
July 26, 2024
The European Union health regulator on Friday recommended expanded use of GSK's respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine in adults aged between 50 and 59.
July 26, 2024
Military veterans have spent years lobbying for the use of psychedelic drugs to treat PTSD, but a sharply critical review of the club drug MDMA has put the therapy's approval in doubt
July 26, 2024
This startup is using AI to ‘supercharge’ crop breeding. It could help protect farmers from the climate crisis
December 02, 2024
Some of the infections are showing an increased resistance to antibiotics.
July 26, 2024
Divers find 19th-century shipwreck laden with unopened bottles of champagne and precious mineral water
July 26, 2024Many claims about the dangers of vaccines come from misrepresenting scientific research papers.
July 26, 2024
SpaceX cleared to launch Falcon 9 rocket after rare failure
July 26, 2024
Student program turns climate change lessons into real-world solutions
July 26, 2024
Nick Chubb may be defying the odds and medical science
July 26, 2024NASA’s Perseverance rover may have just found what it was looking for on Mars
July 26, 2024SpaceX and NASA said on Friday they plan to launch the space agency's Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) no earlier than Aug. 18.
July 26, 2024
A jury on Friday found that Abbott Laboratories' specialized formula for premature infants caused an Illinois girl to develop a dangerous bowel
July 26, 2024
Tigers are disappearing from Southeast Asia. A forest in Thailand is offering new hope
July 27, 2024Hungary is planning to allow the temperature limit for a section of the Danube which receives cooling water from the Paks nuclear power plant to be exceeded for security of supply
July 27, 2024
Surprising element found in traces of Tycho Brahe’s alchemy lab confounds scientists
July 27, 2024
As the warming Earth sizzled through a week with four of the hottest days ever measured, the world focused on cold hard numbers that showed the average daily temperature for the entire planet
July 27, 2024
Timelapse video captured by a group studying natural disasters shows a “fire tornado” forming as the Park Fire spreads in Butte County, California.
July 31, 2024
Early West Nile activity may point to a once-in-a-decade spike in infections. Here’s what survivors want you to know
July 27, 2024
New Zealand said on Monday that it had suspended all poultry exports after detecting a highly pathogenic variant of avian influenza at a poultry farm on the South Island.
December 02, 2024
New research suggests certain blood tests could help doctors diagnose Alzheimer's disease faster and more accurately
July 28, 2024
Alzheimer’s blood test catches 90% of early dementia cases, study finds
July 28, 2024
There will be back-to-back meteor showers in late July
July 28, 2024Glass shards reveal what was inside a Renaissance alchemist’s demolished laboratory
July 28, 2024
A prominent doctors' group worries that a condition in infants that can affect breastfeeding known as tongue-tie is being overdiagnosed in the U.S. and too often treated with unnecessary surgery
July 29, 2024
Many people who took part in a series of studies overestimated the negative consequences of sending a late gift.
December 02, 2024
Research confirms what many coffee shop patrons intuitively know.
December 02, 2024
The wondrous Galapagos Islands and its many creatures have always been sensitive to changes in ocean temperatures
July 29, 2024
Heat is testing the limits of human survivability. Here’s how it kills
July 29, 2024
The discovery of a possible sign of life in Venus’ clouds sparked controversy. Now, scientists say they have more proof
July 29, 2024
Long-term exposure to wildfire smoke linked to increased risk of dementia diagnosis, new study finds
July 29, 2024
Two meteor showers are set to peak this week. Here’s how to see them
July 29, 2024
Neuroscientists found that music cannot only influence your emotions in the present − it can also alter how you remember your memories.
December 02, 2024
FDA approves blood test for colorectal cancer screening among average-risk adults in the US
July 29, 2024
U.S. health regulators have approved a blood test for colon cancer, offering a new way of screening for a leading cause of cancer deaths
July 29, 2024
Climate change could drive loons out of Minnesota and Wisconsin, scientist warns
July 29, 2024Wildfire smoke may be worse for your brain health than other air pollution
July 29, 2024
SpaceX is in talks with U.S. and Australian officials to land and recover one of its Starship rockets off Australia's coast, a possible first step toward a
July 29, 2024
Leaking shipwrecks pose threats, marine biologist warns
July 29, 2024Woman donates kidney to twin sister in a rare transplant that doesn’t require anti-rejection drugs
December 02, 2024
Forests and other land ecosystems failed to curb climate change in 2023 as intense drought in the Amazon rainforest and record wildfires in Canada hampered their
July 29, 2024
Popular weight-loss and diabetes medications show promise for curbing smoking, study suggests
July 29, 2024
Like many Mediterranean islands, people in Sicily are used to long spells without rain, but human-caused climate change has made weather more erratic, and droughts can be longer and more frequent
July 30, 2024
At the University of South Wales, Professor Damian Bailey runs an environmental testing chamber that can alter temperature, altitude, pressure and oxygen levels. CNN’s Senior Climate Writer Laura Paddison put her body to the test under extreme heat and humidity to understand how these conditions can quickly become deadly and why a warming world is dangerous for us all.
July 30, 2024
We’ve been wrong about a key contributor to human happiness
July 30, 2024Ozempic predecessor suggests potential for GLP-1 drugs in Alzheimer’s in early trial
July 30, 2024
COVID-19 vaccine maker BioNTech's cancer drug candidate BNT111 showed significant improvement in the response rate in patients with advanced melanoma during a Phase 2 trial, the German
July 30, 2024
An unplanned experiment when wildfire smoke rolled through Colorado shows how trees keep some of the smoke out.
July 30, 2024
Quantum information theory is the field behind quantum computing, but experts in this field are also applying their way of thinking to some big questions in quantum physics.
July 30, 2024
Library scientists offer tips and tricks to figure out if a particular online news article is reliable or fake.
July 30, 2024
CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains possible reasons why the Covid-19 virus surges during the summer.
August 16, 2024
Northern lights may be visible again in parts of southern Canada, northern U.S. this week
July 30, 2024Strong solar activity may soon trigger auroras farther south than usual
July 30, 2024
USC researchers use artificial intelligence to predict wildfire activity
July 30, 2024
To prevent supercharged flu virus, CDC pushes seasonal flu vaccines to farmworkers at risk of coinfection with bird flu
July 30, 2024
Shingles vaccines may reduce dementia risk, two large new studies suggest
July 30, 2024
Ancient swimming ‘taco’ had ‘bug jaws,’ new fossils show
July 30, 2024
In the moments before NASA's DART spacecraft slammed into the asteroid Dimorphos in a landmark planetary defense test in 2022, it took high-resolution images of
July 30, 2024
How did Neanderthals disappear? New DNA analysis sheds light on the mystery
July 31, 2024
A big roadblock to offshore wind power is getting approval for onshore transmission lines. But what if there were fewer connection points, and power could flow both ways? Plans are underway.
July 31, 2024
The eruptions that began in 2021 in Iceland could last for centuries, which is bad news for Icelanders but good news for scientists seeking to understand how the inner Earth works.
July 31, 2024
Australia launches peanut allergy immunotherapy program for babies in world first
July 31, 2024
Wildfire safety tips from the experts
August 11, 2023
Suspected human remains found at Michigan construction site determined to be from pre-modern era
August 01, 2024
Nearly half of dementia cases could be avoided or delayed by tackling 14 risk factors
July 31, 2024
Archeologists dig deeper into 200-year history of Maryland's Hammond-Harwood House
July 31, 2024
Hikers capture rare video of rattlesnakes fighting
August 01, 2024"Taking every precaution": Cows screened ahead of county fairs as H5N1 spreads
August 01, 2024
China had its hottest month in observed modern history in July, Chinese state media reported, mirroring record hot weather seen around the world last month.
August 01, 2024
Icy body bags and mobile coolers: Here’s what it takes now to survive outside in America’s hottest city
August 01, 2024
‘We don’t need more concrete’: A new village in Tanzania will use a 3D printer and soil to build its community
August 01, 2024Mercury could have an 11-mile underground layer of diamonds, researchers say
August 01, 2024
A central Dutch province is urgently warning parents not to take young children to a popular forest area near the city of Utrecht following two recent close encounters with a wolf displaying “atypical and worrying” behavior
August 01, 2024In this week’s “Dr. Sanjay Gupta On Call,” readers had a lot of questions this summer’s Covid-19 wave. Dr. Gupta explains when you should get your next Covid booster.
August 02, 2024
Fire-produced thunderstorms and tornado-like fire whirls are more common than anyone realized, as high-resolution satellite images and data now show.
August 01, 2024
Your favorite TV show isn’t the only place where guest stars might appear. Keep an eye on the sky for the second half of 2024 and you might be able to witness a rare astronomical event.
August 01, 2024
Long before all vehicles become self-driving, AI could drastically improve traffic conditions. Traffic jams could become a thing of the past when even as few as 5% of cars are driven by robots.
August 01, 2024
Regular aspirin use may help lower risk of colorectal cancer, study finds, especially for those with unhealthy lifestyles
August 01, 2024
Massachusetts hikers capture rare video of rattlesnakes fighting
August 01, 2024Earth's roughly 76,000 species of mollusks come in an impressive variety of forms including clams, oysters, scallops, mussels, snails, slugs and even some
August 01, 2024
A broad review of shark research shows that sharks play critical roles in keeping ocean ecosystems such as coral reefs and seagrass beds healthy.
August 01, 2024
Sea lions are stranding on a long stretch of California coast with signs of poisoning by a naturally occurring bloom of harmful algae
August 01, 2024
Scientists traced roses’ thorny origins and solved a 400 million-year-old mystery
August 01, 2024Ohio’s historical society has struck a deal that will allow it to take control of ancient ceremonial and burial earthworks located on a golf course east of Columbus
August 01, 2024
Scientists reveal new details about ‘screaming’ Egyptian mummy’s life and death
August 02, 2024
Scientists have spotted unexpected X- and C-shaped structures in the atmosphere. They are struggling to explain them
August 02, 2024
Pharmaceutical giants like Johnson & Johnson as well as smaller startups are investing in psychedelic drug development, and both are pursuing FDA approval for their patented psilocybin formulations.
August 02, 2024
CAPTCHAs are a key part of the arms race between AI deceivers and AI deception detectors. A computer scientist explains how they work.
August 02, 2024
Man grateful to speak again after larynx transplant
August 02, 2024
Brains encode language by matching words to patterns of activity. Large language models can do the same thing.
August 02, 2024
Bird flu cases are going undetected, new study suggests. It’s a problem for all of us.
August 02, 2024Space Shuttle Program Fast Facts
October 21, 2013A critical system of Atlantic Ocean currents could collapse as early as the 2030s, new research suggests
August 02, 2024
Members of the International Seabed Authority have elected Leticia Carvalho of Brazil as the group’s new secretary general amid growing support for a preliminary halt to deep-sea mining
August 02, 2024An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck off the eastern shore of the island of Mindanao in the Philippines on Saturday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.
August 02, 2024Excavation in Egyptian necropolis uncovers 63 ancient tombs and a trove of gold artifacts
August 03, 2024How female politicians’ first names can work for and against them, according to science
August 03, 2024
Scientists digitally dissect ancient Egyptian ‘screaming’ mummy
August 03, 2024
‘Astonishing’ Antarctica heat wave sends temperatures 50 degrees above normal
August 03, 2024
A Texas church has not one — but two — members aboard the International Space Station
August 04, 2024
Inside the scramble to save NASA’s half-billion-dollar, water-hunting moon rover
August 04, 2024
As Eli Lilly's weight-loss drug Zepbound gains ground in the U.S. against Novo Nordisk's Wegovy, some doctors say their guiding
August 05, 2024
A civil engineer explains why roadways and rails warp and crack in the heat − and points to some innovative ways to keep the US transportation system healthy as long as possible.
August 05, 2024
It’s a fundamental requirement for life on Earth. But how does water exist on such a forbidding world as the Moon?
August 05, 2024
Black women who are more frequently exposed to racism showed stronger connections in areas of the brain involved in rumination and heightened vigilance, both of which lead to faster biological aging.
August 05, 2024
Some recent studies seem to suggest taking a new and more cautious look at plastic water bottles and frozen meal containers
August 05, 2024
These scientists want to safeguard Earth’s species by cryogenically preserving them on the moon
August 05, 2024
Cats provide a purr-fect introduction to science topics, including ecology, evolution, genetics and behavior.
August 05, 2024
What rapid intensification means for hurricanes
August 17, 2023
Our discovery of a tundra ecosystem, frozen under the center of Greenland’s ice sheet, holds a warning about the threat that climate change poses for the future.
August 05, 2024
Novartis and Viatris were hit with a federal lawsuit in Maryland on Monday by the family of a woman whose tissue cells were taken from her body in the 1950s and used to
August 05, 2024
How did ancient Egyptians stack those heavy stones of the oldest pyramid? Scientists float new theory
August 05, 2024The evolution of indie theaters, shrinking homes, cryogenic craters on the moon: Catch up on the day’s stories
August 05, 2024Chinese-American physicist Tsung-Dao Lee, who in 1957 became the second-youngest scientist to receive a Nobel Prize, has died at age 97
August 05, 2024
South Korean farmer Ma Myung-sun had low expectations for the crop of subtropical bananas he planted in a community farm in Seoul, but warmer
August 06, 2024
China moon samples reveal water molecules in groundbreaking discovery, scientists say
August 06, 2024
A diet high in fruits and vegetables may reduce your heart and kidney disease risk, study says
August 06, 2024
Norwegian salmon farmers face challenges from an unusually harsh winter and the El Nino climate phenomenon which led to record fish mortality and concerns over long-term
August 06, 2024
Japanese automaker Nissan says it has developed a "cool paint” that can keep people inside cars cooler
August 06, 2024
China says it has launched a rocket carrying a constellation of a reported 18 satellites as part of efforts to assert its presence in space
August 06, 2024
The Department of Energy on Tuesday announced $2.2 billion in funding for eight projects across 18 states to strengthen the electrical grid against increasing extreme weather, advance the transition to cleaner electricity and meet a growing demand for power
August 06, 2024
Britain became the fifth country outside of Africa to confirm a case of the clade Ib form of the mpox virus that has triggered global concern as it seems to be spreading quickly and little
August 16, 2024The far side of the Moon has a very different composition from the near side − so researchers are eager to see what stories these samples will tell.
August 06, 2024
Engineers have tried for decades to develop bionic eyes to reverse blindness. But the brain is far more complex than a computer.
August 06, 2024
Opinion: I’m a vaccine scientist. The devastating impacts of vaccine hesitancy have touched my life too
August 06, 2024How to lower or eliminate your risk of knee arthritis, according to a new study
August 06, 2024
New research suggests ancestors of the “hobbits” were even smaller
August 06, 2024
Newly discovered fossils shed light on the origins of curious ‘hobbit’ humans
August 06, 2024
Henrietta Lacks's family suing more pharmaceutical companies over use of immortal HeLa cells
August 06, 2024Man's rare liver disease conquered after 24-year battle
August 06, 2024
Running a generator in the aftermath of a storm can be deadly unless you take some precautions. CNN's Chad Myers explains how to keep you and your family safe.
September 26, 2024
"The Mind After Midnight": The dark side of sleep disruption
August 06, 2024
A government survey shows small signs of improvement in the mental health of U.S. teenagers
August 06, 2024
NASA said on Tuesday it pushed a routine SpaceX launch of astronauts to the International Space Station back a month to spend more time analyzing issues with
August 06, 2024
NASA delays SpaceX astronaut mission as rumors swirl about Boeing Starliner’s safety
August 06, 2024NASA is delaying its next astronaut launch to buy more time at the International Space Station for Boeing's troubled new crew capsule
August 06, 2024
An outburst of flooding from a lake dammed by Juneau’s Mendenhall Glacier damaged at least an estimated 100 homes in what has become a perennial hazard for nearby neighborhoods
August 06, 2024
Crews remove humpback whale carcass off coast
August 06, 2024
A poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that around 7 in 10 Americans say extreme heat has had a major or minor impact on their electricity bills in the past year, and a majority have seen a similar impact on their outdoor activities
August 07, 2024
Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche is considering divesting cancer data specialist Flatiron Health, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
August 07, 2024
5.2 magnitude earthquake near Bakersfield rumbles through Southern California
August 07, 2024
Flirt or flight? How humans are scaring fish off finding a mate
August 07, 2024Belgium's imec, one of the world's top semiconductor R&D firms, on Wednesday reported several computer chip-making breakthroughs at a joint laboratory it
August 07, 2024
Swedish officials say no one will be allowed to fish out any of the nearly 100 bottles of 19th-century Champagne and mineral water nestled in a shipwreck off southern Sweden without proper authorization
August 07, 2024
Smart buildings can team up to be more energy efficient while keeping the people inside comfortable.
August 07, 2024
Most presolar grains were destroyed in the formation of the universe. But some survived on meteorites.
August 07, 2024
Getting drugs into the brain is a challenge. A new study suggests a brain parasite may be able to help.
August 07, 2024
Unrealistic, outdated ideas that idealize science can set the public up to distrust scientists and the research process. A philosopher of science describes 3 aspects of how science really gets done.
August 07, 2024
Ocean temperatures in the Great Barrier Reef reached the highest they’ve been in 400 years over the past decade, research published Wednesday in the journal Nature found
August 07, 2024
Boeing Starliner astronauts have now been in space more than 60 days with no end in sight
August 07, 2024
Australia appointed Tesla chair Robyn Denholm on Monday to lead a review of the country's research and development performance, in an attempt to improve economic
December 02, 2024
The head of the World Health Organization says he will convene an expert group to determine if the increasing spread of the mpox virus in Africa warrants being declared a global emergency
August 07, 2024
The head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday an emergency committee will be convened to discuss whether the current mpox outbreak in the
August 07, 2024
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, the first test flight crew of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, have now been in space for 63 days, with no return date in sight. Retired NASA astronaut Terry Verts shares how the crew may be feeling.
August 07, 2024
NASA says chances are growing that two test pilots who flew a new Boeing capsule to the International Space Station in June may have to switch to SpaceX for a ride home
August 07, 2024
A dog chomping on a lithium-ion battery sparked a house fire in Oklahoma and video of the moment is now being used by a fire department to show the potential dangers of those batteries
August 07, 2024The world is falling well short of a promise signed at global climate talks last year to triple the amount of wind power, according to research by an energy think tank released Thursday
August 07, 2024
Earth’s string of 13 straight months with a new average heat record came to an end in July
August 08, 2024
Last month was the second hottest July for the planet on record, breaking a 13-month period when each month was warmest, which had been in part
August 08, 2024Zero calorie sweetener linked to blood clots and risk of heart disease, study finds
August 08, 2024The U.S. Department of Energy is loaning $1.45 billion to support a South Korean company’s bid to build up key parts of the solar supply chain inside the United States
August 08, 2024
A soil expert explains why flooding rice fields in South Florida benefits the agriculture-rich region.
August 08, 2024
The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak early Monday
August 08, 2024
CNN meteorologist Allison Chinchar reports severe weather impacting North Carolina, including tornadoes and flash flooding.
August 08, 2024
Daily marijuana use linked to increased risk of deadly head and neck cancers, study finds
August 08, 2024
A zoo in Syracuse, New York, has welcomed two baby patas monkeys born weeks apart
August 08, 2024
Mystery Cave believed to be the largest in Minnesota with 13 miles of passages, underground lakes
August 08, 2024
More than 100 homes in Alaska's capital Juneau have been damaged by a glacial dam outburst north of the city, an increasingly frequent phenomenon exacerbated by climate change.
August 08, 2024The International Atomic Energy Agency is aware of developments around Russia's Kursk nuclear plant and is monitoring the situation, Russian state news agency RIA reported on
August 08, 2024The two giant pandas sent from China to the United States earlier this year are making their public debut at the San Diego Zoo
August 08, 2024
NASA is on the verge of deciding how and when to bring two astronauts back from the International Space Station, after running into trouble with their new Boeing capsule
August 08, 2024
Two Chinese giant pandas are now California residents as their enclosure at the San Diego Zoo opened to the public on Thursday in an international ceremony.
August 08, 2024
Recursion Pharmaceuticals, a biotech firm which uses artificial intelligence to discover new drug candidates, has agreed to buy smaller rival Exscientia for $688
August 08, 2024Ancient pot of gold unearthed in Turkey hints at ‘gravest misfortune,’ researchers say
August 08, 2024
San Diego Zoo welcomed the first giant pandas to debut in the United States in more than 20 years to a crowd that had been waiting for hours in line to get a peek. CNN’s Stephanie Elam got an upfront viewing experience for Yun Chuan and Xin Bao’s first day in public view.
August 08, 2024Houston Rallies for the Nation’s Largest Single-Day Heat Mapping Campaign
August 09, 2024China launches satellites to rival SpaceX’s Starlink in boost for its space ambitions
August 09, 2024
Razor-thin solar panels could be ‘ink-jetted’ onto your backpack or phone for cheap clean energy
August 09, 2024
A handful of North American companies which see potential for vape-like devices to ease migraines and respiratory diseases such as asthma have a long road to convince
August 09, 2024What the two Boeing Starliner astronauts will do in space until 2025
August 09, 2024
The Detroit Zoo says the birth of a gorilla at the zoo in suburban Detroit is the first in its 96-year history
August 09, 2024
Modern rodenticides can kill rats with a single dose and readily pass up the food chain to larger carnivores. They are widely used and largely unregulated.
August 09, 2024
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has canceled a planned trip to Central Asia to lead the government’s response after scientists urged people to prepare for a possible “megaquake” off the country’s southern coast
August 09, 2024
Humans aren’t the only species to consider when constructing new buildings. This course teaches students to take animals into account as well.
August 09, 2024
The United States is speeding up efforts to license and build a new generation of nuclear reactors to supply carbon-free electricity
August 09, 2024
Chinese rocket breaks apart in low-Earth orbit, creating a cloud of space debris, US Space Command says
August 09, 2024
First baby gorilla born at Detroit Zoo in its 96-year history
August 09, 2024Paris Olympics organizers have issued health recommendations, but no restrictions, for dozens of athletes who tested positive for COVID-19 during the Games
August 09, 2024
U.S. health officials have approved the first nasal spray to treat severe allergic reactions, offering an alternative to injectable products like EpiPen
August 09, 2024
SpaceX stands down from Friday launch, plans Starlink launch from Cape Canaveral Saturday
August 09, 2024FDA declines to approve novel MDMA therapy to treat PTSD, with request for more trial data
August 09, 2024
Mars and Jupiter are cozying up in the night sky for their closest rendezvous this decade
August 09, 2024
New excavations reveal missing pieces of intriguing artifact at Sutton Hoo
August 10, 2024
Where did the ‘hobbit’ humans come from? New fossils shed light
August 10, 2024
By land, sea and sky, Māori are using Indigenous knowledge to combat climate change
August 10, 2024
A recent surge in GPS “spoofing”, a form of digital attack which can send commercial airliners off course, has entered an intriguing new dimension, according to
August 10, 2024These cities will be too hot for the Olympics by 2050
August 11, 2024
Meteors will stream across the sky in one of the year’s most anticipated celestial shows
August 11, 2024
State Department of Public Safety troopers recently helped rescue an escaped sulcata tortoise that was attempting to cross Interstate 10 near Picacho
August 11, 2024
"Eve" is an autonomous underwater vehicle that collects valuable data while blending into its marine environment, thanks to its fish-like design. CNN meets the ETH Zurich students who developed the tech.
August 12, 2024
Meet ‘Eve’ the DNA-collecting robot fish
August 12, 2024Farming can develop in mysterious ways.
August 12, 2024Previous research had found that consumers think these types of eco-friendly policies are inconvenient.
August 13, 2024
Just like fires can contaminate municipal water systems by melting pipes, farms’ and ranches’ water supply systems are at risk. A first-of-its-kind study after the Maui fires explores the harms.
August 13, 2024
New techniques are helping forecasters spot potentially dangerous storms earlier than ever.
August 12, 2024
Phrases like ‘climate crisis,’ ‘climate emergency’ or ‘climate justice’ might seem to escalate the urgency, but a large survey shows they don’t help and may actually hurt.
August 12, 2024
The FDA’s decision shines a light on some of the unique obstacles that psychedelic drugs may face on the path to approval.
August 12, 2024
Worldwide, the number of people with dementia is set to dramatically rise in the next 25 years. But a new report shows it doesn’t have to happen.
August 12, 2024
Organoids of mammary glands can help researchers more efficiently study lactation, with findings that could apply to fields ranging from agriculture to medicine.
August 13, 2024
Reduced to its essence, the process of natural selection would look a lot like play.
August 12, 2024
Eating these foods lowers dementia risk, even with type 2 diabetes and heart disease, study says
August 13, 2024
FDA rejection of MDMA-assisted therapy rattles advocates but doesn’t spell end of psychedelics in medicine, experts say
August 13, 2024
A new study suggests Mars may be drenched beneath its surface, with enough water hiding in the cracks of underground rocks to form a global ocean
August 12, 2024
Older adults are grappling with how artificial intelligence is changing the world
August 13, 2024
Space forecasters say solar storms persisting from the weekend may produce colorful auroras across the Northern Hemisphere
August 12, 2024
A report shows that coastal tribes in the Pacific Northwest experience some of the most severe effects of climate change but face an array of bureaucratic barriers when it comes to accessing government funds meant to help them adapt
August 12, 2024
The Berlin Zoo has much anticipated news: Meng Meng the panda is pregnant again, months after the first giant pandas born in Germany were sent to China
August 13, 2024
A study released Monday using data from NASA's Mars InSight lander shows evidence of liquid water far below the surface of the fourth planet, advancing the search
August 13, 2024
An immense reservoir of liquid water may reside deep under the surface of Mars within fractured igneous rocks, holding enough to fill an ocean that would cover
August 12, 2024
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said late on Monday that its representatives inspected a damaged cooling tower at the Russia-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant in Ukraine
August 12, 2024Vietnam is planning to subsidise electricity prices for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, as part of its efforts to promote the use of EVs and meet its energy transition
August 12, 2024
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said late on Tuesday that evidence continues to indicate that Monday's fire at the Russia-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine did
August 13, 2024Fighting wildfires, psychedelic treatments, ‘zombie star’ mystery: Catch up on the day’s stories
August 13, 2024Why turning cities into ‘sponges’ could help fight flooding
August 14, 2024
Mosaic buried for thousands of years uncovered by archaeologists
August 14, 2024
Alcohol’s healthy halo dims as study finds drinking may be harmful for older adults, even at low levels
August 14, 2024
Cerebrospinal fluid can sometimes leak or collect in the brain without an identifiable cause, leading to symptoms that can be difficult to diagnose.
August 14, 2024
The Defense Department is going to require cognitive assessments for new personnel as part of updated guidance aimed at protecting personnel from “blast overpressure” as leaders seek to mitigate risks of brain injury associated with repeated blasts
August 14, 2024
Researchers are one step closer to understanding how Stonehenge was created
August 14, 2024
Century-old theory of where Stonehenge’s Altar Stone came from overturned by new study
August 14, 2024
Archaeologists have unearthed four human remains believed to be more than 3,000 years old in a stretch of barren land in northern Peru that appears to have housed a ceremonial temple
August 14, 2024NASA says it's still deciding whether to keep two astronauts at the International Space Station until early next year and send their troubled Boeing capsule back empty
August 14, 2024
The World Health Organization has declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency
August 14, 2024
The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years, following an outbreak of the
August 14, 2024
Video shows suspected family of mountain lions at East Bay hiking trail
August 14, 2024The developers of a long-delayed copper-nickel mining project in northeastern Minnesota have announced plans for a series of studies over the next year on potential ways to improve environmental safeguards and make the mine more cost- and energy-efficient
August 14, 2024
NASA’s decision on Boeing Starliner astronauts more than a week away
August 14, 2024
Alzheimer’s risk rose up to 42% with untreated high blood pressure, study finds
August 14, 2024
Beef jerky, salted nuts and iodine tablets helped an 89-year-old hiker’s ‘very unlikely’ survival in Idaho wilderness
August 14, 2024
Trying to avoid an elephant stampede? There’s an app for that
August 15, 2024Japan on Thursday ended its call for higher-than-usual risks of a major earthquake, one week after a strong tremor on the edge of the Nankai Trough seabed zone
August 15, 2024For trees, growing to maturity involves much more than just reaching upward.
August 15, 2024
Despite higher than average rates of HIV infection, Hispanic women have relatively low awareness of PrEP, an effective HIV-prevention medication.
August 15, 2024
The first of four supermoons this year is about to rise
August 15, 2024
An international group of astronomers has joined calls to create a standard for keeping time on the moon, where seconds tick by faster
August 15, 2024
Photography finalists showcase the ‘wonder and fragility’ of world’s oceans
August 15, 2024Swedish health officials say they have identified the first case of a person with the more infectious form of mpox that was first seen in eastern Congo
August 15, 2024
The world’s largest iceberg is spinning in an ocean vortex with no end in sight
August 15, 2024
Fossil hunter Eddie Templeton was out exploring in Mississippi when he came across a remarkable find
August 15, 2024A rarely seen deep sea fish resembling a serpent was found floating dead on the ocean surface off the San Diego coast
August 15, 2024
Johannes Kepler thought he sketched Mercury orbiting across the sun. What he actually captured has solved a solar mystery
August 15, 2024
What is mpox, and why is this outbreak so concerning?
August 15, 2024
Federal authorities say new efforts to convert some types of commercial fishing to ropeless gear that is safer for rare whales will be supported by millions of dollars in funding
August 15, 2024Watchdogs are raising new concerns about legacy contamination in Los Alamos, the birthplace of the atomic bomb and home to a renewed effort to manufacture key components for nuclear weapons
August 15, 2024
Danish biotech Bavarian Nordic said on Friday it had submitted data to the European Union's drug regulator for approval to extend the use of the company's mpox and smallpox
August 16, 20245-second breaks can help reduce aggression between couples, study finds
August 16, 2024
Far more diagnostic kits, treatments and vaccines need to be shipped to Africa to respond adequately to the outbreak of a new strain of the mpox virus
August 16, 2024Knowing you should set your apps’ privacy permissions might not be enough to protect you. A cybersecurity expert explains how complicated privacy settings can trip you up.
August 16, 2024
Fusarium oxysporum can infect over 120 plant species. Whether it destroys Cavendish bananas as it did their predecessor depends on the agricultural industry and consumers.
August 16, 2024
Dinosaur-killing asteroid was likely a giant mudball, study says
August 16, 2024
The World Health Organisation was due to host an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss ways to ensure fair global access to tests, treatments and vaccines for mpox
August 16, 2024A German infection expert on Friday called for existing mpox vaccine supplies to be shipped to Africa, where they would have the greatest potential to tackle the disease, even
August 16, 2024Genetic genealogy helps identify killer in 1985 murder of UTA student: Cold case breakthrough
August 16, 2024
The World Health Organization has declared the ongoing outbreaks of mpox in Congo and elsewhere in Africa to be a global emergency, requiring urgent action to curb the virus’ transmission
August 16, 2024
Project finds success eliminating methane from landfill
August 16, 2024
Giant panda Ying Ying has given birth to twins at Ocean Park in Hong Kong. The first-time mother is the oldest giant panda on record to give birth at 19 years old. That's the equivalent of 57 in human years.
August 16, 2024
Archaeologists unearth tiny 3,500-year-old clay tablet following an earthquake
August 16, 2024Public health experts from some of the nation’s leading research universities have deployed a massive medical trailer to rural parts of the South as part of an ambitious and unusual new health study
August 17, 2024
States across the country have implemented strict restrictions around livestock after an outbreak of avian influenza, commonly referred to as “bird flu.”
August 17, 2024
He stumbled onto a large tusk in a Mississippi creek. It turned out to be a first-of-its-kind discovery
August 17, 2024
Safety at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is deteriorating following a drone strike that hit a perimeter access road on Saturday, according to International Atomic Energy Agency
August 17, 2024
Neolithic people moved Stonehenge’s mysterious Altar Stone over hundreds of miles
August 17, 2024
Premature deaths have been tied to tiny air pollutants. Here's how to protect yourself
August 17, 2024Safety at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is deteriorating following a drone strike that hit the road around the perimeter on Saturday, according to International Atomic Energy
August 17, 2024
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck off the east coast of Russia's Kamchatka region at a depth of 51 km (32 miles), the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on Saturday.
August 17, 2024Safety at Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is deteriorating, IAEA warns
August 17, 2024
In the dead of night, hunters go deep into the Florida Everglades, searching for the invasive Burmese pythons that are eating up mice, rabbits and other prey
August 18, 2024
Companies that import palm oil from Malaysia will be able to adopt orangutans but they will not be able to leave the country, the commodities minister
August 18, 2024
One of Russia’s most active volcanoes has erupted, spewing plumes of ash 3 miles into the sky over the far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula and briefly triggering a “code red” warning for aircraft
August 17, 2024
When and how to see the rare super blue moon
August 19, 2024
SpaceX is about to send four people on a wild — and risky — mission into the radiation belts. Here’s what to know
August 19, 2024
One case of the mpox virus has been detected in Pakistan of the clade 2 variety, the country's ministry of health said on Monday, adding that no cases of the clade 1b strain of
August 19, 2024
As summer temperatures rise, finding ways to build cities that don’t hold in the heat and can provide some cooling is increasingly important.
August 19, 2024
We don’t generate power directly from volcanoes, but their presence is a sign that there are good geothermal resources underground that can be tapped.
August 19, 2024
Space may be considered the final frontier, but the US was once a frontier, too. How can space industry leaders avoid repeating practices that led to colonialism in the 18th century and beyond?
August 19, 2024
Zoo hosts 10th birthday party for first elephant born in Arizona
August 19, 2024
Global warming may have contributed to the freak storm that sank a luxury British-flagged yacht off the coast of Sicily on Monday, Italian climatologist Luca Mercalli
August 19, 2024
Spacecraft successfully slingshots around Earth and the moon in a historic first on its way to Jupiter
August 19, 2024
A four-person crew for SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission arrived in Florida on Monday ahead of their Aug. 26 launch to space for a mission that includes the first
August 19, 2024
The Biden administration on Monday issued an offshore wind lease to the state of Maine for a small project that will demonstrate floating turbine technology off the U.S. East Coast.
August 19, 2024
Radioactive waste from the creation of the atomic bomb during World War II heading to Michigan
August 20, 2024
Experts meet in Bangkok this week to advance what would be the first international treaty to tackle the surging problem of plastic pollution
August 19, 2024
A World Health Organization official stressed on Tuesday that mpox, regardless of whether it is the new or old strain, is not the new COVID, as authorities know how to control its
August 20, 2024
Tirzepatide cuts risk of diabetes by 94% in adults with prediabetes and obesity or overweight, drugmaker says
August 20, 2024
Humans age dramatically at two key points in their life, study finds
August 20, 2024
André Weil was a mathematician. His sister Simone Weil was a philosopher. They both thought deeply about the nature and value of mathematics and mathematics education.
August 20, 2024
Whether they’re going to cook a fish, have it mounted or just take a photo and then release it, anglers want more than a severed head. But with shark numbers rebounding, they’ve got competition.
August 20, 2024
A look at Sacramento Metro Fire's specialized training for electric vehicle fires
August 20, 2024Demand for power in Texas hit a record high on Tuesday as homes and businesses cranked up air conditioners to escape a heat wave across the state.
August 20, 2024
There is a link between the meat you eat and a chronic disease, according to new research
August 20, 2024
African health officials hopeful mpox shots will start within days as WHO says outbreak is ‘not the new Covid’
August 20, 2024
In Zimbabwe’s wildlife-rich but poverty stricken Chiredzi district, an ex-poacher recently released from prison now preaches the gospel of conservation
August 21, 2024
The Philippines' health minister said on Wednesday a recently detected mpox case in the Southeast Asian nation is of the mild Clade 2 variant and not the newer variant that has
August 20, 2024
Donations to a Malaysian orangutan conservation programme will be eligible for tax relief, including on funds that come from palm oil industry players, the overseeing
August 21, 2024
Scientists have more evidence to explain why billions of crabs vanished around Alaska
August 21, 2024
The space missions of the future will need to coordinate multiple satellites and spacecraft − and figure out how to refuel, repair and even replace them in orbit.
August 21, 2024
Researchers can use powerful microscopes to capture the tiny teeth in squid suckers.
August 21, 2024
A growing number of states are passing laws that call scientific theories into question.
August 21, 2024
Covid tied to higher risk of depression, anxiety, PTSD and other conditions, with the unvaccinated most affected, study shows
August 21, 2024
Spider forces male fireflies to flash like females to set a lethal trap, scientists say
August 21, 2024
A rehabilitated sea turtle has been released back into the Atlantic Ocean from a Florida beach
August 21, 2024
This diet may reduce Covid-19 risk, new research suggests
August 21, 2024
Antarctica’s riskiest glacier is a disaster in slow motion, a polar scientist writes. But in a rare bit of good news, the worst-case scenario may be off the table.
August 21, 2024
South Lake Tahoe bears are outsmarting bear boxes
August 21, 2024The National Weather Service says a heat dome that has led to nearly 90 consecutive days of triple-digit temperatures in Phoenix has moved into Texas
August 21, 2024
An unusual object is moving so fast it could escape the Milky Way. Scientists aren’t certain what it is
August 21, 2024
As the world’s population grows, contact between humans and wildlife will increase in more than half of Earth’s land areas. A new study shows where the largest changes will occur.
August 21, 2024
Oysters can get herpes? It's more likely than you think
August 21, 2024
New $130M lab prepares US for future pandemics
August 21, 2024
A U.S. government report concludes that fluoride in drinking water at twice the recommended limit is linked with lower IQ in children
August 21, 2024
Elon Musk's brain technology startup Neuralink said its implant, designed to allow paralyzed patients to use digital devices by thinking alone, is working well in a second trial patient.
August 21, 2024
Google and Australia's national science agency will join hands to develop digital tools that automatically detect and fix software vulnerabilities for operators of
August 21, 2024
‘It was a growl and then an immediate charge’: How a man survived being mauled by a bear in the Alaskan wilderness
August 21, 2024
An attempt to use an extendable robot to remove a fragment of melted fuel from a wrecked reactor at Japan’s tsunami-hit nuclear plant has been suspended due to a technical issue
August 22, 2024
Britain’s drug regulator has authorized the Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi, saying that it’s the first medicine to show some impact in slowing progression of the neurodegenerative disease
August 22, 2024
A quick surgical procedure can permanently change your eye color, but experts warn it’s not without risk
August 22, 2024
A team of biologists, vets and fishermen
August 22, 2024
The penguin in a world famous same-sex penguin couple has died in a Sydney aquarium at 11 years old
August 22, 2024
Listening in on neural activity is a promising way of restoring the ability to communicate for people whose bodies no longer can. Artificial neural networks are the key middleman in the process.
August 22, 2024
Chile's Atacama salt flat is sinking at a rate of 1 to 2 centimeters (0.4 to 0.8 inches) per year due to lithium brine extraction, according to a study by the
August 22, 2024
Chinese scientists have discovered a "brand-new method" of producing large quantities of water using lunar soil brought back from a 2020 expedition, state broadcaster CCTV reported
August 22, 2024Huge 2,492-carat diamond, believed to be world’s second-largest, unearthed in Botswana
August 22, 2024
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico will visit South Korea at the end of September to discuss plans to build a new nuclear power unit at the Slovak Jaslovske Bohunice plant, news agency TASR
August 22, 2024
An experimental pill cut hot flashes and improved sleep for women in menopause — without using hormones
August 22, 2024
Itchy mite bites on skin linked to cicada eggs, health experts explain
August 22, 2024FDA signs off on updated Covid-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech
August 22, 2024
Updated COVID-19 vaccines are on their way
August 22, 2024
To figure out what really works when nations try to fight climate change, researchers looked at 1,500 ways countries have tried to curb heat-trapping gases
August 22, 2024
1,500 policies to fix global warming were implemented in 41 countries. Here are the ones that worked best
August 22, 2024
Chile's environmental regulator on Thursday said it filed two charges against state copper giant Codelco over the management of its Talabre tailings dam at its Ministro Hales
August 22, 2024
Targeting the key players that help your body regulate metabolism could reverse disease progression, including cognitive decline related to Alzheimer’s disease.
August 22, 2024
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Thursday its Director General Rafael Grossi will assess the situation at Kursk nuclear power plant during his visit next week.
August 22, 2024
The South Carolina Senate has started its homework assignment of coming up with a comprehensive bill to guide energy policy in a rapidly growing state and amid a quickly changing power-generation world
August 22, 2024
NASA said on Thursday it expects to announce on Saturday its decision on whether the two astronauts who rode Boeing's glitchy Starliner spacecraft to the
August 22, 2024
NASA will decide this weekend whether Boeing's new capsule is safe enough to return two astronauts from the International Space Station, where they've been waiting since June
August 22, 2024
A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted on Thursday, the meteorological office said, spraying red-hot lava and smoke in its sixth outbreak since December.
August 22, 2024
These robot boats are cleaning up Asia’s waterways
August 23, 2024Lava is continuing to spew from a volcano in southwestern Iceland, the sixth time since December the volcano has erupted on the Reykjanes Peninsula
August 23, 2024
High-risk HPV infections in men may be associated with slightly higher levels of dead sperm cells, new study suggests
August 23, 2024
Archaeologists in Virginia are uncovering an ornamental garden from the 1700s where a wealthy politician and enslaved gardeners grew exotic plants from around the world
August 23, 2024
Long-hidden family scandal in Jamestown colony revealed 400 years later by ancient DNA
August 23, 2024
SpaceX's attempt at the first ever private spacewalk next week will be a test of trailblazing equipment, including slim spacesuits and a cabin with no airlock,
August 23, 2024
Scientists identified the ‘ManhattAnt’ — and they have theories on why it’s taking over NYC
August 23, 2024
The World Health Organization said on Friday its partners such as Gavi and UNICEF can start buying mpox vaccines before they are approved by the U.N. health agency,
August 23, 2024
The Polaris Dawn mission will test communications, perform research and conduct a spacewalk with SpaceX extravehicular spacesuits.
August 23, 2024
The new secret to unlock restful sleep: Evening exercise breaks
August 23, 2024
Poland has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza, or bird flu, on a poultry farm in the west of country, the World Organisation for Animal
August 23, 2024
CNN Medical Correspondent Meg Tirrell explains what you need to know about the latest round of Covid vaccinations, just approved by the FDA.
August 30, 2024
The head of the World Health Organization called for global concerted action to control a new mpox outbreak, announcing a response plan that will require at least $135 million over
August 23, 2024
Data from India’s historic moon mission supports long-standing lunar theory
August 23, 2024
Tiny shards of plastic are increasingly infiltrating our brains, study says
August 23, 2024
Record heat is scorching the south with triple-digit temps in several Texas cities, while in the East Pacific, a number of tropical weather threats are forming, with at least one possibly targeting Hawaii. Laura Aguirre has a 3:30pET pkg with free custom audio tags.
August 23, 2024
Neolithic engineers built megalithic monument with stones that weighed as much as two jumbo jets
August 23, 2024
Eli Lilly's treatment for early Alzheimer's is expected to be blocked for use by Britain's National Health Service (NHS), the Telegraph reported on Friday.
August 23, 2024
Couple betting big on crickets as a food of the future
August 23, 2024
The western prairie fringed orchid is a rare flowering plant that has declined due to loss of its native prairie habitat
August 24, 2024
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and campaigners from the environmental group Extinction Rebellion blocked a small oil terminal that is part of Norway's gas processing plant
August 24, 2024
SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule to return Boeing Starliner crew to Earth
August 24, 2024
Perseverance rover is making a steep ascent to reach unexplored Martian territory
August 24, 2024As global temperatures rise and summer months bring record high temperatures, employers are exploring wearable technologies to keep workers safe
August 24, 2024
A grizzly bear was standing on his back and went in for the ‘kill bite.’ He survived to tell the story
May 28, 2024
NASA has decided it’s too risky to bring two astronauts back to Earth in Boeing’s troubled new capsule
August 24, 2024
Two NASA astronauts who flew to the International Space Station in June aboard Boeing's faulty Starliner capsule will need to return to Earth on a SpaceX vehicle
August 24, 2024
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson held a press conference to announce a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule will bring home two NASA astronauts who have remained on board the International Space Station for about 80 days because of issues plaguing the Boeing Starliner spacecraft.
August 24, 2024
Causeway in California home to 250,000 bats this time of year
August 24, 2024
Polaris Dawn mission will send crew on a wild, risky ride
August 24, 2024The two astronauts left behind at the International Space Station have both flown long space missions before
August 24, 2024
Former top U.S. infectious disease expert Dr.
August 24, 2024
Two veteran NASA astronauts with a combined 500 days of previous spaceflight were the first crew launched into space on Boeing's Starliner space capsule, in a June 5 test
June 05, 2024
Not many people know the world's first detonation of an atomic bomb was on U.S. soil
August 25, 2024
You’ve come across a bison in the wild. It’s looking at you. Do you know what to do next?
August 25, 2024
The northern bald ibis, or the Waldrapp, once soared over North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and much of Europe
August 25, 2024
Coating clothes with this simple material could cool your body by up to 8 degrees
August 25, 2024
As China seeks to race ahead in humanoid robot development, its supply chains showcased cheaper and innovative parts at the world robot conference
August 26, 2024
Your ZIP code may determine your dementia diagnosis, study finds
August 26, 2024
The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission carried out its spacewalk on Thursday with two astronauts emerging out of the capsule in Earth's orbit, tethered to the Crew Dragon spacecraft in the vacuum
August 26, 2024
Meet the 4-person crew spearheading SpaceX’s daring Polaris Dawn mission
August 26, 2024
A landslide in Alaska has killed at least one person.
August 26, 2024
After wildfires in California and Colorado cities, levels of harmful metals in the water jumped. Nature sent up a red flag.
August 26, 2024
Network equipment riding on balloons, airships, gliders and planes could boost internet access, including in disaster zones, and improve scientific monitoring.
August 26, 2024
Here’s how your brain visualizes scenarios that you’re not actually looking at with your eyes.
August 26, 2024
Heat-related deaths spiked 117% in the US since 1999
August 26, 2024
From ice cores extracted from the Tibetan Plateau, scientists recovered the equivalent of 1,705 virus species. Reading their genomes tells the story of 41,000 years of climate change.
August 26, 2024
Aviation officials from Asia are making a case for global action to reduce injuries from turbulence, with recent high-profile incidents
August 26, 2024
Matching sets of dinosaur footprints found on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean
August 26, 2024
NASA's decision to send Boeing's Starliner capsule home without astronauts follows years of missteps by the planemaker in its space business and raises doubts
August 26, 2024
Sea level rises in the Pacific Ocean are outstripping the global average, a World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report showed on Tuesday, imperiling low-lying island states.
August 26, 2024
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday ocean temperatures are rising in the Pacific Islands at three times the rate worldwide, and its population was "uniquely
August 26, 2024
The launch of SpaceX's four-person Polaris Dawn mission will be delayed by at least a day because of a helium leak in ground equipment at Kennedy Space Center, the company
August 27, 2024
‘The ocean is overflowing’: UN chief issues global SOS as new reports warn Pacific sea-level rise outstrips global average
August 27, 2024
A nuclear plant in western Russia, where fighting is raging between Russian and Ukrainian forces, is especially vulnerable to a serious accident because it lacks a
August 27, 2024
British Paralympian John McFall will be taking a stand for sports and space this week after becoming the first person with a physical disability to be effectively
August 27, 2024
A leading African scientist says the growing mpox outbreaks in Africa that triggered the World Health Organization’s emergency declaration are largely the result of decades of neglect and the global community’s inability to stop sporadic epidemics among a population with little immunity against the smallpox-related disease
August 27, 2024
A century ago, a pioneering sex researcher challenged the idea that respectable women did not – and should not – experience sexual desire or have sex, except to please men or have children.
August 27, 2024
U.N. nuclear agency chief Rafael Grossi said after visiting Russia's Kursk nuclear power plant on Tuesday that there was a risk of a nuclear accident and the situation was
August 27, 2024
Why a ‘liquid gold’ substance for cows is making waves with humans
August 27, 2024
A documentary exploring how Edwin Moses blended science with athleticism to become the world’s greatest hurdler in the 1980s, then parlayed his fame into a mission to fight for better pay and fair sports, will debut Sept. 21 at his alma mater at the Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival
August 27, 2024
A field researcher working in the Peruvian Amazon captures video footage of a tarantula that appears to have died after being infected by a fungus called Cordyceps, also known as "zombie fungus."
August 28, 2024Webb telescope spots six rogue worlds within a glowing cosmic cloud
August 27, 2024
What is Oropouche virus? The emerging threat is raising concern among health officials
August 27, 2024
It’s rare to see both Nina’s at the same time, but both appeared to be developing in 2024. That could help soften hurricane season, but don’t bet on it.
August 27, 2024
Mysterious blue liquid found in Iowa river
August 27, 2024A type of genetically modified wheat developed by Argentina's Bioceres Crop Solutions may be safely grown in the United States, the U.S.
August 27, 2024
A NASA rover on Mars is tackling a new challenge and climbing to the rim of a crater
August 27, 2024
As the cage holding an endangered Formosan black bear swung open conservationists blasted gunshots and air horns to
August 27, 2024
For the first time in more than a century, salmon will have free passage along the more than 400 miles of the Klamath River and its tributaries as the largest dam removal project in U.S. history nears completion along the California-Oregon border
August 27, 2024
Hospital trauma unit partners with the Navy for first-of-its-kind program
August 28, 2024
SpaceX delays launch of daring Polaris Dawn excursion into Earth’s radiation belts
August 28, 2024
Russia said on Wednesday it wanted the International Atomic Energy Agency to take a "more objective and clearer" stance on nuclear safety, a day after the agency head visited a
August 28, 2024
Yoon Hyeonjeong, a 19-year-old South Korean activist, says the fate of her years-long fight for more action to tackle climate change hinges on what could be a landmark
August 28, 2024
The rapid increase in satellites and space junk will make low Earth orbit unusable unless companies and countries cooperate and share the data needed to
December 02, 2024
Nearly 1,500 academics, researchers and scientists specializing in Antarctica gathered in southern Chile for the 11th Scientific Committee on Antarctic
August 28, 2024
Researchers are uncovering the ways by which dad, mom or both parents drinking can result in fetal alcohol syndrome and other lifelong effects on children.
August 28, 2024
The H5N1 virus has infected about 900 people since 2003, and more than half of them died. But so far there is no evidence of human-to-human transmission.
August 28, 2024
Long before the pandemic, health care workers were experiencing high levels of stress, burnout and compassion fatigue, all of which contribute to reduced quality of care for patients.
August 28, 2024
Parasports couldn’t exist without classifying competitors by their physical and mental limitations. But the process is far from perfect, and a handful of athletes have tried to game the system.
August 28, 2024
New research shows that Americans have positive feelings toward nature but also detects strong undertones of longing, guilt and worry.
August 28, 2024
This Paralympian could be the first disabled person to go to space
August 28, 2024
Corn sweat is the process by which corn plants release moisture into the air to stay cool, and it brings the Midwest a surge in humidity every summer
August 28, 2024
Some countries have pledged to donate doses of mpox vaccines to combat an outbreak of the disease in Africa, after the World Health Organization declared it a global public health emergency
August 28, 2024
More humid than usual? It might be the corn
August 28, 2024Africa has secured less than 10% of the estimated $245 million it needs to fight a surging mpox outbreak on the continent, a senior official from the Africa Centres for Disease
August 28, 2024
Wildfires that swept Canada's woodlands last year released more greenhouse gases than some of the largest emitting countries, a study found on Wednesday, calling into
August 28, 2024
U.S. wildlife officials next year will scale up efforts to kill invasive barred owls that are crowding out imperiled native owls from West Coast forests
August 28, 2024
Oceanographers find underwater mountain bigger than Mount Olympus
August 28, 2024
SpaceX rocket grounded as two key human spaceflight missions loom
August 28, 2024
SpaceX launches are on hold after a booster rocket toppled over in flames while landing
August 28, 2024
International Space Station Fast Facts
October 22, 2013The Alette Maersk was the first container vessel powered by low-carbon methanol fuel to cross the Pacific Ocean - a milestone in the shipping industry's
August 28, 2024
Stunning images from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition
August 28, 2024A California landmark legislation to establish first-in-the-nation safety measures for the largest AI systems has cleared an important vote
August 28, 2024
A “mega den” of hundreds of rattlesnakes in Colorado is getting even bigger now that late summer is here and babies are being born
August 29, 2024
Prehistoric sea cow was eaten by a croc and a shark, newly discovered fossil reveals
August 29, 2024
3 apes die from contagious bacterial infection within days of each other at Jacksonville Zoo
August 29, 2024
Uzbekistan is looking to electric cars to help drive its green transition
August 29, 2024
A Russian drone and missile attack on Monday forced Ukraine to disconnect several nuclear power units from the grid, posing a risk to the nuclear
August 29, 2024
As the powerhouse of the cell, mitochondria lie at the intersection of many essential biochemical pathways. When they go awry, neurodegenerative diseases can result.
August 29, 2024
American archaeologist drowns after Viking replica boat capsizes in Norway
August 29, 2024
The Consumer Product and Safety Commission says people should immediately throw out a magnetic game because it poses serious ingestion for children
August 29, 2024
For years, researchers have wondered what energy source allows the solar wind − a projection of charged particles from the Sun − to rush by at hundreds of miles a second.
August 29, 2024
Trump has begun another trade war. Here's a timeline of how we got here
Canada's leader laments lost friendship with US in town that sheltered stranded Americans after 9/11
Chinese EV giant BYD's fourth-quarter profit leaps 73%
You're an American in another land? Prepare to talk about the why and how of Trump 2.0
Chalk talk: Star power, top teams and No. 5 seeds headline the women's March Madness Sweet 16
Purdue returns to Sweet 16 with 76-62 win over McNeese in March Madness