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April 04, 2026The Artemis II astronauts have captured Earth's brilliant blue beauty as they zoom ever closer to the moon
April 03, 2026Are your muscles compensating? How hidden movement patterns cause pain
April 03, 2026NASA’s Artemis II astronauts have fired their engines and are blazing toward the moon
April 02, 2026Exclusive: US intelligence assesses Iran maintains significant missile launching capability, sources say
April 03, 2026NASA releases stunning first images of Earth taken by the Artemis II astronauts
April 03, 2026A California producer of raw milk and cheese products is recalling some of its products under pressure from federal officials
April 03, 2026The Las Vegas Review-Journal will no longer print its rival the Las Vegas Sun for the first time in decades, sharpening a longtime legal dispute between the southern Nevada newspapers
April 03, 2026OpenAI isn’t just buying a podcast — it’s buying influence
April 04, 2026April’s full pink moon rose in the night sky this week
April 01, 2026The combined political and legal roles and responsibilities of the US attorney general can create conflicts. Some attorneys general yielded to political pressure from the president – many did not.
April 03, 2026Different kinds of Americans are generous in different ways.
April 03, 2026Anthropic’s next model could be a ‘watershed moment’ for cybersecurity. Experts say that could also be a concern
April 03, 2026Health and government groups spend millions advertising on websites that promote misinformation, sometimes unintentionally
April 03, 2026With Easter around the corner, food safety experts say you can still dye Easter eggs and eat them safely if you handle them right
April 03, 2026Scientists have discovered fossils in China that reveal a crucial transition from simple to complex life on Earth
April 02, 2026Artemis II officially begins its journey to the moon
April 02, 2026The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Thursday to include microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a list of contaminants in drinking water for the first time, a step that could eventually lead to new limits on those substances for water utilities
April 03, 2026US Army’s first new lethal grenade since the Vietnam War uses shock waves to kill
April 02, 2026EPA claims ‘major win’ on drinking water safety, but regulations may be years away
April 03, 2026Commercial data centers have become critical infrastructure, supporting everything from financial transactions to government services. And critical infrastructure is often targeted in war.
April 01, 2026Reports of the death of Jonathan, the world’s oldest living land animal, have been greatly exaggerated
April 02, 2026The Trump administration is appealing a judge’s order blocking the federal government from taking punitive measures against artificial intelligence company Anthropic after a dispute with the Pentagon over military use of AI
April 02, 2026Student's zero-g indicator mascot design takes off with Artemis II
April 03, 2026Conflicting claims about kratom are widespread, but scientific evidence makes the risks clear.
April 03, 2026Meet the weather observer helping NWS for almost 50 years
April 03, 2026Eagles in Omaha: How the raptors are adapting to suburban environments
April 03, 2026Concerned about osteoporosis? What helps prevent fractures beyond medication
April 02, 2026Students create drones inspired by NASA's Artemis II mission
April 02, 2026From Stillwater to the stars: Oklahoma company builds parts for Artemis II moon mission
April 02, 2026Congo has declared the end of a two-year mpox outbreak, which is believed to have caused over 2,200 deaths
April 02, 2026A post-mortem examination shows a New Zealand professional rugby player who died by suspected suicide last year had advanced chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a brain abnormality linked to repeated concussions
April 02, 2026Hallucinogenic chocolate bars were removed from six Denver-area gas stations.
March 17, 2026The federal government’s disease-tracking agency has paused its diagnostic testing for rabies, monkeypox and a number of other infectious diseases
April 02, 2026Space is extremely dangerous, but people can still do more than robotic explorers can – in terms of technical achievements and inspiring public interest.
March 27, 2026In the old days, companies like Apple and Amazon went public early to access cash to grow. These days, soon-to-be-public companies are already flush with cash from private finance.
April 02, 2026Sunken warship found off Danish coast after 225 years in ‘remarkable’ discovery
April 02, 2026The Big Cypress fox squirrel is losing its habitat to urban and suburban development. But a few design changes could help to save this and other species.
April 02, 2026For decades, the US seriously pursued the idea of ‘peaceful nuclear explosions.’
April 02, 2026Learning to recognize thought patterns that lead to avoidance, and breaking tasks down into small parts, can help people overcome the mental barriers that often accompany ADHD.
April 02, 2026U.S. health officials have approved a new weight-loss pill from Eli Lilly
April 01, 2026Artificial intelligence-generated content is everywhere these days, making it increasingly difficult to separate fact from fiction, particularly when it comes to breaking news
April 02, 2026What does it really mean to ‘age well’?
April 02, 2026‘Like relying on a drug dealer:’ The world’s dependence on oil and gas has exposed a dangerous vulnerability
April 02, 2026A seabird native to Hawaii is flourishing in the middle of Honolulu's concrete towers, traffic-clogged roads and Waikiki hotels
April 02, 2026An undersea magnitude 7.4 earthquake toppled buildings in parts of northern Indonesia, sent people fleeing from their homes, killed at least one person and generated a small tsunami
April 02, 2026Expanding electricity access is transforming lives across Africa, from Nairobi’s informal settlements to rural fishing communities in western Kenya
April 02, 2026Parental involvement laws and the stigma of teen pregnancy create significant barriers for teenagers seeking abortions. These factors are pushing teens to obtain abortion pills online.
March 25, 2026Four astronauts have embarked on a high-stakes flight around the moon, humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than half a century
April 01, 2026Four astronauts have embarked on a high-stakes flight around the moon
April 01, 2026Hydrologists working high in the Rocky Mountains have measured what they say is Colorado’s driest winter of snow moisture on record
April 01, 2026Artemis launch, flipping voters, fed-up drivers: Catch up on the day’s stories
April 02, 2026Does the Trump administration understand how ‘enriched’ uranium is made into weapons?
April 02, 2026Victor Glover will become the first Black astronaut to orbit the Moon – but he is part of a long line of Black explorers, many forgotten through history. New research is giving York his due.
April 01, 2026Elon Musk’s space exploration company has filed preliminary paperwork to sell shares to the public, according to two sources familiar with the filing, a blockbuster offering that is likely to rank as the biggest ever and make its founder the world’s first trillionaire
April 02, 2026Scientists at Johns Hopkins University are creating virtual replicas of patients’ hearts so they can test how to fix a life-threatening irregular heartbeat before treating the real organ
April 02, 2026Streamflows the West relies on for drinking water and farms used to follow a fairly predictable arc as winter snow melted. Rising temperatures are changing that.
April 01, 2026Louisiana residents should look out for stinging caterpillars falling from trees
April 02, 2026The current COVID-19 vaccine does not match the strain that’s now becoming dominant in the US, which could lead to a rise in COVID-19 cases.
March 28, 2026Porsche SUV splits entirely in half after slamming into tree in wild Dunwoody crash
April 02, 2026Educators at one school are taking classwork to the barnyard
April 02, 2026More than 3,000 adult trout stocked in Huron River & Spring Mill Pond in Southeast Michigan
April 02, 2026Raw milk cheese is tied to E. coli outbreak: What to know, according to a doctor
April 02, 2026The committee voted to exempt some oil and gas operations from the Endangered Species Act in the name of national security.
March 28, 2026A federal judge has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit filed by the parents of an environmental activist who was killed while protesting the construction of an Atlanta-area police and firefighter training center that critics dubbed “Cop City.”
April 01, 2026Advocacy groups and experts have slammed YouTube for serving up low-quality artificial intelligence-generated videos to its most vulnerable audience: children
April 01, 2026Another GLP-1 weight loss pill gets FDA approval, and it has fewer restrictions on how it’s used
April 01, 2026French President Emmanuel Macron has held talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Japan
April 01, 2026Russia’s Defense Ministry claims its forces have taken control of the entire Luhansk region in Ukraine
April 01, 2026Planning to follow NASA’s moon mission launch? Here’s what to watch for
April 01, 2026Whether a young person has public or private insurance – or is uninsured or underinsured – significantly influences their risk of death across many cancer types.
April 01, 2026Being in public parks and natural environments with other visitors is a powerful opportunity to enhance enjoyment rather than detract from it.
April 01, 2026Georgia Tech helping shape future of space as NASA prepares for moon mission
April 01, 2026Pollution levels in Iowa's water have been abnormally high this winter
April 01, 2026Everything seems to be going NASA's way as the countdown proceeds toward a Wednesday launch of astronauts' first trip to the moon in more than half a century
April 01, 2026NASA’s Artemis II mission took decades of policymaking, engineering and financial support.
March 31, 2026Apple’s biggest product in its 50-year history surprised the engineers who designed it
April 01, 2026A federal judge ruled against conservation groups in their efforts to block a proposed lithium-boron mining project in Nevada
April 01, 2026NTSB says ‘automation overreliance’ contributed to fatal SUV crashes in 2024
April 01, 2026In the 1960s and ’70s, his arguments also resonated on the left, including with the head of a powerful environmental group.
March 26, 2026Trump administration officials are exempting oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act
March 31, 2026The head of the National Transportation Safety Board says the systems that allow drivers to take their hands off the wheel are convenient but don’t improve safety because people who use them often pay less attention to the road
March 31, 2026Latin America’s generational shift: What’s causing record-low birth rates across the region?
April 01, 2026Only 50 of these whales are left in existence. Trump’s ‘God Squad’ just chose oil drilling over protecting them
March 31, 2026Cyborg cockroaches teach neuroscience at Marquette University
April 01, 2026The countdown has begun toward humanity’s first launch to the moon in 53 years
March 31, 2026Artemis II will test the life control systems on the Orion spacecraft and, if all goes well, take a trip around the Moon.
March 26, 2026One of the world’s rarest whales, the Rice's whale, is in the way of the Trump administration's desire to expand oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
March 31, 2026Afghan authorities say that flooding in many parts of the country has killed a further 14 people in the past 24 hours
March 31, 2026This is Countdown, CNN’s newsletter covering NASA’s first time sending humans to deep space in over 50 years
February 04, 2026A humpback whale that has become stranded repeatedly off Germany’s Baltic Sea coast in recent days has got stuck again, less than a day after swimming free
March 31, 2026The Clean Air Act gave California the authority to issue tough pollution standards for vehicles, with EPA approval. The Trump administration is now trying to stop it.
March 31, 2026Curiosity and an openness to new ideas help Ryland Grace, the movie’s protagonist, navigate new discoveries about life in the universe.
March 31, 2026A University of Pittsburgh researcher is studying why Pennsylvania residents who regularly encounter ticks still underestimate their risk of Lyme disease.
March 31, 2026Facing your own thoughts and sensations, without trying to suppress them, is harder than it may seem. But learning to do it can boost your mental health.
March 31, 2026While media outlets are signing deals with Polymarket and Kalshi for their insights into the wisdom of crowds, gamblers are pouncing on opportunities to wager on geopolitics and celebrity weddings.
March 31, 2026A large donation to mental health research is getting even bigger
March 31, 2026Millions of preterm births and thousands of infant deaths linked to plastic chemical
March 31, 2026Trump helped build the Middle East’s AI ambitions. Could his war break them?
March 31, 2026The upcoming moon mission will be full of jargon. Here’s a cheat sheet to help you follow along
March 31, 2026Why haven’t humans been back to the moon in over 50 years?
February 13, 2026The Trump administration has carried out on a threat to sue the state of Minnesota and its school athletics governing body for allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls sports
March 30, 2026Scientists have found an alarming environmental impact of vast data centers
March 31, 2026About 100 of the nation’s most contaminated toxic waste sites are in areas prone to flooding and wildfires, a potential public health threat to millions of Americans
March 31, 2026We asked retired astronauts about their favorite space movies, and this is what they shared with us
February 01, 2026Fly me to the moon: On a mission to Florida’s classic Space Coast
February 02, 2026After a heart attack, beta-blockers are often a lifelong medicine. Maybe they shouldn’t be
March 30, 2026Genetic testing is now required to participate in women’s events in the Olympics. But the new policy oversimplifies biological sex and risks discrimination against some female athletes.
March 30, 2026‘And then we saw the little head.’ Scientists witness rare sperm whale birth
March 30, 2026The people who toiled night and day to put astronauts on the moon during Apollo are thrilled that NASA is finally going back
March 30, 2026Baby kangaroo escapes from home, safe return after search effort
March 30, 2026More and more women are having babies later in life
March 30, 2026With Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey, Galdikas changed the face of science and opened the world’s eyes to how similar humans are to orangutans and other primates.
March 27, 2026Researchers are using machine learning models to identify gentrification in imagery. Community insights help keep the models on track
March 30, 2026While direct evidence of multiple universes is hard to come by, indirect evidence raises intriguing possibilities.
March 30, 2026When the Trump administration took aim at higher education and the scientific research enterprise, a university dean had to figure out on the fly how to support scientists and their work at his school.
March 30, 2026It’s about more than just beating China. As a space lawyer puts it, a Moon base would come with strategic, economic and scientific advantages.
March 30, 2026Farmers around the world are facing fertilizer shortages and rising costs after the war in Iran disrupted shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, which handles a third of global fertilizer trade
March 27, 2026California is the first state to require food makers to add folic acid, a crucial vitamin, to corn masa flour used to make tortillas and other foods
March 29, 2026North Korea reports that Kim Jong Un watched a test of an upgraded solid-fuel engine for missiles that can reach the U.S. mainland
March 29, 2026Dark matter and dark energy are mysteries that have confounded scientists for decades, even though they comprise 95% of the universe's mass
March 29, 2026Cornered and wounded, will Iran now go for a nuclear bomb?
March 29, 2026The four astronauts making NASA's next lunar leap bear little resemblance to the Apollo era
March 28, 2026A stranded humpback whale in Germany’s Baltic Sea looks weaker, and experts fear it won't be able to find its way back to the Atlantic
March 29, 2026Scientists are learning to dive beneath polar ice to study the flora and fauna below
March 27, 2026As electric-bike usage has risen, so have e-bike injuries, and regulations in cities and states throughout the country are rapidly changing
March 29, 2026Iran has turned to its cyber operations to make up for its military disadvantages in its conflict with Israel and the U.S. Since the war began last month, hackers supporting Iran have launched thousands of cyberattacks on companies and organizations in both the U.S. and Israel, seeking to undermine the war effort and critical supply chains
March 29, 2026Seven islands that hold the keys to the Strait of Hormuz
March 28, 2026What began as a tool to identify threats to national security is becoming a surveillance infrastructure that can be used to track everyone.
March 27, 2026The astronauts set to become the first lunar visitors in more than half a century have arrived at their launch site
March 28, 2026Inspired by bats, a new ultra-low-power sensing system enables tiny drones to navigate through darkness, smoke and dust, where cameras and other light-based sensors fail.
March 28, 2026What to know about the 4 people launching to make history around the moon
March 28, 2026Microsoft is taking over a data center construction project in Texas after OpenAI declined to pursue it, in a move that will make the two companies neighbors at one of the nation’s largest complexes for running artificial intelligence
March 28, 2026The astronaut who prompted NASA's first medical evacuation earlier this year says doctors still don't know why he suddenly fell sick at the International Space Station
March 27, 2026Internet trailblazer Yahoo is exploring technology’s next frontier with Scout, an answer engine powered by artificial intelligence
March 27, 2026Arctic sea ice has shrunk to a tie for its lowest winter peak on record
March 27, 2026A judge has ruled that the government can convene a meeting next week to seek an exemption from the Endangered Species Act on the basis of national security for expanded oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
March 27, 2026Amazon has acquired Fauna Robotics, just under two months after the startup introduced a humanoid robot called Sprout designed for social spaces like homes and schools
March 25, 2026A chemical signature in a lunar rock offers new insights into what early oxygen conditions were like on the Moon.
March 27, 2026Tech companies set ambitious climate goals at the start of the decade, promising to slash emissoins that contribute to global warming
March 27, 2026A linguist explains what makes human English human, and why you shouldn’t overdo it with large language models.
March 20, 2026Colorado trade school campus creates growing opportunities for female students
March 27, 2026WBZ journalist who received co-worker's kidney returns after open-heart surgery: "Humbling to think that someone could be that nice"
March 27, 2026Amazon’s big bet in AI has been 20 years in the making
March 27, 2026"Space Explorers: The Infinite" brings immersive interstellar experience to Atlanta
March 27, 2026Judge blocks Pentagon’s effort to ‘punish’ Anthropic by labeling it a supply chain risk
March 27, 2026Countries don’t just switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. Each takes its own path, depending on its economy, international trade relations and government stability.
March 27, 2026A year after federal employees were hit by the Trump administration’s cost-cutting efforts through the Department of Government Efficiency, it remains unclear what the agency saved
March 27, 2026Fire season fears grow amid western heat wave
March 27, 2026Scientists have captured rare footage of a sperm whale giving birth, offering a window into the large mammals' behavior
March 27, 2026A federal judge has ruled in favor of artificial intelligence company Anthropic in temporarily blocking the Pentagon from labeling the company as a supply chain risk
March 27, 2026Health officials say nine people, including children, have been sickened in an expanding outbreak of E
March 27, 2026A revised version of the House's aviation safety bill now has the backing of the National Transportation Safety Board, but the families of the 67 victims of last year's midair collision near Washington, D.C., still want to see tougher requirements to ensure reforms are implemented
March 26, 2026Earlier this week a jury in California this found both Meta and YouTube liable for mental health harms to kids using their services
March 27, 2026Artificial intelligence chatbots are so prone to flattering and validating their human users that they are giving bad advice that can damage relationships and reinforce harmful behaviors, according to a new study that explores the dangers of AI telling people what they want to hear
March 27, 2026An up-close, inside look at Amazon's new delivery drones flying in KCK
March 27, 2026Facing rare case of early Alzheimer’s, health insurance said woman was too young for treatment
March 27, 2026Once-lethal insecticides now require concerningly high concentrations to effectively kill mosquitoes. Some mosquitoes are already immune to all classes of insecticides used to control malaria.
March 27, 2026The Trump administration is seeking an exemption from the Endangered Species Act for expanded oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, citing national security as it wages war on Iran
March 27, 2026Robotic drone dogs powered by artificial intelligence aim to provide new security in crowded Las Vegas areas
March 27, 2026German rescuers race to save humpback whale stranded off Baltic Sea beach
March 27, 2026Keeping a tiny brain area called locus coeruleus functioning properly may stave off symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and keep the aging brain healthy
March 26, 2026A 7th grader built a solar invention for under $25. Now he's headed to Washington, D.C.
March 26, 2026This artist has made millions of dollars. And it’s not even human
March 26, 2026Vehicle safety isn't a game, but researchers are using one to give AI 'guardrails' for self-driven cars
March 26, 2026Woman raising awareness for kidney donations while waiting on her own
March 26, 2026New population estimates show that U.S. growth in metro areas slowed sharply as immigration dropped and hurricanes pushed people out of some Gulf Coast counties
March 26, 2026The Iran war is unleashing a toxic mix of chemicals, heavy metals and other pollutants that threaten everything from agriculture to drinking water to people’s health
March 26, 2026Tiny particles from certain lab gloves look like microplastics, and they can contaminate samples, new study finds.
March 26, 2026Elite athletes miss plenty of shots during March Madness and the NBA playoffs. Training both brain and body can help even beginners and novices get more net.
March 26, 2026When it comes to aging well, attitude is everything
March 26, 2026The 2026 water year has been anything but ordinary. In fact, its snow drought has few parallels in recent history.
March 25, 2026OpenAI thought it could own AI videos. The reality was too expensive
March 26, 2026A Florida sea turtle hospital is getting help from space to monitor animals they've rehabilitated
March 26, 2026Melania Trump often commands the attention of any room she enters, but on Wednesday, she shared the spotlight with a robot
March 26, 2026Nuclear power is getting a second look across Southeast Asia to prepare for surging demand for power for artificial intelligence-focused data centers
March 26, 2026Finding ways to communicate effectively with men about vasectomies is key to persuading them to have the procedure.
March 24, 2026Scientists reveal earliest evidence for shifting of Earth’s crust
March 25, 2026What’s next in the investigation into the deadly Air Canada collision at LaGuardia
March 25, 2026White House isn’t ready to nominate a new CDC director
March 26, 2026A lawsuit against Meta and Google avoided the issue of liability for content and focused on allegations that social media platforms themselves are harmful by design.
March 06, 2026The federal government has not yet replaced the bullet-pocked windows that serve as a grim reminder of an attack at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention more than seven months ago
March 26, 2026A bill introduced by two high-profile progressive lawmakers would pause new data centers in the United States until national safeguards are in place to protect workers and consumers and ensure the technologies don’t harm the environment
March 26, 2026In the AI industry, ‘agentic’ takes on a life of its own
March 26, 2026Before and after satellite images show how little snow is left in the western US
March 26, 2026Melania Trump brings an AI-powered robot to the White House — and says there could be more of them soon
March 26, 2026Scientists are tracing back the history of dogs using the oldest genes from the species ever studied
March 25, 2026Wellness influencer Dr. Casey Means' nomination to become U.S. surgeon general is stalled a month after senators grilled her on vaccines during a tense confirmation hearing
March 25, 2026Why Britain’s miserable weather is one of its greatest tourist attractions
March 25, 202671-year-old to run 100 marathons in 100 days across the country for Parkinson's research
March 26, 2026US consumers, already feeling pain at the gas pump, can expect higher prices and prolonged shortages for goods of all sorts, including food, as additional consequences of slowed oil production.
March 25, 2026Dutch food scientist Huub Lelieveld has won the World Food Prize for shaping modern food processing safety standards used worldwide
March 25, 2026BPD's all-women drone team gives new crime scene perspective
March 25, 2026The damage from military attacks on cities can fill the air with pollutants that harm the lungs and stress the heart.
March 17, 2026Nebraska high school students use virtual reality to learn natural disaster response and life skills
March 25, 2026A new AP-NORC poll finds most Americans believe recent military action against Iran has gone too far and many are worried about affording gasoline
March 25, 2026Emergency planners around the country are about to lose access to a critical hurricane evacuation planning tool
March 25, 2026Merck is buying oncology company Terns Pharmaceuticals in a deal valued at approximately $6.7 billion as the pharmaceutical giant works on beefing up its cancer portfolio before a key patent on its cancer drug Keytruda expires in two years
March 25, 2026From bioweapons to biblical plagues, the bacteria that cause anthrax can persist for decades in harsh conditions and wreak havoc on people and cattle.
March 25, 2026Feeling part of something larger than yourself may make it easier to cope with stress and uncertainty.
March 25, 2026How the deadly collision at LaGuardia unfolded
March 24, 2026A database of sounds from a community of wild dolphins is proving to be a great resource for researchers studying dolphin communication.
March 23, 2026A victory ‘for decades’? Netanyahu’s promise after June strikes proved hollow, but Israelis still support Iran war
March 25, 2026A federal judge weighing the merits of the Pentagon’s designation of rising Silicon Valley star Anthropic as a security threat repeatedly questioned the government’s reasons for vilifying the company following a dispute over how its artificial intelligence technology can be used in war
March 24, 2026The pilots killed in a collision between a jetliner and a fire truck on a New York runway have been identified as Mackenzie Gunther and Antoine Forrest
March 25, 2026OpenAI is shutting down its social media app Sora, which went viral last fall as a place to share short-form videos generated by artificial intelligence but also raised alarms in Hollywood and elsewhere
March 25, 2026NASA announces new Mars mission, reshapes goals on the moon
March 25, 2026News that Iran had fired ballistic missiles at a US military base in the Indian Ocean was startling, but how much of a threat does the development represent?
March 25, 2026Belgian pharmaceutical maker UCB says it will build a $2 billion drug manufacturing plant near Atlanta
March 25, 2026A huge heat dome is spreading across the United States and it is shattering March temperature records
March 24, 2026Federal health officials have issued a warning about controversial statements made by biotech billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong about one of his company's cancer drugs
March 25, 2026The Trump administration’s $1 billion payout to a French energy company to walk away from U.S. offshore wind development is a novel tactic against the industry that supporters see as creative, but opponents see as foolish and extreme
March 25, 2026Scientists at CERN took some antiprotons out for a spin in a never-tried-before test drive
March 24, 2026The nonprofit that controls the artificial intelligence maker OpenAI pledged Tuesday to grant out $1 billion over the next year and to build up its capacity as a philanthropic funder
March 24, 2026Webb telescope photos show mysterious little red dots. Astronomers don’t know what they are
March 17, 2026Marina revives old desal plant to boost drought-resistant water supply
March 24, 2026A new documentary tries to explain generative AI fast, clearly and without taking sides, even as the technology keeps changing
March 24, 2026Rescue teams in northern Germany are working to refloat a humpback whale stranded in shallow water in the Baltic Sea
March 24, 2026People use cognitive shortcuts to make choices that sometimes have outcomes that don’t serve their own interests or preferences. But to call these choices irrational might be missing the big picture.
March 24, 2026Drones with the right sensors and AI analyzing the data could quickly find a person lost or stranded in the wilderness, crucial to keeping them alive.
March 24, 2026A new report finds 325 migratory fish species in urgent need of help, including some of the world’s most iconic freshwater giants.
March 24, 2026Most consumers are guilty of the same habit — filling drawers or closets with devices such as old laptops, cellphones, fitness trackers and other electronics once those things are no longer needed
March 24, 2026Beginning Jan. 1, 2027, Philadelphia will require employers to provide reasonable accommodations to workers suffering from symptoms of hormonal cycles and changes.
March 24, 2026Both President Trump and Vice President Vance pronounce Iran as ‘Ih-RAN,’ not ‘Ih-RON.’ A linguist says that how the country’s name is pronounced may be a political choice.
March 24, 2026Inside ‘Asia’s Fort Knox’: Gold bars, fine art — and a 66-million-year-old Triceratops
March 24, 20262026 ‘Dirty Dozen’ produce: Nearly 100% tested positive for pesticides, including ‘forever chemicals’
March 24, 2026The worst flooding to hit Hawaii in two decades swept homes off their foundations, floated cars out of driveways and left floors, walls and counters covered in thick, reddish volcanic mud
March 24, 2026Air traffic controllers at New York’s LaGuardia Airport were juggling a runway emergency moments before an Air Canada jet collided with a fire truck Sunday night
March 24, 2026Varying your exercise routine could add years to your life
March 19, 2026The Department of Interior says a French energy company has agreed to give up two U.S. offshore wind leases and invest in fossil fuel projects instead
March 23, 2026It might seem impossible to get away from the constant barrage of news these days
March 23, 2026A researcher answers the question many asked when they heard charges of abuse and rape against civil rights icon Cesar Chavez: Why didn’t the women speak earlier about the events from decades ago?
March 24, 2026Nations’ stores of petroleum can dampen price shocks in the short term, but as reserve supplies dwindle, economic pain may continue.
March 24, 2026In a story published Mar
March 22, 2026When the EPA rolled back toxic air rules, it left this community in the path of pollution
March 18, 2026Two simple strength tests predict longevity in older women
March 23, 2026Having to deal with chronic pain at work is all too familiar for Americans in many occupations.
March 23, 2026As you get older, the muscles your body uses to chew can weaken, which may make enjoying holiday treats like Easter candy more difficult.
March 23, 2026When you’re inside a vortex, your body experiences things the news cameras can’t capture.
March 23, 2026Use of blockbuster anti-obesity drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound is growing, with about 1 in 8 adults in the U.S. saying they currently take the medications
March 23, 2026Analysis: The new UN climate report is boring … except when it’s not
March 23, 2026What we know on day 23 of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
March 22, 2026Her childhood crush messaged her out of the blue. Life was never the same again
March 22, 2026Iran launched missiles at US-UK military base in the Indian Ocean. Here’s what that says about its capabilities
March 22, 2026Allergy season is upon us, bringing with it runny noses, itchy eyes and sneezing
March 22, 2026Nonprofits and airport communities across the country are feeding Transportation Security Administration officers who keep working without full pay during the partial government shutdown
March 22, 2026Conservationists are warning that the Trump administration is working state by state to undo decades of progress in clearing skies over the country's beloved national parks
March 22, 2026Parts of California and Arizona are under extreme heat warnings again Saturday while sweltering summerlike weather stretched as far north as Nebraska — just a day into spring
March 22, 2026Previously unreleased photos show astronaut Neil Armstrong in the aftermath of a space mission that almost took his life
March 21, 2026Meteorite hunters are combing Ohio for fragments of a space rock that streaked across the sky earlier this week
March 20, 2026Doctors across the nation are alarmed that skepticism fueled by rising anti-science sentiment and medical mistrust is increasingly reaching beyond vaccines to other safe and routine care for babies
March 21, 2026Should you try the 75 Hard challenge? Experts warn the risks may outweigh the benefits
March 21, 2026The World Happiness Report announced Finland as the world’s happiest country for the ninth year and found that heavy social media use could be linked to youth unhappiness.
March 21, 2026Tracking Iranian missiles and drones requires a network of satellites and numerous radars on land, sea and air.
March 21, 2026More research is starting to show that women can benefit from lifting weights, perhaps even more than men
March 21, 2026Scientists say a record-smashing March heat wave in the U.S. Southwest shows climate change is already driving more dangerous weather extremes
March 20, 2026The US broke the all-time heat record for March. Yes, it’s climate change
March 20, 2026The U.S. Department of Energy has announced a public-private partnership with SoftBank and AEP Ohio to develop a massive artificial intelligence data center and power complex at a former uranium enrichment site in southern Ohio
March 21, 2026Japan’s people are aging as its snow worsens. That’s a lethal combination
March 21, 2026First nuclear reactor built on DOE land in 50 years unveiled at Idaho National Lab
March 21, 2026Ugandan wildlife authorities reintroduced rhinos into a remote protected area where the large mammals once were poached into extinction
March 20, 2026NASA's moon rocket is back at the launch pad following hangar repairs
March 20, 2026The push to end animal testing is gaining steam, but technology can’t fill the gap yet
March 20, 2026In their two decades making movies together, Phil Lord and Chris Miller have shown a particular talent in making inanimate objects come alive
March 19, 2026Policy and legal efforts aim to stop these malicious security breaches, but they are growing more common as hospitals adopt remote health care delivery and hackers adopt artificial intelligence.
March 20, 2026Behind the long-term climate projections that affect our lives sits one of the most remarkable scientific achievements of the modern era.
February 25, 2026The White House just laid out how it wants to regulate AI
March 20, 2026A meningitis B outbreak is happening in the UK. What people should know
March 21, 2026Man’s heart defect sparks life-saving change
March 20, 2026The fictional biologist in ‘Project Hail Mary’ claims that potential alien organisms might not be made of carbon or require water, unlike life on Earth.
March 20, 2026Nearly 90,000 bottles of a children’s pain reliever have been recalled due to reports of particles and other possible contaminants
March 20, 2026Jehovah’s Witness leaders are modifying their rules on blood transfusions by letting members choose whether to store and reuse their own blood for medical care
March 20, 2026A federal judge has ruled that the government overreached when it declared certain types of gender-affirming care unsafe for young people
March 20, 2026Premature deaths rise during long-term blackouts, and ERs fill up. Knowing who is at risk and some creative solutions can help.
March 18, 2026The judge’s decision is a win for public health, but the back-and-forth on vaccine policy may undermine the public’s trust in science.
March 20, 2026The current Colorado River negotiations process includes all five of the most common sources of conflict in any process seeking compromise.
March 20, 2026There’s a growing interest in mining the ocean seabed for minerals essential to technology. But whose minerals are they? A Law of the Sea scholar explains.
March 13, 2026Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth brings Christian language into the Pentagon as the U.S. and Israel wage war against Iran
March 20, 2026Uber says it will invest up to $1.25 billion in Rivian Automotive to help launch up to 50,000 robotaxis
March 19, 2026A video taken by tiny drones sent into one of three damaged reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant shows a gaping hole in the thick-walled steel container of the core, with lumps of likely fuel debris hanging from it, in a first sighting of a pressure vessel bottom since the meltdown 15 years ago
March 20, 2026President Donald Trump faces the most daunting question of the Iran war: Will he put U.S. troops on the ground to secure the enriched uranium Tehran could use for nuclear weapons
March 19, 2026The Iran war is exposing how much the global economy still depends on fragile fossil fuel supplies
March 20, 2026Federal vaccine panel in disarray after judge blocks changes
March 20, 2026Abnormal heat on the last day of winter continues to set records in the U.S. Southwest
March 20, 2026Brazil now enforces a sweeping new law that aims to make the internet safer for children and teens
March 20, 2026Federal auto regulators have escalated a probe of Tesla after several of its cars crashed while using its self-driving feature, just as CEO Elon Musk prepares to roll out a new model with no steering wheel or pedals
March 19, 2026Two dozen states, along with more than a dozen cities and counties, sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, challenging the Trump administration’s repeal of a scientific finding that had been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change
March 20, 2026OBX Anglers Club casts a line for the environment
March 20, 2026Trump wants the EPA to stop regulating climate pollution. Blue states have launched a high-stakes legal case against him
March 20, 2026Many aspects of animals that people find beautiful evolved to be attractive to the animals themselves. A new study hints at a common aspect of perception that dates back hundreds of millions of years.
March 20, 2026U.S. regulators on Thursday approved a new higher-dose version of the blockbuster obesity drug Wegovy
March 20, 2026A new study challenges a site that's crucial to our understanding of how people got to the Americas
March 20, 2026Weight-loss treatment is on the verge of a dramatic shift – again
March 19, 2026Sharply swinging oil prices have left consumers feeling the effects of the Iran war and its damage to worldwide energy production
March 10, 2026American Airlines and Google said Thursday that they significantly reduced the climate impact of some of the airline’s flights using an AI-based forecasting tool to help prevent contrails
March 19, 2026Newly discovered ‘hell heron’ adds evidence in longstanding dinosaur debate
March 19, 2026Black patients were less likely to receive higher doses. This may reflect inequities in health care or misconceptions among patients that higher doses are unsafe.
March 10, 2026A Nordic nation is the world’s happiest country for the ninth year in a row
March 19, 2026The latest World Happiness Report 2026 says that heavy social media use has contributed to a stark decline in well-being among young people
March 19, 2026Children learn what it means to be a woman or a man early on. How they respond to threats to how well they conform to gender stereotypes changes with age.
March 19, 2026In the face of little information, or misinformation, about the war in Iran, media literacy can prove a valuable tool to assess what’s happening on the ground.
March 19, 2026The US health insurance system requires that people make strategic and often risky decisions about how much health insurance they can afford and how much coverage they might need.
March 19, 2026Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is promoting food as medicine, but experts say he's overstating what diet can do for serious illness
March 19, 2026A new study linking Pittsburgh’s air pollution to thousands of deaths each year has been published just as the EPA moves to weaken pollution standards.
March 19, 2026There’s lots of copper in the ground, but demand is already outstripping usable supply – and the shortfall is likely to get worse.
March 19, 2026A new study says the early U.S. COVID-19 death toll is much higher than official counts, and that there were disparities in which deaths were missing from those tallies
March 19, 2026Base pay rose as intended, but the drivers’ total compensation, including tips, didn’t increase.
March 19, 2026Carbon dioxide levels are higher than humans have ever experienced. It could be changing our blood chemistry
March 19, 2026A tiny desert community in Southern California has tied the highest March temperature ever recorded in the U.S. The 108 degree day in North Shore, California, came amid a record-breaking winter heat wave in the Southwest that will stretch into the weekend and could produce even higher temperatures
March 19, 2026Suspending the Jones Act will increase the supply of fuel by allowing foreign-flagged ships to transport oil between US ports, which should eventually educe gas prices.
March 19, 2026Video game fans are responding with criticism and comedy to Nvidia's latest version of its AI technology that boost performance and graphics
March 19, 2026Analyzing 20 million recorded mosquito flight paths revealed the mathematical rules behind how these tiny predators move and zero in on their human targets.
March 19, 2026AI probe of aviation close calls leads FAA to limit how helicopters can fly around busy airports
March 19, 2026Warsaw Zoo has created a new emergency drop-off system that gets injured birds treated fast
March 18, 2026Helping patients navigate disability outside the clinic is critical to rehabilitation for physical conditions. People with psychiatric conditions can benefit from the same philosophy.
March 18, 2026Air traffic controllers will now use radar to ensure that helicopters maintain a safe distance from arriving and departing airplanes in the wake of last year’s fatal midair collision near Washington, D.C. The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday that recent near-misses show that previous guidelines for pilots to maintain visual separation between helicopters and airplanes have failed to provide adequate protection around busy airports
March 18, 2026Heart benefits fade after stopping GLP-1 medications
March 18, 2026Proposed 'Cherish Act' would give residents more say on environmental decisions
March 18, 2026Extreme weather conditions from coast to coast put more than half the U.S. in the path of rough conditions
March 16, 2026STEM class develops tool for wheelchair users
March 18, 2026Word of the Week: Denying the enemy ‘quarter’ may sound like tough talk, but it would be a war crime
March 18, 2026Grubhub drone food delivery to begin in New Jersey with pilot program. Here's how it works.
March 18, 2026Americans still dig French bulldogs, retrievers and German shepherds
March 18, 2026Some new findings show that AI has certain benefits, such as reducing barriers for students with learning disabilities. But overall, more evidence is needed to understand how AI influences learning.
March 18, 2026Medical imaging contains a veritable wealth of information that is often missed. One way this can change is for patients to ask their doctors what more they can learn from their image results.
March 18, 2026An American physicist and Canadian computer scientist devised a way to keep secrets safe from hackers
March 18, 2026US Postal Service will run out of cash within a year without Congress’ help, postmaster warns
March 18, 2026Becky O’Brien always wanted to work with ocean life, but she didn’t realize she’d be able to do the job in the middle of the Las Vegas desert
March 18, 2026A federal judge has for now halted Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s biggest vaccine moves, disrupting his push to remake U.S. immunization policy
March 18, 2026A 7-ton meteor that sped across the Cleveland sky at 45,000 miles per hour on Tuesday broke apart in a thunderous boom that startled residents who feared an explosion
March 17, 2026Brain aging slowed by over 2 years with unique diet
March 18, 2026A rare March heat wave is pushing San Francisco close to 90 degrees and setting records across the West
March 18, 2026New company plans to use AI to help fire teams detect and respond to wildfires earlier
March 18, 2026US judge blocks Kennedy’s efforts to overhaul US vaccine policy
March 17, 2026Rare fireball spotted over eastern US caused a sonic boom
March 18, 2026A retired general vanished from his home. An unseasonably warm spring is making him harder to find
March 17, 2026Warming winters are making ice thinner and less predictable, leading to more drownings as people fall through while fishing, hunting and recreating on frozen waters
March 17, 2026Japanese atomic bomb survivor Shigeaki Mori has died at age 88
March 17, 2026Product reformulations are common in the food industry, and they can be done well, or poorly. Who remembers Doritos with olestra?
March 16, 2026Potentially toxic ‘forever chemicals’ may harm kids during critical period for bone development
March 17, 2026The war in Iran has cut off diplomatic efforts to limit the country’s development of nuclear weapons. Securing that material and equipment in other ways would be difficult and dangerous.
March 17, 2026Assuming that sex is the key factor defining physical ability may undersell what many athletes are capable of.
March 17, 2026Chatbots tend to produce solid writing, but their prose largely reflects a single, uniform voice.
March 17, 2026False claims that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines cause cancer could, ironically, lead to worse cancer outcomes by undermining a promising tool to prevent and treat it.
March 17, 2026From beetles to sustainable packaging – one failure in the lab led to a new line of promising research.
March 17, 2026Extraordinary, climate change-fueled heat wave envelops the West with mounting consequences
March 17, 2026Health officials say seven people in three states, including children, have been sickened by E
March 17, 2026Flyers face hourslong lines as TSA agents quit amid first weekend without full pay
March 16, 2026A sprawling storm is sweeping across the US, bringing a significant severe weather threat from the Gulf Coast to the Northeast, and blizzard conditions are threatening parts of the Midwest. CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam has the forecast.
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