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Health|Science|Technology

How a man developed an app that's giving people with ALS their voice back

March 13, 2026

Health|Political|Science|Technology

Stressed out by politics? You’re not imagining it, and research shows that social media is largely to blame

Political content on social media finds you even if you’re not looking for it, and it tends to do so through a sensationalized and emotionally charged lens.

March 03, 2026

Health|Lifestyle|Science|US|World

Mom who gave birth after kidney failure reunites with hospital staff ahead of transplant

March 13, 2026

Crime|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Science|Technology

After 52 years, brutal rape and murder on Long Island is finally solved, police say

March 13, 2026

Arts|Science|Travel|World

A new exhibit shows plaster casts of Pompeii victims frozen at the time of death

A new permanent exhibition has opened in Pompeii that shows plaster casts of people killed in the Mount Vesuvius eruption, frozen in their final moments

March 12, 2026

Environment|Health|Lifestyle|Science

Winter heat wave sends temperatures into the 90s in Southern California

With spring still a week away, Southern California is seeing a burst of summerlike heat, and forecasters warn that it raises the risk of heat illness

March 12, 2026

Environment|News|Science|US

Tracking destructive and deadly tornadoes in the US, in maps and charts

July 02, 2024

Crime|Science|Technology

FBI involved in search for retired Air Force major general missing for nearly 2 weeks

March 12, 2026

Health|Political|Science|US

FDA reverses stance on autism drug

The US Food and Drug Administration is no longer recommending a high-dose B vitamin medication (leucovorin) as a potential treatment for autism. Last fall, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. claimed the drug could be a therapy for thousands of children with the condition.

March 11, 2026

Environment|Science|World

El Niño could be here soon, bringing wild weather and a hotter climate

March 10, 2026

Drivers wonder if they should go electric as the war spikes gas prices

Oil and gasoline prices are rising as the war in Iran intensifies and other global conflicts affect supply

March 12, 2026

Constant technology changes throw seniors a curve – and add to caregivers’ load

As devices get smarter, families and communities bear a heavier burden of technology caregiving for older adults.

March 12, 2026

Science|Technology

Not just Patriot interceptors: A defense expert explains the various weapons US and allies use to defend against missiles and drones

Concerns about shortages of interceptor missiles in the conflict between the US and Iran highlight the challenges of defending against missiles and drones.

March 12, 2026

Economy|Education|Environment|Health|Science

We study pandemics, and the resurgence of measles is a grim sign of what’s coming

Controlling the spread of many infections, including measles, depends on trust in public health, which is eroding.

March 12, 2026

Business|Entertainment|Science|Technology|Travel

Google overhauls its Maps app, adding in more AI features to help people get around

Google Maps will depend more heavily on artificial intelligence to help people figure out where they want to go and the best way to get there as part of a major redesign unveiled Thursday

March 12, 2026

Health|Lifestyle|Science

Your daily walk matters in more ways than you think

March 12, 2026

Environment|Science|US|World

Say goodbye to spring — a major weather pattern shift is coming

March 12, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology|World

China doesn’t want to catch up with the US in tech. It aims to lead

March 12, 2026

Education|Environment|Health|Science|Technology

Silicone wristbands can help scientists track people’s exposure to pollutants like ‘forever chemicals’

From wearable samplers to passive environmental monitoring, new research is changing how scientists observe chemical exposure – without invasive sampling.

March 09, 2026

Environment|Health|Science|Travel|World

A red fox stows away on a cargo ship, traveling from England to the US

This stowaway truly was sly as a fox

March 12, 2026

Environment|Health|Lifestyle|Science

Blistering summerlike temps are coming to Los Angeles

Southern California is seeing a burst of summerlike heat, and forecasters warn that it raises the risk of heat illness

March 12, 2026

Health|Political|Science|Technology|World

CDC vaccine committee drops push to stop recommending mRNA Covid-19 shots, for now

March 12, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology

Old NASA science satellite plunges back to Earth

An old NASA science satellite is no more

March 12, 2026

Crime|Science|Sports|Technology

Prosecutor alleges ex-NFL player Darron Lee consulted AI bot to help cover up girlfriend's killing

Authorities say a former NFL player who is charged with murder in his girlfriend’s death in Tennessee asked an AI bot for advice before he called 911

March 12, 2026

A civil rights lawyer will lead the billionaire eBay founder's philanthropy for more inclusive AI

There’s a new leader at billionaire eBay founder Pierre Omidyar’s philanthropic firm

March 12, 2026

Education|Environment|Science|Travel|US

First recorded sighting of once near-extinct swan species

March 12, 2026

Health|Science|Travel|World

What to know about CDC’s new polio alert

March 12, 2026

Environment|Science|World

King penguins are the rare species benefiting from a warming world. But that could change

King penguins are adapting to climate change in a way that seems to help them breed successfully, which is unusual

March 12, 2026

Education|Environment|Science

DNA from a tiny but mighty insect could help reveal the timeline for prehistoric humans

March 11, 2026

Education|Environment|Science|Technology

Spelman College students developing AI tool designed to help people talk to their plants

March 11, 2026

Education|Health|Lifestyle|Science|Technology

"Call A Boomer" payphone at Boston University connects students, seniors 3,000 miles apart

March 11, 2026

Education|Health|Political|Science

‘Betrayed’: Families are dealing with dashed hopes after pivot on autism treatment

March 11, 2026

Business|Environment|Science|Technology|World

Oil built the Persian Gulf. Desalinated water keeps it alive. War could threaten both

As the Iran war widens, experts say the Middle East’s real strategic weak point may be water — not oil

March 08, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Microsoft and retired military chiefs back AI company Anthropic in court fight against Pentagon

Microsoft and a group of retired military leaders are backing Anthropic in court to block the Trump administration from labeling the AI company a supply chain risk

March 11, 2026

Fishermen want a voice in the science that controls their future

March 11, 2026

Environment|Food|Health|Science

A surprising percentage of produce from the nation’s largest supplier contains ‘forever’ pesticides

March 11, 2026

Economy|Education|Environment|Science

Universities survived Trump’s 2025 funding freeze, but the money still isn’t flowing to researchers

The Trump administration is leaning away from dramatic funding cuts and settlements with universities, and more toward standard tactics to try to limit funding.

March 11, 2026

Arts|Education|Health|Science|Technology

Generative AI can play a role uplifting family and community in early childhood education

Researchers use text and image generators to design culturally relevant educational content for young children.

March 11, 2026

Science|Technology|World

US military leans into AI for attack on Iran, but the tech doesn’t lessen the need for human judgment in war

Anthropic’s Claude is helping the US military choose targets to strike in Iran, but responsibility for the accuracy, strategy and ethics of the decisions rests with humans.

March 11, 2026

Indie coffee shops are meant to counter corporate behemoths like Starbucks – so why do they all look the same?

The purportedly unique and local feel of coffee shops has instead been homogenized into a singular, palatable aesthetic.

March 11, 2026

Science|Technology

AI doesn’t ‘see’ the way that you do, and that could be a problem when it categorizes objects and scenes

People and computers perceive the world differently, which can lead AI to make mistakes no human would. Researchers are working on how to bring human and AI vision into alignment.

March 11, 2026

Fat cells burn energy to make heat – making them the next frontier of weight loss therapies

GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy aid in weight loss by suppressing appetite. Researchers are looking next at how the body expends energy – including through fat.

March 11, 2026

Environment|Health|Science|Technology

Do you really need a water filter? Here's what experts say

Most tap water in the U.S. is safe to drink

March 11, 2026

Education|Environment|Science

Why do mountaintops stay snowy?

The answer has to do with the air we breathe and that bright white snowpack, as an atmospheric scientist in Colorado explains.

March 09, 2026

Economy|Education|Environment|Health|Science

Bird losses are accelerating across North America, particularly in farming regions where agriculture is most intensive

Farming areas that use lots of fertilizers and pesticides stood out for the swift and accelerating decline of their bird populations.

March 11, 2026

Political|Science|Technology|World

Photos appear to show US Tomahawk missile fragments at site of deadly Iran school strike

March 11, 2026

Environment|Science|World

At least 2 people killed as dangerous storms tear through central US with tornadoes and huge hail

March 11, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology|World

Japan marks 15 years since tsunami disaster as Takaichi pushes more nuclear energy use

Japan is marking the 15th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster on its northeastern coast as the government pushes for atomic energy use

March 11, 2026

Science|Technology|World

Fake explosions, fake missiles, fake troops: AI videos and images of Iran war spread widely on social media

March 11, 2026

Asia|Political|Science|Technology|World

North Korean leader Kim watches cruise missile tests with his daughter

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his teenage daughter have observed tests of strategic cruise missiles fired from a warship as North Korea threatened responses to U.S.-South Korean military drills

March 11, 2026

Environment|Science|US|World

Towering lava fountains of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano trigger park and highway closures

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is shooting lava fountains up to 1,000 feet, and falling ash and volcanic fragments are forcing temporary closures on the Big Island

March 11, 2026

Ronda Rousey says her double-comeback bout with Gina Carano is the biggest fight in MMA right now

Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano say their meeting on May 16 is the biggest fight that can be made in mixed martial arts, and they’re both thrilled to end their lengthy retirements for the long-awaited showdown

March 11, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology

NASA spacecraft makes an uncontrolled plunge back to Earth

March 11, 2026

Business|Economy|Education|Science|Technology

Meta to acquire Moltbook, the social network for AI agents

Meta is acquiring Moltbook, a social network where AI agents post and chat with each other

March 11, 2026

Arts|Political|Science|Technology

Trump’s designs for Air Force One echo TWA, US Airways, Obama’s charter and other planes of the past

March 11, 2026

Economy|Environment|Science|World

Human waste backing up in basements is a gut-churning sign of US infrastructure problems

A major sewer pipe collapse has dumped hundreds of millions of gallons of sewage into the Potomac River, highlighting a nationwide problem involving failing infrastructure

March 10, 2026

How the Iran war and surging oil prices are affecting consumers at the gas pump and beyond

As the price of crude oil swings sharply, consumers are feeling the effects of the Iran war and its damage to worldwide energy production

March 10, 2026

Economy|Education|Health|Science|World

Young kids missed the pandemic's school disruptions. Their reading scores are still behind

Young students are still struggling to bounce back academically from the pandemic, even though many were babies at the time

March 10, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Meta just bought the social network for AI bots everyone’s been talking about

March 11, 2026

Education|Science|Technology

Students build moon-like lab to test robots for future missions

March 11, 2026

Education|Health|Science

Penn medical student with rare genetic form of ALS on mission to develop gene therapy

March 11, 2026

Economy|Environment|Health|Science

Baltimore brings out sharpshooters to reduce deer population

March 11, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology|World

Once deemed the riskiest asteroid ever observed, asteroid 2024 YR4’s path is now clearer

March 10, 2026

Fact check: Trump’s latest false, unproven and contradictory claims about the Iran war

March 10, 2026

Americas|Environment|Europe|Science

Mad River ice jam still stuck

March 10, 2026

Business|Education|Environment|Science|Technology

Satellite-driven research helps oyster farmers choose sites with more confidence

March 10, 2026

Education|Environment|Science|Technology

Astrophysicists trace the origin of valuable metals in space, from colliding stars to merging galaxies

Gold and platinum are found in space, created when two stars collide. Astrophysicists can even trace this process further back, to the merger of galaxies.

March 10, 2026

Education|Opinion|Political|Science|World

I’ve studied MAGA rhetoric for a decade, and this is what I see in Hegseth’s boasts, action-movie one-liners and gloating over dominance

Why does Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth brag and gloat in his statements about the Iran war? In the MAGA media world, war is a game, a test of masculine fortitude.

March 09, 2026

Michael Bloomberg, biggest donor of 2025, tops Philanthropy 50 list for third year in a row

Michael Bloomberg tops a new list of America’s biggest donors, after giving billions to a wide range of causes

March 10, 2026

Education|Environment|Health|Lifestyle|Science

A man's battle with life-changing alpha gal syndrome and his push for awareness

March 10, 2026

Health|Lifestyle|Science

Drooling into your pillow could be a sign of a more serious issue

March 10, 2026

Business|Economy|Health|Science

FDA finds little evidence that a drug touted by Trump can help people with autism

The Food and Drug Administation is approving a generic drug for a very rare genetic disorder, but not for autism

March 10, 2026

Health|Science

Higher buprenorphine doses help patients stay in opioid use disorder treatment, new study finds

Black 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, 2026

Arts|Education|Health|Lifestyle|Science

Just thinking about tequila, whiskey or wine shifts your mindset – new research

Different types of alcoholic beverages elicit symbolic cues that can influence the choices a person makes about consumption.

March 10, 2026

Business|Health|Science|US

FDA approves leucovorin for rare genetic condition, but not for autism

March 10, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Why cloud service outages ripple across the internet – and the economy

It makes sense for companies and organizations to outsource key internet services, but with those services in the hands of a few corporations, failures have a wide impact.

March 10, 2026

Economy|Education|Environment|Science|Technology

Mining the ocean floor: 5 deep-sea sources of critical minerals essential to technology, and the fragile marine life at risk

Critical minerals are found in several forms in the ocean, from potato-size nodules to brine pools. They are also in some of the least understood parts of our planet.

March 10, 2026

Environment|Health|Science|Technology

Taking to social media to complain about hot subway rides? You're not alone, study says

A new study in the journal Nature Cities shows that as temperatures rise aboveground, the number of subway riders reporting uncomfortable heat belowground increases

March 10, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology

Trump has undermined the agency tasked with making sure America never has another nuclear meltdown

March 10, 2026

15 years after Fukushima meltdown, an innkeeper makes radiation surveys to revitalize her hometown

Tomoko Kobayashi reopened her inn in northeastern Fukushima to bring a sense of normal life back to her deserted hometown five years after the nuclear disaster

March 10, 2026

Opinion|Political|Science|World

Iraq war’s aftermath was a disaster for the US – the Iran war is headed in the same direction

More than 20 years after the US military success in Iraq, the outcome of the US effort at regime change wasn’t as expected, and authoritarians with close ties to Iran now rule the country.

March 10, 2026

Political|Science|Technology|World

Capturing Iran’s highly enriched uranium would require a large US ground force, sources say

March 10, 2026

Economy|Education|Environment|Science

For frigid East it may be hard to fathom, but the US had its second-warmest winter on record

Federal meteorologists say the continental United States just had its second-warmest winter on record, even as many endure bitter cold

March 10, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

AI company Anthropic sues Trump administration seeking to undo 'supply chain risk' designation

Anthropic is suing the Trump administration, asking federal courts to reverse the Pentagon’s decision designating the artificial intelligence company a “supply chain risk” over its refusal to allow unrestricted military use of its technology

March 09, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology

New observations show the aftermath of a spacecraft intentionally colliding with an asteroid

March 10, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Finance|Science

US is less prone to oil price shocks than in past decades

Oil prices affect the US economy differently than in past decades. Nowadays, the US is less reliant on oil imports and uses less oil to produce more economic output.

March 10, 2026

Education|Environment|Science|Technology

Alaska’s glacial lakes are expanding, increasing the risk of destructive outburst floods

Scientists mapped the evolution of 140 glacial lakes in Alaska and found a way to tell how much larger and destructive they can get as their glaciers melt.

March 10, 2026

Europe|Science|Technology|Travel

The daring bridge that rewrote the engineering rulebook 200 years ago

March 09, 2026

Education|Health|Science|Technology

CCBC's dental hygiene virtual reality lab makes history, revolutionizes training

March 10, 2026

Economy|Health|Science|World

An effort to remedy harm from a race-based kidney test helps Black patients seeking transplants

A racially biased medical test for years kept Black people from getting kidney transplants

March 09, 2026

Business|Science|Technology|World

Anthropic sues the Trump administration after it was designated a supply chain risk

March 09, 2026

Hims & Hers Health and Novo Nordisk end lawsuit over weight loss medications, enter collaboration

Hims & Hers Health has agreed to stop selling compound versions of Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and other weight-loss drugs, ending for now a patent lawsuit

March 09, 2026

US Tomahawk struck Iranian base next to school destroyed in deadly attack, video appears to confirm

March 09, 2026

Education|Health|Science|Technology

University of Maryland professor grows lab-made fibroids to find better treatments for patients

March 09, 2026

As Iran war shakes energy system, some see powerful argument for renewable energy

The Iran war is shaking the global energy system and with it Earth's climate future

March 09, 2026

Economy|Education|Environment|Science|Technology

Abandoned Pennsylvania mines and waste-heat recycling could make the state’s massive new data centers far more sustainable

In Pennsylvania, new data centers could require enough electricity to power 11 million homes.

March 09, 2026

Health|Science

What does the appendix do? Biologists explain the complicated evolution of this inconvenient organ

The appendix has independently evolved at least 32 times across 361 mammalian species. What makes it an evolutionary darling when it’s more of a medical liability today?

March 09, 2026

A reporter in Nashville has been covering ICE arrests in her community. Then she was detained herself

March 07, 2026

Environment|Health|Lifestyle|Political|Science

This weekend’s US clock change is a problem, and there’s a deep divide on how to fix it

This is the weekend when clocks move ahead, causing angst, lost sleep and health issues for many

March 06, 2026

Environment|Science|World

Authorities search debris after suspected tornadoes kill 6 in Michigan, Oklahoma

Authorities in southern Michigan have searched through rubble and debris in the aftermath of suspected tornadoes that killed four people during powerful storms also blamed for two deaths in Oklahoma

March 07, 2026

Environment|Science|US|World

Severe storms that spawned destructive tornadoes leave 8 dead across the Central US

March 06, 2026

Education|Environment|Science|Technology

High school students develop AI wildfire suppression system for global competitio

March 08, 2026

Recovery center will be using a unique approach to help treat opioid addiction, focusing on withdrawal symptoms

March 08, 2026

Ukraine’s counter-drone expertise has been hard won. War in the Middle East may reveal its silver lining

March 07, 2026

Science|Technology

Digital reconstruction reveals the face of ‘Little Foot,’ a nearly 4 million-year-old human ancestor

March 07, 2026

Environment|Science|US|World

This weird winter was one of the warmest — and coldest — on record. It’s a glimpse of our future

March 07, 2026

Political|Science|Technology|World

State actors are behind much of the visual misinformation about the Iran war

A deluge of misrepresented or fabricated videos has spread widely online since the Iran war began last weekend, fueled in part by state-linked propaganda influence campaigns — particularly around who is winning the war and how bad casualties have been

March 07, 2026

Arts|Business|Finance|Science|Technology

Pentagon's chief tech officer says he clashed with AI company Anthropic over autonomous warfare

A top Pentagon official says a fight with Anthropic centered on how the military could someday use artificial intelligence in autonomous weapons

March 07, 2026

Health|Science|Technology

FDA’s controversial vaccine chief will exit agency next month

March 07, 2026

Business|Health|Science|World

Trump administration's embattled FDA vaccine chief is leaving for the second time

The Food and Drug Administration’s controversial vaccine chief, Dr. Vinay Prasad, is once again leaving the agency

March 07, 2026

Science|Technology|US|World

US Military and FAA plan joint test of lasers designed to shoot down drones

March 07, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology|World

Spacecraft's impact changed asteroid's orbit around the sun in a save-the-Earth test, study finds

A new study has found that an asteroid NASA used for target practice a few years ago was nudged into a slightly different route around the sun

March 07, 2026

Business|Crime|Economy|Health|Science

K-9 unit dogs get treatment to extend careers thanks to local nonprofit

March 07, 2026

Health|Interview|Lifestyle|Science

Why you should tell a friend about that embarrassing thing that happened

March 07, 2026

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology|World

GPS jamming is emerging as an increasingly prevalent — and troubling — weapon of war

March 06, 2026

Economy|Education|Environment|Health|Science

Public health needs steady budgets – and federal funding uncertainty causes real harms, even if the money is later restored

Public health depends on long-term planning, and when that planning is interrupted, some programs never recover.

March 06, 2026

Economy|Health|Political|Science|Technology

Telehealth is widely used by older adults insured by Medicare, new research shows

Policymakers are still deciding whether to make some types of Medicare coverage for telehealth permanent. Studies show it helps older adults get more consistent health care.

March 06, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology|World

Scientists are trying to solve the mystery of whether global warming is speeding up. A new study says it has the answer

March 06, 2026

Business|Health|Science|Technology

How Instagram addictiveness lawsuit could reshape social media – platform design meets product liability

A lawsuit against Meta and Google avoids the issue of liability for content and focuses on allegations that social media platforms themselves are harmful by design.

March 06, 2026

Business|Economy|Education|Finance|Science

Measuring poverty on a spectrum instead of an arbitrary line conveys a more accurate picture of inequality

An economist proposes a new method of estimating the scope of poverty in different countries.

March 06, 2026

Business|Health|Science|Sports

Experts see a wide data gap in women's sports science. This WNBA team owner wants to fix it

New York Liberty owner Clara Wu Tsai has a vested interest in getting the most out of female athletes

March 06, 2026

Demand for minerals to power technology could triple by 2030, UN political chief says

The United Nations political chief says demand for critical minerals that power technology from smartphones to missiles could triple by 2030 and quadruple by 2040

March 06, 2026

Science|Technology|World

US aims to exhume and identify 88 USS Arizona crew members buried as unknowns after Pearl Harbor

The U.S. military plans to exhume the remains of 88 sailors and Marines killed when the USS Arizona was bombed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 and who were buried as unknowns in a Honolulu cemetery

March 06, 2026

Business|Science|Technology|World

Pentagon says it is labeling AI company Anthropic a supply chain risk 'effective immediately'

The Trump administration is following through with its threat to designate artificial intelligence company Anthropic as a supply chain risk in an unprecedented move that could force other government contractors to stop using the AI chatbot Claude

March 06, 2026

Education|Health|Political|Science

Study suggests Trump's unproven autism claims influenced care

Last year, President Donald Trump promoted unproven ties between Tylenol and autism and touted an old generic drug as a treatment for the developmental condition

March 06, 2026

Leucovorin prescriptions surged after the White House touted the drug for autism. Parents are still scrambling to find it

March 06, 2026

Environment|Science|US|World

Millions of Americans under threat of tornadoes as spring storm season kicks in early in the US

Forecasters say the first major storm outbreak ahead of spring is threatening much of the central U.S. They warn strong tornadoes and other forms of severe weather are possible

March 06, 2026

Science|Technology|World

Iran-designed drones that are being used against itself

As the US and Israel's war with Iran enters its fifth day, CNN's Ivan Watson looks at how Iran's Shahed drone has been developed to create a similar US-made drone, known as the LUCAS.

March 04, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology|World

Pentagon dispute bolsters Anthropic reputation but raises questions about AI readiness in military

Anthropic’s moral stand on U.S. military use of artificial intelligence is reshaping the competition between leading AI companies but also exposing a growing awareness that maybe chatbots just aren’t capable enough for acts of war

March 04, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology|World

The sea is higher than we thought and millions more are at risk, study finds

A new study in the journal Nature says most sea level rise research may have underestimated coastal water heights by an average of 1 foot or about 30 centimeters

March 05, 2026

Health|Lifestyle|Science

Men’s sexual health can predict heart issues

March 04, 2026

Economy|Political|Science|Technology|World

The Latest: US Senate rejects war powers bill that would halt attacks against Iran

A widening U.S.-Israeli war with Iran has seen major strikes, missile fire across the region, and fresh fears for global energy and markets

March 04, 2026

Science|Technology|World

Radar bases housing key US missile interceptor hit in Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and UAE, satellite images show

March 06, 2026

Persian Gulf desalination plants could become military targets in regional war

Key sources of drinking water have been targets in past conflicts. And Iranian strikes have already hit close to some.

March 06, 2026

Political|Science|Technology|World

On Iran, Trump officials say the US mission is 'that simple.' It depends who's doing the talking

President Donald Trump's administration is trying to explain why it struck Iran and killed its supreme leader without clear support from Congress or allies

March 06, 2026

Business|Science|Sports|Technology

Doubles and triples are dwindling in MLB. Blame better outfielders and sluggers

The number of doubles and triples in the major leagues went down again last year

March 05, 2026

Economy|Health|Science|World

Billions of dollars, decades of progress spent eliminating devastating diseases may be lost with undoing of USAID

Public health campaigns had made significant strides toward eradicating diseases like elephantitis and river blindness. But this progress has since unraveled with the second Trump administration.

March 05, 2026

Education|Environment|Science|Technology|World

Researchers are combining drones and AI to make removing land mines faster and safer

Using drones makes detecting land mines safer. Using AI to fuse data from multiple types of sensors on the drones makes it more efficient.

March 05, 2026

Economy|Environment|Science

2025 was hotter than it should have been – 5 influences and a dirty surprise offer clues to what’s ahead

Solar cycles, sea ice and rising electricity use all play a role. So does an unhealthy surprise that has been quietly hiding a large amount of global warming – until now.

March 05, 2026

Nearly a third of Pennsylvania gamblers are at risk of problem gambling − but few seek treatment

Online gambling has become easier, faster and more prevalent on social media feeds and streaming platforms – which appeals to younger adults in particular.

March 05, 2026

Education|Science|Technology

We designed an AI tutor that helps college students reason rather than give them answers

A 2025 study shows that an AI-based tutor improves learning when it prompts reasoning and is paired with peer discussion.

March 05, 2026

Education|Health|Lifestyle|Science

When kids don’t sleep, parents don’t either. Experts share tips for better family sleep

March 05, 2026

Entertainment|Health|Lifestyle|Science|World

Punch the orphan macaque is outgrowing his plushie and making friends

Punch the baby orphan macaque is outgrowing the orangutan plushie that comforted him through early rejection from his mother and other monkeys

March 05, 2026

Health|Science

GLP-1 drugs may fight addiction across every major substance, according to a study of 600,000 people

GLP-1 drugs are the first medication to show promise for treating addiction to a wide range of substances.

March 05, 2026

Trump says deal on data centers will lower electricity costs, but offers few details

President Donald Trump is pressing big tech to build its own power as AI data centers spark anger over electric bills

March 05, 2026

Education|Science|Technology

FAMU doctoral student builds seawater battery that could revolutionize underwater exploration

March 05, 2026

Economy|Environment|Health|Science

Baltimore to start killing deer with sharpshooters to bring population to healthy levels

March 05, 2026

Education|Environment|Science|World

Scientists find sea levels are already much higher than we thought. That could spell trouble for the future

March 05, 2026

Science|Sports|Technology

Engine tricks and energy harvesting: how F1 teams can exploit new rules to win in 2026

A Formula 1 rules revolution is making cars lighter and smaller for 2026, with more electrical power

March 04, 2026

Business|Economy|Education|Environment|Science

When unpaid cooking, cleaning and child care get a dollar value, income inequality in the US shrinks – but the gap has grown since 1965

Women’s unpaid work at home has declined much more than men’s contributions have increased.

March 04, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology|World

Far from random, China’s global port network is clustering near the world’s riskiest trade routes

A review of 133 countries’ ports found a correlation between investment from China and proximity to chokepoints.

March 04, 2026

Business|Science|Technology|World

With Artemis II facing delays, NASA announces big structural changes to the lunar program

Artemis II has been plagued by similar issues to those faced by its predecessor, leading NASA to shake up its plan to return humans to the Moon.

March 04, 2026

Education|Environment|Health|Science

I study why zebrafish larva prefer to circle left or right, to understand how and why human brains encode right- and left-handedness

Being left- or right-handed – and the paw, eye, fin and wing equivalents – is a product of genes, development and the environment.

March 04, 2026

Science|Technology

AI and 3D printing help researchers create heat- and pressure-resistant materials for aerospace and defense applications

AI models are designing new metal alloys that have been 3D-printed and tested in the lab. The results are then fed back into the AI to accelerate alloy discovery.

March 04, 2026

Political|Science|Technology|World

US air defenses may not be able to intercept many of Iran’s one-way drones

March 04, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Some OpenAI staff are fuming about its Pentagon deal

March 04, 2026

Health|Science|World

US maternal deaths fell in 2024 and may have dropped again last year, government data shows

A new CDC analysis shows U.S. maternal deaths keep edging down

March 04, 2026

Political|Science|Technology|World

Hacked traffic cameras and US intelligence: How a plot to kill Iran’s supreme leader came together

March 04, 2026

Economy|Education|Health|Science

The task force that shapes Americans’ preventive care has not met in a year. Doctors now worry it’s being ‘abandoned’ by HHS

March 04, 2026

Environment|Health|Science

Community "powdered" by dust from quarry, raising health concerns

March 04, 2026

CIA agents successfully executed a plan for regime change in Iran in 1953 – but Trump hasn’t revealed any signs of a plan

A covert US campaign in the mid-20th century helped steer Iran toward the intense anti-American sentiment that has distinguished its government policy for decades.

March 04, 2026

Crime|Education|Health|Science

Vaping is so bad at a school, principal is closing some bathrooms, using metal detector wands

March 04, 2026

Education|Health|Lifestyle|Political|Science

Why a 6-year-old with diabetes is pushing for change in Virginia

March 04, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

High-tech snowplows and AI help cities clean up from big storms

Cities across the U.S. have been integrating video monitoring, GPS mapping and artificial intelligence into snow removal operations that once relied almost entirely on manual planning

March 04, 2026

Arts|Entertainment|Science|Travel

Why Pluto is the planet (yes, we said ‘planet’) we need right now

March 04, 2026

Science|Technology

NASA’s Hubble telescope detects possible ‘dark galaxy’

March 04, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Anthropic’s Claude is suddenly the most popular iPhone app following Pentagon feud

March 03, 2026

Education|Health|Science

Formerly incarcerated Black men say they’re ‘doing OK’ while trying to cope with depression and PTSD

A nurse scientist interviewed 29 formerly incarcerated Black men in Philadelphia to understand how they address their mental health needs.

March 03, 2026

Economy|Environment|Opinion|Science|Technology

A Plan B for space? On the risks of concentrating national space power in private hands

What does it mean for national security if access to Earth’s orbit depends largely on one company?

March 03, 2026

Education|Lifestyle|Science

Are heroes born or made? Role models and training can prepare ordinary people to take heroic action

Heroes take a personal risk for the common good. Some people may just be born with the personality traits of a hero – but anyone can get ready to act heroically.

March 03, 2026

China's economic ambitions hit limits to growth as its national congress meets

China’s progress in building a modern economy, evident in its kung-fu fighting robots and self-parking cars, is hitting limits as a downturn in its housing industry drags on and young people struggle to find jobs

March 03, 2026

A total lunar eclipse is turning the moon red. Here’s how to watch

March 03, 2026

Economy|Environment|Food|Health|Science

Investigation finds ‘secretly’ added chemicals of unknown safety in US food supply

March 03, 2026

Australia|Environment|Science|World

Crocodile caught in an Australian creek 1,200 miles from its tropical habitat

A crocodile has been caught in an Australian creek on the temperate east coast far from the species' tropical habitat

March 03, 2026

Health|Political|Science|World

Experts talk how to navigate distressing news stories and finding coping mechanisms

As people awoke to news over the weekend of the U.S. and Israel's war on Iran, it resulted in many feeling anxious and stressed

March 03, 2026

Economy|Health|Science|World

Global breast cancer cases expected to reach over 3.5 million by 2050

March 03, 2026

Health|Science|US|World

Meeting to determine US measles elimination status pushed back to November

March 03, 2026

United Airlines passengers evacuate on the tarmac after emergency landing in Los Angeles

March 03, 2026

Iowa water quality and cancer rates: Atlantic-area grandparents push lawmakers to act on pollution concerns

March 03, 2026

Health|Political|Science

Trump’s neck rash is because of ‘preventative skin treatment,’ his doctor says

March 03, 2026

Europe|Political|Science|World

Macron says France will allow temporary deployment of nuclear-armed jets to European allies

French President Emmanuel Macron says France will allow the temporary deployment of its nuclear-armed aircraft to allied countries as part of its new nuclear strategy

March 02, 2026

Environment|Food|Science|Technology

Gene editing and new tree varieties offer hope for Florida’s citrus industry

March 03, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Apple launches cheaper iPhone 17e in push to boost iPhone sales

March 03, 2026

Entertainment|Health|Lifestyle|Science|Technology

Dad joins TikTok to find stem cell match for 15-year-old son

March 03, 2026

3D printing shop helps restore historic Winchester home, eyes future of the technology

March 03, 2026

A look at some of the contenders to be Iran's supreme leader after the killing of Khamenei

Iran’s leaders are scrambling to replace Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who ruled the country for 37 years before he was killed in the surprise U.S. and Israeli bombardment

March 02, 2026

Church uses soil-free garden to feed the community

March 02, 2026

Health|Science|Technology

Free 10-minute online programs aimed at overcoming depression led to real improvements – new research

No time for therapy? A new study shows you can learn key skills to challenge depression in 10 minutes.

March 02, 2026

Education|Health|Science

What decades of research reveal about involuntary substance use treatment – and why evidence points elsewhere

Many cities are considering involuntary substance use treatment as a solution to drug use among the homeless. But research doesn’t support this strategy.

March 02, 2026

Crime|Political|Science

The nation is missing millions of voters due to lack of rights for former felons

At least 20 million Americans have served time. Most of them can’t or don’t vote, and that may distort some election outcomes, a political scientist argues.

March 02, 2026

Health|Science|Technology

What to know before asking an AI chatbot for health advice

Tech companies are pushing new health chatbots, but experts say you still need to talk to your doctor

March 02, 2026

Arts|Business|Entertainment|Environment|Science

Triceratops skeleton 'Trey' to hit the auction block as dinosaur market soars

A triceratops skeleton that once greeted visitors at a Wyoming museum is heading to an online auction as dinosaur prices keep soaring

March 02, 2026

Health|Lifestyle|Science

A priest helped her see her drinking problem. Talks with Jesus kept her sober. She’s not the only one

March 02, 2026

Business|Environment|Science|Technology|World

Malaysia renews Lynas Rare Earths' license for 10 years, orders end to radioactive waste by 2031

Malaysia has renewed Australian miner Lynas Rare Earths’ license for 10 years, but ordered it to stop producing radioactive waste by 2031

March 02, 2026

Political|Science|Technology|World

Iran's nuclear ambassador alleges that US-Israeli airstrikes targeted the Natanz enrichment facility

Iran’s IAEA ambassador says U.S. and Israeli airstrikes hit Iran’s Natanz enrichment site, but the U.N. nuclear watchdog says it has no reports of damage

March 02, 2026

Business|Lifestyle|Science|Technology

The winners of the smartphone boom think they know what the next big tech gadget is

March 02, 2026

Entertainment|Health|Lifestyle|Science

Family pushes for change after rare disease clinical trial abruptly ends

March 02, 2026

Education|Health|Opinion|Science

Kansas revoked transgender people’s IDs overnight – researchers anticipate cascading health and social consequences

With invalid driver’s licenses and birth certificates, transgender people are at risk for more than just steep fines and imprisonment.

March 01, 2026

Crime|Science|Technology|World

Rebuilding faces and identifying tattoos, AI joins the search for the missing in Mexico

March 01, 2026

Business|Science|Technology|World

What to know about the clash between the Pentagon and Anthropic over military's AI use

A high-stakes dispute over how the U.S. military uses artificial intelligence has led the Pentagon to cancel its contract with rising AI star Anthropic

March 01, 2026

Health|Lifestyle|Science|Sports

How to avoid injuries and grow stronger as you age

February 28, 2026

Environment|Science|Travel|World

A prehistoric skeleton found deep in a flooded Mexican cave was likely placed there in a ritual

Archaeologists have found a prehistoric human skeleton deep inside a flooded cave system on Mexico’s Caribbean coast

March 01, 2026

Environment|Fashion and Beauty|Health|Lifestyle|Science

‘What Black hair product is safe?’ Lead and carcinogens are found in hair extensions used by Black women

February 28, 2026

Racial slur at BAFTA awards stirs complex feelings for Black people with Tourette syndrome

For Black people living with Tourette syndrome, a racial slur being shouted by someone with the disorder at the British Academy Film Awards has left them with complicated feelings

February 28, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

The week when AI changed everything

February 28, 2026

Health|Lifestyle|Science|Sports

Electrolyte supplements are everywhere. Who benefits from them and when?

Social media is filled with influencers rating electrolyte supplements or even telling followers how to make their own

February 28, 2026

Business|Science|Technology|World

OpenAI strikes deal with Pentagon hours after Trump admin bans Anthropic

February 28, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Trump orders US agencies to stop using Anthropic technology in clash over AI safety

President Donald Trump has ordered all U.S. agencies to stop using Anthropic technology after the company’s unusually public dispute with the Pentagon over artificial intelligence safety

February 27, 2026

Political|Science|Technology|World

US ambassador to Israel Urges Embassy Staff to Leave ‘Today’ as tensions with Iran increase

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee told embassy staff in an email on Friday that if they want to leave the country amid the possibility of a strike on Iran they “should do so TODAY,” according to a source familiar with the message.

February 27, 2026

ICE agents said to have posed as police, a tactic some fear could erode trust in real cops

Federal immigration agents arrested a Columbia student after allegedly gaining access to her apartment by posing as police in search of a missing child

February 28, 2026

Aviation industry is running out of the people who keep planes flying

February 28, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Trump administration orders military contractors and federal agencies to cease business with Anthropic

February 27, 2026

Political|Science|Technology|World

Trump has claimed Iran is building missiles that could soon hit the US. Sources say that’s not backed up by US intelligence.

February 28, 2026

Business|Science|Technology|World

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shares Anthropic’s concerns when it comes to working with the Pentagon

February 27, 2026

Environment|Health|Science|World

Injured mother manatee and calf are rescued in Florida and taken to SeaWorld

Officials in Florida say an injured mother manatee and her calf have been rescued from a river and taken to SeaWorld Orlando for rehabilitation

February 28, 2026

Business|Environment|Food|Health|Science

Target will stop selling cereals with synthetic colors by end of May

Target will stop selling cereals containing synthetic colors by the end of May

February 27, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Anthropic rejects latest Pentagon offer to change their contract

Anthropic is rejecting the Pentagon’s latest offer to change their contract, saying the changes do not satisfy the company’s concerns that AI could be used for mass surveillance or in fully autonomous weapons.

February 27, 2026

Business|Environment|Health|Science|Technology

'We're going oh my God please wind stay to your left': Florida brush fires contained

February 28, 2026

Science|Technology|World

NASA revamps Artemis moon landing program by modeling it after speedy Apollo

NASA is revamping its Artemis moon landing program

February 27, 2026

Science|Technology|World

UN nuclear watchdog says it's unable to verify whether Iran has suspended all uranium enrichment

A U.N. nuclear watchdog report says Iran has blocked inspectors from reaching key nuclear sites hit during a June war

February 27, 2026

Health|Science|US|World

The US surpassed 1,100 measles cases in two months. Expect more deaths next

February 27, 2026

Business|Science|Technology|World

NASA abruptly changes its roadmap to putting boots back on the moon

February 27, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

OpenAI gets $110 billion in funding from a trio of tech powerhouses, led by Amazon

ChatGPT maker OpenAI has received $110 billion in investments from Amazon, SoftBank and Nvidia, putting the technology company’s pre-money valuation at $730 billion

February 27, 2026

6-planet parade will grace the night sky on Saturday

February 27, 2026

Education|Environment|Science|Technology

Tiny recording backpacks reveal bats’ surprising hunting strategy

By listening in on their nightly hunts, scientists discovered that small, fringe-lipped bats are unexpectedly able to efficiently take down prey nearly their own size.

February 27, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology

Nanoparticles and artificial intelligence can help researchers detect pollutants in water, soil and blood

Tiny particles bounce light around in a unique way, a property that researchers are using to detect pollutants in water and soil samples.

February 27, 2026

Health|Lifestyle|Science

There aren’t enough geriatricians – here’s how older adults can still get the right care

A few simple strategies can help older adults convey their needs to their health care provider.

February 27, 2026

Business|Economy|Health|Science

Drug company ads are easy to blame for misleading patients and raising costs, but research shows they do help patients get needed treatment

Officials and policymakers say direct-to-consumer drug advertising encourages patients to seek treatments they don’t need and raises heath care costs, but the true picture is more nuanced.

February 27, 2026

Africa|Health|Science|World

New sleeping sickness pill gets nod, paving the way for use in Africa

European drug regulators are endorsing a new and simpler treatment for sleeping sickness, in what could be a giant boost to efforts to eliminate the disease

February 27, 2026

Education|Health|Lifestyle|Science|World

Black fathers embrace resources to support their pregnant partners through birth

Federal health data shows Black women are more than three times likely than white women to die around the time of childbirth

February 27, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology|World

A total lunar eclipse will turn the moon blood red on Tuesday across several continents

A blood-red moon will soon grace the skies for a total lunar eclipse

February 27, 2026

Incredible images showcased in Underwater Photographer of the Year 2026 awards

February 27, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

AI is gobbling up the world’s memory chips, sending smartphone prices to record highs, report says

February 27, 2026

Environment|Science|World

With only 3 women left, an Amazon tribe faced extinction. An unexpected birth now brings hope

Three women lived for years as the last members of the Akuntsu people, who were decimated by a government-backed push to develop parts of the Amazon rainforest in the 1970s and ‘80s

February 27, 2026

Growing more complex by the day: How should journalists govern use of AI in their products?

Journalists at the investigative outlet ProPublica have pledged to strike if negotiations for a contract don't take a turn — in what is believed would be the first such job action in the news industry where a dispute over how to deal with artificial intelligence is the chief sticking point

February 27, 2026

Business|Science|Technology|World

Anthropic rejects latest Pentagon offer: ‘We cannot in good conscience accede to their request’

February 27, 2026

Anthropic CEO says it 'cannot in good conscience accede' to Pentagon's demands for AI use

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says the artificial intelligence company “cannot in good conscience accede” to the Pentagon’s demands to allow wider use of its technology

February 27, 2026

Business|Health|Science|Technology

Novartis settles with Henrietta Lacks' estate over use of her 'stolen' cells to advance medicine

Novartis has settled a lawsuit by the estate of Henrietta Lacks that alleged the pharmaceutical giant unjustly profited off her cells, which were taken from her tumor without her knowledge in 1951 and reproduced in labs to enable major medical advancements, including the polio vaccine

February 27, 2026

Science|World

What Americans think about Trump's judgment on military force as Iran talks resume: new AP-NORC poll

A new AP-NORC poll finds that as the U.S. and Iran head into their next round of nuclear talks in Geneva, many U.S. adults continue to view Iran’s nuclear program as a threat

February 26, 2026

Health|Science|World

Ancient coupling may have happened more between human females and Neanderthal males

Ancient linkups may have happened more frequently between female humans and male Neanderthals, according to an new genetic analysis

February 27, 2026

Business|Environment|Science|Technology

Albuquerque company celebrates 30 years of transforming food waste into compost

February 27, 2026

Business|Health|Science|Technology

FDA to offer bonus payments to staffers who complete speedy drug reviews

The head of the Food and Drug Administration plans to start offering bonus payments to agency drug reviewers who complete their work ahead of the schedule

February 27, 2026

Environment|Health|Science

Elephant seals at Año Nuevo State Park test positive for avian flu

February 27, 2026

Business|Food|Science|Technology

Burger King is testing AI headsets that will know if employees say 'welcome' or 'thank you'

Burger King is testing AI-powered headsets that can recite recipes, alert managers when inventories are low and even track how friendly employees are to customers

February 27, 2026

Business|Environment|Science

Peregrine falcons thrive in Wisconsin thanks one man's brilliant idea 40 years ago

February 27, 2026

Political|Science|Technology|World

The Latest: US-Iran talks end in Geneva but ‘will resume soon,’ Omani minister says

Iran and the United States held a third round of nuclear talks in Geneva as Washington sends airships and warships to the Middle East to underscore the U.S. demand that Iran stop enriching uranium

February 26, 2026

Education|Health|Science|Technology

Florida SouthWestern State College embraces virtual reality to train students for real life

February 27, 2026

Health|Science|Technology

What happened when humans and Neanderthals hooked up

February 27, 2026

Arts|Entertainment|Science|Technology

AI gospel artist Solomon Ray reaches hearts with his song 'Find Your Rest'

February 27, 2026

Health|Science|Technology|World

More organs are being donated after the heart stops, not brain death. Policies are changing too

The vast majority of organ donations once came from people who were brain-dead

February 27, 2026

Education|Health|Science

Duke University School of Medicine attempts to set world record in CPR training

February 27, 2026

Food|Health|Lifestyle|Science

‘Meatheads Are Hijacking America’: Vegans feel betrayed by RFK Jr.’s beef boosting

February 27, 2026

Education|Environment|Health|Science

Naples Classical Academy cancels all public-facing events after possible measles exposure

February 27, 2026

Education|Entertainment|Environment|Lifestyle|Science

Missouri man pulls mammoth femur from Missouri waterway

February 27, 2026

Environment|Health|Science

Manatee and calf in distress rescued from Orange River

February 27, 2026

Environment|Science|World

Judge orders changes to Columbia and Snake river dam operations to help 'disappearing' salmon

A federal judge in Oregon has ordered narrow changes to hydropower dam operations on the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest to help salmon

February 26, 2026

Economy|Education|Environment|Health|Science

More than 500 students learn CPR after Duke-led effort

February 27, 2026

Business|Health|Lifestyle|Science

ByHeart infant botulism outbreak ends with 48 babies sickened

Federal health officials say an infant botulism outbreak linked to recalled ByHeart baby formula is over

February 27, 2026

Environment|Health|Science

Men in their 50s may be aging faster than women due to toxic ‘forever chemicals’

February 26, 2026

Meet 'Sam': the high-tech system changing how firefighters battle blazes in Ohio

February 27, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

What the Anthropic AI safety saga is really all about

February 26, 2026

Arts|Science|Technology

Will AI accelerate or undermine the way humans have always innovated?

An anthropologist’s new book lays out the formula for human innovation, from stone tools to supercomputers. Depending on developments in the next few years, AI could hit the gas or the brakes.

February 26, 2026

Education|Environment|Health|Opinion|Science

Fewer new moms are dying in Colorado – naloxone might be one reason why

The opioid reversal drug is distributed directly to new moms at many of Colorado’s birthing hospitals.

February 26, 2026

Opinion|Political|Science|Technology|World

How to prevent elections from being stolen − lessons from around the world for the US

As President Trump and other Republicans cast doubt on the legitimacy of the US electoral system, other democracies offer lessons in protecting the integrity of voting systems.

February 26, 2026

Education|Environment|Science|Technology

How natural hydrogen, hiding deep in the Earth, could serve as a new energy source

Hydrogen demand around the world is projected to grow significantly by 2050. Some of that supply could come from nature itself.

February 26, 2026

Education|Lifestyle|Science

It’s never too late to learn a language – adults and kids bring different strengths to the task

While a young language learner can more easily acquire a native accent, adults retain the ability to learn new languages well into later life.

February 26, 2026

Food|Health|Lifestyle|Science

If you're struggling to lose weight, could chilling your carbs help?

Can chilling carbohydrates help you lose weight

February 26, 2026

Environment|Health|Science|US

Majority of Americans say government is not protecting them from toxic chemicals

February 26, 2026

Health|Science|Technology

Surgeon general nominee faces sharp questions about vaccines, birth control and qualifications

Wellness influencer and entrepreneur Dr. Casey Means shared a vision for addressing the root causes of chronic disease instead of what she calls “reactive sick care” during her confirmation hearing to become the next surgeon general

February 25, 2026

Environment|Health|Science

Bird flu outbreak in California elephant seals prompts officials to cancel popular tours

Researchers have found avian flu in elephant seal pups at California’s Año Nuevo State Park, and officials have stopped seal-watching tours to help limit the spread of the virus

February 26, 2026

Science|Technology

NASA moves its Artemis II moon rocket off the launch pad for more repairs

NASA is moving its grounded Artemis moon rocket from the launch pad back to its hangar for more repairs

February 25, 2026

Nvidia and other tech stocks lead Wall Street higher

U.S. stocks rose and erased their losses for the week so far, as Nvidia and other technology companies led the way

February 25, 2026

Environment|Health|Science

Takeaways from surgeon general nominee Casey Means’ Senate confirmation hearing

February 25, 2026

Science|Sports

A Boston Celtics game-inspired friction test finally pinned down the sneaker squeak

A new study uses physics to uncover why sneakers squeak on the basketball court

February 25, 2026

Health|Science|Technology

NASA's Mike Fincke identifies himself as the ailing astronaut who prompted space station evacuation

NASA's Mike Fincke has identified himself as the astronaut whose medical condition prompted the space agency's first medical evacuation

February 25, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Samsung rolls out more AI, new privacy shield mode with the new Galaxy S26 lineup

Samsung on Wednesday unveiled its latest Galaxy smartphones, which boast an even bigger toolbox of artificial intelligence technology than the previous two generations and introduce a new privacy shield that blocks snoopy bystanders from sneaking a peek at the display screen

February 25, 2026

Health|Science|Technology|World

Astronaut whose medical issue prompted NASA’s first early return from the ISS speaks out

February 25, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

AI is making waves everywhere, except where you’d expect it most. Two giant tech companies are working to change that

February 25, 2026

Health|Interview|Lifestyle|Science

Kansas City priest thankful for new heart drug that 'changed his life'

February 25, 2026

Health|Science

Scientists discover a key to staying mentally sharp in old age

February 25, 2026

Education|Health|Science

Woman with rare disease becomes researcher to help others navigate their own diagnosis

February 25, 2026

Education|Health|Lifestyle|Science

Teacher's rare diagnosis leads to new purpose

February 25, 2026

Environment|Science|US|World

Word of the Week: Where did this ‘nor’easter’ come from?

February 25, 2026

Education|Environment|Health|Lifestyle|Science

Acupuncture & avocados: How the Palm Beach Zoo cares for its senior anteater

February 25, 2026

Education|Health|Science

As literacy rates lag, a pediatric hospital is screening for reading ability

Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, has started checking literacy skills during pediatric visits for kids as young as 3

February 25, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Anthropic ditches its core safety promise in the middle of an AI red line fight with the Pentagon

February 25, 2026

Education|Political|Science

Why US third parties perform best in the Northeast

Many Americans are unhappy with the two major parties but seldom support alternatives. New England is an exception.

February 25, 2026

Education|Environment|Science

The cost of casting animals as heroes and villains in conservation science

New research shows how these storytelling choices can distort science – and how to move beyond them.

February 25, 2026

Education|Environment|Science

How protecting wilderness could mean purposefully tending it, not just leaving it alone

For decades, wilderness lands have been left largely unaltered by human activity. But those places are still changing, and keeping them wild and special may require action, not inaction.

February 25, 2026

Education|Environment|Science|Technology

Making sense of a chaotic planet: How understanding weather and climate risks depends on supercomputers like NCAR’s

Behind the long-term climate projections that affect our lives sits one of the most remarkable scientific achievements of the modern era.

February 25, 2026

Swirling beauty of the Milky Way galaxy's heart is captured in a new telescope picture

A telescope in Chile has revealed the swirling splendor of star-forming gases at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy

February 25, 2026

Environment|Science|Travel|World

Massive winter storm slams Northeast, record-breaking amounts of snow in some areas

A bomb cyclone pounded the Northeast with powerful winds and extreme snowfall, knocking out power for some and leading officials to declare travel bans in multiple states. "This kind of wet, heavy and sudden emergency can be a nightmare," says CNN Chief Climate Correspondent Bill Weir.

February 24, 2026

Economy|Political|Science|Technology|World

Scale of Xi’s military purges could hinder China’s ability to fight, says think tank

February 25, 2026

‘This is misery for us:’ New home construction stalls after immigration crackdown in Minnesota

February 25, 2026

Economy|Health|Political|Science|World

Trump cites health care issues in Greenland saying he's sending a hospital ship. His claims are off

President Donald Trump has said the U.S. was sending a hospital ship to Greenland because people there are not getting care, but the claim faces pushback

February 24, 2026

Environment|Science|World

Power outages, travel troubles and bitter cold plague Northeast in wake of historic bomb cyclone blizzard

February 24, 2026

Health|Political|Science|World

States sue Trump administration over changes to childhood vaccine recommendations

More than a dozen states are suing the Trump administration over its changes to vaccine recommendations for children

February 24, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Pentagon threatens to make Anthropic a pariah if it refuses to drop AI guardrails

February 24, 2026

House rejects bill requiring aircraft locator systems to prevent midair collisions like last year's

Legislation to require all aircraft flying around busy airports to have key locator systems to prevent midair collisions failed to win approval in the House on Tuesday

February 24, 2026

Business|Political|Science|Technology|World

Hegseth warns Anthropic to let the military use the company’s AI tech as it sees fit, AP sources say

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pressuring Anthropic to give the military broader access to its artificial intelligence technology or lose its Pentagon contract

February 24, 2026

Education|Entertainment|Health|Lifestyle|Science

Taboo tics like shouting curses and slurs are uncommon in Tourette syndrome − but people who have them suffer harsh social stigma

Obscene language tics, called coprolalia, don’t reveal what people with Tourette’s think and feel. In fact, tics often compel people to say or do precisely what they most wish to avoid.

February 24, 2026

Health|Science

Newly approved US medication offers hope for cats diagnosed with FIP

February 24, 2026

Environment|Health|Science

After cancer diagnoses, Massachusetts family seeks answers about landfill contaminated with PFAS

February 24, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology|World

US stocks rise after getting a reminder of AI's potential upsides

The U.S. stock market rose after getting a reminder that the artificial-intelligence technology boom may also have an upside

February 24, 2026

Health|Lifestyle|Science

Penguins in party hats? Birthday cards cheer families of babies treated for botulism

The California program that identifies and treats cases of dangerous infant botulism also comforts families by sending silly cards on their babies' first birthdays

February 24, 2026

Novo Nordisk to slash Ozempic and Wegovy list prices by up to 50% for 2027

February 24, 2026

Supreme Court fails to deliver for Texas woman who claims Postal Service withheld mail because she is Black

February 24, 2026

Health|Science

Why does pain last longer for women? Immune cells may be the culprit

Your immune systems kicks into gear when you’re injured, both worsening and relieving pain.

February 24, 2026

AI nerves are fraying. Anthropic keeps doubling down

February 24, 2026

Economy|Health|Science

Florida’s proposed cuts to AIDS drug program threaten patient care and public health

Scaling back Florida’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program could mean a resurgence of HIV/AIDS and increased health care costs throughout the state.

February 24, 2026

Science|Technology|World

A new problem throws four astronauts’ impending moon journey into uncertainty

February 24, 2026

Arts|Business|Science|Technology

Artists and writers are often hesitant to disclose they’ve collaborated with AI – and those fears may be justified

Whether they’re famous composers or first-year art students, creators experience reputational costs when AI enters the mix.

February 24, 2026

Education|Environment|Health|Science|Technology

1 protein to rule them all – why crowning the protein that makes jellyfish glow green as a model can help scientists streamline biology

Researchers have been studying tens of thousands of proteins and even more variations without a yardstick to compare their results.

February 24, 2026

Business|Education|Opinion|Science|Technology

Why ICE’s body camera policies make the videos unlikely to improve accountability and transparency

For body cameras to function as transparency tools, wrongdoing would have to be consistently penalized, highlighting the consequences of noncompliance.

February 24, 2026

Science|Technology

‘Probably’ doesn’t mean the same thing to your AI as it does to you

Humans and AIs have different methods of calculating words about probability like ‘maybe’ and ‘likely’ – and different interpretations about what they mean.

February 24, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Waymo's robotaxis now being dispatched in 10 major U.S. markets with expansion in Texas and Florida

Waymo will begin dispatching its robotaxis in four more cities in Texas and Florida, expanding the territory covered by its fleet of self-driving cars to 10 major U.S. metropolitan markets

February 24, 2026

Asia|Environment|Health|Science

Thai officials say 72 tigers at tourist parks died of canine distemper, allaying bird flu fears

Officials say the deaths of 72 tigers at two tourist parks in northern Thailand are a result of canine distemper and not bird flu

February 24, 2026

Environment|Science|World

A bumper berry harvest has New Zealand's weird flightless parrot in a rare mood for romance

New Zealand conservationists have been fighting for years to keep the kakapo, the world’s only flightless parrot, from disappearing, with intensive conservation efforts

February 23, 2026

Environment|Health|Science

What to know about glyphosate, the herbicide behind a Trump executive order that’s angered MAHA moms

February 24, 2026

Environment|Science

19 years ago, the Supreme Court told EPA it could regulate climate pollution. Trump is trying to undo that

February 24, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology|World

Are China’s ‘AI tigers’ cheating? US rival Anthropic alleges some are

February 24, 2026

Huge snowstorm in the Northeast forces millions to stay home, disrupts flights and closes schools

A massive snowstorm is pummeling the northeastern United States, forcing millions of people to stay home amid strong wind and blizzard warnings, transportation shutdowns, and school and business closures

February 23, 2026

Political|Science|Technology|World

US sheds light on its allegation of Chinese nuclear test and urges nations to push for disarmament

A U.S. official focusing on arms control has provided what he called new, declassified details of a Chinese underground nuclear test nearly six years ago

February 23, 2026

Economy|Environment|Health|Political|Science

RFK Jr. fought pesticides for years. Now he's backing their production

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is doubling down on his support for an executive order that would aim to boost the production of a controversial weedkiller ingredient called glyphosate, even though it is widening a political fault line for the administration ahead of the midterm elections

February 23, 2026

Environment|Science|World

For Northeast blizzard, everything was just right to roll up a monster snowfall

Meteorologists say the powerful nor’easter smacking the Northeast is a classic, record-setting blizzard

February 23, 2026

Business|Health|Science|Technology

Facebook researchers previously proposed studying whether features were ‘addictive,’ documents show

February 23, 2026

Crime|Education|Environment|Science|US

Human remains thought to be a century old discovered at University of Oklahoma

February 23, 2026

Education|Science|Sports|Technology

UC students design warming system for Paralympians

February 23, 2026

Health|Political|Science|US|World

CDC deputy director abruptly departs agency

February 23, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Science|World

Supreme Court agrees to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block lawsuits seeking to hold the industry liable for billions of dollars in damage linked to climate change

February 23, 2026

Education|Entertainment|Environment|Health|Science

A horse's neigh may be unique in the animal kingdom. Now scientists know how they do it

A horse's signature whinny comes from a combination of whistling and singing

February 23, 2026

Business|Environment|Science|Technology|Travel

New Bob Hall Pier designed to withstand hurricanes with innovative engineering

February 23, 2026

Business|Health|Science|Technology|World

FDA proposes new system for approving customized drugs and therapies for rare diseases

The Food and Drug Administration is proposing a system for approving customized drugs and medical treatments for patients with rare or hard-to-treat diseases

February 23, 2026

Education|Environment|Science|Technology

Astronomers say they have solved one of Saturn’s greatest mysteries

February 23, 2026

Entertainment|Health|Science

What is Tourette syndrome? Understanding the condition after man’s involuntary BAFTAs outburst

February 23, 2026

Education|Opinion|Science|Technology

Colleges face a choice: Try to shape AI’s impact on learning, or be redefined by it

Colleges and universities are taking on different approaches to how their students are using AI – but with a shared recognition that they cannot prevent it altogether.

February 23, 2026

Education|Health|Science

Picky eating starts in the womb – a nutritional neuroscientist explains how to expand your child’s palate

While genes do influence some food preferences, positive experiences can help make new tastes easier to swallow.

February 23, 2026

Opinion|Science|Technology|World

Algorithms that customize marketing to your phone could also influence your views on warfare

AI systems are getting good at optimizing persuasion in commerce. They are also quietly becoming tools for strategic influence.

February 23, 2026

Education|Opinion|Political|Science|Technology

How Homeland Security’s subpoenas and databases of protesters threaten the ‘uninhibited, robust, and wide-open’ free speech protected by Supreme Court precedent

It’s difficult to measure what is lost when an opinion is never voiced and impossible to catalogue the arguments that never form because a speaker calculates the risk and decides silence is safer.

February 23, 2026

Business|Education|Entertainment|Science|Technology

What is Bluetooth and how does it work?

Did you know that your wireless earbuds contain a tiny radio transmitter?

February 23, 2026

Education|Science|Technology

6 planets will parade across the night sky at the end of February

Six planets will be visible in the night sky at the end of February, and most can be seen with the naked eye

February 23, 2026

Health|Lifestyle|Science

Women suffer heart attacks too. Understanding risks, symptoms and how to save yourself

More than 60 million women in the U.S. live with cardiovascular disease

February 23, 2026

Health|Science

Estrogen patches in short supply as demand for menopause hormone therapy grows

February 23, 2026

Environment|Science|US|World

Blizzard warnings cascade across East Coast as winter storm hits

Snow began falling over parts of the Northeastern U.S. with the onset of an intense winter storm that prompted blizzard warnings throughout the region

February 22, 2026

Science|Technology|World

NASA will return its moon rocket to the hangar for more repairs before astronauts strap in

NASA's giant moon rocket is headed back to the hangar for more repairs

February 22, 2026

Health|Political|Science|Technology|World

Trump says he’s sending a hospital boat to Greenland as territory says ‘no thanks’

February 22, 2026

Environment|Science|Sports|Travel|World

Why have there been so many skiing deaths in Europe this year?

February 22, 2026

Business|Environment|Science|Technology

Trump virtually eliminated emissions regulations. Here’s what happens to your next car now

February 22, 2026

Health|Science|Technology|World

A long-acting HIV drug arrives in Zimbabwe for some at highest risk

Zimbabwe is one of the world's first countries to roll out lenacapavir, a long-acting HIV prevention drug that is administered only twice a year

February 22, 2026

Blizzard warnings expand as blockbuster nor’easter takes aim at New York City, Northeast

February 21, 2026

Science|Technology|World

NASA delays astronaut moon mission again after new rocket problem

NASA’s new moon rocket has suffered another setback, with astronauts’ lunar trip now off until spring

February 21, 2026

Brazil and India agree to boost cooperation on rare earths

Brazil and India have signed a new deal to cooperate on rare earths and other critical minerals

February 21, 2026

Crime|Science|Technology

DNA from cigarette helps identify teenager’s killer nearly 44 years after her death

February 21, 2026

Social media can be addictive even for adults, but there are ways to cut back

Social media addiction has been compared to casinos, opioids and cigarettes

February 21, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology

US military airlifts small reactor as Trump pushes to quickly deploy nuclear power

The Pentagon and the Energy Department have airlifted a small nuclear reactor from California to Utah, demonstrating what they say is the potential for the U.S. to quickly deploy nuclear power for military and civilian use

February 21, 2026

Political|Science|Technology|US|World

Exclusive: US intelligence agencies tie Chinese explosive test to push for a completely new nuclear arsenal

February 21, 2026

Africa|Environment|Science|World

These shy, scaly anteaters are the most trafficked mammals in the world

Conservationists are raising the plight of the pangolin, a scaly anteater found in parts of Africa and Asia that is the most trafficked mammal in the world

February 21, 2026

Environment|Health|Political|Science|World

Trump administration to stand by tough Biden-era mandates to replace lead pipes

The Trump administration says it supports a strict Biden-era rule that forces cities to replace most lead water pipes within 10 years

February 20, 2026

Science|Technology|US|World

Trump to order release of government records on alien life and UFOs

President Trump says he’ll release government records on UFOs and extraterrestrial life. The renewed focus comes as the hit documentary "Age of Disclosure" fuels debate over what officials may know.

February 20, 2026

Environment|Science|Travel|World

Galápagos park releases 158 juvenile hybrid tortoises on Floreana to restore the ecosystem

Giant tortoises have returned to Floreana Island in Ecuador's Galapagos archipelago as conservationists release 158 juvenile hybrids to restore the ecosystem

February 20, 2026

Education|Environment|Health|Lifestyle|Science

Alyce Clarke Award: Hazlehurst teacher finds strength in students after personal loss

February 20, 2026

Economy|Environment|Health|Political|Science

Trump administration eases limits on coal plants for emitting mercury, other toxins

The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday weakened limits on mercury and other toxic emissions from coal-fired power plants

February 20, 2026

Environment|Science

Scientists change how El Nino is labeled to keep up with spike in temperature

El Nino warps weather worldwide

February 20, 2026

Environment|Science|US|World

Snow chances are trending up along the East Coast from a nor’easter. Here are the latest scenarios

February 19, 2026

Education|Entertainment|Environment|Lifestyle|Science

Reggae the seal uses rubber ducks for daily enrichment training at Boston aquarium

A video of Reggae, a 33-year-old Atlantic harbor seal at the New England Aquarium, hugging and fetching a rubber duck has drawn attention on social media

February 20, 2026

NASA targets March for first moon mission by Artemis astronauts after fueling test success

NASA aims to send astronauts to the moon in March after acing the latest rocket fueling test

February 20, 2026

Environment|Health|Science

25 manatees reported dead in Florida waters since Friday

February 20, 2026

65 reptiles rescued from Baltimore home after death of owner

February 20, 2026

Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment|Health|Science

What is ALS, the disease that killed actor Eric Dane?

The fatal nervous system disease known as ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, killed actor Eric Dane less than a year after he announced his diagnosis

February 20, 2026

Environment|Science|World

Scientists extracted DNA from mummified cheetah remains and made a surprising discovery

February 20, 2026

Science|Technology|World

Trump says he doesn't know if aliens are real but directs government to release files on UFOs, more

President Donald Trump says he’s directing the Pentagon and other government agencies to identify and release files related to extraterrestrials and UFOs because of “tremendous interest.”

February 20, 2026

Environment|Health|Lifestyle|Science|Technology

You can give old batteries a new life by safely recycling them

Safely disposing of household batteries is good for the home and good for the environment

February 20, 2026

Enforcing Prohibition with a massive new federal force of poorly trained agents didn’t go so well in the 1920s

Both Prohibition and current mass deportation efforts were hastily built, staffed by people permitted to use force, and had difficult objectives to achieve.

February 20, 2026

Education|Science|Technology

Probability underlies much of the modern world – an engineering professor explains how it actually works

Scientific research, artificial intelligence and modern bank security all rely on probability.

February 20, 2026

Education|Environment|Health|Science

Colorado has high levels of radon, which can cause lung cancer – here’s how to lower your risk

Only 50% of Colorado homes have been tested for radon.

February 20, 2026

Environment|Health|Science

Menstrual pads and tampons can contain toxic substances – here’s what to know about this emerging health issue

Heavy metals, phthalates and other potentially harmful chemicals have been detected in a range of menstrual products – the latest category of concern in the personal care aisle.

February 20, 2026

Education|Science|Technology

Individual donors provide only a small slice of university research funding – but Jeffrey Epstein’s ties with academics show why screening matters

A small portion of university research funding comes from individual donors. Most universities have policies in place to protect against wrongdoing.

February 20, 2026

Political|Science|Technology|World

Saudi Arabia may have uranium enrichment under proposed deal with US, arms control experts warn

Saudi Arabia could have some form of uranium enrichment within the kingdom under a proposed nuclear deal with the United States

February 20, 2026

Health|Science|US|World

Tracking US flu cases in maps and charts

February 20, 2026

Economy|Environment|Health|Science

Growing number of Americans report experiencing extreme cold, AP-NORC poll finds

A new AP-NORC poll shows more Americans say extreme cold has affected their lives after frigid weather engulfed much of North America at the beginning of 2026

February 20, 2026

Environment|Science|Travel|World

The underground salt kingdom that became one of Europe’s strangest attractions

February 20, 2026

Europe|Science|World

Ancient bone may be first physical evidence of Hannibal’s ‘war machine’ elephants in Western Europe

February 20, 2026

Trump climate health rollback likely to hit poor, minority areas hardest, experts say

The Trump administration’s revocation of a scientific finding that climate change is a danger to public health is likely to affect communities of color the most

February 20, 2026

Science|Technology|World

NASA conducts second rocket fueling test that will decide when Artemis astronauts head to the moon

NASA has taken another crack at fueling its giant moon rocket after leaks halted the initial dress rehearsal

February 19, 2026

Political|Science|Technology|US|World

Trump says he will direct government agencies to release files related to extraterrestrial life and UFOs

February 20, 2026

Environment|Science|US|World

Plains megafire grows to nearly twice the size of Chicago with more dangerous weather to come

February 18, 2026

Environment|Science|Sports|Travel

Deadly California avalanche highlights inherent risks in the backcountry

The recovery of skiers killed in the deadliest U.S. avalanche in almost 45 years is dragging out because of what experts say is a prime rule for rescuers: Don’t make yourself a victim

February 20, 2026

Political|Science|World

Trump confronts his options on Iran — from targeted attacks to potentially toppling regime

February 19, 2026

Business|Science|Technology|World

NASA designates botched Boeing Starliner test flight a ‘Type A mishap’ in new report

February 19, 2026

Business|Science|Technology|World

NASA boss blasts Boeing and space agency managers for Starliner's botched astronaut flight

NASA's new boss is blasting Boeing and the space agency for Starliner's botched flight that left two astronauts stuck at the International Space Station

February 19, 2026

Health|Political|Science|World

CDC vaccine advisory committee meeting canceled for next week

February 19, 2026

Crime|Environment|Science|Travel|US

Snow drought helped set the stage for deadly California avalanche, leading to unstable conditions

Experts say a weekslong “snow drought” in Norther California's Sierra Nevada helped set the stage for Tuesday's deadly avalanche, after several feet of new snow fell on an earlier layer that had hardened

February 19, 2026

Arts|Crime|Health|Science|Technology

Genealogy sites have helped solve major crimes. Police in Nancy Guthrie's case might turn to them

Authorities trying to solve the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie say they might tap DNA genealogy databases

February 19, 2026

Business|Science|Technology|World

Modi’s AI summit turns awkward as tech leaders Sam Altman and Dario Amodei dodge contact

India’s prime minister has put AI rivals Sam Altman and Dario Amodei in an awkward spotlight at a summit in New Delhi

February 19, 2026

Arts|Crime|Science|Technology

Man wrongly arrested after Orlando police used facial recognition

February 19, 2026

Crime|Health|Science|Technology

Couple searches for baby's biological parents after IVF mix-up

February 19, 2026

Health|Lifestyle|Science

Cancer survivor shares story of unexpected heart failure diagnosis at 32

February 19, 2026

Modi pitches India as an artificial intelligence hub at the AI summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pitched India as a major hub for artificial intelligence, built at home and used worldwide

February 19, 2026

Education|Opinion|Science|Technology

The greatest risk of AI in higher education isn’t cheating – it’s the erosion of learning itself

Automating knowledge production and teaching weakens the ecosystem of students and scholars that sustains universities, raising existential questions about their mission.

February 19, 2026

Arts|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Science|Technology

Do animals have a future on Hollywood sets?

The turn to CGI has sidelined many of the dogs, bears and horses of yesteryear. But ethical questions aside, there’s still some magic in filming and seeing the real thing.

February 19, 2026

Opinion|Political|Science|Technology|World

Last nuclear weapons limits expired – pushing world toward new arms race

The expiration of the New START treaty has the US and Russia poised to increase the number of their deployed strategic nuclear weapons, pushing the world into dangerous territory.

February 19, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

Your car could be ratting you out to your insurance company

February 19, 2026

Arts|Business|Science|Technology

No one can agree on whether AI is the next big thing or all hype. Here’s why

February 19, 2026

Science|Technology|World

North Korea shows Kim Jong Un at the wheel of a mobile rocket launcher

February 19, 2026

Crime|Education|Health|Science|Technology

With no initial DNA match, Guthrie investigators turn to one of their newest tools to crack cases: genetic genealogy

February 19, 2026

Economy|Health|Science|World

Early prenatal care, considered best for moms and babies, is on the decline in the US

Early prenatal care improves the chances of having a healthy pregnancy and baby

February 19, 2026

Political|Science|Technology|World

North Korean leader deploys 50 new rocket launchers ahead of major party congress

North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un held a ceremony to unveil the deployment of 50 new launch vehicles for nuclear-capable short-range missiles threatening rival South Korea as he flaunted his expanding military capabilities ahead of a major ruling party congress

February 19, 2026

Business|Economy|Health|Science|Technology

FDA’s abrupt flip-flop on Moderna’s mRNA flu shot highlights growing risks to drug-makers of investing in vaccines

After pushback, the agency reversed course and agreed to review Moderna’s application after all.

February 18, 2026

Environment|Science|World

Study finds warming world increases days when weather is prone to fires around the globe

A new study shows hot, dry and windy weather that fuels extreme wildfires has nearly tripled worldwide in 45 years

February 18, 2026

Business|Health|Science

FDA will drop two-study requirement for new drug approvals, aiming to speed access

The Food and Drug Administration plans to drop its longtime standard of requiring two rigorous studies for new drug approvals

February 18, 2026

Economy|Education|Health|Political|Science

NIH director temporarily steps in to run CDC

February 18, 2026

Science|Technology|World

The fuel set to propel NASA’s moon crew is notorious for leaking. So why use it?

February 18, 2026

Environment|Health|Political|Science|World

Public health, green groups sue EPA over repeal of rule supporting climate protections

A coalition of health and environmental groups is suing the Environmental Protection Agency, challenging the rescinding of a scientific finding that has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change

February 18, 2026

Health|Political|Science|World

NIH's Bhattacharya will also run the CDC while Trump administration looks for a permanent director

The director of the National Institutes of Health is also taking over as acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to an administration official

February 18, 2026

Entertainment|Health|Science

What is a pulmonary embolism, the condition that led to Catherine O’Hara’s death?

February 18, 2026

Health|Science

Teen in need of bone marrow transplant helps boost donor registry, but is still seeking his own match

February 18, 2026

Business|Education|Entertainment|Science|Technology

Black-owned toy store to be featured in Obama Presidential Center

February 18, 2026

Environment|Health|Science|Travel

'Ridiculous' plan developed at Florida zoo saves wild rhino's eyesight in Africa

Animal behaviorists partnering with the Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society in Florida traveled to Africa in August to help an endangered white rhino with a life-threatening, parasitic eye infection

February 18, 2026

Business|Health|Science|Technology|World

Moderna says the FDA will consider its new flu shot after resolving a public dispute

Vaccine maker Moderna says the Food and Drug Administration will decide whether to approve its new flu shot for older adults after all

February 18, 2026

Health|Lifestyle|Science

Your gut microbes can be anti-aging – scientists are uncovering how to keep your microbiome youthful

Certain lifestyle changes can help your gut microbiome help you age gracefully.

February 18, 2026

Health|Lifestyle|Science

Avoiding exercise? Here are 5 tips from an expert to get you motivated and moving

February 18, 2026

Business|Economy|Health|Science|Technology

FDA reverses course and will review Moderna’s mRNA flu shot, company says

February 18, 2026

Environment|Health|Political|Science

When ICE sweeps a community, public health pays a price – and recovery will likely take years

As immigration enforcement crackdowns expand across the US, communities can mobilize to lessen the public health impacts.

February 18, 2026

A robotic dog made in China gets an Indian university kicked out of an AI summit

A private Indian university has been booted from a top artificial intelligence summit in New Delhi after one of its staffers displayed a a commercially available robotic dog made in China, claiming it was the university’s own innovation

February 18, 2026

Microsoft pledges $50 billion to tackle AI inequality as it warns of a ‘growing divide’

February 18, 2026

Vonn, Shiffrin and Brignone among the Olympic skiers voicing concern over receding glaciers

Team USA skiers Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin, along with Italy’s Federica Brignone, are among the many skiers who have expressed concern during these Olympic Games about the accelerating melt of the world’s glaciers

February 18, 2026

Environment|Science|World

Surprise shark caught on camera for first time in Antarctica’s near-freezing deep

A marine researcher says he has video evidence of the first recorded shark in the Antarctic Ocean

February 18, 2026

Business|Education|Science|Technology|World

From automated farm tractors to exam paper grading, AI boosts efficiency for some in India

Artificial intelligence is spreading fast across India, and people already use it to work quicker and cheaper

February 18, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology|Travel|World

California walloped by winter storm with high winds and heavy rain and snow

California is being walloped by a powerful winter storm carrying thunderstorms, strong winds and heavy snow in the mountains

February 16, 2026

Science|Technology|World

NASA hopes fuel leaks are fixed as it launches another countdown test for the Artemis II moonshot

NASA has begun another practice launch countdown for its first moonshot in decades with astronauts

February 18, 2026

MidEast|Political|Science|World

Iran says it temporarily closed the Strait of Hormuz as it held more indirect talks with the US

Iran has announced the temporary closure of the Strait of Hormuz for live fire military drills

February 17, 2026

Arts|Education|Environment|Science|World

Trump administration is erasing history and science at national parks, lawsuit argues

Conservation and historical organizations are suing the Trump administration over National Park Service policies that the groups say erase history and science from America’s national parks

February 17, 2026

Arts|Entertainment|Political|Science|Technology

Colbert says CBS scrapped his James Talarico interview after Trump FCC’s threats

February 17, 2026

Science|Technology|World

Chain of errors led to deadly midair collision near Washington, DC, investigators conclude

February 17, 2026

Economy|Health|Science

New dietary guidelines prioritize ‘real food’ – but low-income pregnant women can’t easily obtain it

New research reveals a deepening crisis in prenatal health as geography and income increasingly dictate whether a mother can meet her basic nutritional needs.

February 17, 2026

Economy|Education|Environment|Health|Science

Coffee crops are dying from a fungus with species-jumping genes – researchers are ‘resurrecting’ their genomes to understand how and why

Coffee wilt disease has continually devastated farms around the world. Understanding the fungus’s genetics can help protect everyone’s cup of joe.

February 17, 2026

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology|World

In World War II’s dog-eat-dog struggle for resources, a Greenland mine launched a new world order

Strategic resources have been central to the American-led global system for decades, as a historian explains. But US actions toward Greenland today are different.

February 17, 2026

EU privacy investigation targets Musk's Grok chatbot over sexualized deepfake images

X faces a new EU privacy investigation after its Grok chatbot generated nonconsensual deepfake images on the platform

February 17, 2026

This doctor is training AI to do her job. And it’s a booming business

February 17, 2026

Obama said aliens exist on a podcast then posted to clarify

In a podcast interview with Brian Tyler Cohen, former President Barack Obama made a remark about aliens existing. He later clarified on Instagram that he has not seen evidence of extraterrestrial life.

February 16, 2026

Political|Science|Technology|World

Iran meets UN nuclear watchdog in Geneva ahead of more US talks

Iran's top diplomat has held talks with the U.N. nuclear watchdog in Geneva before a second round of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran

February 16, 2026

Health|Science|Technology

Heart monitor helps Nashville woman find answers after mysterious stroke

February 16, 2026

Environment|Science

Warming winters are disrupting the hidden world of fungi – the result can shift mountain grasslands to scrub

Over a three-decade experiment in the Rocky Mountains, fungi and plant life fundamentally changed. The result has consequences for cattle and wildlife.

February 16, 2026

Education|Environment|Science|Technology|World

A ‘ring of fire’ eclipse will be visible over part of the world. Here’s what to know

February 16, 2026

Education|Health|Science

'They are overwhelmed:' Denver Health expands school-based centers as student mental health needs rise

February 16, 2026

Political|Science|Technology|US|World

Obama shuts down alien buzz and says there's no evidence they've made contact

Former U.S. President Barack Obama has clarified comments he made about alien life on a podcast over the weekend

February 16, 2026

Education|Health|Lifestyle|Science|Sports

How do people know their interests? The shortest player in the NBA shows how self-belief matters more than biology

Some people seem to be born to excel at certain activities. But having opportunities to try new things and get better at them can lead to lifelong passions.

February 16, 2026

Business|Education|Opinion|Science

White men file workplace discrimination claims but are less likely to face inequity than other groups

Research shows that white men who file discrimination charges experience employer retaliation at similar rates as other racial groups.

February 16, 2026

Business|Crime|Science|Technology|World

AI chatbots to face strict online safety rules in UK

February 16, 2026

Searchers find wreck of luxury steamer lost in Lake Michigan more than 150 years ago

A search team has discovered the wreck of a luxury steamer that sank in a Lake Michigan gale more than 150 years ago

February 15, 2026

Political|Science|Technology|US|World

Obama clarifies alien comments after telling podcast ‘they’re real’

February 16, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

Why the ‘AI scare trade’ might not be done

February 16, 2026

India hosts a high-stakes AI summit, drawing 20 leaders and top tech CEOs

India is hosting a major AI summit in New Delhi this week, as it pushes to shape global rules and show its own AI ambitions

February 16, 2026

Environment|Science|US|World

A storm system sweeps across the Southeast triggering tornado watches and damaging winds

A strong storm system has brought tornado watches and damage in parts of the Southeast just as the Northeast starts to warm up

February 15, 2026

Biodegradable Mardi Gras beads help make Carnival season more sustainable

It is Carnival season in New Orleans

February 15, 2026

Environment|Health|Science

Indian Health Service to phase out use of dental fillings containing mercury by 2027

The federal agency that provides health care to Native Americans will no longer treat tooth decay with dental fillings containing mercury

February 15, 2026

Political|Science|World

Iran’s top diplomat to attend 'indirect' talks with US in Geneva, state-run IRNA news agency says

Iranian state media reports that Iran’s top diplomat is traveling to Geneva where the second round of nuclear negotiations with the U.S. will take place

February 15, 2026

Health|Lifestyle|Science

Is a stiff rib cage causing your back pain? An expert weighs in

February 15, 2026

Education|Health|Science

As some people push to make profound autism its own diagnosis, this family is raising twins with it

As the definition of autism has widened, there’s a growing push to separate profound autism into its own diagnosis

February 15, 2026

Health|Science|Technology|World

Four new astronauts arrive at the International Space Station to replace NASA's evacuated crew

The International Space Station is back to full strength with the arrival of four new astronauts

February 14, 2026

Economy|Environment|Science|World

States reliant on Colorado River fail to meet the latest deadline to find consensus

The seven Western states that depend on the Colorado River have missed a deadline for the second time to agree on a plan addressing record drought and water shortages

February 14, 2026

Arts|Education|Entertainment|Science|Technology

History lessons soar to new heights with the Children's Museum of Atlanta's Tuskegee Airmen exhibit

February 14, 2026

Environment|Science|Sports

'Great Carp Hunt' returns to Utah Lake as fight against invasive fish persists

February 14, 2026

Environment|Science|Travel

'Major travel impacts' expected as winter storm watch is issued for northern California

A winter storm watch was issued by the National Weather Service for parts of northern California this holiday weekend

February 14, 2026

Business|Environment|Science|World

US ocean regulator faces criticism over changes to right whale protection rule

The U.S.’s ocean regulator plans to make industry-friendly changes to a longstanding rule designed to protect vanishing whales

February 14, 2026

Health|Science

5 ways losing love affects you and what an expert says you can do to start feeling better

February 14, 2026

Steve Bannon courted Epstein in his efforts to ‘take down’ Pope Francis

February 14, 2026

Business|Crime|Health|Science|Technology

Mandatory driver impairment sensors clear a funding hurdle, but are they ready?

A federal law requires new cars to include technology that detects drunk or impaired driving, but regulators still have not cleared it

February 14, 2026

What we can learn from lovebirds, the rare birds that mate for life

Phoenix is believed to be home to the world's largest colony of rosy-faced lovebirds outside of their native Africa

February 14, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Why OpenAI says it isn’t spending on Super PACs

February 14, 2026

Health|Science|Technology|World

SpaceX, NASA mission arrives at ISS, relieving bare-bones astronaut crew

February 13, 2026

Arts|Crime|Science|World

Jeffrey Epstein’s interest in dinosaurs has led to a reckoning in the paleontology community

February 13, 2026

Environment|Lifestyle|Science|Travel|US

Valentine's Day fundraiser lets you destroy buckthorn named after your ex

February 13, 2026

Health|Science|Sports|Technology|World

Retired NASA Astronaut Suni Williams to run in 130th Boston Marathon

February 13, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology|Travel

Plane makes emergency landing after striking multiple deer during takeoff at Florida airport

February 13, 2026

Health|Science|Sports|Technology

Robotic surgery at NCH reduces recovery time for young athletes with spinal fractures

February 13, 2026

Environment|Political|Science|Technology

Trump admin is pulling supercomputers out of key weather and climate research center

February 13, 2026

Health|Lifestyle|Science

5 more minutes of exercise can help you live longer

February 13, 2026

Two top aides to RFK Jr. leaving HHS as part of leadership shakeup

February 13, 2026

Science|Sports|Technology|World

Colder, higher, faster: The Winter Olympics’ most extreme moments in three charts

February 13, 2026

Health|Science|Technology|World

New astronauts launch to the International Space Station after medical evacuation

The replacements for the astronauts involved in NASA's first medical evacuation are on their way to the International Space Station

February 13, 2026

Political|Science|Technology|World

Why haven’t humans been back to the moon in over 50 years?

February 13, 2026

Business|Entertainment|Science|Technology|World

People — and robots — are getting ready to celebrate the Lunar New Year in China

China is getting ready to celebrate the Lunar New Year, and the festivities will include robots

February 13, 2026

Arts|Science|Technology

3D scanning and shape analysis help archaeologists connect objects across space and time to recover their lost histories

Digital tools allow archaeologists to identify similarities between fragments and artifacts and potentially recover previously unknown parts of their stories.

February 13, 2026

Health|Science|Sports

The intensity and perfectionism that drive Olympic athletes also put them at high risk for eating disorders

Athletes in sports where weight and body image come into play, such as figure skating and wrestling, can be particularly vulnerable.

February 13, 2026

Economy|Environment|Health|Science

EPA rescinds 2009 endangerment finding, clearing way for Trump to shred more US climate rules – but serious court challenges await

A federal judge dealt one blow to the effort when he found the administration had violated the law in handpicking a panel to question climate science.

February 02, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Are women board members risk averse or agents of innovation? It’s complicated, new research shows

The effect of women board members on patent activity hinges on whether the company is meeting performance targets.

February 13, 2026

Business|Economy|Opinion|Science|Technology

OpenAI has deleted the word ‘safely’ from its mission – and its new structure is a test for whether AI serves society or shareholders

OpenAI’s restructuring may serve as a test case for how society oversees the work of organizations with the potential to both provide benefits and harm humanity.

February 13, 2026

Education|Environment|Science|World

A 'ring of fire' solar eclipse will dazzle people and penguins in Antarctica

The first solar eclipse of the year is almost here, but very few people will see it

February 13, 2026

Trump promised RFK Jr. would ‘restore faith in American health care.’ A year in, trust has plummeted

February 13, 2026

Environment|Science|US|World

What can toughen Louisiana coast against worsening storms? 4 years and 30,000 trees

In the wetlands of coastal southeast Louisiana, conservation groups are wrapping up a four-year project to plant 30,000 trees

February 13, 2026

Environment|Health|Science|World

Thailand uses a birth control vaccine to curb its elephant population near expanding farms

Thailand has begun using a birth control vaccine on elephants in the wild to try curb a growing problem where human and animal populations encroach on each other

February 13, 2026

Business|Crime|Economy|Education|Science

Professors in the Epstein files say they hoped friendship would lead to research funding

A new trove of documents released by the Justice Department reveals that Epstein’s reach into academia was wider than previously known

February 13, 2026

Economy|Environment|Political|Science|Technology

As electricity costs rise, everyone wants data centers to pick up their tab. But how?

Politicians from President Donald Trump to local lawmakers agree that tech companies should cover the power costs of artificial intelligence data centers

February 13, 2026

Arts|Education|Entertainment|Environment|Science

A California photographer is on a quest to photograph hundreds of native bees

California photographer and conservationist Krystle Hickman is on a quest to document hundreds of species of native bees, which are under threat by climate change and habitat loss, some of it caused by the more recognizable and agriculturally valued honey bee

February 13, 2026

Science|Sports|Technology

Robots are coming to assist MLB umpires. Even so, the human touch still matters

For those worried robots are about to take over Major League Baseball, Colorado Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer has some experience with the Automated Ball/Strike system that’s coming to stadiums this summer

February 13, 2026

Health|Science

Colorectal cancer is increasing among young people, as James Van Der Beek’s death reminds us – cancer experts explain ways to decrease your risk

Colon cancer symptoms can be subtle. While lifestyle changes can help reduce your risk, open communication with your family and doctor is essential.

February 13, 2026

Health|Political|Science|World

Judge temporarily blocks Trump officials from rescinding health grants to some Democratic-led states

A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump’s administration cannot pull back $600 million in public health grants allocated to four Democratic-led states, for now

February 13, 2026

Political|Science|Technology|World

UN approves 40-member scientific panel on the impact of artificial intelligence over US objections

The U.N. General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to approve a 40-member global scientific panel on the impacts and risks of artificial intelligence, with the United States strongly objecting

February 13, 2026

Science|Technology|World

Counter-drone technologies are evolving – but there’s no surefire way to defend against drone attacks

Companies are selling a range of anti-drone devices, from guns that fire nets to powerful laser weapons, but no one system is sufficient for defending airports, power plants and other critical sites.

February 13, 2026

Environment|Health|Science

Scientific studies calculate climate change as health danger, while Trump calls it a 'scam'

The Trump administration has revoked a scientific finding that climate change is a danger to public health, an idea that President Donald Trump called “a scam.”

February 12, 2026

Economy|Environment|Health|Science

A look at false claims made by the Trump administration as it revokes a key scientific finding

While announcing that he was rolling back the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2009 endangerment finding, President Donald Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin made false claims regarding the government declaration, climate change and energy

February 12, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology|World

Trump's EPA revokes scientific finding that underpinned US fight against climate change

The Environmental Protection Agency has revoked a key scientific finding that supported U.S. regulations on greenhouse gas emissions

February 12, 2026

Environment|Science|US|World

Trump delivers a deadly blow to EPA’s ability to regulate climate pollution

February 12, 2026

EPA ends credits for automatic start-stop vehicle ignition, a feature Zeldin says 'everyone hates'

The Environmental Protection Agency says it is ending credits to automakers who install automatic start-stop ignition systems in their vehicles

February 12, 2026

Health|Science

RFK Jr. promised to restore trust in US health agencies. A year later, it’s eroding

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is reshaping U.S. health policy as HHS secretary, and doctors say his changes are eroding trust

February 12, 2026

Health|Science|Technology

AI transforms Madison healthcare with Epic Systems' new doctor-patient tool

February 12, 2026

Science|Technology|World

Astronomers detect a solar system they say should not be possible

February 12, 2026

Business|Education|Environment|Science|Technology

Scientists say genetic analysis could greatly speed restoration of iconic American chestnut

A new study says genetic testing can speed the return of the American chestnut tree that once dominated Eastern U.S. forests

February 12, 2026

Economy|Health|Science|Technology

FDA rejects Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine application - for reasons with no basis in the law

The move signals an escalation in the agency’s efforts to interfere with established procedures for testing and approving vaccines.

February 12, 2026

Education|Health|Science|Technology

Man pain-free thanks to revolutionary sickle cell treatment at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

February 12, 2026

He witnessed the sun’s power ‘like nobody else before or since.’ Now his first portrait has been found

February 12, 2026

Health|Science|World

RFK Jr. pledged more transparency. Here's what the public doesn't know anymore

Health experts say the federal government now shares less public health data, even after Robert F_ Kennedy Jr_ promised “radical transparency.”

February 12, 2026

Health|Opinion|Science

Addiction affects your brain as well as your body – that’s why detoxing is just the first stage of recovery

Substance use disorders are widespread in the US, but many people wrongly equate detoxing with being cured.

February 12, 2026

Education|Health|Science

Nearly every state in the US has dyslexia laws – but our research shows limited change for struggling readers

Dyslexia laws are now nearly universal across the US. But the data shows that passing a law is not the same as improving how children learn to read.

February 12, 2026

Environment|Lifestyle|Science

What if just 1 in 10 people changed how they eat, drive, heat or shop?

Everyday lifestyle choices can add up to significant climate impact when even a small share of the population makes them

February 12, 2026

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Cement has a climate problem — here’s how geopolymers with add-ins like cork could help fix it

Cement is responsible for about 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and demand is growing. Alternatives like geopolymers can help lower the impact.

February 12, 2026

Health|Science|Sports

Hesitation is costly in sports but essential to life – neuroscientists identified its brain circuitry

There are specific parts of the brain that trigger hesitation in times of uncertainty.

February 12, 2026

Education|Science|Technology

Swarms of AI bots can sway people’s beliefs – threatening democracy

A simulation shows that social media bots powered by today’s AI can infiltrate human networks on social media and influence what people believe.

February 12, 2026

Arts|Food|Health|Science|Sports

Want to train like a Winter Olympics athlete? Here’s what to eat, when and how often

February 12, 2026

Environment|Health|Science

Commercial dog food contains ‘alarming’ levels of lead, mercury and other contaminants

February 12, 2026

Education|Environment|Science|Technology

A football-size creature may have been among the earliest plant-eating land animals

February 11, 2026

Education|Environment|Health|Lifestyle|Science

Professional iguana trapper says cold snap caused major reduction in iguanas

February 11, 2026

Science|Sports|Technology|World

Why do all Olympic curling stones come from one small island off Scotland’s coast?

February 11, 2026

Health|Science|Technology

Studies test whether gene-editing can fix high cholesterol. For now, take your medicine

Scientists are testing an entirely new way to fight heart disease: whether gene editing might offer a one-time fix for high cholesterol

February 11, 2026

Entertainment|Health|Science|Technology

Penn patients "forever grateful" as hospital celebrates 6 decades of organ transplants

February 11, 2026

Environment|Science

Possible "frost quake" causes soil buckling in Metro Detroit

February 11, 2026

Arts|Education|Entertainment|Science|Sports

Word of the Week: The adorable, lethal ‘stoat’ is the face of the Winter Olympics

February 11, 2026

Health|Science|Technology

Throat cancer survivor finds new voice after life-changing surgery removes vocal cords

February 11, 2026

Education|Environment|Health|Science|Technology

Brooklyn high school becomes first in NYC to heat entirely with vegetable oil biofuel. Here's how it works.

February 11, 2026

Education|Health|Science|Technology

Living in space can change where your brain sits in your skull – new research

These changes aren’t permanent – the brain goes gradually back to normal after coming back to Earth. Understanding the physical effects of spaceflight helps plan space missions.

February 11, 2026

Education|Health|Science

Reading to young kids improves their social skills − and a new study shows it doesn’t matter whether parents stop to ask questions

New research shows that parents who read to their 6- to 8-year-olds nightly boost their children’s creativity and empathy.

February 11, 2026

Business|Education|Health|Science

Distrust and disempowerment, not apathy, keep employees from supporting marginalized colleagues

The reasons colleagues stay silent when co-workers are mistreated may not be what you assume − and it’s not what companies typically spend money on in their efforts to create a fair environment.

February 11, 2026

Europe|Political|Science|Technology|World

Russia says it will stick to New START's nuclear arms limits as long as the US does

Russia's top diplomat says that Moscow will observe the limits of the last nuclear arms pact with the United States that expired last week as long as it sees that Washington does the same

February 11, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology|World

This mineral makes your life run – and now it’s a trade issue

February 11, 2026

Food|Health|Science

Over 70% of tested baby foods are ultraprocessed and full of additives

February 11, 2026

Business|Health|Science|Technology

FDA refuses to review Moderna’s application for mRNA flu vaccine, company says

February 10, 2026

Top Iran security official is in Oman, the site of talks with the US, likely over nuclear messages

Iranian security official Ali Larijani is in Oman, the country currently mediating talks between Tehran and Washington over Iran's nuclear program

February 10, 2026

Health|Political|Science|Technology|World

Moderna says FDA refuses its application for new mRNA flu vaccine

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is refusing to consider Moderna’s application for a new flu vaccine made with mRNA technology

February 10, 2026

Economy|Environment|Political|Science|World

Trump EPA set to repeal scientific finding that serves as basis for US climate change policy

The White House says the Trump administration will revoke a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change

February 10, 2026

Science

New experiments show Earth’s core may hold vast ‘oceans’ of an essential element for life

February 10, 2026

Manatee successfully rescued after being trapped in a storm drain under road

February 10, 2026

Arts|Environment|Health|Science|Technology

Winter storms don’t have to be deadly – here’s how to stay safe before, during and after one hits

Winter storms create many hazards, from slick ice to freezing temperatures. People often underestimate how quickly conditions can become life-threatening

January 29, 2026

Health|Science|Technology

Brain game may reduce risk of Alzheimer’s and other dementias

February 10, 2026

Environment|Food|Health|Science

FDA to reassess the safety of BHA, a preservative used in popular snack foods

Federal health officials will reassess the safety of a chemical called BHA used in foods including potato chips, cereals, frozen meals and meat products

February 10, 2026

Health|Science|Technology

Groundbreaking cancer treatment given to patient with metastatic melanoma

February 10, 2026

Environment|Science

It’s been a brutal winter, but now it’s prime time for blockbuster Northeast storms

February 10, 2026

Education|Science|Technology|World

World's first electronic computer born at University of Pennsylvania

February 10, 2026

Health|Science

Scientists find first physical evidence that Romans used human poop as medicine

February 10, 2026

Health|Science|Technology

Cancer patient becomes Vanderbilt Health's 100th person to experience histotripsy treatment

February 10, 2026

Education|Entertainment|Science|Sports|Technology

One student is paving the way for Black innovators

February 10, 2026

School employee finds kidney donor through coworker's social media response

February 10, 2026

Historically Black colleges and universities do more than offer Black youths a pathway to opportunity and success – I teach criminology, and my research suggests another benefit

HBCUs make up just 3% of the country’s colleges and universities. But their graduates include 40% of Black engineers and 50% of Black lawyers.

February 10, 2026

Local governments provide proof that polarization is not inevitable

Partisan debates are less heated at the local level, providing lessons that might help calm the waters nationally.

February 10, 2026

Business|Health|Lifestyle|Science

Why eating cheap chocolate can feel embarrassing – even though no one else cares

Researchers describe what they call a consumption stigma – when you feel judged or looked down on for using certain products or services.

February 10, 2026

Economy|Education|Environment|Science|Technology

Mapping cemeteries for class – how students used phones and drones to help a city count its headstones

Cemeteries are a treasure trove of local history and family connection. Technology and ingenuity have made mapping them easier.

February 10, 2026

Environment|Health|Science|Technology

RNA is key to the dark matter of the genome − scientists are sequencing it to illuminate human health and disease

Researchers are embarking on the RNA equivalent of the Human Genome Project, including sequencing all the chemical modifications that make cells unique.

February 10, 2026

Environment|Science|Sports

In just 25 years, dozens of places will be too warm to host the Winter Olympics

February 10, 2026

Environment|Science|US|World

Record snow drought in Western US raises concern for a spring of water shortages and wildfires

Except for California, most Western states are experiencing the worst snow drought in decades, not because of dry conditions but really warm temperatures that change snow to rain

February 10, 2026

Europe|Science|Technology|World

An emotional countdown to the maiden launch of the Ariane 64, Europe's most powerful rocket

Engineers are preparing the Ariane 64 rocket for its first launch

February 10, 2026

Education|Health|Science|World

Mexico state steps up health screening in schools as measles cases grow nationwide

Mexico's most populous state is increasing health screenings at schools and recommending face masks due to a growing measles outbreak

February 10, 2026

The US has a new center in Texas to disperse sterile screwworm flies to block a parasite it spawns

The U.S. has opened its first center for dispersing sterile screwworm flies from U.S. soil in decades in southern Texas

February 09, 2026

Sixth year of drought in Texas and Oklahoma leaves ranchers facing wildfires and bracing for another tough year

The Southern Plains states get a severe drought about once a decade, but long-lasting droughts lately have been leaving farms, rangeland and water sources with too little time to recover.

February 09, 2026

Health|Lifestyle|Science|Technology

UCHealth using new technology to identify cancer cells previously missed

February 09, 2026

Health|Lifestyle|Science

Caffeinated coffee and tea could help protect you against dementia. Even a few daily cups

February 09, 2026

Arts|Business|Science|Technology

Musk clips his Mars settlement ambition, aims for the moon instead

February 09, 2026

Entertainment|Lifestyle|Science|Technology

Man pays $50K to clone his Boston Terrier

February 09, 2026

Education|Health|Science|Technology

DNA testing may soon uncover the story behind segregated Black graves

February 09, 2026

Education|Environment|Science|Technology

No animal alive today is ‘primitive’ – why are so many still labeled that way?

All species alive today, from chimpanzees to bacteria, are cousins that each have equally long lineages, rather than ancestors or descendants of one another.

February 09, 2026

Science|Technology

How do scientists hunt for dark matter? A physicist explains why the mysterious substance is so hard to find

Dark matter doesn’t seem to interact with the matter we can see and touch, so scientists look for it in unusual places, like faraway galaxies and underground detectors.

February 09, 2026

Education|Environment|Science|Technology

Infusing asphalt with plastic could help roads last longer and resist cracking under heat

A research team has paved plastic-infused roads in Texas and Bangladesh, with promising results.

February 09, 2026

Education|Environment|Science

Bonobos are capable of pretend play, just like human children

February 09, 2026

Olympic town warms up as climate change puts Winter Games on thin ice

Olympic fans came to Cortina with heavy winter coats and gloves

February 09, 2026

Business|Environment|Science|World

In the Arctic, the major climate threat of black carbon is overshadowed by geopolitical tensions

A coalition of nations and environmental groups is lobbying the International Maritime Organization to create regulations around black carbon, or soot, that spews from ships and blankets parts of glaciers and snow

February 09, 2026