Research that combined archaeology, history and ecology provides a nuanced understanding of the past that could help conservationists better plan for the future.
March 20, 2025
Insomnia and bad sleep can lead to high blood pressure and increase hormone levels and inflammation.
March 20, 2025
Death data in the US is fragmented, incomplete and inconsistent. The consequences of undercounted deaths and lack of real-time tracking continue to be felt with each new public health crisis.
March 20, 2025
One long line of powerful winds can whip up dust storms, spread wildfires, spin up tornadoes and fuel blizzards – all at the same time across different states.
March 20, 2025
Small study hints anti-amyloid therapy may keep Alzheimer’s symptoms at bay in certain patients
March 19, 2025
Scientists are homing in on the nature of a mysterious force called dark energy, and nothing short of the fate of the universe hangs in the balance
March 19, 2025
Boeing's troubled Starliner capsule that left two NASA astronauts on the International Space Station last year may need to fly a third uncrewed test flight
March 19, 2025
Data Center Alley, a 30-square-mile stretch outside Washington D.C. and home to more than 200 data centers, consumes roughly the same electricity as Boston.
March 19, 2025
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang believes humanoid robots are less than five years away from seeing wide use in manufacturing facilities.
March 19, 2025
Synopsys, which makes software used to design semiconductors, on Wednesday introduced a technology it said will pave the way toward computers
March 19, 2025
A medical epidemiologist explains who should consider getting a booster and whether you might need to check your antibody levels.
March 19, 2025
A hair loss drug that first gained popularity in the 1990s is seeing a resurgence of interest
March 19, 2025
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams aren’t the first to run late in space, and their 9 ½-month mission falls short of any endurance record
March 19, 2025
Why teachers are turning these children into little engineers
March 19, 2025
NASA’s Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams return to Earth as part of SpaceX’s Crew-9 mission from the International Space Station. The two astronauts joined that mission after their weeklong mission was extended by months due to issues with their original spacecraft.
March 18, 2025
A European space telescope launched to explore the dark universe has released a trove of new data on distant galaxies
March 19, 2025
The European Space Agency has released its first tranche of data from the Euclid space telescope's mission to map the universe's large-scale structure in order to better
March 19, 2025
Without being able to get into the heads of animals, it’s hard to say for sure. But instances of pig painters, whale crooners and bird sculptors certainly make it seem plausible.
March 19, 2025
Policymakers are focusing on restricting teens’ access to social media, but this approach risks cutting them off from its benefits. Making the platforms safer offers an alternative path.
March 19, 2025
Animals can learn from each other, maintaining their cultures for long periods of time. What sets people apart may be the uniquely open-ended ways we invent new ideas and share and build on them.
March 19, 2025
Last year was the hottest year on record, the top 10 hottest years were all in the past decade and planet-heating carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is at its highest levels in the last 800,000 years, a report Wednesday said
March 19, 2025
Nvidia and Elon Musk's xAI have joined a consortium backed by Microsoft, investment fund MGX and BlackRock to expand AI infrastructure in the U.S., the companies said on Wednesday, as a
March 19, 2025
When speaking with vaccine-hesitant patients, pediatricians turn to these tips
March 19, 2025
A promising new chip technology that aims to cut energy usage is not yet reliable enough for use in Nvidia's flagship graphics processing units (GPUs
March 19, 2025
The world has just experienced its hottest decade
March 19, 2025
Bird flu has devastated poultry and dairy farms since it was first detected in North America in late 2021
March 18, 2025
Record greenhouse gas levels helped bring temperatures to an all-time high in 2024, accelerating glacier and sea ice loss, raising sea levels and edging the
March 19, 2025
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have returned to Earth after being stuck in space for more than nine months
March 18, 2025
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth in a SpaceX capsule on Tuesday with a soft splashdown off Florida's coast, nine months after
March 18, 2025
NASA’s Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore finally return home after more than nine months in space
March 18, 2025
A pet food company has recalled one lot of its raw chicken pet food after it was linked to bird flu infections detected in two cats and suspected in a third in New York City
March 18, 2025
Dust storms have proven deadly to motorists across the U.S. for years
March 18, 2025
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, on Tuesday, unveiled the company's next-generation line of chips at its annual software developer conference, aiming to reassure investors of its dominance in the
March 18, 2025
General Motors will use artificial intelligence chips and software from Nvidia to develop autonomous vehicle technology for its vehicles and improve workflow
March 18, 2025
By Stephen Nellis and Max A.
March 18, 2025
U.S. births rose slightly last year, but experts don’t see it as evidence of reversing a long-term decline
March 18, 2025
The Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate its scientific research program and could fire more than 1,000 scientists and other employees who help provide the scientific foundation for rules safeguarding human health and the environment
March 18, 2025
A private lunar lander has captured the first high-definition sunset pictures from the moon
March 18, 2025
On an episode of “The Story Behind the AP Story,” Associated Press space writer Marcia Dunn discusses the space odyssey of NASA’s two stuck astronauts
March 18, 2025
AI is getting better at thinking like a person. Nvidia says its upgraded platform makes it even better
March 18, 2025
A patient has died while taking a closely watched gene therapy for muscular dystrophy
March 18, 2025
Nvidia founder Jensen Huang kicked off the company’s artificial intelligence developer conference, on Tuesday by telling a crowd of thousands that AI is going through “an inflection point.”
March 18, 2025
It’s all about what they want you to do.
March 18, 2025
‘Exercise snacks’ — even a few minutes a day — can boost your health
March 18, 2025
A new report identifies ways to create resilient water and wastewater systems in communities hardest hit by climate change
March 18, 2025
Blobfish overcomes notoriety as ‘world’s ugliest animal’ to win New Zealand’s ‘fish of the year’
March 18, 2025
Russia sees big prospects to work with the United States, including in the space sector, and expects to hold talks with Elon Musk soon about flying to Mars,
March 18, 2025
Health misinformation is everywhere. How do we determine what to believe? CNN's Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta discusses how to navigate health misinformation with Emory University infectious disease researcher, Laurel Bristow. For more of “Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta” listen and follow wherever you get your podcasts.
March 17, 2025
Participants in a study were willing to spend just as much time and money on an AI-generated story as one they were told was written by a human.
March 18, 2025
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are about to return to Earth from the International Space Station, where they have been living for nine months in a drawn-
March 18, 2025
South African officials say a member of a research team at an isolated Antarctica base has been put under psychological evaluation after he allegedly assaulted and sexually harassed colleagues
March 18, 2025
The deadliest tornado in recorded U.S. history occurred 100 years ago
March 17, 2025
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, two veteran NASA astronauts who have been stuck on the International Space Station for nine months, are scheduled to begin
March 17, 2025
History-making Blue Ghost lunar lander sends one last message from the moon
March 17, 2025
It's lights out for the first private lunar lander to pull off a fully successful moon mission
March 17, 2025
Iguanas may have pulled off a 5000 mile voyage on a raft of floating vegetation to get to Fiji
March 17, 2025
During the Cold War, the US poured support into Arctic military outposts and climate research amid fears of a Russian invasion. Climate change is still on the military’s radar as a threat multiplier.
March 17, 2025
Textbooks usually depict the epithelial cells encasing the interior and exterior of your body as passive barriers. But researchers discovered they can produce electrical signals like neurons.
March 17, 2025
By combining ultrasound with a concept called nonlinear acoustics, you can create sound that stays silent until it reaches a specific location.
March 17, 2025
A new study out Monday finds that even in the most optimistic scenarios, grass-fed beef is no less carbon-intensive than industrial beef
March 17, 2025
Shares of quantum computing and artificial intelligence companies rose on Monday, as investors hoped that Nvidia would blow some life back into the beaten-down
March 17, 2025
Gender-affirming hormone therapy is linked to lower depression in transgender adults, study shows
March 17, 2025
Medical myths are surfacing again. 5 tips to inoculate yourself against them
March 17, 2025
Four planets found orbiting a star 6 light-years from Earth
March 17, 2025
'Follow your dreams': Astronaut Peggy Whitson inspires next generation ahead Axiom Mission 4
March 17, 2025
Philly’s opioid addiction crisis is constantly evolving. Local health care workers and researchers explain some of the latest substances, side effects and treatments.
March 17, 2025
By Stephen Nellis and Max A.
March 17, 2025
Science uses careful, organized observations and tests to construct theories that are recorded, passed on to others and built on.
March 17, 2025
A social scientist tracking adolescents’ beliefs and behaviors over time was uniquely positioned to document changes in teens’ worldviews after Trump’s 2016 election.
March 17, 2025
Drugmaker AstraZeneca has agreed to buy Belgium-based biotechnology firm EsoBiotec for up to $1 billion, it said on Monday, seeking to accelerate the development of its
March 17, 2025
Trump has begun another trade war. Here's a timeline of how we got here
Canada's leader laments lost friendship with US in town that sheltered stranded Americans after 9/11
Chinese EV giant BYD's fourth-quarter profit leaps 73%
You're an American in another land? Prepare to talk about the why and how of Trump 2.0
Chalk talk: Star power, top teams and No. 5 seeds headline the women's March Madness Sweet 16
Purdue returns to Sweet 16 with 76-62 win over McNeese in March Madness