Today: November 04, 2026
Today: November 04, 2026

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"Who is this man?" 8,200 Michigan residents receive misprinted IDs, driver licenses

"Who is this man?" 8,200 Michigan residents receive misprinted IDs, driver licenses

Business|Crime|Technology|Travel|World

Amazon plane crash victims identified as NTSB investigates cause of deadly incident at Miami International Airport

Amazon plane crash victims identified as NTSB investigates cause of deadly incident at Miami International Airport

Arts|Education|Entertainment|Health|Lifestyle|Opinion|Science|Technology

You can’t shield kids from scary news – here’s what ‘Sesame Street’ and other children’s shows did after 9/11

Programs took different approaches to helping young viewers grapple with the horrors of the 9/11 terrorist attacks – lessons that still apply in today’s media environment.

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Meta launches personal AI agent, Muse, emphasizes safety and privacy

Meta is launching a personal artificial intelligence agent, Muse, for people 18 and over

Entertainment|Europe|Science|Technology|World

Scientists studying cockroach milk and nose-blowing win Ig Nobel prizes for quirky science

Researchers have been honored for their quirky, imaginative contributions to science at the 36th annual Ig Nobel Prizes

Education|Environment|Science|Technology|World

A pair of spacecraft draw closer to Mercury after nearly decade-long voyage

Two Mercury-bound spacecraft are in the home stretch of their nearly decade-long voyage

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Rescue satellite gets close to NASA's doomed telescope, even if it can't save it

A private spacecraft that was supposed to save NASA's sinking Swift Observatory has managed to come within nine miles of the doomed spacecraft and even snap pictures

Crime|Political|Technology

Ohio police chief defends Flock Camera use amid national controversy

Ohio police chief defends Flock Camera use amid national controversy

Crime|Europe|Technology|World

EU warns of a chilling new terror menace 25 years after 9/11 as online youths seek violent thrills

Jihadist groups still pose a major threat to Europe, but 25 years after the 9/11 attacks a new menace driven by young people online is emerging

Science|Technology

NASA is gearing up to launch its next flagship space telescope – combining spy technology with sophisticated infrared detectors

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will take a broad survey of space and use it to create a map of the universe.

Education|Environment|Health|Science|Technology

Communicating uncertainty in research is hard, so we worked on how best to do it – here’s what you can watch out for

Uncertainty is part of the scientific process, and it’s not a bad thing – it’s where future discoveries can happen.

Arts|Crime|Opinion|Science|Technology|World

White supremacists spin a Justice Department indictment against a hate-monitoring group to legitimize extremism and expand recruitment

Extremist groups have pointed to the federal indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center as proof that their worldview is correct.

Business|Economy|Education|Environment|Opinion|Science|Technology

Colorado is facing a housing shortage - building more duplexes and townhomes could be part of the solution

A housing simulator predicts that rezoning for ‘missing middle’ housing could increase Denver’s housing supply by 46%.

Entertainment|Technology|US

White House website debuts 5 retro arcade video games that promote Trump's agenda

The White House website has unveiled Arcade, a collection of five low-resolution video games that promote different aspects of President Donald Trump’s agenda

Arts|Education|Environment|Science|Technology|World

Many space missions are searching for life beyond Earth – but are we prepared for the fallout if they succeed?

Historical events hold lessons about collaboration and competition in space that could inform how experts plan for the discovery of life beyond Earth.

Environment|Science|Technology

AI is helping ease competition for scarce space on the airwaves

Radio spectrum is a critical but limited resource, but advances in technology are making it possible to share.

Arts|Education|Entertainment|Science|Technology

‘Star Trek’ and NASA have intertwined legacies – the show championed diversity and inspired generations of real space scientists

60 years of ‘Star Trek’: A cultural anthropologist on how the show’s “infinite diversity in infinite combinations” conception helped shape NASA’s vision of the future.

Education|Environment|Science|Technology|Travel

Tiny backpacks reveal the secret, sometimes circuitous migrations of small songbirds

Tiny geolocators measure light levels and atmospheric pressure to reveal the migrations of small songbirds – including the yellow-rumped warbler, also known as a butter-butt – in unprecedented detail.

Business|Education|Environment|Health|Science|Technology

Essential digital technologies are critical infrastructure – they are not always built and managed that way

Search engines, social media and AI models can be made as safe and reliable as bridges and water supplies.

Education|Health|Science|Technology|Travel

Compared to driving, flying is extraordinarily safe – but why doesn’t it feel that way?

When it comes to transportation, there’s a hidden danger in choosing what feels safer.

Education|Environment|Science|Technology

Caterpillar twitches in an ultraquiet chamber are helping biologists understand how these insects hear without ears

Scientists give caterpillars haircuts and put them in a room isolated from sound to figure out how they’re able to hear without ears.

Education|Science|Technology

Trump is proposing a US Space Academy – if created, it could blur the lines between NASA and the military

No, the US Space Academy wouldn’t be a real-life Starfleet Academy. But what it would be is still a little unclear.

Environment|Health|Lifestyle|Science|Technology

Dog parks are an antidote to the isolation and divisions that social media can fuel

The people who stretch a person’s sense of humanity may be the ones no algorithm currently selects.

Arts|Business|Economy|Entertainment|Environment|Finance|Technology

Documentarian Alex Gibney on the power and influence of Elon Musk

Alex Gibney's new documentary “Musk” premieres this week at the Venice Film Festival

Arts|Education|Technology|World

Jason Arday and the new politics of plagiarism

The resignation and death of the Cambridge professor is the latest chapter in a centuries-old struggle over originality and intellectual ownership – one intensified by the rise of generative AI.

Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

This company says it can help cool the planet for $10 billion a year; scientists are raising red flags

This company says it can help cool the planet for $10 billion a year; scientists are raising red flags

Arts|Business|Education|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Science|Technology

They’re content creators with thousands of adoring fans – so why do they feel so terrible?

Recent research finds that becoming too psychologically entangled with your followers can make success feel like a trap.

Business|Environment|Health|Science|Technology

A billion flies are now in the screwworm fight. Will there be enough?

A billion flies are now in the screwworm fight. Will there be enough?

Business|Economy|Technology

As AI reshapes newsrooms, leading media outlets are charting different paths for its use

From the BBC’s implementation of AI guardrails to Reuters’ embrace of AI tools to disseminate breaking financial news, newsrooms’ missions and values are shaping their technological futures.

Business|Technology|World

Starbucks’ big marketing blunder in South Korea shows how cultural blind spots can put global brands in a bind

Translation is only part of the challenge for multinational companies. Words, slogans and symbols can take on entirely different meanings across cultures.

Sports|Technology

Veteran coaches surprised that stadium clock was not official clock in wild Michigan win Saturday

Longtime coach Kyle Whittingham was unaware the stadium clock he watched Saturday night at Michigan might not reflect the official game time

Business|Economy|Education|Health|Technology

Changes to Facebook and Instagram are key part of Meta’s $17B settlement with the states over harm to teens

Meta’s settlement calls for several key design changes to protect teens, but how the states will verify and enforce the changes is a big question mark.

Economy|Environment|Health|Technology

Proposed Kansas data center sits hundreds of yards from psychiatric hospital, raising safety concerns

Proposed Kansas data center sits hundreds of yards from psychiatric hospital, raising safety concerns

Business|Economy|Fashion and Beauty|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Lululemon’s incoming CEO has a mountain of problems to fix

Lululemon’s incoming CEO has a mountain of problems to fix

Business|Economy|Science|Technology|World

China is shaping the future of open-source technology – including AI

Nations that lead the development of open-source technology will have a strategic edge for decades to come.

Business|Europe|Technology|World

Volkswagen strikes deal with Israel investment firm to turn car plant into defense facility

Volkswagen strikes deal with Israel investment firm to turn car plant into defense facility

Business|Economy|Health|Technology

The typical gig worker is changing – and struggling more than ever to make ends meet

For many gig workers, app-based work is no longer just about extra cash but economic need, a new survey finds.

Business|Environment|Science|Technology|World

Two people rescued from hydropower tunnel in Nepal

Two people have been rescued from a hydropower tunnel in Nepal, a dramatic breakthrough more than a week after catastrophic floods hit the country’s border with China.

Economy|Education|Health|Opinion|Science|Technology

The long afterlife of QAnon conspiracy theories haunting American politics

Ideas from QAnon’s conspiracy theory have appeared on government social media sites during Trump’s second term and continue to divide America amid social and economic crises.

Education|Opinion|Science|Technology

‘Hello, just circling back!’ Not responding to emails is common across higher education but bad for morale

Several colleges and universities instruct students on how to navigate email communication on their campus, but more could consider the practice.

Education|Science|Technology

Class, let’s watch a short video – more than 75% of teachers say they use YouTube in the classroom

New research shows that YouTube is used not just as an occasional supplement, but as a staple of classroom instruction.

Education|Health|Science|Technology

Parents putting screens in front of their kids is more about their own stress than other factors

Most research on kids’ screen time has focused on a child’s behavior. Far less attention has gone to parents and their role in their children’s media use.

Business|Education|Technology

Employers everywhere are using AI – but business schools aren’t preparing students for the shift

Amid the rise of AI, researchers found that employers still value skills like communication, professionalism and teamwork among prospective and new employees.

Education|Science|Technology

Schools are rethinking whether every student needs a laptop

Rather than considering how much time students spend on screens, the more useful question is whether they are asking questions and solving problems with the help of technology.

Education|Environment|Health|Science|Technology

It’s getting hotter in classrooms and on playgrounds – schools aren’t ready to handle extreme temperatures

A rising number of school districts across the country are beginning their new academic years in July or August, raising the likelihood that kids and educators will encounter scorching days.

Economy|Environment|Political|Technology

Data center projects in Pennsylvania face stronger local scrutiny after Shapiro’s executive order

The Environmental Rights Amendment of the PA Constitution guarantees the right to clean air, pure water and to the preservation of the aesthetic values of the environment.

Economy|Education|Environment|Science|Technology

The greenest building is the one still standing after a disaster

A ‘green’ building has to last for its intentionally small carbon footprint to pay off. That includes surviving flood, storm or wildfire damage.

Education|Environment|Science|Technology

Galápagos corals show El Niño events are more extreme now than in past 1,000 years – here’s how my team made the discovery

Scientists went to the heart of the El Niño pattern to learn from living and fossil corals. The results show El Niño’s intensifying coincides with global warming.

Education|Environment|Science|Technology

Disappearing lakes and AI are helping scientists map Arctic permafrost thaw in near-real time

The abrupt disappearance of a lake is one clear sign that the ice below is melting, and a clue to wider permafrost changes.