Landing on the Moon can disturb its environment – people are discussing how to balance those concerns with political and economic goals.
May 14, 2026
Pope Leo XIV has denounced investments in AI and high-tech weaponry, warning they lead to a “spiral of annihilation.”
May 14, 2026
When bats disappear, farms become less productive, and that has broad implications far beyond the crops.
May 14, 2026
Alien ‘encounters’ put this strange-looking monument on the tourist map
May 14, 2026
El Niño is coming faster than expected and chances are rising that it will be historically strong
May 14, 2026
A NASA spacecraft chasing a rare metal asteroid is swinging past Mars for a gravity boost
May 14, 2026
Engaging with arts and culture can slow biological aging as much as exercise, study suggests
May 14, 2026
SK Hynix is on the verge of topping a $1 trillion market value, just weeks after Samsung Electronics crossed the milestone, as
May 14, 2026
OpenAI said on Wednesday it found no evidence that its user data was accessed after a security issue involving a supply-chain attack on TanStack npm, an open-source library.
May 14, 2026
The U.S. has cleared around 10 Chinese firms to buy Nvidia's second-most powerful AI chip, the H200, but not a single delivery has been made so far, three people familiar with the
May 14, 2026
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told state broadcaster CCTV on Thursday that he hoped U.S.
May 14, 2026
Parents across the country who are worried about excessive screen time in schools are lobbying educators to go back to pencils and paper
May 14, 2026
The risk from hantavirus to the general public remains very low, and the U.S.
May 14, 2026
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May 14, 2026
Safety experts recommended Wednesday that airlines develop realistic training to prepare their pilots to deal with smoke filling the cockpit, like what happened on a Southwest Airlines plane after a bird strike in 2023
May 14, 2026
An oncologist traveling on the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak has been cleared to leave a special biocontainment unit in Nebraska, where he was the lone American placed in isolation after he helped care for fellow passengers who became sick on board
May 14, 2026
New Yorker describes hantavirus quarantine experience after cruise ship outbreak: "Trying to stay positive"
May 14, 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it will spend $16.5 million to install transponders on its airport vehicles after a fatal
May 14, 2026
Microsoft is shopping for artificial-intelligence startups as the software company prepares for a future
May 14, 2026
59,000-year-old tooth offers a rare glimpse into how Neanderthals handled a medical problem
May 14, 2026
The National Transportation Safety Board on Wednesday recommended improving training for pilot preparedness for smoke-in-cockpit emergencies after a
May 14, 2026
OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman holds more than $2 billion in companies that have done business with the artificial intelligence company, a
May 14, 2026
Man with ties to Las Vegas biolab found guilty for operating separate California lab
May 14, 2026
Two bald eagle hatchlings have been spotted in a Chicago park in what experts believe is a first for the Windy City in more than a century
May 13, 2026
Impassioned students working to raise $10M to save bald eagle habitat in Big Bear Valley
May 14, 2026
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr.
May 13, 2026
'An experimental approach': Fish and Game moves 34 elk from Big Willow Creek to the Panhandle
May 13, 2026
Putin flexes muscle with test of powerful nuclear-capable missile
May 13, 2026
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary is leaving the Trump administration, according to three people familiar with the situation, after President Donald Trump signed off on a plan to fire him last week.
May 13, 2026
Oceanwide Expeditions says it expects to know by the end of the week if the MV Hondius cruise ship will keep to its schedule after a hantavirus outbreak
May 13, 2026
Scientists find clues that a new tectonic plate boundary is forming
May 13, 2026
Geothermal energy developer Fervo Energy said on Tuesday it has raised $1.89 billion in its upsized U.S. initial public offering, highlighting robust investor appetite for the
May 13, 2026
Dr. Marty Makary's resignation from his post atop the Food and Drug Administration is widening a leadership gap that already existed at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
May 13, 2026
An analysis of ancient teeth is giving scientists a rare peek into interactions between human relatives hundreds of thousands of years ago
May 13, 2026
About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year — about 14% fewer than the previous year
May 13, 2026
New community solar garden in Owatonna breaks ground with goal of reducing homeowner energy bills
May 13, 2026
PCOS, a condition impacting millions of women worldwide, gets a new name
May 13, 2026
Nebius Group reported a nearly eightfold rise in quarterly revenue on Wednesday, benefiting from increasing demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure and cloud services,
May 13, 2026
Apple on Wednesday echoed Google's criticism of EU antitrust regulators' efforts to force the search giant to help AI rivals access its services, warning
May 13, 2026
Seventeen people under observation in Italy and Spain for possible hantavirus infection have tested negative, the countries'
May 13, 2026
Russia's repeated airspace violations of countries on the eastern flank of NATO underline the urgent need to consolidate the alliance's air defences against missiles and
May 13, 2026
Meta Platforms is rolling out a new "Incognito Chat" feature for its artificial intelligence assistant on WhatsApp messaging service, the company
May 13, 2026
Meta Platforms is introducing an "incognito" mode for WhatsApp to allow private conversations with its AI chatbot
May 13, 2026
Some Detroit residents spend as much as 25% of their disposable income on water bills. Many are struggling to keep up.
May 13, 2026
For two decades, researchers have studied soccer ball aerodynamics. Latest tests suggest the 2026 ball is more stable, but with a slightly shorter range.
May 13, 2026
Feeling heard and understood by a medical provider is a crucial part of healthcare for patients.
May 13, 2026
Our engagement with AI is at a crossroads: Will we treat it as an all-knowing oracle or as a tool to expand our own way of seeing the world?
May 13, 2026
Some engineers are prioritizing ‘design for demise’ and planning satellites that are more likely to completely burn up in Earth’s atmosphere at the end of their lifespan.
May 13, 2026
Do you actually know how a bicycle or a zipper work, or what a penny or a common brand logo look like? Intellectual humility can help reduce overconfidence in what you don’t understand.
May 13, 2026
When Jake Rosmarin boarded the MV Hondius, he gleefully posted on social media that the ship would be home for 35 days as he and more than 100 other passengers and crew were to travel across the South Atlantic
May 13, 2026
Tower Semiconductor on Wednesday forecast second-quarter revenue above estimates and said it landed $1.3 billion in deals for 2027 to supply chips that use light to move data at
May 13, 2026
Researchers are warning that the U.S. is experiencing a reading recession, a slide that predates the COVID-19 pandemic
May 13, 2026
As the US starves it of oil, Cuba is pulling off one of the fastest solar revolutions on the planet — with China’s help
May 13, 2026
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May 13, 2026
Had the United States kept tariffs on Chinese imports at triple digits for just one more day last year, Huntar Company would have collapsed, said David
May 13, 2026
He was on the trip of a lifetime. Now he’s in a biocontainment unit in Nebraska while hantavirus cases rise
May 12, 2026
China and the U.S. are considering extending a truce on Chinese rare earth export curbs at a leaders' summit
May 13, 2026
Erin Burnett talks to Dr. Stephen Kornfeld, the American passenger who tested positive for hantavirus and is now the only person isolated in the biocontainment unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
May 12, 2026
Global demand for electric vehicles rose for a second straight month in April as high petrol prices kept steering buyers away from combustion-
May 13, 2026
Marty Makary is resigning as President Donald Trump's Food and Drug Administration chief
May 12, 2026
Don’t blame the weatherman. A meteorologist explains where your local weather forecasts really come from, and what storm scientists are doing to bring them closer to home.
April 28, 2026
A General Motors joint-venture battery company is bringing a small number of workers back to an idled electric-vehicle battery factory in Ohio this month, although
May 13, 2026
Activist investor Ananym Capital Management sees room for BWX Technologies' stock to double in coming years if the defense and energy company
May 13, 2026
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May 12, 2026
A hormonal condition affecting 1 in 8 women around the world just got a new name in hopes of improving care
May 13, 2026
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May 12, 2026
Britain said on Tuesday that 10 people from remote island territories, including cruise ship passengers and medical staff who had contact with confirmed cases in the
May 13, 2026
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took the witness stand Tuesday to defend his business record in a trial pitting him against Elon Musk, rebutting testimony that disparaged his leadership at a pivotal time for the ChatGPT maker
May 12, 2026
Fire reported on natural gas platform off Santa Barbara coast
May 13, 2026
‘Are you completely trustworthy?’: Musk’s attorney presses OpenAI CEO in trial
May 12, 2026
FDA chief to depart after Trump signed off on ousting him
May 13, 2026
Rare dinosaur species being studied at the Cincinnati Museum Center
May 13, 2026
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated on Tuesday that U.S.
May 13, 2026
New Smithsonian exhibit traces bison’s rise, near extinction and comeback
May 13, 2026
President Donald Trump's plan to put weapons in space, called the “Golden Dome for America” missile defense program, is estimated to cost much more than he originally said
May 13, 2026
Isomorphic Labs, an artificial intelligence-driven drug discovery company, said on Wednesday it has raised $2.1 billion in its latest funding round led by existing investor Thrive
May 12, 2026
Biofuel advocates are making a last-minute push to convince House lawmakers to approve year-round sales of gasoline blended with
May 12, 2026
Leidos Holdings said on Tuesday the U.S.
May 12, 2026
Alphabet's Google on Tuesday said it has been in discussions with Elon Musk's SpaceX and others regarding future launches for its Project Suncatcher, an orbital data center project.
May 12, 2026
Artificial intelligence company Anthropic on Tuesday released an expanded suite of features for lawyers using its Claude AI assistant, including tools
May 12, 2026
Great horned owls may help homeowners with rodent control
May 13, 2026
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has welcomed the test launch of a new intercontinental ballistic missile as a key part of efforts to modernize the country’s nuclear forces
May 12, 2026
Outdoor workers already battling triple-digit heat before summer officially begins
May 13, 2026
Neil deGrasse Tyson has turned his lifelong fascination with aliens into a new book, “Take Me to Your Leader: Perspectives on Your First Alien Encounter.”
May 12, 2026
AI helping Arizonans stay safer during pregnancy
May 12, 2026
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May 12, 2026
The Pentagon is deploying Anthropic's Mythos cybersecurity model to find and patch software vulnerabilities across the U.S. government even as it races to
May 12, 2026
Suspending the federal gas tax, which would require Congress to agree, would drop gas prices only about 4% – less in high-cost states like California.
May 12, 2026
Scientists are supercharging patients' own immune cells to try to fight HIV without today's drugs
May 12, 2026
Russia will deploy its new Sarmat strategic nuclear missile at the end of this year, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday, describing it as "the most powerful in the
May 12, 2026
Healthy coral reefs can significantly reduce hurricane damage for coastlines, yet many still face harms, including pollution and ship damage, that people have the power to stop.
May 12, 2026
Ocean carbon removal is picking up, just as Microsoft pulls out as a major funder of carbon removal projects.
May 12, 2026
When you’re upset, finding a new way to think about a negative situation can help you feel better. But researchers find the process takes some effort to really work.
May 12, 2026
Today’s AI systems are powerful, and it’s natural to see them as having humanlike intelligence. Shaking that illusion is important – and difficult to do.
May 12, 2026
From the Black Death to the COVID-19 pandemic, combining the genetic data of a pathogen with historical records, archaeological artifacts and epidemiological studies can uncover its origins.
May 12, 2026
Opponents of guaranteed-income programs often argue that recipients will simply take the money and be less motivated to do any work whatsoever.
May 11, 2026
Colombia's Cienaga Grande de Santa Marta wetland is facing an environmental crisis due to an invasive plant native to Asia
May 12, 2026
Hantavirus is not Covid-19, but ‘calm-mongering’ risks triggering post-Covid anxiety
May 12, 2026
Visualizing the hantavirus cruise outbreak in maps and charts
May 12, 2026
Tech boom vs oil crisis: Asia’s new economic reality is a warning for the world
May 12, 2026
Thyssenkrupp Nucera has frozen hiring in high-cost countries as part of broader saving measures, it said on Tuesday, after its second-
May 12, 2026
Defence and cybersecurity company Thales and ArianeGroup said they had successfully carried out the first firing of a new long-range French rocket launcher, the FLP-t 150, this
May 12, 2026
Two planes with 28 passengers from the MV Hondius cruise ship, which was hit by a hantavirus outbreak, landed in the Netherlands on Tuesday and a Dutch hospital treating
May 12, 2026
Climate change has driven record-breaking outbreaks of fire in Africa, Asia and elsewhere this year, with conditions expected to get worse as the
May 12, 2026
The coffee might be poured by a human hand, but behind the counter something far less traditional is calling the shots at an experimental cafe in Stockholm
May 11, 2026
Former OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever testified on Monday that he spent about a year gathering evidence for the ChatGPT maker's board that CEO Sam Altman had displayed a "
May 12, 2026
More than 2,000 scientists warned the U.S.
May 12, 2026
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May 12, 2026
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May 12, 2026
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May 11, 2026
The hantavirus-hit MV Hondius departed the Spanish island of Tenerife for the Netherlands on Monday as the last
May 11, 2026
Taiwan, trade and AI regulation are on the agenda. But will there be progress on any of these issues during Beijing sit-down?
May 12, 2026
The Supreme Court is leaving women’s access to a widely used abortion pill untouched until at least Thursday, while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on the drug, mifepristone, to take effect
May 12, 2026
The Supreme Court has barred considering race when crafting legislative districts. But race could remain embedded in political gerrymandering, despite vehement claims to the contrary.
May 11, 2026
President Donald Trump has demonstrated greater ambivalence toward Taiwan in his second term
May 11, 2026
Michigan father credits stranger's quick action for saving his life during stroke at concert
May 12, 2026
The head of the Bank of England’s regulatory arm on Wednesday said it was “reasonable to expect quite significant disruption” to financial services from the latest AI models
May 11, 2026
Papa John's International is testing U.S. drone deliveries in a small market in North Carolina, the pizza chain announced Monday.
May 11, 2026
The family of a man killed in a 2025 mass shooting at Florida State University has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in a U.S. court, claiming the shooter was
May 11, 2026
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May 11, 2026
Seven cases of the Andes hantavirus have now been confirmed among people who were passengers on board the cruise ship, the World Health Organization said
May 11, 2026
For the first time in more than a decade, a leading pediatricians group has put out new guidance about recess, saying it’s crucial for good health and good grades and should be part of the school day for students of all ages
May 11, 2026
The European Commission on Monday welcomed an offer by U.S. artificial intelligence giant OpenAI to provide open access to its cybersecurity features, but said its rival
May 11, 2026
Geothermal power developer Fervo Energy said on Monday it was targeting up to a $7.37 billion valuation in its U.S. upsized initial public offering, underscoring strong investor
May 11, 2026
Bodies of Italian divers located in sea cave
WHO chief raises alarm over scale of Ebola outbreak after death toll climbs
Home Depot's first quarter is driven by homeowner spring buying and professionals
Rescuers search for 3 missing after German building collapse possibly caused by gas explosion
Busiest US commuter rail system to resume operations as deal reached to end strike