A legal framework could be drawn up this year on regional cooperation to monitor and seek to adapt to falling water levels in the Caspian Sea, which is shrinking at an
June 30, 2026
The World Cup is bringing visitors and AI-driven surveillance systems, but only one of those is certain to leave when the games are done.
June 30, 2026
Detailed data is useful for understanding and addressing environmental effects on people’s lives in ways that become difficult or impossible if only the broadest and blurriest picture is developed.
June 30, 2026
Hottest temperatures in over a decade threatened in parts of eastern US as dangerous heat dome expands and intensifies
June 29, 2026
Geofencing warrants, which round up the location data of everyone in a specific place at a specific time, are now legally subject to Fourth Amendment protections.
June 30, 2026
China’s humanoid robots have captivated the world. A rental market is exposing their limits
June 30, 2026
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are making one of the biggest bets yet on the artificial intelligence boom with investments worth hundreds
June 30, 2026
European shares registered their biggest quarterly rise in more than five years on Tuesday, boosted by optimism around artificial
June 30, 2026
Venezuela's healthcare system is under significant strain, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, with some hospitals damaged and others missing staff
June 30, 2026
President Donald Trump has promised to make U.S. prescription drug prices the cheapest in the world, but a closely watched
June 30, 2026
How to prevent heatstroke and other heat-related emergencies
June 12, 2024
Woven from fibre-optic cable and grass, a small bird's nest found near the front line of the war in Ukraine shows how the more than four-
June 30, 2026
China's food delivery giant Meituan said on Tuesday it had released and would open-source its next-generation LongCat large language
June 30, 2026
Ferrari and BMW are rolling out new models featuring lightweight, cost-effective aluminium
June 30, 2026
Although some deem it blasphemous to suggest the AI boom is another bubble, the world's central banking forum and watchdog has warned against getting swept up
June 30, 2026
3 firefighters killed as wildfires rage across the West, prompting July 4 fireworks restrictions in Utah
June 28, 2026
China's factory activity returned to expansion in June, driven by demand for chips, computers and other AI-related products, as robust export orders and front-
June 30, 2026
Jon Meacham is among many historians reflecting on the complex legacy of Thomas Jefferson
June 30, 2026
The United States accounted for about a third of the rise in global carbon dioxide emissions in 2025, as higher gas prices pushed power producers back to coal, an Energy
June 30, 2026
Frustration rose across Venezuela over a lack of government help in areas struck by deadly twin earthquakes five days ago
June 29, 2026
Climate-exacerbated heat increases and unpredictable rainfall combined with unplanned urban growth have resulted in nearly half the lakes in the mountainous, India-controlled Jammu and Kashmir region disappearing or becoming highly polluted in the last six decades
June 30, 2026
Uber and Alphabet's Waymo have ended their self-driving partnership in Phoenix, Arizona, as the ride-hailing giant prepares to launch a new autonomous vehicle
June 30, 2026
Arkansas is moving forward with a ban on allowing government food aid to be used for candy and soda
June 30, 2026
A heat wave is gripping the Midwest and is shifting eastward, causing summer camps and outdoor activities to be canceled or delayed
June 29, 2026
With the window for finding survivors shrinking fast, Venezuelans combed through more ruins of buildings toppled by last week’s devastating back-to-back earthquakes
June 29, 2026
The Food and Drug Administration is meeting next month to consider easing restrictions on several peptides, a group of unapproved drugs popular with followers of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The agency posted meeting materials online Monday
June 30, 2026
Apple said it is pushing forward a series of software updates that would previously have been bundled with a new version of its iOS operating system,
June 30, 2026
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Monday he was keeping the country's health emergency response plan, ORSAN, at its highest level for the coming days in view
June 29, 2026
Scientists have stumbled on a rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica tucked in a drawer
June 30, 2026
Italy and the Balkans felt the impact on Monday of a record-breaking heatwave that has caused hundreds of excess deaths and
June 29, 2026
The full strawberry moon will rise in the night sky this week
June 29, 2026
Artifacts dating back 400,000 years, found in cave, show ‘complex and rich’ pre-human society
June 29, 2026
An astronomer explains why artificial black holes are pure science fiction – at least for now.
June 29, 2026
Involving families, educators, engineers, designers and policymakers in AI development can help ensure the technology does more good than harm.
June 29, 2026
If students choose to listen to music while studying, they should consider music that is less distracting – and save high-energy playlists for when they don’t need to focus.
June 29, 2026
Italy and the Balkans felt the impact on Monday of a record-breaking heatwave that has caused hundreds of excess deaths and
June 29, 2026
Silicon Valley's powerful and pricey AI models have been a necessity for businesses looking to future-proof themselves.
June 29, 2026
In a vineyard on the Greek island of Santorini, winemaker Yiannis Boutaris gestures to a dried-up ‘kouloura’ vine trained into the shape
June 29, 2026
Company trying to clean Reflecting Pool is thrust into political storm, hires crisis communications firm
June 29, 2026
Kara Swisher is expanding her influence from tech journalism to politics
June 29, 2026
South Korea on Monday laid out a sweeping industrial strategy centred on semiconductors and artificial intelligence, as President
June 29, 2026
Major Chinese electric vehicle battery makers on Monday pledged to pay their suppliers more quickly, as part of wider efforts to ease financial strain across the auto
June 29, 2026
As corporate borrowing tied to artificial intelligence shows no sign of slowing, bankers are coming up with new ways to
June 29, 2026
A new AP-NORC poll finds that Americans have grown less proud of the country’s history or the way its democracy works over the past several years
June 29, 2026
Ipsen will buy U.S.-based Kartos Therapeutics for $450 million to expand its oncology pipeline with a late-stage blood cancer treatment, the French biotech company said on Monday.
June 29, 2026
Malaysia has extended by one year its deal with deep-sea exploration firm Ocean Infinity to conduct an underwater search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370,
June 29, 2026
Canada has given C$7 million ($4.93 million) in grants to a Greenland molybdenum mining project, a critical metal used in aerospace, energy and defence, Greenland
June 29, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee The halt to the latest tit-for-tat attacks in the Middle East spurred a twitchy reaction in markets as lingering unease over
June 29, 2026
People in the Philippines are flocking to install solar power on rooftops and escape the burden of soaring
June 29, 2026
A father and his son were pulled out alive from the rubble of a collapsed building on Sunday, four days after the devastating earthquakes that
June 29, 2026
A heat wave will blast the eastern United States this week
June 28, 2026
Australian AI infrastructure company Firmus Technologies said on Monday it had signed a strategic partnership with Nvidia Corp to help provide emerging AI
June 28, 2026
Austria has proposed that the European Union should consider hosting Anthropic within the bloc's borders in order to counter efforts by the United States to block
June 28, 2026
NASA is racing to save its Swift telescope from falling back to Earth with a daring rescue mission
June 28, 2026
Israel’s military and tech industry race to counter Hezbollah’s latest threat
June 28, 2026
The largest fire in the United States is burning through tinder-dry forest in Utah
June 27, 2026
By Cassandra Garrison METAPA, Mexico June 27 - Senior Mexican and U.S. officials inaugurated a sterile fly production plant in southern Chiapas on Saturday, a milestone in efforts to contain the New
June 28, 2026
From Scandinavia to the Alps, Europeans endured sweltering conditions on Saturday as a heatwave
June 27, 2026
A strong earthquake struck Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region on Saturday, the European Mediterranean
June 27, 2026
15 remarkable American places that are older than the United States
June 27, 2026
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake has struck parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan, causing panic among residents
June 27, 2026
Drone nearly hits United plane landing in Newark, pilot says
June 27, 2026
The Trump administration is close to allowing Anthropic to restore access to its Fable 5 model, Axios reported on Saturday, citing a source close to the situation.
June 27, 2026
You scratched that bug bite and now it's a big itchier bump
June 27, 2026
U.S. safety regulators said on Saturday they had closed their probe into Tesla vehicles over power steering loss, in view of a company recall which was carried out last year.
June 27, 2026
A widespread, searing heat dome settles over the US this week
June 26, 2026
As Europe scorches under extreme heat, people aren’t the only ones impacted by the high temperatures and humidity
June 27, 2026
Anthropic said on Friday that the U.S. government has allowed it to release its powerful Claude Mythos 5 artifical intelligence
June 27, 2026
AI glasses are aiding cheating in exams. Test-obsessed Asia is ground zero
June 27, 2026
OpenAI has restricted the release of its new AI model at the request of President Donald Trump's administration
June 26, 2026
US government allows Anthropic limited release of AI model that sparked cybersecurity concerns
June 27, 2026
SpaceX and internet provider Charter Communications have held executive-level talks about partnering on a consumer mobile phone offering in the United States, Bloomberg News
June 27, 2026
Utah is restricting fireworks as the largest wildfire in the nation grows, fueled by dry conditions and gusting winds
June 26, 2026
A gay rights activist is suing the Defense Department to answer a simple question: Did Scouting America actually ban transgender members in a deal with the Pentagon
June 27, 2026
The U.S. is working on finding a vaccine targeting the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola while sending an experimental treatment and preparing diagnostic tests to help contain the
June 26, 2026
The U.S.
June 27, 2026
A federal appeals court has rejected the Environmental Protection Agency’s attempt to abandon a Biden-era rule that sets tough standards for deadly soot pollution
June 27, 2026
Summer program helps visually impaired students explore careers in technology and cybersecurity
June 27, 2026
Hundreds more reported bear sightings in Colorado this year due to mild winter, officials say
June 27, 2026
Astronomers say a large asteroid will soon harmlessly zip past Earth
June 27, 2026
Two recent Supreme Court rulings suggest the high court is so pro-gun it has decided it must also be pro-drugs.
June 27, 2026
OpenAI said on Friday it was delaying a full public launch of GPT‑5.6 at the U.S. government's request, limiting the AI model's initial access to a small group of vetted partners
June 26, 2026
Health authorities across Europe were on high alert on Friday as a killer heatwave
June 26, 2026
The U.S.
June 26, 2026
White House asks OpenAI to limit its next model release
June 26, 2026
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June 26, 2026
Chevron is exploring additional data center deals across the U.S., including the Midwest, Rockies, and Gulf Coast, following its two-
June 26, 2026
How dogs are helping aphasia patients improve their ability to speak: "This is the best thing ever"
June 26, 2026
Nearly 1,500 endangered butterflies set to be released in effort to save species, Minnesota Zoo says
June 26, 2026
Astronomers trace a ghostly cosmic particle to distant ‘Shadow Blaster’ galaxy
June 26, 2026
U.S. solar developers have secured federal subsidies for a wave of projects large enough to nearly double current capacity, rushing to beat a July 4 deadline that
June 26, 2026
Papyrus scroll burnt to a crisp during Vesuvius eruption deciphered with help of AI
June 26, 2026
Gavin Newsom opposes a California wealth tax. He’s proposing a national billionaire tax instead
June 26, 2026
Venezuela’s deadly ‘doublet’ earthquakes may have been a single big one. Here’s why it matters
June 26, 2026
Banks and financial sector watchdogs must move quickly to adopt new technology to plug system vulnerabilities as AI supercharges cybersecurity risks, a top Swiss financial
June 26, 2026
The intense heatwave engulfing Western Europe, resulting in more than 50 deaths in France alone, is being sustained by a weather pattern known as an omega
June 23, 2026
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his government is giving priority to strengthening the world's first laws that ban children younger than 16 from social media platforms
June 26, 2026
What we know about Venezuela’s biggest earthquake in more than a century
June 25, 2026
The Trump administration is moving to restart the specialized LGBTQ+ option for youth who contact the 988 crisis intervention hotline, but the group that helped pioneer the idea is being shut out
June 26, 2026
Europe’s record-shattering heat wave would have been ‘virtually impossible’ just a few decades ago. Here’s why
June 26, 2026
As people with Down Syndrome grow older, their chances of obtaining Alzheimer's increase, new research says
June 26, 2026
During a frozen morning in Arctic Norway, a group of British and Norwegian soldiers padded softly
June 26, 2026
Italy will join the U.S.-led Pax Silica initiative on artificial intelligence supply chains
June 26, 2026
The global trade in illicit drugs is booming, with cocaine production and seizures of methamphetamine at an all-time high, a United Nations report showed
June 26, 2026
Social media companies TikTok and YouTube have deactivated a total of around 4.7 million accounts belonging to children under the age of 16 in Indonesia, the country's
June 26, 2026
The interim U.S.-Iran peace accord gives U.N. nuclear inspectors access to Iran, the watchdog's top official said on Friday, after Tehran indicated key sites would remain
June 26, 2026
The U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Friday repairs had been completed on a key power line and other energy infrastructure vital for nuclear safety at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear
June 26, 2026
The record-breaking heatwave engulfing Western Europe would have been "virtually impossible" without human-caused climate change, which has made this
June 26, 2026
The record-breaking heat that’s scorching Europe day and night this month would not have been possible without climate change, according to a new study
June 26, 2026
Hundreds of people in Venezuela were trapped under rubble and many more remained
June 25, 2026
Venezuelans searched for survivors beneath collapsed buildings and rescue teams raced to northern areas rocked by a pair of powerful earthquakes that officials say killed around 235 people and left at least 4,300 people injured
June 25, 2026
Poor rains and a weak monsoon weather system is leading to a water shortage in India's cities and its vast rural regions
June 26, 2026
Second cannonball found at the Alamo reveals more information about the historic battle
June 26, 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw tests of key weapons on Thursday as part of the country's goal to modernise its missile programme and bolster firepower along the
June 26, 2026
Two powerful earthquakes that struck the northern coast of Venezuela and capital Caracas on Wednesday claimed at least 188 lives, a toll that could increase as rescue teams comb
June 26, 2026
Mining giant BHP-backed I-Pulse said on Thursday it had signed an agreement with the U.S.
June 26, 2026
Canadian miner Titan Mining and U.S.-based REalloys said on Thursday they were selected by the U.S. Army to develop processing facilities for critical minerals.
June 26, 2026
OpenAI is considering holding off on its public debut until next year, the New York Times reported on Thursday, citing three people involved in the company's deliberations.
June 26, 2026
The Johns Hopkins University said on Thursday it laid off 110 employees this week, citing cuts in federal research funding, with the layoffs impacting
June 26, 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday proposed changes to modernize and speed certification of new commercial airplanes and harmonize
June 26, 2026
The Nasdaq closed lower on Thursday, dragged down by losses in Big Tech shares, while the S&P closed near flat and the Dow
June 25, 2026
The temperature in Britain and Switzerland hit record highs for June on Thursday as large parts of Western Europe were in the
June 25, 2026
SpaceX plans to begin next month building an eight‑mile (13-km) natural gas pipeline called "Starpipe" to its Texas launch facilities, according to
June 26, 2026
The U.S.
April 26, 2026
The federal Drug Enforcement Administration has asked the U.S. Justice Department’s internal watchdog to investigate a whistleblower’s claims that DEA agents permitted hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to hit the streets of New Mexico
June 26, 2026
The Supreme Court has sided with the maker of Roundup weedkiller, blocking thousands of lawsuits alleging it failed to warn users the product could cause cancer
June 25, 2026
Two deadly earthquakes have hit Venezuela on Wednesday
June 26, 2026
The deadly earthquakes that have struck Venezuela’s northern coast were an event known as a “doublet.”
June 26, 2026
Fox found in bathtub after walking through cat door of Pittsburgh home
June 26, 2026
As the national conversation shifts to political finger-pointing, an important environmental question deserves careful scrutiny: What is the best approach to maintain urban water quality?
June 25, 2026
In a private hospital just south of Paris, the most
June 25, 2026
Denver Transplant Games sets Guinness World Record for most living donors, recipients in one place at one time
June 26, 2026
Park Service will drain, repair Reflecting Pool after July Fourth, court filing says
June 26, 2026
Heat waves can be dangerous, and the conditions indoors can be worse than outdoors. A study of all the single-family homes in Austin, Texas, shows why.
June 23, 2026
Supreme Court tosses $1.25 million verdict for man who says Roundup caused his cancer
June 25, 2026
A Paris court has ruled that energy company TotalEnergies must account for its consumers’ greenhouse gas emissions
June 25, 2026
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proposed on Thursday to end a government requirement for manual brake pedals in self-driving
June 25, 2026
As scientists race to understand the growing Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo, medics say knowledge gaps are still
June 25, 2026
A Republican lawmaker on Thursday proposed legislation that would require AI model developers to report dangerous capabilities, security breaches and safety
June 25, 2026
A new study suggests humans and great apes have been giggling in similar ways dating back 15 million years
June 25, 2026
Former DNA analyst pleads guilty to manipulating data in agreement with prosecutors
June 25, 2026
Ukraine's Fire Point, maker of the Flamingo cruise missile, is accelerating plans to develop a European missile defence system after an agreement with German
June 25, 2026
Afghanistan's Taliban government has ordered a nationwide ban on civil servants' smartphone use, a military court order showed, prompting warnings
June 25, 2026
German drugmaker Merck KGaA said on Thursday it would buy U.S. firm Bio-Techne for $11.3 billion, its biggest deal in
June 25, 2026
Wall Street's main indexes advanced on Thursday as strong forecasts from Micron and Qualcomm renewed AI optimism, while upbeat economic data aided sentiment.
June 25, 2026
Wikipedia has grown steadily in size and importance, but a shrinking core of volunteer administrators is straining the organization.
June 25, 2026
Black holes are a mainstay in sci-fi movies. How do these massive black holes, spread throughout our universe, actually work in real life?
June 25, 2026
AI-powered translation tools are certainly impressive. But there is an important frontier for translation technology, one AI might never be able to breach: the poem.
June 25, 2026
Young poets wrestled with loneliness, fractured families, violence and other challenges – but also showed an unwillingness to surrender to despair.
June 25, 2026
Turkish comedian sent to jail to await trial on charges of insulting Erdogan
Source speaks out after woman's death at senior living facility, Milwaukee woman convicted
Better growth won't help European stocks, BofA says
'Vanishingly rare' copy of U.S. Declaration of Independence unearthed in UK archives
US equity funds draw inflows as tech buying resumes
In riposte to Trump, Merz says Germany can defend its military spending push
911 calls released after high school student was stabbed and killed in classroom