A reliance on foreign students for academic research has allowed the US to ignore flaws in its domestic tech worker pipeline, a scholar argues.
The 2018 farm bill legalized hemp products that offer a high similar to marijuana nationwide. Experts worry that lax regulations present a public health risk.
More than 6 million Syrians fled the country after it descended into civil war in 2011.
Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine reprised the risks of energy weaponization, but the oil landscape today and energy security itself are changing.
Some power plants don’t have massive smokestacks or cooling towers – or even a central site.
There are lots of ideas about how to save local news. One of them is that increasing coverage of local politics will bring back readers and viewers. Research shows that it doesn’t.
There are so many fish in the ocean that if you took them out, important habitats and food sources for many creatures would be lost.
Reducing particle pollution can save thousands of lives, but states need more data to inform better controls. An atmospheric scientist explains what data and actions are needed.
Composer and conductor John Williams has shown for more than 60 years how music can take movies to new heights.
The small Gulf state has hosted high-level Western and Iranian delegations, passing messages between them.
A professor shows science students how humanities classes are the real stem that other disciplines sprout from. They learn that critical thinking and skepticism don’t stop when they leave the lab.
Successor to slain Palestinian negotiator is a hardliner who resides in Gaza’s tunnels and has no realistic chance of being in Doha for talks.
Attempts to pass the Afghan Adjustment Act have faltered, leaving tens of thousands of Afghans who fled chaos during the fall of Kabul in limbo.
People living near these industries, as well as emergency responders, often have few details about the chemicals inside. New interactive maps pinpoint the risks.
Vice President Kamala Harris has strongly supported clean energy investments, while Donald Trump has railed against them. But transformative shifts in the energy landscape already are well underway.
Residents of streets that held a block party in 2012 were slightly more likely to vote in that year’s presidential election compared to residents of streets that didn’t host a block party.
Based on federal budgeting requests from the past 2 administrations, Trump and Harris placed different values on science research funding.
Based on federal budgeting requests from the past 2 administrations, Trump and Harris placed different values on science research funding.
In the popular imagination, coups d'etat are strictly military-led, palace conspiracies. In reality, a majority of them have required civilian participation.
Much of Trump’s 2017 tax law is set to expire at the end of 2025 – failing to extend it would hurt households and the economy.
As more people turn to ChatGPT instead of Google, research shows AI can be a better tool for creative problem-solving – though it still has its limits.
Headed by the president’s science adviser, OSTP serves as a one-stop shop for everything science and innovation inside the White House.
Two forms of the same boron nitride molecules couldn’t look and act more different – but combining them could lead to applications that have the best of both worlds.
Finding health advice on social media is easier than knowing which claims to trust
More states requiring paid medical or sick leave
Bayer hit with $2 billion Roundup verdict in US state of Georgia cancer case
Oleg Gordievsky, Britain's most valuable Cold War spy inside the KGB, dies at 86
Top Russian security official, Serbian deputy PM discuss protests in Serbia, agencies say
New Social Security rules present barriers to rural communities without internet, transportation
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker tries to chart a path for national Democrats to counter Trump
Viral videos of dogs called a 'Himalayan fur goblin' and 'teacup werewolf' boost adoptions
Trump's latest sports-focused trip will be to the NCAA men's wrestling championships
