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
Health|Lifestyle|Science
17 factors affect your risk for dementia, stroke and depression, study suggests
17 factors affect your risk for dementia, stroke and depression, study suggests
April 04, 2025Science
Business|Science|Technology
Meta nears release of new AI model Llama 4 this month, the Information reports
Meta Platforms plans to release the latest version of its large language model later this month, after delaying it at least twice, the Information reported on Friday, as the Facebook owner
April 04, 2025
Africa|Science|World
Sahara desert, once lush and green, was home to mysterious human lineage
The Sahara Desert is one of Earth's most arid and desolate places, stretching across a swathe of North Africa that spans parts of 11 countries and covers an area comparable
April 04, 2025
Europe|Science|World
Mass grave of Roman soldiers tells gruesome tale of military disaster
Mass grave of Roman soldiers tells gruesome tale of military disaster
April 04, 2025
Business|Finance|Science|Technology
AI startup SandboxAQ adds Nvidia, Google as backers, raises additional $150 million
By Krystal Hu SandboxAQ, a startup drawing on quantum computing techniques to develop quantitative artificial intelligence models for enterprises, said it has raised $150 million from new investors
April 04, 2025
Economy|Education|Political|Science|US
Abolition wasn’t fueled by just moral or economic concerns – the booming whaling industry also helped sink slavery
New research shows that when the whaling industry in the US produced more products, the proportion of slaves also declined in the 1700s and 1800s.
April 04, 2025
Business|Health|Lifestyle|Opinion|Science
Being alone has its benefits − a psychologist flips the script on the ‘loneliness epidemic’
Americans are spending more of their time alone. Contrary to national fears of a loneliness crisis, many of them find solitude essential for their well-being.
April 04, 2025
Education|Health|Science
Hard work feels worth it, but only after it’s done – new research on how people value effort
Researchers probed what psychologists call the ‘paradox of effort’ to learn how different people value work they could do in the future or that they’ve already accomplished in the past.
April 04, 2025
Health|Science
Hormone therapy may cut cardiovascular risk in younger menopausal women
A more nuanced understanding of hormone therapy now suggests that its benefits for heart health depend on how soon after menopause onset it is prescribed.
April 04, 2025
Political|Science|Technology|US
4 ways forecasts are about to get worse
4 ways forecasts are about to get worse
April 04, 2025
Business|Health|Political|Science|US
Trump layoffs begin to erode FDA drug review system
The Trump administration's mass firings at the U.S.
April 04, 2025
Health|Science|US
Measles vaccination rate may be even lower than estimated, leaving kids vulnerable amid outbreak
Measles vaccination rate may be even lower than estimated, leaving kids vulnerable amid outbreak
April 03, 2025
Business|Health|Science|Technology|US
GSK resolves patent lawsuit against Pfizer over RSV vaccines
British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline and rival Pfizer have agreed to end a lawsuit that alleged Pfizer's respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine Abrysvo violated
April 03, 2025
Celebrity|Entertainment|Science|Technology
Olivia Munn has strong feelings about the next Blue Origin space flight: ‘What’s the point?’
Olivia Munn has strong feelings about the next Blue Origin space flight: ‘What’s the point?’
April 03, 2025
Food|Health|Political|Science|US
FDA suspends program to improve bird flu testing due to staff cuts
The U.S.
April 03, 2025
Business|Health|Science|US
US FDA approves Amgen's Uplizna as first treatment for rare immune disorder
The U.S.
April 03, 2025
Science|Technology|US
What you do before and during a tornado could mean the difference between life and death
Experts say planning before a tornado threatens is key for staying safe
April 03, 2025
Business|Political|Science|Technology|US
US energy department invites AI data center development at Los Alamos and other federal lands
The U.S. Department of Energy said it has identified 16 federal sites, including storied nuclear research laboratories such as Los Alamos, where it could invite tech companies to build data centers in a push to accelerate commercial development of artificial intelligence technology
April 03, 2025
Environment|Science|US
When heavy rainfall threatens flooding, you can protect yourself. Here's how
Extreme weather is dangerous weather, and that’s particularly true for the heavy rainfall events that experts say are becoming more frequent with climate change
April 03, 2025
Health|Science|Travel|US
Carbon monoxide poisoning has been tied to several traveler deaths. Here’s how to stay safe on your trips
Carbon monoxide poisoning has been tied to several traveler deaths. Here’s how to stay safe on your trips
April 03, 2025
Business|Political|Science|Technology|US
US plans to develop AI projects on Energy Department lands
The administration of President Donald Trump said on Thursday it has identified 16 potential sites on U.S.
April 03, 2025
Arts|Education|Entertainment|Science|Technology
“Pictures, just like that”: local artist uses cardboard boxes to create photo exhibit
“Pictures, just like that”: local artist uses cardboard boxes to create photo exhibit
April 03, 2025
Americas|Environment|Science|US
Forecasters predict above-average 2025 Atlantic hurricane season
Colorado State University forecasters said on Thursday the upcoming 2025 hurricane season across the Atlantic basin will be above average, with 17 named tropical storms, including nine
April 03, 2025
Education|Science|Technology
High school students work with NASA scientists to send experiment into stratosphere
High school students work with NASA scientists to send experiment into stratosphere
April 03, 2025
Environment|Science|US
Early look at hurricane season predicts over a dozen named storms. But El Niño could change things
Early look at hurricane season predicts over a dozen named storms. But El Niño could change things
April 03, 2025
Africa|Science|World
Ancient DNA sheds light on origins of 7,000-year-old Saharan mummies
Ancient DNA sheds light on origins of 7,000-year-old Saharan mummies
April 03, 2025
Education|Health|Political|Science|Technology
Susan Monarez, Trump’s nominee for CDC director, faces an unprecedented and tumultuous era at the agency
Trump’s nominee for the top CDC role would join the agency at a time of great turmoil and uncertainty for medical research.
April 03, 2025
Food|Health|Science
Vitamin D builds your bones and keeps your gut sealed, among many other essential functions − but many children are deficient
Because vitamin D plays a crucial role in many aspects of health and growth, inadequate levels can put children at risk of developing chronic disease early on.
April 03, 2025
Business|Celebrity|Science|Technology
Microsoft founder Bill Gates reflects upon a 50-year-old computer code that reshaped technology
Even as he grows older, Microsoft founder Bill Gates still fondly remembers the catalytic computer code he wrote 50 years ago that opened up a new frontier in technology
April 02, 2025
Environment|Science|US
This is what forecasters mean when they talk about a 100-year flood
Weather forecasts sometimes warn of storms that can unleash rains so unusual that they are described as 100-year or even 500-year floods
April 02, 2025
Health|Science
Shingles is awful, but here's another reason to get vaccinated: It may fight dementia
A vaccination to prevent horribly painful shingles may offer an extra benefit: New research suggests it might lower the risk of dementia, too
April 02, 2025
Health|Political|Science|US
Doctor with wish list for more vaccine scrutiny named assistant to new FDA chief, sources say
Tracy Beth Hoeg, a sports medicine physician and epidemiologist who opposed key U.S. health policies during the COVID-19 pandemic and questioned the use of some childhood
April 02, 2025
Health|Political|Science|US
Scientists sue NIH, saying politics cut their research funding
A group of scientists and health groups sued the National Institutes of Health on Wednesday, arguing that an “ideological purge” of research funding is illegal and threatens medical cures
April 02, 2025
Health|Political|Science|US
Researchers, ACLU sue over Trump's 'ideological purge' of NIH grants
Scientific researchers on Wednesday sued to secure reinstatement of National Institutes of Health grants that funded research on topics like LGBTQ health, COVID-19
April 02, 2025
Health|Science|US
Two infants die of whooping cough in Louisiana as cases climb nationally
Two infants die of whooping cough in Louisiana as cases climb nationally
April 02, 2025
Health|Political|Science|US
FDA delays full approval of Novavax Covid-19 vaccine even though it was on track for clearance
FDA delays full approval of Novavax Covid-19 vaccine even though it was on track for clearance
April 02, 2025
Business|Health|Science|US
US FDA misses deadline for decision on Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has missed its deadline for making a decision on traditional approval for Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine, the company told Reuters on Wednesday.
April 02, 2025
Business|Science|Technology|US
Amazon targets April 9 launch of first Kuiper internet satellites
Amazon.com said on Wednesday it plans to launch the first 27 satellites for its Project Kuiper internet network next week, pinning down a long-awaited start to
April 02, 2025
Business|Science|Technology
Google Gemini executive Sissie Hsiao to step down
Alphabet's Google is replacing Sissie Hsiao, who led the development of the artificial intelligence chatbot Bard, now known as Gemini, the company told staff in its AI division on
April 02, 2025
Europe|Science
Footprints show giant carnivorous dinosaurs and their plant-eating prey drank from same Scottish watering hole
Footprints show giant carnivorous dinosaurs and their plant-eating prey drank from same Scottish watering hole
April 02, 2025
Science|Sports|Technology
Phil Mattingly breaks down the science behind 'torpedo' bats
It’s not just a Yankees thing, CNN Chief Domestic Correspondent (and former division one college baseball player) Phil Mattingly explains. There’s science behind the buzzy “torpedo" bat.
April 02, 2025
Europe|Science|World
A mass grave for fighters in a Roman Empire-era battle is revealed in Vienna
Construction crews in Vienna last year made an unprecedented discovery
April 02, 2025
Asia|Food|Science|Technology
Scientists sent beans into orbit and made ‘space miso.’ Here’s how it tasted
Scientists sent beans into orbit and made ‘space miso.’ Here’s how it tasted
April 02, 2025
Arts|Business|Europe|Fashion and Beauty|Lifestyle|Science|Technology
Watches and Wonders 2025: 11 striking designs from the world’s largest watch fair
Watches and Wonders 2025: 11 striking designs from the world’s largest watch fair
April 02, 2025
Business|Science|Technology
New AI benchmarks test speed of running AI applications
By Max A.
April 02, 2025
Environment|Science|US
Wild weather expected Wednesday gets a rare 'high-risk' designation — the most severe category
Weather forecasters are using a relatively rare “high-risk” designation to warn that a major tornado outbreak appears likely Wednesday
April 02, 2025
Health|Science
Why autism isn’t diagnosed in girls and women
Why autism isn’t diagnosed in girls and women
April 02, 2025
Asia|Business|Economy|Science|World
Kazakhstan says it has discovered 20 million ton rare earth metals deposit
Kazakh geologists have discovered a rare earth metal deposit with estimated resources of more than 20 million metric tons at a depth of up to 300 metres, the country's
April 02, 2025
Lifestyle|Science|Travel
Feeling FOMO for something that’s not even fun? It’s not the event you’re missing, it’s the bonding
Across a series of studies, researchers dug into what really triggered FOMO – and what worked to fend it off.
April 02, 2025
Business|Health|Science|Technology
23andMe is potentially selling more than just genetic data – the personal survey info it collected is just as much a privacy problem
If you were a 23andMe customer, your genetic and personal information could be used in civil or criminal cases, targeted advertising, medical discrimination and so much more.
April 02, 2025
Science|Technology
‘Another mind-blowing change’: New data suggests mysterious dark energy is evolving
‘Another mind-blowing change’: New data suggests mysterious dark energy is evolving
April 02, 2025
Business|Education|Science|Technology
The ‘father of the internet’ and hundreds of tech experts worry we’ll rely on AI too much
The ‘father of the internet’ and hundreds of tech experts worry we’ll rely on AI too much
April 02, 2025
Environment|Health|Science
Exposure to phthalates during pregnancy can affect a newborn’s brain development, study finds
Exposure to phthalates during pregnancy can affect a newborn’s brain development, study finds
April 02, 2025
Science|Sports|Technology
Yankees and their ‘torpedo’ bats break MLB home run record in loss
Yankees and their ‘torpedo’ bats break MLB home run record in loss
April 02, 2025
Business|Science|Technology
Meta's head of AI research stepping down
The head of Meta’s artificial intelligence research division said she plans to step down, vacating a high-profile position at the parent company of Facebook and Instagram at a time of intense competition in the development of AI technology
April 01, 2025
Environment|Europe|Science|Travel|World
Volcano erupts in southwestern Iceland after a nearby town and spa are evacuated
A volcano in southwestern Iceland that has erupted repeatedly for more than a year again belched lava and smoke into the air, just hours after authorities evacuated the few remaining residents of a nearby fishing village
April 01, 2025
Business|Science|Technology
Meta's head of AI research to depart in May
Meta Platforms' head of artificial intelligence research, Joelle Pineau, plans to leave the company, at a time when the tech giant is aggressively investing and competing in the AI space.
April 01, 2025
Health|Political|Science|US
Here's where jobs and programs are being cut at the nation's top health agencies
Thousands of people at the nation’s top health agencies were laid off Tuesday
April 01, 2025
Health|Lifestyle|Science
Psyllium husk for weight loss: Is it really like Ozempic?
Ro takes a closer look at what science says about psyllium husk for weight loss.
March 27, 2025
Health|Science
Is Ozempic a game-changer for insulin resistance? What you need to know
SaveHealth explores what the research says about Ozempic's effects on insulin resistance and related conditions.
March 25, 2025
Education|Science|Technology
Gifted 5-year-old boy with Einstein-level IQ joins sister as member of Mensa
Gifted 5-year-old boy with Einstein-level IQ joins sister as member of Mensa
April 01, 2025
MidEast|Political|Science|Technology|World
Key facilities in Iran's nuclear programme
U.S.
October 02, 2024
Asia|Science
Archaeologists unearthed a cache of stone tools. Neanderthals may have made them, study finds
Archaeologists unearthed a cache of stone tools. Neanderthals may have made them, study finds
April 01, 2025
Environment|Science|US
Is giving rats birth control the key to curbing Chicago's infestation?
Is giving rats birth control the key to curbing Chicago's infestation?
April 01, 2025
Environment|Europe|Science|World
Volcano erupts in Iceland, triggering tourist evacuation
A volcano erupted to the south of Iceland's capital on Tuesday, spewing lava and smoke in a fiery display of orange and red that triggered the evacuation of
April 01, 2025
Business|Economy|Science|Technology|US
Cerebras Systems, Ranovus win $45 million US military deal to speed up chip connections
Cerebras Systems, a Silicon Valley-based AI chip company, and Canadian chip startup Ranovus said on Tuesday that they had been awarded a $45 million
April 01, 2025
Health|Lifestyle|Science
Stress has a sweet spot. 5 tips to help you find it
Stress has a sweet spot. 5 tips to help you find it
April 01, 2025
Europe|Science|Technology
Scientists release plans for an even bigger atom smasher to address the mysteries of physics
Top minds at the world’s largest atom smasher have released a blueprint for a much bigger successor
April 01, 2025
Science|Technology|US
US earthquake safety relies on federal employees’ expertise
The US experiences violent earthquakes, but the damage and death toll is much lower than in many countries because of the work of federal seismologists and engineers.
March 31, 2025
Science|Technology
'It's a great spacecraft': Wilmore and Williams praise ship that led to extended stay on ISS
NASA's Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams explain why they're willing to fly on the Starliner spacecraft despite issues that extended their stay in space by several months.
March 31, 2025
Business|Lifestyle|Science|Technology|US
NASA astronauts from Starliner mission readjust to Earth, resume work with Boeing
After nine months in space, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are readjusting to Earth life with dog walks and family time, while resuming work
April 01, 2025
Business|Economy|Science|Technology
OpenAI to raise $40 billion in SoftBank-led round to boost AI efforts
OpenAI said on Monday it would raise up to $40 billion in a new funding round led by SoftBank Group at a $300 billion valuation to advance AI
March 31, 2025
Business|Science|Technology|Travel|World
SpaceX launches 4 people on a polar orbit never attempted before
SpaceX launches 4 people on a polar orbit never attempted before
April 01, 2025
Business|Environment|Europe|Science|Technology|Travel|World
Bitcoin investor buys an entire SpaceX flight for the ultimate polar adventure
A bitcoin investor is headed to space with three polar explorers on the first flight to carry people over the North and South poles
April 01, 2025
Science|Sports|Technology
Torpedo bat designer says it's more about the players than the bat model
For the MIT-educated physicist behind the torpedo bat, it’s more about the talent of the players than their lumber at the plate
March 31, 2025
Business|Science|Technology
Lightmatter releases new photonics technology for AI chips
Lightmatter, a startup valued at $4.4 billion, on Monday released two pieces of technology aimed at speeding up the connections between artificial
April 01, 2025
Celebrity|Science|Technology|US
NASA's newly returned astronauts say they would fly on Boeing's Starliner capsule again
NASA's celebrity astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams say they would fly on Boeing's Starliner capsule again
March 31, 2025
Political|Science|Technology|US
NASA astronauts speak out for the first time following unexpected 9-month mission to space
NASA astronauts speak out for the first time following unexpected 9-month mission to space
March 31, 2025
Business|Economy|Science|Technology
OpenAI plans to release open-weight language model in coming months
OpenAI is planning to release its first open-weight language model with reasoning capabilities since GPT‑2 in the coming months, CEO Sam Altman said on Monday.
March 31, 2025
Environment|Science|US
Scientists hope a newly discovered flower will return after rain in West Texas
Scientists who want to learn more about a tiny, newly discovered flower in West Texas are hoping it will bloom again in a couple of weeks after rain finally fell in the area
March 31, 2025
Environment|Science|Technology
Dogs to help fight spread of invasive golden mussels at Rancho Seco Lake
Dogs to help fight spread of invasive golden mussels at Rancho Seco Lake
March 31, 2025
Asia|Science|Technology
Stone tool discovery in China shows people in East Asia were innovating during the Middle Paleolithic, like in Europe and Middle East
Discovery in China of tools called Quina scrapers suggests the people of East Asia were as inventive and flexible with technology during the Middle Paleolithic era as those in other parts of the world.
March 31, 2025
Asia|Science|World
After an earthquake, how long can trapped victims survive?
For those trapped in rubble after an earthquake, survival depends on many factors, including weather and access to water and air
March 31, 2025
Health|Political|Science|US
‘The lives of individuals in the US are at stake,’ researchers warn after HHS cancels hundreds of vaccine grants
‘The lives of individuals in the US are at stake,’ researchers warn after HHS cancels hundreds of vaccine grants
March 31, 2025
Health|Political|Science|US
: REPORT: CDC BURIES MEASLES FORECAST STRESSING VACCINATIONS
ProPublica: The CDC buried a measles forecast that stressed the need for vaccinations
March 31, 2025
Business|Science|Technology|US
Blue Origin targets late spring for next New Glenn launch after FAA probe
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin said on Monday it is targeting "late spring" for the second launch of its giant New Glenn rocket, as the U.S.
March 31, 2025
Business|Finance|Health|Science|Stock Markets|US
Drugmakers sink after key FDA official ousted as Trump plans health overhaul
Shares of U.S. drugmakers fell on Monday after reports that the Food and Drug Administration's top vaccine official, Peter Marks, had been forced to resign, the most high-
March 31, 2025
Asia|Science|Technology|World
AI and satellites help aid workers respond to Myanmar earthquake damage
Just after sunrise on Saturday, a satellite set its long-range camera on the city of Mandalay in Myanmar, not far from the epicenter of Friday’s 7.7 magnitude earthquake that devastated the Southeast Asian country’s second-largest city
March 31, 2025
Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology
Dow wants to power its Texas manufacturing complex with new nuclear reactors instead of natural gas
Dow, a major producer of chemicals and plastics, wants to use next-generation nuclear reactors for clean power and steam at a Texas manufacturing complex instead of natural gas
March 31, 2025
Business|Economy|Health|Science|Stock Markets
Corcept's ovarian cancer drug cuts disease progression in study, shares jump
Corcept Therapeutics said on Monday its experimental drug in combination with chemotherapy helped delay progression of a type of ovarian cancer
March 31, 2025
Business|Science|Technology|US
US FAA closes one of two SpaceX Starship probes as rocket remains grounded
The U.S.
March 31, 2025
Health|Science|Technology
A stroke survivor speaks again with the help of an experimental brain-computer implant
Scientists have developed a device that can translate thoughts about speech into spoken words in real time
March 31, 2025
Europe|Science|Technology
Video shows rare European spaceport launch ending in fiery crash
A German start-up’s orbital rocket spun out and crashed seconds after take-off in a rare European test flight that the makers said “met its set goals.”
March 30, 2025
Crime|Europe|Political|Science|Technology
Italy investigates drone flyovers of EU facility, spying suspected
Italian prosecutors have opened an investigation into possible espionage and terrorism after a drone flew several times over an EU research centre in northwestern Italy, two sources
March 31, 2025
Business|Environment|Science|Technology|US
Dow and X-energy submit for construction permit for nuclear project in Texas
Chemical firm Dow and X-energy Reactor Company have submitted a construction permit application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a proposed nuclear project in Seadrift, Texas
March 31, 2025
Economy|Environment|Food|Political|Science|US
Scientists shielding farming from climate change need more public funding. But they're getting less
Public funding for agricultural research in the U.S. has been declining for the last two decades, a process Trump has rapidly accelerated by freezing or pausing support for a variety of research programs financed by the USDA, EPA and other organizations
March 31, 2025
Health|Science|US
Measles can ravage the immune system and brain, causing long-term damage – a virologist explains
Complications from measles infection are surprisingly common.
March 31, 2025
Education|Lifestyle|Science
Why do dogs love to play with trash?
While you might not like how your trash smells, to your dog it is an appealing buffet brimming with apple cores, banana peels, meat scraps and stale bread.
March 31, 2025
Science|Technology
Jets from powerful black holes can point astronomers toward where − and where not − to look for life in the universe
Whether a galactic environment has the right conditions for habitable planets to form could depend on how the black hole in that galaxy is rotating.
March 31, 2025