A Chinese space ship carrying a three-person crew has docked with its orbiting space station as the country seeks to expand its exploration of outer space
October 29, 2024
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged delegates at a major biodiversity summit to follow through on pledges to help save global biodiversity and for the private sector to come on board
October 29, 2024
Learner looked at academic research to determine how much influence parents can have on their children's choice of college majors.
October 29, 2024
It's as if Mother Nature shut off the rain faucet in the United States in October
October 29, 2024
Critical Antarctica glacier appears to be smoking in rare view from space
October 29, 2024
Tuberculosis replaced COVID-19 to become the top cause for infectious disease-related deaths in 2023, according to a World Health Organization report published on Tuesday, highlighting the
October 29, 2024
Florida officials warn residents about snakes in storm debris piles
October 29, 2024
Students discover and publish unexpected proof for 2,000-year-old mathematical theory
October 29, 2024
NASA says a recently discovered comet has broken apart as it approached the sun
October 29, 2024
A Japanese nuclear reactor which survived a massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami that badly damaged the nearby Fukushima nuclear power plant has been restarted after a safety upgrade, as the government pursues a renewed expansion of nuclear energy to provide stable power and reduce carbon emissions
October 29, 2024
The components of one Snickers bar showcase several common processes used in candy science.
October 29, 2024
Understanding the differences in growth rate between animals can help clarify the mechanisms behind aging-related diseases and offer ways to treat them.
October 29, 2024
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals are everywhere and could have many health impacts, researchers say
October 29, 2024
Tohoku Electric Power resumed operations on Tuesday of the 825 megawatt (MW) No.2 reactor at its Onagawa nuclear power plant in northern Japan, for the first time since the Fukushima
October 29, 2024
Aerospace startup Sceye has partnered with NASA and the U.S.
October 29, 2024
Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji has yet to see snow this season, breaking a 130-year record
October 29, 2024
Japan's Shionogi & Co said on Tuesday a global, late-stage study showed its pill-based treatment for COVID-19 was effective in reducing transmission of the disease.
October 29, 2024
China says all systems are ready to launch the next crew to its orbiting space station on the latest mission to make the country a major space power
October 29, 2024
China will send three astronauts into low-Earth orbit on Wednesday in the country's 14th crewed mission to space, where dozens of scientific experiments will be conducted.
October 29, 2024
More than 1 in 3 tree species are at risk of going extinct, new analysis shows
October 28, 2024
A coastal flooding prevention project in New York City could be a model for communities along America's hurricane-battered coasts
October 28, 2024
Two reports on protecting biodiversity were released at a major UN summit on global biodiversity underway in Cali, Colombia
October 28, 2024
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers on Monday urged the Department of Commerce to examine national security threats from China's development of silicon photonics
October 28, 2024
Autonomous tech is coming to farming
October 28, 2024
Both gasoline and diesel fuel are refined from crude oil, but they are good for different things and can’t be used interchangeably.
October 28, 2024
National pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions still fall far short of what is needed to limit catastrophic global warming, the United Nations said on Monday
October 28, 2024
For more than five decades as violent conflict raged through Colombia's highlands and rainforests, wildlife thrived.
October 27, 2024
NASA says an astronaut has been released from the hospital after returning from space
October 26, 2024
Groundbreaking telescope reveals first piece of new cosmic map
October 26, 2024
In a boost for Pacific Islands such as Tuvalu under threat from rising seas, Commonwealth nations agreed on Saturday that a nation's maritime boundaries should remain
October 26, 2024
Researcher’s fears of ‘weaponized’ data reignite focus on puberty-blocking drugs for transgender youth
October 25, 2024
Groundbreaking brain genetics study identifies 254 genetic variants affecting brain structure, revealing new connections to Parkinson's disease and ADHD.
October 25, 2024
NASA chief calls for investigation into report that Musk and Putin have spoken regularly
October 25, 2024
SpaceX Crew-8 astronaut hospitalized with ‘medical issue’ after splashdown has been released, NASA says
October 25, 2024
Louisville high school STEM program adds a 'social robot' to its fleet
October 25, 2024
A new study finds that doctors are hesitant to provide potentially lifesaving care for pregnant patients in states with abortion bans.
October 25, 2024
Fearing China will deploy hypersonic weapons to sink ships in the Pacific, the U.S.
October 25, 2024
Four astronauts are back on Earth after a space station mission that lasted almost eight months
October 25, 2024
The first dinosaur fossils found in Hong Kong, likely from a large dinosaur, were put on display on Friday after they were found on a small, uninhabited outlying island,
October 25, 2024
Australia and the United Kingdom have deepened ties by agreeing to collaborate on climate change and energy initiatives, aiming to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, while also reaffirming their mutual commitment to develop nuclear submarines for both nations under the AUKUS treaty
October 25, 2024
Skull found in Batavia, Illinois home in 1978 identified as teen who died in 1866
October 24, 2024
The death of a famous grizzly bear on a highway in western Wyoming has made an orphan of its cub, leading many to wonder about his fate
October 24, 2024
Grist dives into the effects of heavy rains on the aging pipes of Boston and NYC, plus how each city plans to solve the problem.
October 24, 2024
Health officials say there’s no evidence bird flu is spreading between people after investigating a mysterious Missouri infection
October 24, 2024
For the first time under President Joe Biden, a federal permit for a new lithium mine in the U.S. has been approved
October 24, 2024
Blood tests confirm a second person in Missouri caught bird flu without exposure to infected animals, but questions remain
October 24, 2024
Archaeologists in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii have uncovered a richly decorated but uncommonly small house with finely preserved frescoes of mythological scenes, the site said
October 24, 2024
TeamAI profiles the riskiest AI models, as ranked by researchers.
October 24, 2024
Human bird flu cases in California may be undercounted as farm workers avoid testing due in part to economic concerns, according to a labor union and a state expert.
October 24, 2024
Slovenian lawmakers on Thursday voted to cancel a referendum on building a new nuclear plant after environmental groups and experts filed complaints questioning its legality at the
October 24, 2024
Current climate policies will result in global warming of more than 3 degrees Celsius (5.4 degrees Fahrenheit) by the end of the century, according to a United
October 24, 2024
The world is on a path to get 1.8 degrees Celsius (3.2 Fahrenheit) warmer than it is now, a United Nations report said Thursday
October 24, 2024
The Biden administration outlined plans on Thursday for the U.S. government to develop and use artificial intelligence to advance national security while managing its risks.
October 24, 2024
Ultrafine particles are approximately one-thousandth the width of a human hair. But because of their tiny size, they are easily inhaled – and typically more dangerous than larger particles.
October 24, 2024
A SpaceX capsule just came back to Earth. Here’s why Boeing Starliner’s astronauts weren’t on it
October 24, 2024
The European Space Agency is in talks with SpaceX about the possibility of Elon Musk's space venture joining an international charter
October 24, 2024
European scientists have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm capable of interpreting pig sounds, aiming to create a tool that
October 24, 2024
Dinosaur fossils discovered in Hong Kong for the first time
October 24, 2024
U.S. health officials are recommending that people 50 and older get a shot against bacteria that can cause pneumonia and other dangerous illnesses
October 23, 2024
'Ash tornado' caught on camera while crews battled large grass fire in Oklahoma
October 23, 2024
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday recommended expanding the use of vaccines to adults between 50-64 years to protect against pneumococcal disease.
October 23, 2024
How long can you stand like a flamingo? The answer may reflect your age, new study says
October 23, 2024
Lost Silk Road cities mapped using remote sensing
October 23, 2024
Man barely survives EEE, 2 other mosquito viruses in New Hampshire. "People are still amazed"
October 23, 2024
In the mountains of Uzbekistan, archaeologists aided by laser-based remote-sensing technology have identified two lost cities that thrived along the fabled Silk Road trade
October 23, 2024
Scientists say the slime in your dishwasher could unlock a solution to global warming
October 23, 2024
From creating the Space Force to blocking weapons testing in space, both Trump and Harris have extensive records on space policy to examine .
October 23, 2024
They call him Bold and he is Brazil's most famous jaguar, seen on social media diving into rivers to capture a caiman and wrestle his prey ashore.
October 23, 2024
Officials in Hong Kong say they have discovered dinosaur fossils in the city for the first time on a remote, uninhabited island that’s part of a geopark
October 23, 2024
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Wednesday a design flaw with its latest Blackwell AI chips which impacted production
October 23, 2024
NASA and Chinese officials are engaged in talks to let American scientists analyze rocks retrieved by China from the moon, according to the head of the U.S.
October 23, 2024
Forecasters say Hurricane Kristy has strengthened into a Category 4 storm and is expected to remain away from land as it churns in the Pacific Ocean
October 23, 2024
A report by the World Resources Institute shows that rapidly expanding mining operations are causing widespread destruction of tropical primary rainforests and protected areas, raising carbon emissions and displacing Indigenous communities
October 23, 2024
The European Union lags far behind the United States and China in investing in artificial intelligence, the CEO of AI chipmaker Nvidia said on Wednesday.
October 23, 2024
In a controlled enclosure in a zoo outside Athens, multi-coloured butterflies suck sweet juice from orange slices, free from the hazards of a changing climate
October 23, 2024
Greece has banned the transportation and reproduction of sheep and goats across the country for 10 days after detecting more than 100 pox infections, the agriculture ministry said.
October 23, 2024
An Arctic seed vault on Norway's Spitsbergen island has received new samples from the largest number of depositors since 2020, reflecting fear about the threat of conflict and
October 23, 2024
A 12th monkey has died at a Hong Kong zoo, authorities said late on Tuesday, after 11 monkeys died in the past week due to Melioidosis, a bacterial infection, which can affect
October 23, 2024
A senior California official said on Tuesday he expects the Environmental Protection Agency will approve the state's landmark plan to end the sale of gasoline-
October 23, 2024
New regulations push electric ‘air taxis’ closer to reality, FAA says
October 22, 2024
Brazilian power firm Eletrobras has signed a memorandum of understanding with Ocean Winds to study the development of offshore wind farms in Brazil, the firms said on Tuesday in
October 22, 2024
Federal regulators are giving a strong push to electric-powered air taxis by issuing a final rule for operating the aircraft and how pilots will be trained to fly them
October 22, 2024
The Biden administration said on Tuesday it would extend a semiconductor manufacturing tax break to producers of solar wafers, thin silicon slices used to make solar panels that are
October 22, 2024
The Daily Yonder reports on a data-driven disaster tool exhibiting a "bias" against rural communities.
October 22, 2024
Slovakia has reported an outbreak of avian influenza on a poultry farm, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Tuesday, as Europe faces a seasonal upturn in the
October 22, 2024
A university team in Chile has built a huge 3D-printed concrete home that they say is Latin America's first such building, using a robot "printer" that
October 22, 2024
Surgery schedules around the country may be washed out for several more weeks while a crucial IV and sterile fluids factory remains closed after a hurricane-related shutdown
October 22, 2024
Scientists say a giant fish in the Mekong River thought to be extinct has been spotted three times in recent years
October 22, 2024
Western Lake Erie is an ideal environment for the bacteria that make up algae
October 22, 2024
Rome and Milan bore the brunt of rising temperatures as Italy's largest cities endured the warmest weather in more than 50 years in 2022, statistics agency Istat said on Tuesday, in
October 22, 2024
Cardiovascular disease develops and presents differently in women and men. But medical guidelines are often based on studies that excluded women.
October 22, 2024
Germany has detected its first case of the new mpox variant, the Robert Koch Institute for public health said on Tuesday, adding that it viewed the risk to the wider population as
October 22, 2024
Giant cooling towers at Constellation Energy's Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania have sat dormant for so long that grass has
October 22, 2024
South Korean researchers have developed a transport drone flying on multiple flexible rotors that self-correct to stay level in flight and can be used as a "flying
October 22, 2024
Qualcomm said on Monday it is bringing technology first developed for its laptop chips to its mobile phone chips, aiming to make them more powerful for generative AI
October 21, 2024
CheapInsurance.com explores how roundabouts are reducing accidents, improving traffic flow, and establishing the future of safer, more efficient intersections.
October 21, 2024
More than 40 climate scientists are urging Nordic ministers to prevent global warming from causing a major change in an Atlantic Ocean current, which could trigger abrupt shifts
October 21, 2024
Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease that triggers specific immune responses in the body. Identifying those hidden immune signatures can help improve detection and treatment.
October 21, 2024
The world in 2022 reached its most ambitious deal ever to halt the destruction of nature by decade's end.
October 21, 2024
Melioidosis, a bacterial infection, was responsible for killing at least nine monkeys at a Hong Kong zoo, authorities said, as a further two died over the weekend, taking the
October 21, 2024
Black patients less likely to receive certain pain relief post-surgery, new research suggests
October 20, 2024
How to watch the Orionid meteor shower, debris from Halley’s comet
October 20, 2024
Eutelsat, the world's third-biggest satellite operator by revenue, launched 20 satellites for its communications network on Sunday, using Elon Musk's SpaceX
October 20, 2024
Peer inside the underwater volcanic caves where life thrives
October 19, 2024
PG&E power shutoffs begin in Bay Area as high winds, fire danger increase
October 19, 2024
Stanford University says the psychologist behind the controversial “Stanford Prison Experiment” has died
October 19, 2024
Nearly 200 nations face a deadline to report their nature conservation plans to the United Nations ahead of a two-week U.N. nature summit dubbed
October 19, 2024
Helen Reef, a 40-square-mile atoll at the southern edge of Palau, is one of Earth's most remote and biologically diverse reefs
October 18, 2024
The U.S. government’s road safety agency is investigating Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” system after getting reports of crashes in low-visibility conditions, including one that killed a pedestrian
October 18, 2024
Millions lose power every year because of extreme weather. Here’s how we could prevent it
October 18, 2024
New research on earthquake fault friction challenges long-held beliefs, potentially improving seismic forecasting. USC study reveals complex temperature-friction relationship in rock mechanics, reshaping our understanding of earthquake dynamics.
October 17, 2024
Residents of Florida’s Gulf Coast who weathered back-to-back hurricanes now have something else to keep an eye on: A possible plume of harmful algae in the waters off of the state’s southwest coast
October 17, 2024
Wild dolphins off US Southeast coast found with microplastics in their breath, study says
October 17, 2024
A senior Ukrainian official called on Thursday for intensified efforts to uphold nuclear safety in view of Russia's occupation of Europe's largest nuclear power station and its repeated
October 17, 2024
Scientists have pinpointed how sperm and egg fuse together across the animal kingdom, from fish to people
October 17, 2024
The Biden administration on Thursday eased export restrictions on U.S. commercial space companies to ship certain satellite and spacecraft-related items to allies and
October 17, 2024
Cows in California are dying at much higher rates from bird flu than in other affected states, industry and veterinary experts said, and some carcasses have been left
October 17, 2024
Ro shares insights from research about the effects of caffeine on erectile dysfunction.
October 17, 2024
The mass bleaching of coral reefs around the world since February 2023 is now the most extensive on record, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
October 17, 2024
Africa's top public health agency says the number of mpox-related deaths in the continent has surpassed 1,000 and warned of the continuing threat of cross-border contamination and a lack of rapid test kits
October 17, 2024
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) needs more funds and has pushed back by three years its target to officially wipe out all forms of the disease, officials
October 17, 2024
Victor Ambros received half of the Nobel Prize for his work on microRNAs. Here he talks about the teamwork – and the nematodes – that made the discovery possible.
October 17, 2024
In the remote village of Kamimomi in Japan’s western Okayama Prefecture, a small group of rice farmers began their most recent harvest in sweltering heat, two weeks sooner than usual
October 17, 2024
The system that moves water around the Earth is off balance for the first time in human history
October 16, 2024
NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center reports there is a 60% chance that a weak La Nina will develop this autumn and could last until March
October 16, 2024
Immunotherapy improves survival in people with advanced Hodgkin lymphoma, study shows
October 16, 2024
A new study found people with HIV can safely receive donated kidneys from deceased donors with the virus
October 16, 2024
Nuclear power is garnering renewed attention amid growing demand for power and cleaner energy
October 16, 2024
Many sea creatures lead complex, social lives in the wild and are likely to suffer in farmed conditions. But they aren’t mainstays of the aquaculture industry − yet.
October 16, 2024
8 million metric tons of plastic wind up in Earth’s oceans annually, where marine animals are exposed to this pollution and its potential health effects.
October 16, 2024
With recent advances in AI, Medical Technology Schools analyzed news reports and academic research to explore the evolving world of robotic surgeries.
October 16, 2024
New cervical cancer treatment cuts risk of death from disease, according to trial results
October 16, 2024
OKC's fishery team catches 14-pound koi in pond
October 16, 2024
The U.S. on Wednesday opened applications for up to $900 million in funding to support the initial domestic deployment of small modular reactor nuclear
October 16, 2024
Tech giants Amazon and Google are investing in the next generation of nuclear reactors
October 16, 2024
Billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX has sued a California commission in federal court, accusing panel members of political bias in blocking the space venture company
October 16, 2024
Prada and Axiom Space unveil spacesuit designs for NASA’s Artemis III moon mission
October 16, 2024
Easter Island, the tiny remote speck of land in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, is stuck in an oceanic vortex of plastic.
October 16, 2024
A series of earthquakes has Southern California shook. Is a big one coming?
October 16, 2024
Tow truck hauls away massive shark that washed ashore Cape Cod beach
October 15, 2024
A giant sphere 700 m (2,300 ft) underground with thousands of light-detecting tubes will be sealed in a 12-storey cylindrical pool of water in coming months for
October 15, 2024
Whether intentional or not, the way mega-settlements in southeastern Europe from 6,000 years ago were laid out would have cut down on the spread of disease.
October 15, 2024
Countries will gather next week to assess whether they are close to reaching a global biodiversity goal of protecting 30% of land and water by 2030, known as 30 by 30
October 15, 2024
Adolescents treated for obesity with GLP-1 drugs had lower risk of suicidal thoughts, study finds
October 15, 2024
Boeing-owned Wisk Aero said on Tuesday it has partnered with government agency Airservices Australia to study how air taxis and other autonomous aircraft can be integrated into the
October 15, 2024
Endangered caracal wild cat spotted roaming in Chicago's northwest suburbs has been captured
October 15, 2024
October's supermoon is the closest of the year and it's teaming up with a comet for a rare stargazing two-for-one
October 15, 2024
Space weather experts say expect to see more northern lights in unusual places as the sun continues to sizzle
October 15, 2024
A pair of giant pandas arrived in Washington from China on Tuesday to move into their new home at the U.S.
October 15, 2024
Scientists have uncovered an underworld of animal life thriving beneath the seafloor
October 15, 2024
After departing from a base in Dujiangyan, China, giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao have arrived in the US on their way to the Smithsonian's National Zoo. The pair are the first pandas China has sent to Washington in 24 years.
October 15, 2024
The earliest cells likely didn’t have membranes to separate and protect their components and chemistry away from a harsh surrounding environment. But they may have made do with rain.
October 15, 2024
A weak La Niña is expected to develop ahead of the winter season and influence temperatures, precipitation, and by extension, even snow across the United States. CNN's Chad Myers breaks down what it all means.
October 15, 2024
A La Niña winter is coming. Here’s what that could mean for the US
October 15, 2024
The likelihood of a La Nina weather event in coming months has decreased, Australia's weather bureau said on Tuesday, adding that if the phenomenon did appear, it would be weak
October 15, 2024
China has made great strides in exploring space in recent years, rocketing astronauts to its own space station and bringing back rocks from the moon
October 15, 2024
Hong Kong’s oldest zoo is seeking answers in a monkey medical mystery after nine animals died in two days, including three members of a critically endangered species
October 15, 2024
Preparations are underway for the arrival of two giant pandas from southwest China to Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC. CNN gained exclusive access on the ground in Sichuan province to see how transition efforts were going. CNN's David Culver reports.
October 14, 2024
A California school has planted a tree that’s out of this world
October 14, 2024
The National Zoo’s long dark panda drought has come to an end
October 14, 2024
California is investigating five possible human cases of bird flu among dairy farm workers, in addition to the six cases previously confirmed in the state, the state health
October 14, 2024
EU environment ministers agreed on the bloc's negotiating position ahead of the COP 29 United Nations climate summit in Azerbaijan next month, a council statement
October 14, 2024
NASA launched a spacecraft from Florida on Monday on a mission to examine whether Jupiter's moon Europa has conditions suitable to support life, with a focus on the large
October 14, 2024
A NASA spacecraft has blasted off on a quest to explore Jupiter's moon Europa and reveal whether its hidden ocean might hold the keys to life
October 14, 2024
Human sense of smell is faster than previously thought, new study suggests
October 14, 2024
Thousands of cleaning supplies may contain substances linked to health problems
October 14, 2024
Kenya is moving 50 elephants from a national reserve to a larger park after overpopulation overwhelmed the ecosystem, in what has been hailed as a conservation success
October 14, 2024
The Sahara Desert flooded for the first time in decades. Here’s what it looks like
October 14, 2024
Just how much pain do you have to endure to benefit from weight training
October 14, 2024
Archaeologists in Denmark have unearthed a Viking Age burial ground containing some 50 “exceptionally well-preserved” skeletons
October 14, 2024
Nobel Prize in economics awarded to trio for explaining why some nations are rich and others poor
October 14, 2024
The Europa Clipper, the largest spacecraft built for planetary exploration, is on its way to determine whether Jupiter's moon, Europa, is habitable.
October 14, 2024
NASA launches mission to investigate a potentially habitable ocean world
October 14, 2024
Stacker compiled the weather forecast in Long Beach, California using data from OpenWeather.
October 14, 2024
The World Health Organization said on Monday it had approved Bavarian Nordic's mpox vaccine for adolescents aged 12 to 17 years, an age group considered especially vulnerable to outbreaks
October 14, 2024
China unveiled a rock sample from the moon's far side to a space summit overshadowed by shifting political and commercial rivalries on
October 14, 2024
India has a plan to carve out a beachhead in the battle for commercial space, officials say: crunching space data, building small satellites and
October 14, 2024
NASA is set to launch a spacecraft to Jupiter's moon Europa, considered one of our solar system's most promising spots to search for life beyond Earth, to learn
October 13, 2024
SpaceX launched Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, on its fifth test flight. Not only did the Super Heavy booster survive its daring return to the launchpad, but the Starship spacecraft appeared to fare much better during its descent back from space — avoiding the severe wear and tear that veered its predecessor off target during the last test in June.
October 13, 2024
The United States said on Sunday it will send U.S. troops to Israel along with an advanced U.S. anti-missile system, in a highly unusual deployment
October 13, 2024
SpaceX in its fifth Starship test flight on Sunday returned the rocket's towering first stage booster back to its Texas launch pad for the first time using giant mechanical
October 13, 2024
SpaceX has pulled off the boldest test flight yet of its enormous Starship rocket
October 13, 2024
With AI warning, Nobel winner joins ranks of laureates who’ve cautioned about the risks of their own work
October 13, 2024
The 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, Spanish scientists said on Saturday, after using DNA analysis to tackle a centuries-old
October 13, 2024
SpaceX launches its most ambitious Starship test flight yet. Here’s what to know
October 13, 2024
SpaceX gets approval for Starship launch amid standoff with FAA
October 12, 2024
As parts of Florida went dark from Helene and Milton, the lights stayed on in this net-zero, storm-proof community
October 12, 2024
The Federal Aviation Administration approved a license on Saturday for the launch of SpaceX's Starship 5 set for Sunday after earlier saying it did not expect
October 12, 2024
See individual artifacts on the deck of sunken Antarctic ship HMS Endurance
October 12, 2024
Secret tomb found under ‘Indiana Jones’ filming location in Petra
October 12, 2024
Science educator Bill Nye disagrees with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and explains how climate change and warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico energized Milton. Nye also responds to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's (R-GA) claim that the US government "can control the weather."
October 12, 2024
Leaders of the group of atomic bomb survivors awarded the Nobel Peace Prize warned on Saturday that the risk of nuclear war was rising, renewing their call to abolish nuclear weapons.
October 12, 2024
Visitors to the memorial park for Hiroshima's atomic bombing said they hoped Friday's Nobel Peace Prize for Japan's atomic bomb survivors
October 12, 2024
The recipient of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize is a fast-dwindling group of atomic bomb survivors
October 12, 2024
Individual hairs reveal prey of 19th century ‘Tsavo man-eater’ lions
October 11, 2024
Suspect in attack at Boston's Museum of Science ruled too dangerous to be released
October 11, 2024
These powerful ‘rivers in the sky’ provide a huge share of annual precipitation in many regions, including California. They can also melt sea ice, with global climate implications.
October 11, 2024
Although the Atlantic hurricane season officially ends Nov. 30, scientists say there is still the possibility for more named storms this year
October 11, 2024
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is one of 2 comets from the Oort Cloud passing by Earth in October 2024.
October 11, 2024
The highest beams are in place today on a future exhibit hall at the California Science Center that will house the display of the shuttle Endeavour.
October 11, 2024
The latest solar storm has triggered northern lights farther south than normal including into parts of Germany, the United Kingdom, New England and New York City
October 11, 2024
For many Japanese survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and their relatives, Friday’s awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to a Japanese organization against nuclear weapons gives them hope for a new momentum to push for a nuclear-free world
October 11, 2024
Scientists say human-caused climate change intensified deadly Hurricane Milton’s rainfall by 20 to 30% and strengthened its winds by about 10%
October 11, 2024
The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki reflects a widely held fear that the planet has
October 11, 2024
‘It went horribly wrong’: DNA analysis sheds light on lost Arctic expedition’s grisly end
October 11, 2024
In the icy seas off Argentina's southern Patagonian coast, an important breeding ground for whales, scientists are studying the huge marine
October 11, 2024
Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki who are also known as Hibakusha, won the Nobel Peace Prize on
October 11, 2024
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Japan’s Nihon Hidankyo for efforts to rid world of nuclear weapons
October 11, 2024
Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, won the Nobel Peace Prize on
October 11, 2024
Elon Musk unveils his ‘Cybercab’ robotaxi
October 11, 2024
Hours after the artificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton won a Nobel Prize in physics, he drove a rented car to Google’s California headquarters to celebrate
October 11, 2024
Peter Dodge flew hundreds of missions into hurricanes as a radar specialist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
October 10, 2024
California on Thursday confirmed a fourth case of bird flu in a person who had contact with infected dairy cattle.
October 10, 2024
One of the two companies that manufacture high-purity quartz used for making semiconductors from mines in a western North Carolina community harmed by Hurricane Helene is operating again
October 10, 2024
Amid hurricanes, the chemtrail conspiracy theory has its moment in the sun
October 10, 2024
PJM Interconnection, the largest U.S. power grid operator, on Thursday issued a possible geomagnetic disturbance warning that could impact its system through 2 a.m.
October 10, 2024
U.S. health officials have identified a cluster of cases caused by an mpox variant that are resistant to Siga Technologies' antiviral tecovirimat, branded as
October 10, 2024
Incredible new details of Shackleton’s sunken Endurance ship revealed in 3D scan
October 10, 2024
How horses can soothe the soul and help your mental health
October 10, 2024
The award this week of Nobel prizes in chemistry and physics to a small number of artificial intelligence pioneers affiliated with Google has stirred debate over
October 10, 2024
Fishermen in Southeast Asia’s largest freshwater fishery, the Tonle Sap lake, hope that raising eels will help them adapt to new realities stemming from climate change and environmental damage
October 10, 2024
Anduril Industries released new, autonomous drones on Thursday for intelligence gathering and lethal missions, to take advantage of surging demand spurred by the
October 10, 2024
A severe geomagnetic storm causes colorful auroras over Northern California and Alabama
October 10, 2024
Federal officials are working to move IV bags out of the path of Hurricane Milton, which is threatening another manufacturer of IV fluids even as hospitals nationwide are still reeling from disruptions caused by flooding at a large factory in North Carolina
October 09, 2024
Twin brothers who were born conjoined recently celebrated their first birthday after undergoing successful separation surgery
October 09, 2024
As Hurricane Milton pummels Florida’s west coast with powerful winds and flooding rain, environmentalists are worried it could scatter the polluted leftovers of the state’s phosphate fertilizer mining industry and other hazardous waste across the peninsula and into vulnerable waterways
October 09, 2024
Space weather forecasters say a severe solar storm heading to Earth could stress power grids even more as the U.S. deals with major back-to-back hurricanes
October 09, 2024
The prize honors innovation at Google DeepMind and in academia. Three researchers share the award for using machine learning to predict proteins’ 3D shapes and design the molecules from scratch.
October 09, 2024
California reported a third human case of bird flu on Wednesday in a dairy worker who had contact with infected cattle and said the state identified two more
October 09, 2024
Your showerhead and toothbrush are teeming with viruses. But don’t panic – these microbes could save lives
October 09, 2024
Your preference for spicy foods may be all in your head
October 09, 2024
Helene was supercharged by ultra-warm water made up to 500 times more likely by global warming, study finds
October 09, 2024
Tesla's robotaxi is set to have two front seats and butterfly-wing doors and CEO Elon Musk is expected to discuss deploying the Full Self-Driving assistance software on Semi big rig,
October 09, 2024
A cyberattack continues to affect the nation's largest regulated water and wastewater utility company, renewing a focus on the importance of protecting critical infrastructure
October 09, 2024
Moving marijuana to a less restrictive category under the Controlled Substances Act poses benefits and potential risks. But no effective medicine is free from risks.
October 09, 2024
Covid-19 may increase the risk of heart attacks, strokes and deaths for three years after an infection, study suggests
October 09, 2024
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry to David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper who discovered powerful techniques to predict and even design novel proteins — the building blocks of life
October 09, 2024
Increasingly hot summers and methamphetamine are a deadly mix
October 09, 2024
Scientists say human-caused climate change boosted the rainfall of deadly Hurricane Helene by about 10% and intensified its winds by about 11%
October 09, 2024
Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the energy sector will likely peak this year due to falling costs for solar and batteries which are encouraging less coal-fired power and
October 08, 2024
The Nobel Prize shows that the field of artificial neural networks – and the deep learning AI revolution the technology unleashed – owe as much to physics as biology and computer science.
October 08, 2024
The Federal Aviation Administration could approve a license for the launch of SpaceX's Starship 5 as soon as this month, a source told
October 08, 2024
This year's warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico helped Milton swiftly become a powerful hurricane, with the U.S.
October 08, 2024
U.S. power consumption will rise to record highs in 2024 and 2025, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its Short Term Energy Outlook (STEO) on Tuesday.
October 08, 2024
How a meteorologist used his expertise to find treasure hidden in Massachusetts
October 08, 2024
As bird flu outbreak expands in California, dairy farms report it’s worse than they expected
October 08, 2024
Explosively intensifying Hurricane Milton is the latest freaky system to come out of what veteran hurricane scientists call the weirdest storm season of their lives
October 08, 2024
Based on federal budgeting requests from the past 2 administrations, Trump and Harris placed different values on science research funding.
October 08, 2024
A fever and a nasty cough can be symptoms of a range of respiratory illnesses. An antigen test that narrows down the culprits can speed up diagnosis and recovery.
October 08, 2024
‘Godfather of AI’ shares Nobel Prize in physics for work on machine learning
October 08, 2024
A rare deluge of rainfall has left lagoons of water amid the palm trees and sand dunes of the Sahara desert
October 08, 2024
U.S. scientist John Hopfield and British-Canadian Geoffrey Hinton won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for discoveries and
October 08, 2024
Two pioneers of artificial intelligence have won the Nobel Prize in physics
October 08, 2024
A unique peek inside the human brain may help explain how it clears away waste like the kind that leads to Alzheimer's disease
October 07, 2024
In the wake of hurricanes that have disrupted lives for millions in the U.S., some people may wonder if extreme weather events could be somehow controlled
October 07, 2024
Milton’s fast spin-up in the Gulf of Mexico was one of the most rapid intensifications on record. Two scientists who study hurricanes explain why this happens and what’s changing.
October 07, 2024
FDA antidepressant warnings of suicide risk among kids may have the opposite effect, study finds
October 07, 2024
A new study suggests that humanity is hitting the upper limit of life expectancy
October 07, 2024
For the first time in more than a century, salmon are swimming freely along the Klamath River and its tributaries near the California-Oregon line
October 07, 2024
Certain arm positions commonly used for blood pressure checks may lead to inaccurate results. Here’s the right way to do it
October 07, 2024
If you live to 100, is it because of genetics or your lifestyle? In this week’s “Dr. Sanjay Gupta On Call,” Dr. Gupta explains what matters most when it comes to longevity.
October 07, 2024
A spacecraft has blasted off to investigate the scene of a cosmic crash
October 07, 2024
Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun won the 2024 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for their discovery of microRNAs, molecules that turn genes on and off – and cause disease when they go awry.
October 07, 2024
European spacecraft launches for ‘crash scene investigation’ of first planetary defense test
October 07, 2024
Before sending humans to Mars, NASA will first return humans to the Moon’s surface to test its technology and train astronauts.
October 07, 2024
Researchers found 10 times more black carbon on the 15th Street/City Hall subway platform than on the sidewalk above.
October 07, 2024
Nobel Prize in medicine goes to two American biologists for work on the discovery of microRNA
October 07, 2024
Dark skies will help the Draconid meteor shower shine. Here’s how to see it
October 07, 2024
A team of international scientists is in Fukushima to ensure safety of the discharge of treated radioactive wastewater from the damaged nuclear power plant
October 07, 2024
The U.N. weather agency is reporting that 2023 was the driest year in more than three decades for the world’s rivers, as the record-hot year underpinned the drying up of water flows and contributed to prolonged droughts in many places
October 07, 2024
Two scientists have won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for their discovery of microRNA, tiny bits of genetic material that serve as on and off switches inside cells that help control what the cells do and when they do it
October 07, 2024
The Nobel prizes are to be announced this week, starting with the award for medicine or physiology on Monday.
October 07, 2024
SpaceX's workhorse Falcon 9 rocket can return to flight for a mission planned for Monday to launch the European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft from Florida,
October 06, 2024
Rwandan health authorities will begin a vaccine study against the Marburg hemorrhagic fever as the East African country tries to stop the spread of an outbreak that has killed 12 people
October 06, 2024
Hurricane Milton is now a Category 4 storm that is intensifying and will strengthen further over the record-warm Gulf of Mexico, potentially to Category 5. CNN's Derek Van Dam explains its rapid intensification.
October 06, 2024
Kazakhstan voted in a referendum on Sunday on whether to build its first nuclear power plant, and an exit poll showed voters backed the idea promoted by
October 06, 2024
UCSF cancer patients meet NASA astronauts, share stories of bravery
October 05, 2024
Scientists grow mystery tree from 1,000-year-old seed
October 05, 2024
5 Nobel-worthy discoveries that haven’t won the prize
October 05, 2024
With misinformation swirling in Hurricane Helene’s wake, officials urge residents to ‘stop this conspiracy theory junk’
October 04, 2024
Stanford scientists develop gel to protect homes against wildfires
October 04, 2024
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has placed a clinical hold on Kezar Life Sciences' trial of experimental drug for lupus, the company said on Friday.
October 04, 2024
An influential conservative think tank has asked the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to disclose what employees are discussing internally about
October 04, 2024
'A dream come true': man takes home exoskeleton device that allows him to walk again
October 04, 2024
Solar storms may cause faint auroras across fringes of the northern United States this weekend
October 04, 2024
Boeing and Lockheed Martin's joint venture, United Launch Alliance, said on Friday its Vulcan rocket successfully launched its second mission, in what is a crucial step to receive
October 04, 2024
Johnson & Johnson said on Friday it will discontinue a mid-stage field study of its experimental pill for prevention of dengue as the drugmaker reprioritized its communicable diseases R&D
October 04, 2024
GSK, Sanofi and CSL Ltd have secured $72 million from the U.S. government to ramp up production of bird flu vaccines, a health official said on Friday during a press briefing.
October 04, 2024
Sending a nuclear fission reactor into space means lots of technical questions. One research group is coming up with models that could improve how a nuclear rocket starts up and powers down.
October 04, 2024
The promising compounda were discovered on an organic farm.
October 04, 2024
This is the world’s smallest Rubik’s Cube. And it actually works
October 04, 2024
Wars, a refugee crisis, famine, and artificial intelligence could all be recognized with Nobel Prizes
October 04, 2024
A family of killer whales who were stranded in a silted estuary in the Russian Far East have made their way to the open sea after researchers directed them into deeper water, Russia's
October 04, 2024
Peru is celebrating two decades since the creation of a genetically modified breed of guinea pig, a rodent whose meat has formed a part of the diet of people in the Andean nation for thousands of years
October 04, 2024
Fluoride in water prevents some cavities but concern about health risks raises questions about the tradeoffs
October 04, 2024
The U.S. nuclear power regulator has not acted on recommendations to address radiological security risks to the economy and society including those from "
October 03, 2024
The World Health Organization authorized Abbott Laboratories' mpox diagnostic test for emergency use on Thursday, the first such approval in the agency's effort to bolster testing
October 03, 2024
Next solar eclipse: When and where to view the celestial event
October 03, 2024
California, the biggest U.S. milk-producing state, on Thursday confirmed two human cases of bird flu in people who had contact with dairy cattle
October 03, 2024
Exxon Mobil pulls out of talks with Guyana over shallow water oil block, gov says
What's next for Gautam Adani after U.S. bribery, fraud charges?
Legal hurdles ahead for Google's forced sale of Chrome
Biden's shift on missiles for Ukraine informed by North Korean troops in Kursk, Trump's election victory
Penn State wins trademark case over retailer's use of vintage logos, images
Stephen Silas coaching USA Basketball in AmeriCup qualifying games this weekend
Guardiola signs a 2-year contract extension at Man City and eyes 'more trophies'