The 2024 cicada emergence is underway in Illinois
May 26, 2024
Extreme heat: Tracking temperatures and risks across the US this summer
May 26, 2024
The number of heat-related howler monkeys deaths in Mexico has risen to 157, with a tragically small number of the primates treated or recovering
May 27, 2024
OpenAI has formed a Safety and Security Committee that will be led by board members, including CEO Sam Altman, as it begins training its next artificial intelligence
June 13, 2024
OpenAI says it’s setting up a new safety and security committee and has begun training a new artificial intelligence model to supplant the GPT-4 system that underpins its ChatGPT chatbot
May 28, 2024
The operator of Japan’s destroyed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has demonstrated how a remote-controlled robot would retrieve tiny bits of melted fuel debris from one of three damaged reactors later this year
May 28, 2024
Venus appears to be more volcanically active than previously known, according to scientists whose new analysis of decades-old radar images has spotted evidence of
May 28, 2024
Archaeologists in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii near the city of Naples have uncovered charcoal sketches drawn by children as young as six years old, depicting possibly violent
May 29, 2024
Six planets will line up in the early morning sky on June 3, but most won't be visible to the naked eye
May 29, 2024
Thanks to heavy use of nitrogen fertilizer, tiny organisms that flourish in farm fields emit nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas that can warm the planet more than carbon dioxide and stay in the atmosphere for over a century
May 29, 2024
A little asteroid called Dinkinesh - visited last November by NASA's Lucy spacecraft - has a surprisingly dynamic history, according to scientists, along with its
June 13, 2024
India's Agnikul Cosmos launched its Agnibaan rocket for the first time on Thursday, powered by the only Indian rocket engine to use both gas and liquid fuel in the country's
June 14, 2024
The U.S. government is nearing an agreement to fund a late-stage trial of Moderna's mRNA bird flu vaccine, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, as the outbreak spreads in dairy cows.
June 14, 2024
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was a star speaker at the annual AI for Good conference Thursday, addressing the U.N. telecommunications agency’s annual gathering about how to tap the societal promise of artificial intelligence technology
May 30, 2024
Lab-grown meat is not currently available in any U.S. grocery stores or restaurants
May 30, 2024
U.S. farmers will be able to test bulk supplies of milk from their dairy cows for bird flu rather than milk from individual cows before gaining approval to ship them
June 16, 2024
Southern African countries home to the largest elephant population in the world fear a rise in animal deaths in the coming months as food and water
May 30, 2024
A third U.S. dairy worker tested positive for bird flu after exposure to infected cows, and was the first to suffer respiratory problems,
June 16, 2024
Lava continues to spurt from a volcano in southwestern Iceland but the activity has calmed significantly from the eruption the previous day
May 30, 2024
Shipping fuel regulations introduced in 2020 have led to a substantial cut in sulphur dioxide (SO2) pollution, but may also have made the ocean warmer by
May 31, 2024
Scientists have found the genetic root of a disorder that causes intellectual disability, which they estimate affects as many as one in 20,000 young people
May 31, 2024
A North Carolina aquarium said in February that a stingray became pregnant with no male companion in its tank and now says the fish has a rare reproductive disease
May 31, 2024
Doctors say a woman who received a pig kidney transplant is back on dialysis after surgeons removed the gradually failing organ
May 31, 2024
Google said Friday it has made “more than a dozen technical improvements” to its artificial intelligence systems after its retooled search engine was found spitting out erroneous information
May 31, 2024
The bird flu outbreak in U.S. dairy cows is prompting development of new, next-generation mRNA vaccines — akin to the shots deployed during the COVID-19 pandemic
May 31, 2024
Giant sinkholes in a South Dakota neighborhood make families fear for their safety
For a week, New York will be center of money-focused fight to slow climate change
Hungarian intelligence agency interviewed CEO linked to exploding Hezbollah pagers
Hundreds of parachutists drop over Dutch heath to commemorate World War II operation
An Israeli strike on a school kills at least 22 people, Gaza Health Ministry says
US election uncertainty clouds UN climate finance progress
Jackson marks 50th appearance for Chelsea with 2 goals in 3-0 win at West Ham
Oktoberfest is open. The world’s largest folk festival begins after ceremonial keg-tapping
Low brow and vulgar? Micro dramas shake up China's film industry, aim for Hollywood