Cicada chaos is flourishing and flying in the American Midwest
June 14, 2024
Dozens of bottles of centuries-old, impeccably preserved cherries and berries from the cellar of George Washington's Mount Vernon estate in northern Virginia have been discovered during an archaeological dig
June 17, 2024
With their bulging red eyes and their alien-like mating sound, periodical cicadas can seem scary and weird enough
June 19, 2024
Scientists studying a Colombian family plagued by early-in-life Alzheimer's have found a rare gene variant that seems to delay initial symptoms by about five years
June 19, 2024
The Israel Antiquities Authority says a company drilling for natural gas off the coast of northern Israel has discovered a 3,300-year-old ship and its cargo, one of the oldest known examples of a ship sailing far from land
June 20, 2024
The European Union’s top court says products such as disinfectants can’t be advertised as “skin friendly.”
June 20, 2024
China has unveiled a list of rare earth regulations aimed at protecting supplies in the name of national security, laying out rules on the mining, smelting and trade in the
June 29, 2024
NASA says the study of UFOs will require new scientific techniques, including advanced satellites as well as a shift in how unidentified flying objects are perceived
September 13, 2023
Hundreds of communities around the country will share more than $1 billion in federal money to help them plant and maintain trees under a federal program that is intended to reduce extreme heat, benefit health and improve access to nature
September 14, 2023
New England will feel some effects from Hurricane Lee but is usually protected from the worst of a hurricane’s wrath by the cold waters of the North Atlantic
September 14, 2023
Surgeons have transplanted a pig’s heart into a dying man in a bid to prolong his life
September 22, 2023
The science of human evolution has made big leaps in recent years, and it’s painting a new picture of our origins
September 24, 2023
More research is showing that we carry genes from other kinds of ancient humans, and their DNA affects our lives today
September 25, 2023
President Joe Biden has informed leaders from the 18-member Pacific Islands Forum that he has heard their warnings about the impact of climate change on their region
September 25, 2023
Iran is claiming that it has successfully launched an imaging satellite into space
September 27, 2023
A NASA astronaut and two Russians are back on Earth after being stuck in space for just over a year
September 27, 2023
From Sunday, workers at the main United States base in Antarctica will no longer be able to walk into a bar and order a beer, after the federal agency overseeing the research program decided to stop serving alcohol
September 28, 2023
Scientists are trying to understand how some ancient buildings have lasted for centuries in hopes of making modern buildings more durable
October 03, 2023
Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics for their work on how electrons zip around the atom during the tiniest fractions of seconds
October 03, 2023
Three scientists in the United States have won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for their work on quantum dots
October 04, 2023
Some 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers are taking to picket lines in multiple states over wages and staff shortages
October 04, 2023
After a record-smashing hot summer, Earth's warming somehow got even worse in September
October 05, 2023
More automakers signed up to access Tesla's electric-vehicle charging infrastructure across the United States, taking the Elon Musk-led company's superchargers closer to becoming the
October 05, 2023
New research shows that fossil footprints discovered at the edge of an ancient lakebed in New Mexico's White Sands National Park date back to between 21,000 and 23,000 years ago
October 05, 2023
NASA is showing off its first asteroid samples delivered last month by a spacecraft
October 11, 2023
Japan PM hopeful Ishiba sees 'room' for corporate tax hike, Kyodo reports
Germany's far-right AfD on track for another state election win
Southwest Airlines warns staff of 'tough decisions' ahead, Bloomberg reports
Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning Dissanayake in early lead to become president
GM to lay off about 1,700 workers at Kansas plant
Cleveland Guardians clinch AL Central title when Royals lose to Giants
Bernard runs for 182 yards and No. 12 Utah wins Big 12 debut, beating No. 14 Oklahoma State 22-19
Mullings' 2nd TD with 37 seconds left lifts No. 18 Michigan to 27-24 win over No. 11 USC