Applied Materials will invest $5 billion in India over the next decade to expand its presence in the country, the US semiconductor equipment maker
September 17, 2026Even before the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has reached its planned orbital position, NASA says its newest flagship observatory's potential
September 17, 2026Huawei's Eric Xu said Chinese AI developers may not yet be advanced enough to experience the safety risks reported by
September 17, 2026The U.S.
September 17, 2026The World Bank on Thursday said it attracted $112 billion in private capital in the year ended June versus $69 billion a year earlier, and more than
September 17, 2026Argentina's government has presented a bill to crack down on companies operating in the Falkland Islands, potentially escalating tensions with the United Kingdom over the territory
September 17, 2026Canada and Europe should ally to protect their markets, democracies and rule of law in a world dominated by
September 17, 2026Trump officials considering AI executive meeting on the sidelines of Xi visit next week
September 17, 2026Fossil tooth analysis confirms Tyrannosaurus rex was warm-blooded
September 17, 2026OpenAI has disclosed six reports of unexpected or concerning behavior in artificial-intelligence models
September 17, 2026Why is China less worried about an AI dystopia than the US?
September 17, 2026South Korea plans to approve abortion pills for the first time to ensure safer abortions within the national healthcare system
September 17, 2026South Korean restaurant owner avoids jail time in ‘ants on a plate’ accusation
July 23, 2026A range of delegates to China's flagship defence conference this week expressed fears over the potential for unchecked AI development and technology
September 17, 2026Chinese technology giant Huawei has launched new chip technologies as it challenges leading global companies such as Nvidia
September 17, 2026The water cycle you learned about in school is off balance. The consequences affect everyone on Earth
September 17, 2026An AI system that interferes with a nuclear command network or launches a military cyber operation could leave Washington or Beijing
September 17, 2026The European Union has asked China to voluntarily restrict exports of hybrid cars as part of efforts to prevent a trade war, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.
September 17, 2026Japan and the United States are in talks to build a semiconductor factory as part of their $550 billion investment agreement, the Nikkei business daily reported on Thursday.
September 17, 2026Huawei Technologies cannot produce enough artificial-intelligence computing equipment to meet demand in China and is
September 17, 2026Australia will stop foreign students from bringing partners and children to accompany them while they study and tighten working holiday visa rules, a senior
September 17, 2026As concern rises over the risks of artificial intelligence, hopes for any kind of global approach on safety depend on cooperation between the U.S. and China
September 17, 2026Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr said Wednesday that a series of upcoming wireless spectrum auctions over the next couple of
September 17, 2026Indonesian rescuers plan to try to right a passenger ship that capsized in the Java Sea last weekend as persistent strong currents and big waves prevent them from making
September 17, 2026OpenAI says it found more instances of AI models acting deceptively
September 17, 2026CNN's Max Foster and Hadas Gold discuss OpenAI rolling out new safeguards.
September 17, 2026A group of scientists filed a class-action lawsuit on Wednesday against the U.S.
September 17, 2026Climate change is highly likely to have contributed to the catastrophic glacier collapse that flooded parts of Nepal and Tibet in late August, killing around 1,400
September 17, 2026U.S.
September 17, 2026The race for AI supremacy is set to hang over next week's meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington.
September 17, 2026OpenAI said on Wednesday it would begin regularly publishing reports on unexpected or unauthorized AI behavior, while warning that the industry has yet to solve key alignment
September 17, 2026Snap on Wednesday announced partnerships with companies including Salesforce, Nvidia and Amazon Web Services to integrate workplace tools into its Specs augmented-reality glasses,
September 17, 2026Human-caused global warming resulting in the Himalayan permafrost thawing was, in part, responsible for the catastrophic glacier and boulder collapse last month
September 17, 2026The House has approved a bill that aims to have artificial intelligence data centers pay for their substantial energy needs
September 17, 2026Here’s what one team of scientists thinks happened in Nepal’s deadly flood wave
September 17, 2026Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, denounced the International Atomic Energy Agency's general assembly that discussed the denuclearization
September 17, 2026Concerns about artificial intelligence evading human control have intensified in recent days
September 17, 2026A new study has found that the T
September 17, 2026As artificial intelligence grows more powerful, researchers have documented cases in which AI models have attempted to deceive users, evade
September 17, 2026U.S. states are facing delays in obtaining COVID-19 vaccines for children through a federal immunization program, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, citing people familiar
September 17, 2026The United Nations chief is urging global competitors in artificial intelligence to cooperate in addressing threats from the technology, warning that “the world cannot afford a race to the bottom on AI safety.”
September 17, 2026The U.S. military is preparing for combat in space, including areas around the moon
September 17, 2026Trump administration’s endangered species habitat rule repeal takes effect, facing bipartisan pushback in Congress
September 17, 2026Most people on GLP-1 drugs can safely fast for Yom Kippur or other religious observances, but they may need to plan ahead, take certain precautions or be ready to call it quits if they feel ill.
September 17, 2026Carondelet St. Joseph's Hospital upgrades robotic surgical system for joint replacements
September 17, 2026A new AP-NORC poll shows Americans are growing more concerned about the environmental impacts of AI
September 16, 2026U.S.
September 17, 2026The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Wednesday reported 731 measles cases, up 38 from Monday's update, as the outbreak continued to spread in the state at the center of the
September 17, 2026Saudi Arabia is running low on missile interceptors and has turned to regional and Western allies for assistance as its standoff with Houthi rebels in Yemen drags on
September 16, 2026Anthropic said on Wednesday it is combining the chat and Cowork features of its Claude AI assistant into a single interface and launching new document and presentation tools.
September 16, 2026New research based on satellite data going back to the 1970s has documented major polar ice losses in Greenland and Antarctica — home to Earth's two great ice sheets
September 16, 2026Rogue AI agents from OpenAI hijacked Hugging Face user accounts and probed the site itself for vulnerabilities as early as May,
September 16, 2026Union Pacific on Wednesday said soaring diesel prices were prompting some shippers to move freight from trucks to rail, boosting demand for the railroad as customers seek lower
September 16, 2026U.S.
September 16, 2026The United States has removed Venezuela from its list of countries which have failed to demonstrably combat illegal drug trafficking for the first time in more than 20
September 17, 2026The World Health Organization reports encouraging signs in the fight against an Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo
September 16, 2026Scientists have discovered a crater on the moon that's bigger than the Roman Colosseum, the result of a powerful impact two years ago
September 17, 2026Dr. Nicole Saphier, President Donald Trump’s nominee for surgeon general, has faced scrutiny over her stance on childhood vaccines
September 16, 2026What a social media influencer turned surgeon general could mean for public health in the US
September 16, 2026The U.S.
September 16, 2026A building damaged by Israeli strikes collapsed suddenly in Gaza City, killing at least 21 people in their sleep, including 11 children
September 16, 2026A building housing displaced Palestinian families has collapsed in Gaza City and killed at least 21 people including 11 children
September 16, 2026The Trump administration has ordered caregivers for migrant children to stop reporting human trafficking concerns directly to the office created to help victims
September 16, 2026The World Health Organization said on Wednesday there were encouraging signs measures to contain an Ebola epidemic in Democratic Republic of Congo were gaining
September 16, 2026Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman said he shared Anthropic's focus on safely managing AI, but flagged risks in the way it trains its Claude chatbot on ideas
September 16, 2026Google DeepMind co-founder Shane Legg warned that rapidly advancing AI must not outpace safety controls, as he launched an institute to explore the deployment of artificial general
September 16, 2026U.N.
September 16, 2026An audit report of the Bureau of Indian Affairs' Missing and Murdered Unit released this month reveals staffing challenges, a backlog of hundreds of case referrals and families left without required victims' services
September 16, 2026Smoking can cause heart attacks and strokes. Many smokers don’t know that
September 16, 2026Science teacher hopes his Tyrannosaurus rex trackway discovery fuels ferocious passion for learning
September 16, 2026US officials met representatives of Yemen's Houthis in Oman over the weekend, five sources familiar with the
September 16, 2026China's Huawei expects autonomous agents to account for more than 90% of global AI token traffic by 2035, requiring huge increases in computing power
September 16, 2026Hedge funds increased bets against consumer-focused companies in August and cut some of their bets against AI-related stocks, but turned more bearish towards Alphabet,
September 16, 2026France recorded at least 817 excess deaths between July 27 and August 20, when the country was hit by exceptionally high temperatures, the national health agency said on
September 16, 2026Canada's Cohere and Germany's Aleph Alpha signed a definitive merger agreement on Wednesday, the AI companies
September 16, 2026Apple is considering returning to the enterprise server market, combining its own chips with Nvidia’s networking technology, The Information reported on Wednesday, citing people
September 16, 2026Astonishing footage of abnormal cell movement in lungs wins 2026 Nikon video microscopy prize
September 16, 2026Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says it's up to each AI company to ensure its technology is safe, distancing himself from calls for a coordinated slowdown in AI development
September 16, 2026A strong immune response doesn’t necessarily mean better protection from infection. The type and timing of immune attacks matter, too.
September 16, 2026Minnesota farmers grapple with rising fuel costs ahead of fall harvest
September 16, 2026Maryland native, Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman returns home to Baltimore area
September 16, 2026The U.S.
September 16, 2026The drone shot down in Lithuania by an Italian NATO fighter jet on Tuesday was of a type used by Russia and was most likely targeted at Ukraine,
September 16, 2026Google has agreed its biggest carbon-removal deal yet, backing a project in Brazil run by developer Terradot that aims to both cut methane emissions from
September 16, 2026Consumer health company Haleon has achieved growing sales of products to counter side-effects of weight-loss drugs in the United States, the company said,
September 16, 2026Russia believes there is still time to prevent an arms race in space by drawing up a legally-binding international treaty to outlaw the deployment of offensive weapons
September 16, 2026Gaza rescuers on Wednesday searched through the wreckage of a bombed-out apartment building that collapsed overnight, killing
September 16, 2026SK Hynix is in talks with Intel about a deal that would see the South Korean company manufacture memory chips on
September 16, 2026How common are measles deaths in the United States as vaccination rates fall?
September 16, 2026Florida car dealer Bill Wallace says the majority of customers lately are asking about hybrid options, eager for relief from high gasoline prices.
September 16, 2026The 2027 Honda HR-V and 2027 Kia Seltos are two small SUVs that are easy to live with, offer enough room for everyday duties, keep fuel costs in check, and are versatile enough to be useful for a range of needs
September 16, 2026Fiji declares HIV emergency. One in 60 people now have the virus as drug crisis fuels outbreak
September 16, 2026European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday backed calls by leading U.S.
September 16, 2026European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says a scorching summer has shown the EU needs new tools to tackle climate change
September 16, 2026Indonesia's wildfires could go on until early November with the rainy season expected to arrive late, Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni told local media on Wednesday, as
September 16, 2026A major report has found that 12.5 trillion tons of ice from Greenland and Antarctica have melted since 1979
September 16, 2026European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has proposed banning children under 13 from accessing social media, online games and chatbots
September 16, 2026Independent phone and laptop makers are redesigning products, testing incoming chips for fakes and passing on costs as a memory shortage they
September 16, 2026More than 20 banned skin-bleaching products containing mercury are available for
September 16, 2026Egypt is pairing a planned 2,000-megawatt wind project with its first turbine manufacturing plant, seeking to turn renewable energy into an industrial opportunity
September 16, 2026Leading voices in AI, including Anthropic’s Dario Amodei and OpenAI’s Sam Altman, agree that AI development needs to slow down
September 16, 2026Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Tuesday that competition and liability give AI companies enough reason to act individually on safety, appearing to break
September 16, 2026The U.S. has confirmed for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space
September 15, 2026An experimental peptide backed by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F.
September 16, 2026Meta plans to release a camera-free pair of smart glasses, internally code-named Luna, this fall, following growing scrutiny of smart glasses over their recording capabilities, The
September 16, 2026AI is not a "monopoly of great powers" and the U.S. should work with China to manage risk to create a non-discriminatory development environment, China's top newspaper,
September 16, 2026You should probably be eating more whole grains. Here’s what to do
September 16, 2026President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that Ukraine was carrying out tests on a new weapon to intercept drones and had recorded a successful hit overnight.
September 16, 2026Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is set to attend U.S.
September 16, 2026Pittsburgh helped pioneer the polio vaccine. Now, as measles cases rise across Pennsylvania, an epidemiologist explains the disease and the vaccine that prevents it.
September 16, 2026The US military said it has deployed weapons in space. Here’s what that could mean
September 15, 2026Pennsylvania reports fourth measles-related death, the most in US in decades
September 15, 2026Progressive U.S.
September 15, 2026A federal judge on Tuesday said more than 20 defendants including 3M, DuPont and Honeywell must face claims by Connecticut firefighters who said their
September 16, 2026Saudi Arabia issued security alerts over a range of territory on Tuesday, including in the holy city of Mecca and second-largest
September 15, 2026The U.S. nuclear power regulator's overhaul of rules, part of a push to cut approval times for new reactors to 18 months, will continue well into next
September 16, 2026A new report by the Amazon Environmental Research Institute has found that gold mining poses a significant threat to Indigenous lands in the Brazilian Amazon
September 16, 2026Most Americans value press freedom but also support limits on reporting in specific circumstances, such as protecting national security
September 16, 2026The U.S.
September 16, 2026Factory, a startup developing AI agents for enterprise engineering teams, said on Tuesday it had raised $200 million in a funding round that more than tripled its valuation to $5
September 16, 2026President Donald Trump's administration is planning to sell to Israel a munitions package worth $2.8 billion, which will include tens of thousands of
September 16, 2026The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Tuesday reported two more measles-associated deaths, both in unvaccinated individuals, bringing the
September 15, 2026Israeli airstrikes killed at least five Palestinians, including two children and a Hamas armed commander, in northern and southern Gaza on Tuesday,
September 15, 2026SpaceX said on Tuesday it was preparing to launch its next Starship flight test as soon as September 22, a mission expected to send the vehicle into orbit for the first time and
September 16, 2026Mother pushes for federal ban on retail nitrous oxide sales after son's death
September 16, 2026Iran war expected to cause a spike in US inflation, according to budget watchdog
September 16, 2026The war against Iran has cost the U.S. more than $38 billion through Aug. 1 and will continue to cost up to $3 billion a month or more
September 16, 2026The technology industry is urgently warning about the potential harm of artificial intelligence, but political inaction in Washington poses a challenge
September 15, 2026Student with rare KAT6 syndrome inspires school's fundraising walk
September 16, 2026Pennsylvania officials are reporting a fourth measles-associated death
September 16, 2026The U.S. acknowledgment this week that the Pentagon is operating weapons in Earth's orbit marks a landmark moment in space
September 15, 2026Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday the U.S. acknowledgement that Washington had deployed orbital weapons ignored the possible consequences of a conflict and threatened long-
September 15, 2026Some birds survived the asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs. A fossilized poop can help explain why
September 16, 2026For the first time, Japan has more than 100,000 centenarians
September 15, 2026Taiwan's MediaTek unveiled on Tuesday a new smartphone chip made using TSMC's most advanced manufacturing technology, as it targets the premium handset
September 15, 2026The heads of leading U.S.
September 15, 2026The Kremlin said on Tuesday it welcomed a U.S. proposal for a Russia-Ukraine moratorium on attacking each other's energy infrastructure, while saying it was also necessary
September 15, 2026South Korea and Kazakhstan signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation on the peaceful use of nuclear energy as their leaders met on Tuesday and pledged to work
September 15, 2026Americans' trust in vaccines for deadly childhood diseases including measles has fallen in recent years, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll
September 15, 2026Universities and colleges won’t necessarily pay students to sleep. But they can offer other incentives that encourage them to close their eyes earlier.
September 15, 2026In tests, some AI systems resisted being shut down. But an instinct to stay “alive” isn’t the reason they behaved that way.
September 15, 2026While science journalism layoffs pile up and publications shutter, more science communication than ever is available via other online venues.
September 15, 2026The chairman of the U.S.
September 15, 2026Women increasingly turning to testosterone therapy to manage menopause symptoms are running into unexpected prescription delays and denials at pharmacies,
September 15, 2026Delos Data, a startup founded by veterans of Intel Corp, on Tuesday said it has raised $100 million to develop chips and software that can move
September 15, 2026Dutch chipmaking startup Axelera AI has signed multiple contracts to supply chips to AI factories, it said on Tuesday as it launched "Europa", its
September 15, 2026Thousands of gallons of diesel spill from AI data center
September 15, 2026The Trump administration is stripping tens of millions of dollars in U.S. military assistance to countries in Europe and the Middle East to support conservative-leaning governments in Central and South America
September 15, 2026U.S.
September 15, 2026OpenAI is working with rivals Anthropic and Alphabet's Google DeepMind on AI safety, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing the ChatGPT maker's global policy chief Chris Lehane
September 15, 2026After a drone strike sent shrapnel flying into his wife's chest, killing her, Muhammad Aiyash and his three children fled with no belongings to a new makeshift camp for the
September 15, 2026Artificial intelligence, having hijacked humanity's attention through social media and our biology by manipulating our need for intimacy, will take away our
September 15, 2026Investors are showing some nervousness over the stock market's AI-led rally after industry leaders called for reining in the pace of development — although some say
September 15, 2026Paris has been grappling with intense heat and illustrator Marina Antonova captures this in her series “Chronicles of a Heating Planet.”
September 15, 2026As the new school year kicks in, the debate around student AI use is raging
September 15, 2026Bill Gates is warning technology companies and world leaders that they must act now to ensure artificial intelligence combats social inequities
September 15, 2026President Donald Trump says he is a sufficient guardrail against rogue artificial intelligence, claiming that any efforts to limit the technology are part of a “SICK conspiracy.”
September 14, 2026Trump dismisses AI alarms as a ‘HOAX’ — worrying White House officials
September 14, 2026Jason Eaton insisted he was acting on orders from the CIA and Mossad when he shot three Palestinian college students who were walking past his home a few days after Thanksgiving
September 15, 2026Trump administration removes climate pollution limits on power plants
September 15, 2026Rather than simply forgetting a memory, your brain has likely misplaced it. Aging can make memory confusion worse.
September 15, 2026Potential dark matter detection sparks hope in search for elusive substance
September 15, 2026Meet Elvis: One of the oldest spider monkeys in the world, living at Zoo Boise
September 15, 2026Sept 14 - Novo Nordisk is changing its day-to-day name to 'Novo', and taking a new approach to company culture as it looks to claw back ground in the fierce obesity drug race, the Danish drugmaker
September 14, 2026Bacteria that cause Legionnaires' disease have been found in a Yankee Stadium cooling tower in New York City
September 14, 2026The Supreme Court will decide this month whether to hear a lobster fisherman’s challenge to a rule requiring electronic tracking devices on boats
September 14, 2026China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs bristled at the Anthropic CEO’s call for the U.S. to curb China’s artificial intelligence capabilities as part of a wider argument for a global slowdown on AI development
September 14, 2026Want more crunch when you munch or goo when you chew
September 14, 2026El Niño just leveled up to super status. Here’s what that means for the weather
September 14, 2026Researcher discovers mastodon molar along California's coastline
September 14, 2026The president of Chubu Electric Power Co., Japan's third-largest utility, says he and the chairperson are resigning over manipulated earthquake safety data for two nuclear reactors
September 14, 2026Women enter skilled trades as metro Atlanta faces growing demand for workers
September 14, 2026Good habits by consumers can stymie scams, but US regulations have fallen behind the technology.
September 14, 2026Scientists recreated cosmic rays in a massive underground particle collider.
September 14, 2026Portugal’s remarkable public health strides after changing its approach to drugs may not be replicable in other countries absent broader systemic reforms.
September 14, 2026It might seem like a weird thing to do, but more than two-thirds of people have talked in their sleep at some point.
September 14, 2026Massive objects bend light around them, a quirk that opens up unique opportunities for astronomical surveys.
September 14, 2026Wildfire strategy tends to break into three distinct camps today, each focusing heavily on one approach over the others. Successful management requires them all.
September 14, 2026Can pilots be criminally charged after a plane crash? Here’s what experts say
September 14, 2026New warnings from the artificial-intelligence industry have revived debate over whether advanced AI models could escape human control and threaten humanity
September 14, 2026Top AI companies have discussed creating their own standards body
September 14, 2026They created Siri before Apple bought it. They’re still waiting for their original vision to come true
September 14, 2026You love working from home. It may be taking a toll on your mental health
September 14, 2026In an exclusive interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei reacts to an employee who quit over concerns that AI could wipe out humanity and discusses his proposal to slow down development of the technology.
September 12, 2026European leaders are highlighting growing competition in the Arctic as global warming opens new shipping routes
September 14, 2026A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has issued a new order freezing President Donald Trump's attempt to limit mail voting for the midterm elections
September 14, 2026North Korea says it has conducted a joint live-fire drill involving missiles, artillery and drones that it claimed demonstrated “the huge destructive power of concentrated fire.”
September 14, 2026Expanding deforestation in Indonesia caused by the country’s wood pellet and chip industry is putting further pressure on tropical forests, Key Biodiversity Areas, and Indigenous territories in the archipelago, according to new satellite analysis from Indonesia-based nongovernmental organizations
September 14, 2026The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization is not expected to attend the annual gathering of the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s member nations in Vienna for the first time in many years
September 14, 2026President Donald Trump is playing down the need for his administration to check the development of artificial intelligence
September 13, 2026A Pennsylvania woman's death is the state's third this year involving the measles virus
September 14, 2026Adult woman dies of measles complications in growing Pennsylvania outbreak
September 14, 2026Fall makes its move on the Midwest and Northeast this week
September 14, 2026The conflict in Yemen is intensifying, as government forces launch attacks against Iran-backed Houthi rebels along the Red Sea and Houthis fire into neighboring Saudi Arabia, which supports Yemen’s government
September 13, 2026Political debate over AI intensifies amid warnings about ‘catastrophic risk’
September 14, 2026Why Trump’s effort to build more refineries won’t lower gas prices
September 13, 2026There's a flaw in Georgia’s voting equipment that can allow voters to be matched to their ballots after they’ve been cast
September 13, 2026Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has warned that rising geopolitical tensions, supply chain disruptions and climate crises are affecting people worldwide
September 13, 2026Anthropic CEO calls for ‘pacing the frontier’ of AI race amid safety concerns
September 12, 2026The CEO of Anthropic says the artificial-intelligence industry should slow its fast-moving development to give safety measures time to catch up
September 12, 2026The Atlantic hurricane season is unusually quiet this year due to a strong El Nino, which disrupts storm formation over that ocean
September 12, 2026Michigan landscaping company demanding answers after 6 workers stopped by ICE agents
September 13, 2026Russian strikes have killed eight civilians and wounded dozens in Ukraine, according to local officials
September 12, 2026Memories are dynamic, not fixed. Even if what you’re remembering about your own experience isn’t quite how it all happened, those memories serve important roles.
September 12, 2026New blood tests are helping doctors diagnose whether Alzheimer’s or something else is causing a patient’s memory problems
September 12, 2026Earliest known drug use may have trapped prehistoric foragers in a ‘vicious cycle’
September 12, 2026The U.S. Army is actively incorporating drone tactics learned from Ukrainian troops
September 12, 2026El Niño has broken Atlantic hurricanes. Now the season is breaking records
September 12, 2026The Twin Towers came down in a cloud of toxic dust. Its health impact has lasted decades
September 12, 2026‘A f***-up of epic proportions’: Blame game begins after Iran-backed Houthis’ lightning advance down Red Sea coast
September 12, 2026Saudi oil pipeline shut down after attack triggers fires
September 11, 2026Ukraine is fighting Russia anywhere it can – even in the deserts of Africa
September 12, 2026Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have captured a strategic island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait
September 11, 2026Brigid Lynch was working along a wooded creek in a mountainous part of the San Francisco Bay Area on a habitat restoration project when something that didn’t look like the rocks she’d been studying caught her eye
September 12, 2026House Democrats urge Speaker Johnson to cancel recess to pass AI safeguards, citing ‘catastrophic’ risk
September 12, 2026The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to briefly extend the current arms embargo on Sudan’s western Darfur region while negotiations continue on a contentious U.S. proposal to expand the embargo throughout the country
September 12, 2026The price of diesel is hitting record highs just as many U.S. farmers are harvesting two of the nation’s largest commodities, soybeans and corn
September 11, 2026The Bab al-Mandeb Strait, a lifeline for the global economy, is in jeopardy
September 11, 2026CDC issues alert about nationwide increase in rabies exposures
September 12, 2026The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo has now spread to seven provinces in the country, local authorities said
September 11, 2026A 54-year-old Greek woman has given birth to a baby girl from an embryo frozen for 22 years
September 11, 2026Iranian allies captured a strategic Red Sea island in a vital waterway. Here’s what to know
September 10, 2026U.S. health officials have declared the largest cyclospora food poisoning outbreak in the country's history over
September 11, 2026The Justice Department says an Afghan woman who was accused of supporting an Islamic State-inspired plot in the United States and whose case was the first for an obscure and long-dormant court has been deported
September 11, 2026Scientists look inside the ‘spider’ growing on the tip of a rare viper’s tail
September 11, 2026A new study connects early winter heat high up on the plateau to the jet stream and, ultimately, storms headed for the US coast. The results could mean better forecasts.
September 10, 2026The death toll from a ferry fire in the Philippines has risen to 35, with 54 still missing
September 11, 2026When state health departments, federal health agencies and medical societies diverge, how is an ordinary person supposed to know whom to trust?
September 11, 2026The settlement calls for changes to Meta’s platforms but does not change the company’s surveillance-based business model
September 11, 2026A report that one of Trump’s aides went a year without routine vetting raises a question a former CIA executive knows well: What is that process for?
September 11, 2026A century ago, Americans barely ate soy. Now it’s everywhere in people’s diets, even in places they don’t look or expect.
September 11, 2026A senior British defense official says more than half a million Russian troops have been killed in Ukraine since Moscow's full-scale invasion in February 2022
September 11, 2026Rich nations are handing Nepal a climate crisis bill it can’t afford
September 11, 2026Anthropic says it blocked possible attempts to use AI to develop bioweapons
September 11, 2026Lawmakers are demanding information from OpenAI with separate queries that underscore growing concerns in Washington about the potential for artificial intelligence programs eluding human control
September 11, 2026What we know about NYC’s newly released 9/11 records revealing officials misled public about air safety
September 09, 2026Anthropic says it has blocked efforts by bad actors to use its artificial intelligence models for malicious activity such as cyberattacks, surveillance and research that could have led to biological weapons
September 11, 2026Cyclospora outbreak declared over by the CDC
September 11, 2026AI’s confusing terms, explained
September 11, 2026First-ever adult Tyrannosaurus rex trackway discovered in North Dakota badlands
September 11, 2026The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is honoring the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with a special exhibit
September 11, 2026The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is spreading rapidly beyond its epicenter, according to Africa's top health body
September 11, 2026CNN's Pete Muntean has the latest on the deadly Amazon cargo plane crash. The chair of the NTSB gives new details about the dead and injured, and the ongoing investigation.
September 09, 2026The AI boom and tariff uncertainty are pushing copper prices to record highs
September 10, 2026By Krishna N.
September 10, 2026Rescuers are struggling to get into a passenger ferry that had caught fire off the western Philippines, leaving five people dead and 86 missing
September 10, 2026El Niño can affect agriculture, marine life and economies in profound ways, including slowing commerce at the Panama Canal. This El Niño is likely to be the strongest in over a century.
September 10, 2026The closest planet to our sun is shrinking. Here’s what that means
September 10, 2026An educated citizenry is the key to making self-government succeed, Founding Father Thomas Jefferson said.
September 10, 2026What gardeners do at the end of the growing season will determine how clean, productive and manageable their garden beds will be when spring arrives.
September 10, 2026Many levees built in the mid-1900s do not offer enough protection for today’s storms, and small rural communities in particular struggle to afford needed upgrades.
September 10, 2026Thousands of water systems nationwide still have not accounted for potentially dangerous lead pipes supplying homes and businesses with drinking water
September 10, 2026Bacteria use strategies similar to artificial neural networks to use the past to adapt to the future.
September 10, 2026A new study shows that little, wrinkly Mercury may be shrinking faster than expected
September 10, 2026Why there will be a new moment of silence at this year’s Ground Zero ceremony
September 10, 2026Emergency slide deploys on Qatari-gifted Air Force One before Trump departs for GOP convention
September 10, 2026Drinking very hot beverages could triple cancer risk, large study finds
September 10, 2026Cameras disabled, inspectors blocked: Nuclear watchdog asks for help with Iran
September 10, 2026Asian teens race ahead of US peers for reading, science and math in global rankings
September 10, 2026If you're booking a trip soon, you need to watch out for travel scams
September 10, 2026If August felt like the hottest month on Earth … you’re right
September 10, 2026California has long been farm country, and its oceans soon could be, too
September 10, 2026Hurricane Lowell rakes Hawaii with its powerful outer core
September 06, 2026Malaysia's data centres are consuming more power as temperatures rise, leaving a 9 gigawatt gas-fired capacity gap for the government to fill by 2032,
September 08, 2026Britain will announce a trade ban on goods made in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank later on Tuesday, confirmed a senior minister, as part of the UK's efforts
September 08, 2026Operations at some energy facilities in Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter, were halted on Tuesday following attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis that wounded 73
September 08, 2026Democratic Republic of Congo plans to tighten control over geological data that guides billions of dollars in mining exploration, potentially
September 08, 2026Australia on Tuesday proposed giving social media users the option to select the content they see on their feeds, marking the next step in the government's
September 08, 2026Oil prices extended gains to multi-week highs on Tuesday as risks of a prolonged conflict in the Middle East grew after Iran threatened to
September 08, 2026Wildlife officials in the Rocky Mountain region are reporting far more trouble than usual between black bears and people this summer
September 08, 2026The ongoing outbreak of cyclospora tied to iceberg lettuce has raised new concerns about the safety of imported produce — and underscores a worrisome trend: The U.S. is conducting fewer inspections to catch contaminated food
September 08, 2026A new poll shows that only 32% of Americans are satisfied with the quality of K-12 education in the country
September 08, 2026The flash floods two weeks ago swallowed settlements in Nepal, damaged hydropower projects and left thousands of homes in need of rebuilding
September 08, 2026Russia's defence ministry wants to claim back part of a one-off payout from contract service personnel found guilty of criminal offences at home, a document showed, amid increasing
September 08, 2026Australia's Firmus said on Tuesday it had signed a multi-year deal with OpenAI to supply computing capacity from two Malaysian data centres, making the ChatGPT maker an anchor
September 08, 2026A delirious Kabir Maharjan drifted in and out of
September 08, 2026Flights to and from Indonesia’s capital of Jakarta have resumed after ash from a volcanic eruption forced a two-day closure that halted nearly 3,000 flights
September 08, 2026Rare bird released back into wild after treatment at Minnesota rehab center
September 08, 2026Proposed Kansas data center sits hundreds of yards from psychiatric hospital, raising safety concerns
September 08, 2026The Assad-era government in Syria was constructing a nuclear reactor that was configured to produce fissile material for possible use in nuclear weapons, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency
September 07, 2026The nuclear reactor Syria had nearly completed in 2007 when Israeli jets destroyed it was of a type that could quickly produce fissile material usable in
September 07, 2026Man describes animal attack caught in viral video
September 07, 2026Video: Police shoot at armed 71-year-old woman at least a dozen times outside Port Orange station
September 07, 2026Violence in the occupied West Bank flared on Monday as Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian during a village raid by settlers from a nearby
September 07, 2026Brazil's opposition took to the streets on Independence Day on Monday as right-wing presidential candidate Senator Flavio Bolsonaro sought to capitalize
September 07, 2026Argentina's rugged Patagonia is drawing increasing interest from investors searching for sites for mega data centers who are enticed by the region's
September 07, 2026A planned U.S.-Saudi atomic deal does not include Riyadh signing the Additional Protocol that gives the U.N. nuclear watchdog sweeping inspection powers,
September 07, 2026Novo Nordisk said on Monday that in a late-stage trial, 40.4% of children aged 6 to under 12 treated with semaglutide, the active ingredient in its blockbuster weight-
September 07, 2026U.S. artificial intelligence firm OpenAI has sent the European Commission a report regarding a hijack of a German website by rogue agents, a Commission spokesperson said on Monday.
September 07, 2026Huawei and Xiaomi launched new flagship foldable smartphones on Monday, stepping up competition in China's
September 07, 2026A billion flies are now in the screwworm fight. Will there be enough?
September 07, 2026U.N. rights chief Volker Turk warned on Monday that artificial intelligence could pose a threat to humanity, and pledged to press AI firms to reduce risks that
September 07, 2026North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has put his second naval destroyer into service and called for building a more reliable nuclear deterrent
September 07, 2026Seven Indonesian airports, including two serving Jakarta, remained closed on Monday because of volcanic ash from eruptions at Mount Anak Krakatau as around
September 07, 2026At least five people died when an Amazon Prime Air cargo flight overran a runway and crashed while landing at Miami International Airport
September 07, 2026At the World Humanoid Robot Games in China last month, robots jumped, boxed and danced.
September 07, 2026Nepal is holding a day of mourning to remember people who died in the Aug. 26 floods with government offices lowering flags and family members concluding mourning rituals
September 07, 2026Pollution from increasingly intense wildfires and heat waves could undermine global efforts to improve air quality and protect human health, the United
September 07, 2026Taiwan flexed its chip diplomacy muscles at a major trade show last week, portraying itself as a democratic and reliable supplier for the AI
September 07, 2026North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said a newly commissioned destroyer would be part of a nuclear response system capable of delivering "annihilating retaliatory
September 07, 2026Bangladesh's dengue outbreak is accelerating, with 42,590 people hospitalised and 117 deaths recorded this year, as a sharp September surge strains hospitals and
September 07, 2026Ko Myeong-hyo loved the vibrant colour and thriving life of South Korea's soft corals when she first began diving off the coast of Jeju island six
September 07, 2026Chinese officials said on Sunday that workers had recovered 12 more bodies as the search continued for hundreds still missing after a
September 06, 2026Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano has erupted, causing flight cancellations at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and stranding about 170,000 passengers in the region
September 06, 2026Hurricane Marie is creating dangerous conditions at beaches across Southern California over Labor Day weekend, with strong currents and huge waves presenting a threat to swimmers and surfers
September 07, 2026Georgia Tech graduate, cancer survivor gets chance to test robotic surgery system that saved his life
September 06, 2026Underpass netting to deter pigeons is putting birds at risk, New York wildlife advocates say
September 06, 2026U.S. ostrich farmers say they’re finding new customers who developed a red meat allergy triggered by tick bites
September 06, 2026Believing she had perished in Nepal's deadly floods, the family of Chandika Kumari Shrestha started the ritual of mourning the elderly woman's death
September 06, 2026A building has collapsed in New Delhi, killing at least one person and trapping dozens of others
September 06, 2026The death toll from a mudslide in eastern China has risen to three after days of torrential rain brought by Typhoon Saudel
September 06, 2026Why some of France’s most famous cheeses are in peril
September 06, 2026The world is about to meet Apple’s new CEO. Here are his biggest challenges
September 06, 2026US military strikes three Iranian tankers in retaliation for missile attacks
September 05, 2026An eruption of Indonesia's Mount Anak Krakatau caused eight airports to suspend flight operations on Sunday,
September 06, 2026Hurricane Lowell remains powerful Category 4 as Hawaii braces for possible impacts
September 04, 2026A mudslide in eastern China has killed two people and left 10 missing
September 05, 2026Rescuers in Nepal have pulled out a Chinese man and a woman in separate operations, 10 days after devastating floods hit the country
September 05, 2026Federal law enforcement warned the parents of Caleb Vazquez, one of two teenagers involved in a San Diego mosque shooting, about his concerning online comments days before the attack
September 06, 2026Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at the Kremlin
September 05, 2026The U.S. military says it has struck three Iranian oil tankers after Navy warships were targeted with ballistic missiles
September 05, 2026The U.S. military has hit three Iranian oil tankers after accusing Iran of targeting its warships
September 05, 2026Two people have been rescued from a hydropower tunnel in Nepal, a dramatic breakthrough more than a week after catastrophic floods hit the country’s border with China.
September 04, 2026Missouri asked the U.S.
September 05, 2026Diagnosing endometriosis is often a challenge
September 05, 2026When sheriff's deputies intercepted a trailer carrying six horses near the border town of Redford, Texas, they uncovered more than a livestock
September 05, 2026A Chinese national was pulled alive from a tunnel in Nepal on Saturday, authorities said, 10 days after a wall
September 05, 2026Chimpanzees once used in hepatitis B vaccine experiments are getting health checks at their new home in Liberia
September 05, 2026Commuters stranded; children rushed underground in the middle of the school day; festivals cancelled; walks punctuated by booming air
September 05, 2026The White House has reviewed candidates to potentially replace Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg, three
September 05, 2026U.S. Health Secretary Robert F.
September 05, 2026By Echo Wang Sept 4 - Anthropic is expected to begin marketing its initial public offering in mid-October at the earliest and complete the listing days before the U.S. midterm elections in November,
September 05, 2026Statewide mail voting for this year’s midterm elections is kicking off amid a churning legal battle over President Donald Trump’s attempts to limit the practice
September 04, 2026Tesla is facing a probe into the safety of its steering-wheel-free Cybercabs a day after the company run by Elon Musk launched the taxi service with fanfare
September 04, 2026The United States, Britain, France and Germany have drafted a resolution for possible consideration by the Board of Governors of the U.N. nuclear watchdog that seeks to refer Iran to the U.N. Security Council for failure to comply with its nuclear nonproliferation obligations, diplomats say
September 05, 2026A private spacecraft that was supposed to save NASA's sinking Swift Observatory has managed to come within nine miles of the doomed spacecraft and even snap pictures
September 04, 20266-week-old infant died of measles, Pennsylvania county coroner says
September 05, 2026The Lindsay Clancy trial brings maternal mental health into the spotlight
August 13, 2026The U.S. and China are gearing up to discuss AI safety risks during a dialogue planned for mid-September, two sources briefed on the discussions told Reuters
September 04, 2026Prescriptions for GLP-1 weight-loss drugs among children under 12 in the U.S. have risen more than 300-fold since 2019 as doctors seek new, effective treatments for younger patients
September 05, 2026Trump’s proposed Space Academy aims to educate a new generation of astronauts and engineers
September 05, 2026A pulp mill in Longview, Washington, where 11 workers died after a chemical tank collapsed in May had a history of safety complaints, poor maintenance and discharges of toxic chemicals
September 05, 2026Minnesota's first-in-the-nation ban on AI-generated fake nude images will remain in effect as a constitutional challenge by Elon Musk's xAI proceeds,
September 04, 2026The United Nations on Friday voted for a shift away from the 16th-century Mercator global map towards one more accurately reflecting countries'
September 04, 2026Tesla's race to deploy Cybercab robotaxis will put regulatory limits to the test as the EV maker begins paid rides in the sporty, two-seaters that run
September 04, 2026Between a strong jobs report Friday that adds to the case for U.S. interest-rate hikes and a novel threat from President Donald Trump to stop
September 04, 2026Israel's military has cleared Hezbollah fighters holed up in tunnels under the strategic Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon,
September 04, 2026The U.S.
September 04, 2026A Tennessee factory that Washington had hoped to protect as part of a push to safeguard the U.S. semiconductor supply chain is at
September 04, 2026UN votes to adopt new map that makes our world look very different
September 04, 2026Officer fired amid investigations after K-9 use-of-force, custody death
September 04, 2026Opposition from the United States and Russia has raised doubts that countries meeting in Geneva will on Friday agree on a document that could pave the
September 04, 2026The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking additional public comments as it tries to redefine the scope of the nation’s bedrock clean water law to significantly limit the wetlands it covers
September 04, 2026A handful of U.S. farmers are looking at a new solution to extreme weather
September 04, 2026The people who stretch a person’s sense of humanity may be the ones no algorithm currently selects.
September 04, 2026A new study shows what microbes and odors on human skin appeal to different species of mosquitoes.
September 04, 2026Search engines, social media and AI models can be made as safe and reliable as bridges and water supplies.
September 04, 2026The U.S.
September 04, 2026During the height of the summer outbreak of cyclosporiasis, Dea Lancaster set aside her usual duties as nurse coordinator at Michigan's
September 04, 2026Citadel has held talks to buy U.S. oil production assets, as the hedge fund and commodities trader considers expanding further into owning physical assets,
September 04, 2026China's state-owned shipping giant COSCO rejected allegations it used concealed equipment on its vessels to collect intelligence for Beijing, calling the claims "totally
September 04, 2026How often do you fart? This smart flatulence underwear can tell you that and more
September 04, 2026Hawaii and Florida top list of best US beaches for 2026, according to ‘Dr. Beach’
May 21, 2026Civil rights groups in South Africa are calling for a pause on building more data centers until their use of water, land and electricity is investigated
September 04, 2026‘Biggest surprise of my life’: Denmark’s largest Viking Age silver hoard discovered in backyard
September 04, 2026‘Extremely rare event:’ Miles-long microalgae bloom knocks out most of Israel’s desalination plants
September 04, 2026A swarm of rogue OpenAI agents hijacked a German website this spring and transformed it into a bulletin board for other AI
September 04, 2026This city is one of the world’s most important AI hubs. It’s not where you’d expect
September 04, 2026Igor Sechin, chief of Russia’s top oil producer Rosneft, said on Thursday that China, not OPEC, has stabilized global oil markets by reducing crude imports by 5.5
September 04, 2026Some Chinese rare earth suppliers are declining to ship to the U.S. for fear of
September 04, 2026French Health Minister Stephanie Rist said on Friday that there were around 7,000 excess deaths recorded during the blistering heatwaves that hit the country this summer as
September 04, 2026Two people were pulled out alive on Friday from a tunnel linked to a hydropower station on the Trishuli River, nine days after a ice, rock and mud slide swept through a
September 04, 2026South Korea and the United States are discussing semiconductor investments in the U.S. as part of broader bilateral talks, a Seoul official told
September 04, 2026An army of experts in a WhatsApp group is guiding rescue workers scouring a Nepali valley after
September 04, 2026Tesla said on Thursday it was offering rides in "limited areas of Austin, Texas" in its two-seater Cybercab, a
September 03, 2026Elon Musk sent dozens of self-driving Cybercabs missing steering wheels and brake pedals onto Austin, Texas, streets Thursday in a bet Americans will get over their fears of “no control” rides and hop inside
September 04, 2026An EU ban on animal products from Brazil that took effect on Thursday affects Brazilian exports worth about $1.84 billion annually, mainly beef and poultry, as the bloc seeks
September 04, 2026President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that an investigation would determine what caused a dispute between two of Ukraine's security agencies to escalate into a shootout in
September 04, 2026Average U.S. diesel prices jumped to record highs on Thursday, as a global supply crunch intensified after renewed hostilities between the U.S. and
September 04, 2026A supervisor overseeing background checks warned last year that Immigration and Customs Enforcement was hiring scores of new officers without basic vetting, violating federal rules and putting the agency at risk of misconduct
September 04, 2026The Trump administration pressured U.S. space companies not to attend a high-profile global space summit in Paris organized by President
September 04, 2026BASF sued Apple on Thursday, accusing the iPhone maker of infringing the German chemical company's patented face authentication technology in many iPhone and
September 04, 2026A federal appeals court said a council created by Congress to help the U.S. commerce secretary manage the nation's fisheries exercised unconstitutional powers,
September 03, 2026OpenAI said on Thursday it would commit $1 billion in subsidized access to its AI cybersecurity tools, training and technical support for organizations that protect critical
September 04, 2026The Trump administration has stalled a study that would help identify industries dumping harmful PFAS chemicals in wastewater, two former officials say
September 04, 2026Brazil’s government and exporters of meat, poultry, eggs, honey and other animal products were scrambling Thursday after a European Union deadline passed for suspending imports over concerns about the use of antibiotics and antimicrobial drugs in livestock
September 04, 2026The Trump administration is allowing construction of a state-federal project aimed at preventing invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes to move forward
September 04, 2026Vance says Iran conflict isn’t a ‘war,’ even as he refuses to say when it will end
September 04, 2026Fact check: Vance repeats Trump’s fictional ‘$19 trillion’ investment figure
September 04, 2026Oura, the maker of smart wearable Oura Ring, filed the paperwork for its U.S. initial public offering on Thursday, revealing a revenue surge and adding to a growing list of consumer
September 04, 2026President Donald Trump falsely claimed on Wednesday that U.S. banks are not allowed to do business in Canada
September 04, 2026OpenAI on Thursday unveiled a new artificial intelligence model it calls its best yet but cautioned that it also sometimes attempts to evade human
September 04, 2026The U.S. Forest Service is closing 23 research stations in more than a dozen states as part of an organizational overhaul under President Donald Trump
September 04, 2026Two more beluga whales have died at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, including one that was moved in mid-August as part of an international effort to rescue Canada's last captive whales
September 04, 2026Researchers have been honored for their quirky, imaginative contributions to science at the 36th annual Ig Nobel Prizes
September 03, 2026Kentucky students learn healthy habits and lifesaving skills through Heart Association program
September 04, 2026Edouard’s flood threat finally wanes after dumping 20+ inches on east Texas
August 31, 2026Nvidia on Thursday said Lenovo and Acer will launch the first Windows PCs powered by its RTX Spark chip in October, as the chip giant pushes to bring AI capabilities directly to
September 03, 2026Visitors help track monarch migration at Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge
September 04, 2026The Pentagon is temporarily rescinding recently published clinical guidance for a new, mandatory testosterone deficiency screening
September 03, 2026A government report finds that the U.S. Secret Service faced several drone-related incidents without updating its protection policies or documenting reasons it didn't
September 03, 2026Out-of-state drivers owe Maryland nearly $1 billion in unpaid tolls
September 04, 2026Family's journey inspires new Ohio program to fight pediatric cancer
September 04, 2026Injured snapping turtle released back into the wild
September 04, 2026Brazil’s Senate has approved a bill to regulate the exploration of critical minerals, including rare earths, marking a step toward exploiting its vast reserves
September 03, 2026Tesla keeps hyping robotaxis as its future. But it’s trailing rival Waymo in a field yet to prove profitable
September 03, 2026Syria has begun destroying the remnants of a clandestine Assad-era chemical weapons program that it recovered in May, the first such destruction in a decade, a Syrian envoy
September 03, 2026Nvidia will buy popular developer platform Hugging Face for $12.93 billion, using its growing AI war chest to expand its
September 03, 2026A Lebanese man held in Israel has been released, marking the first such handover since the Israel-Hezbollah conflict began six months ago
September 03, 2026France has recorded its hottest summer since measurements began over a century ago, according to the environment minister
September 03, 2026Nvidia is buying artificial intelligence software platform Hugging Face for $13 billion
September 03, 2026A plan by the Environmental Protection Agency could make it harder for the public to learn about and comment on proposed AI data centers that have sparked a backlash in communities across the country and become a key election issue
September 03, 2026Six bear cubs killed on Tahoe roads in two weeks, Bear League says
September 03, 2026Some stars turn into black holes at the end of their lifespans, once they stop burning the fuel in their cores.
September 03, 2026Two Mercury-bound spacecraft are in the home stretch of their nearly decade-long voyage
September 03, 2026The Trump administration has been fighting with California officials over offshore oil projects and the state's coastal commission, which works to protect the state's shores
September 03, 2026Anthropic is still considered a "Supply Chain Risk" by the U.S. defense department and defense industry, the under secretary of defense for research and
September 03, 2026Nvidia inks $13 billion deal to buy the AI startup that was hacked by OpenAI
September 03, 2026(Corrects location in WHO modelling estimate in paragraph 19 to South Sudan from Kinshasa.)
September 03, 2026Humanoid robots working on factory floors, AI models challenging global rivals and electric-vehicle plants
September 03, 2026When penguin colonies are surrounded by sea ice, the penguins tend to eat more fish, rather than krill. And colonies that eat more fish are more successful at sustaining their numbers.
September 03, 2026These apps and software programs could provide access to lifesaving screening – if researchers can find a way to remove the baked-in bias.
September 03, 2026It’s a top guest complaint but many hotels can’t fix it
September 03, 2026When it comes to transportation, there’s a hidden danger in choosing what feels safer.
September 03, 2026The BepiColombo mission begins its arrival at Mercury after nearly 8 years
September 03, 2026Just one drink a day may increase the risk of dying from numerous cancers
September 03, 2026Japanese scientist Hideki Shirakawa, co-winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize in chemistry, has died at 90
September 03, 2026France has begun tests on two cars to better assess Tesla's FSD advanced driver assistance system, French Minister of Transport Philippe Tabarot said, in
September 03, 2026Less than a year ago, Texas Governor Greg Abbott hailed Texas as the "epicenter of AI development."
September 03, 2026The El Niño weather phenomenon is set to intensify further into 2027 and could be the strongest ever, raising risks of extreme weather into next year, the
September 03, 2026U.S. Health Secretary Robert F.
September 03, 2026More than 2,000 people in Finland are participating in the largest civil defense drill in Europe since the end of World War II
September 03, 2026Heatwaves from June 18 through August 16 caused 2,935 excess deaths in Belgium, or 22.6% excess mortality, public health body Sciensano said in a report on Thursday.
September 03, 2026Oil prices hit fresh six-week highs on Thursday after new U.S. strikes on Iran and renewed Israeli threats against Tehran heightened concerns about
September 03, 2026Floods hit a historic Grand Canyon lodge. It’s the second park landmark affected by a natural disaster in the past year
September 03, 2026A group of farmers has been working to preserve Gaza's native crops by rebuilding a local seed bank that was destroyed during
September 03, 2026President Donald Trump's administration has threatened to cut federal agencies' support for the Smithsonian, marking its latest escalation against the institution.
September 03, 2026China's Ministry of Natural Resources conducted a survey of waters east of Taiwan last month that it said would help it create "one map" for territorial planning
September 03, 2026Stormy weather can send the Pacific Ocean flooding into people's homes in small, remote island nations
September 03, 2026Texas authorities have rescued dozens of people from stranded cars, homes surrounded by floodwaters and an assisted living facility as former Tropical Storm Edouard lingered over rural parts of the state
September 02, 2026The Trump administration cut funds for natural hazards monitoring in Nepal
September 03, 2026Intan Permatasari's mother simply couldn't refuse her daughter's pleas for food.
September 03, 2026Federal judge blocks Trump’s newest attempt to crack down on birthright citizenship
September 03, 2026Nation’s largest school district bans AI in the classroom through 8th grade
September 03, 2026Appalling AI menu pictures keep going viral. But what makes them so revolting?
September 03, 2026Nscale is telling prospective investors it has about $103 billion of total contracted revenue ahead of an initial public offering that could come as soon as this month, The
September 03, 2026The U.S.
September 03, 2026OpenAI told two House Democrats that its engineers are developing “automated shutdown capabilities” for AI systems, according to a company letter
September 03, 2026Authorities say a 19-year-old gunman forced his way into a Virginia elementary school and shot a staff member before killing himself
September 02, 2026New York City officials announced a one-year moratorium on students using artificial intelligence in public elementary and middle schools, the latest step by public
September 03, 2026Several international energy firms, including Eni, GE Vernova and Chevron committed on Wednesday to project expansions to boost oil
September 02, 2026The Trump administration is backing OpenAI over the New York Times in a closely watched case over how it builds its AI technology using millions of news articles
September 03, 2026Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed more than 3,000 people out of more than 6,100 confirmed cases
September 02, 2026Tasmanian tiger skull shows it was different than any living mammal
September 03, 2026Scientists have discovered an enormous 10-sided wave pattern in the icy ammonia clouds over Saturn's south pole
September 03, 2026Leading U.S. medical groups are urging people to get updated flu and COVID-19 vaccinations this fall
September 02, 2026A Democratic U.S. senator has pressed Capital One Financial for details about an internal anti-money-laundering review that the bank said last month led it
September 02, 2026Brent crude prices settled 1% higher in a volatile session on Wednesday, driven by renewed military strikes between the U.S. and Iran that have
September 02, 2026Swim instructor recounts rare river otter attack, receiving 38 stitches
September 03, 2026U.S.
September 02, 2026Artificial intelligence company Anthropic is giving retailers blueprints to build shopping and merchant agents on Claude, it announced on Wednesday, as
September 02, 2026The U.S. urged G20 countries on Wednesday to develop rules governing how AI companies use copyrighted material to
September 02, 2026The Trump administration has filed a brief supporting OpenAI in its dispute with the New York Times and other newspapers over the company's use of their work to
September 02, 2026Family grieves husky found dead in backyard construction hole
September 02, 2026Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's lead over right-wing challenger Senator Flavio Bolsonaro narrowed further ahead of October's election, a Quaest poll
September 02, 2026Brazil’s top electoral court has set new standards for identifying AI-generated deepfakes in political ads
September 02, 2026The head of the World Health Organization on Wednesday said the Ebola response needs to be scaled up to tackle the outbreak in the Democratic Republic
September 02, 2026Schools reopened this week in areas of Democratic Republic of Congo hardest hit by Ebola, after authorities
September 02, 2026The benchmark S&P 500 and the blue-chip Dow indexes opened marginally higher on Wednesday, as investors weighed renewed U.S.-Iran clashes against signs of strength in the AI trade.
September 02, 2026Officers save choking 3-month-old baby by using LifeVac device
September 02, 2026Iowa officials warn of rising kratom deaths as Gov. Reynolds calls for total ban
September 02, 2026Respiratory virus season has arrived. Here’s what to know about flu, Covid-19 and RSV vaccines this fall
September 02, 2026The risk of power outages is expected to escalate across a broad swath of the United States on Wednesday as intense heat will test the capacity of electricity
September 02, 2026In June, a secretive unmanned Chinese spaceplane closely monitored by U.S. military analysts released a small satellite
September 02, 2026Scientists give caterpillars haircuts and put them in a room isolated from sound to figure out how they’re able to hear without ears.
September 02, 2026No, the US Space Academy wouldn’t be a real-life Starfleet Academy. But what it would be is still a little unclear.
September 02, 2026Dating apps have given an ancient profession, confidence scamming, a high-tech boost.
September 02, 2026Targeted grazing is gaining interest as fire risk rises, particularly in hard-to-manage areas of the Western US. But it isn’t always as simple as it seems.
September 02, 2026From intense psychological trauma to exposure to neurotoxic dust, first responders at ground zero continue to confront significant physical and mental health risks.
September 02, 2026In closely contested House and Senate races, even a small shift in union votes could influence the outcome.
September 02, 2026If you’re looking to reduce your gas bills but buying an electric vehicle just isn’t for you, the 2026 Hyundai Tucson Plug-in Hybrid or 2026 Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid might be a smart solution
September 02, 2026Authorities are investigating two incidents in Germany as possible sabotage, with one also linked to terrorism
September 02, 2026Tesla is set to hold an event for its purpose-built robotaxi Cybercab in Austin, Texas, on Thursday, amid much fanfare, as well as questions about regulatory hurdles
September 02, 2026A new wave of strikes in the Iran war this week has seen energy prices surge once again, adding fuel to the selloff across world bond markets as investors brace for a
September 02, 2026Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel said on Wednesday he sees significant opportunities for the conglomerate from the buildout of AI data centers, after
September 02, 2026This university built an AI curriculum before ChatGPT. Now it wants to help other schools do the same
September 02, 2026The attempted attack in Leipzig had all the hallmarks of state-sponsored terrorism, the European Union's foreign policy chief
September 02, 2026Video shows heavy rain and gusty winds in southeast Texas as Tropical Storm Edouard swept through the area. Edouard has weakened to a tropical depression after making landfall Tuesday afternoon near the border of Texas and Louisiana.
August 31, 2026The Indian government is facing fierce opposition on proposed food warning labels from both health experts and food giants - activists say many items will
September 02, 2026The number of deaths in Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak has surpassed 3,000, government data showed on Wednesday, as the country's worst-ever epidemic continues
September 02, 2026U.S. tech giants are flooding the euro zone bond market to fund huge AI investments, potentially crowding out other borrowers, pushing up financing costs even for
September 02, 2026Taiwanese companies are planning another $20 billion of investments in the U.S. driven by demand for AI applications, the island's economy minister said on Wednesday without
September 02, 2026Fishermen in Italy have shifted from incinerating invasive Atlantic blue crabs to commercializing them
September 02, 2026Germany successfully tested an Israeli ballistic missile in the North Atlantic overnight, military officials said on Wednesday, as Western powers scramble to acquire long-
September 02, 2026The company that owns two historic schooners that sank near Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal two months ago hasn't decided what to do with them yet
September 02, 2026Ukrainian schools are adapting to wartime conditions as the conflict with Russia continues
September 01, 2026British banks are increasingly pledging higher-risk assets such as loans linked to high-interest store cards and vehicle
September 02, 2026Global temperature rises are set to exceed the key threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) "within a few years", the UN's environmental body said on
September 02, 2026The former Tropical Storm Edouard weakened into a depression while unleashing heavy rains and strong winds on parts of Texas
September 01, 2026The story of the U.S. is intertwined with its military history, from its creation in 1776 to the expansion of its physical borders to its role in the global political and economic order
September 02, 2026In a strategic retreat, the United Nations concedes that Earth has lost its chance to prevent some of the worst impacts of global warming
September 02, 2026The flash floods in Nepal were only the latest in an accelerating series of disasters that have battered the Himalayas in recent years
September 02, 2026Rescue teams are continuing to search for thousands of people still missing after last week's catastrophic flooding in Nepal and China, as the death toll exceeded 1,000
September 01, 2026As extreme heat and poor monsoon rains result in more demand for power in India for cooling and pumping out groundwater for agriculture, India is managing to meet its power needs
September 02, 2026While Nvidia is synonymous with the AI boom, a lesser-known group of power and cooling equipment suppliers is cashing in on a global data centre construction
September 02, 2026With the help of thunderstorms and everyday fiber-optic cables, these scientists are revealing a hidden world underground.
August 21, 2026The U.S. pressed G20 members on Tuesday to take a hands-off approach to AI regulation and avoid creating rules for
September 02, 2026Brazil's Congress on Tuesday approved a bill exempting data-center-related equipment from federal taxes, part of the government's plan to lure such projects to the country
September 02, 2026A Honduran court has dropped charges against former President Juan Orlando Hernandez over fraud and money laundering, judiciary
September 02, 2026President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday filed what it said was the first lawsuit of its kind seeking to block public schools in Kansas City, Kansas,
September 02, 2026EU antitrust regulators are seeking feedback from publishers on Google's proposal to let them opt out of AI search without affecting their rankings in
September 02, 2026When Brazilian customs agents opened jars of dulce de leche aboard a tourist bus arriving from Paraguay in April, they discovered hundreds of vials
August 31, 2026The Justice Department says it has seized more than $560,000 in cryptocurrency donations intended for Hamas
September 02, 2026The U.S.
September 02, 2026Ex-safety director sentenced in fatal hyperbaric chamber explosion
September 02, 2026The Trump administration won backing from all G20 financial leaders except China's on Tuesday to act against "non-
September 01, 2026Amazon's Zoox and Alphabet's Waymo on Tuesday separately announced expansions of their driverless ride-hailing operations into new U.S. cities, weeks after Zoox started paid
September 02, 2026OpenAI has determined that one of its upcoming models is so capable it requires additional safety measures before it can be launched.
September 02, 2026Syria was constructing a nuclear reactor in Deir el-Zour under ousted former President Bashar Assad
September 01, 2026Nestle will sell its mainstream vitamin brands to private equity firm Yellow Wood Partners for $1 billion, it said on Tuesday, as CEO Philipp Navratil tightens the company's
September 01, 2026USPS whistleblower describes new plans for voting by mail hidden from the public
September 01, 2026The U.N. nuclear watchdog has resolved its outstanding questions from an investigation into secret nuclear activities in Syria under the Assad family's
September 01, 2026Woman attacked by otter while swimming in Lake Tahoe, receives nearly 40 stitches
September 02, 2026A new academic year has started across Congo despite concerns by parents and teachers that the Ebola outbreak still poses risks to children in the epicenter
September 01, 2026Researchers are catching a wide range of sharks off New York’s Hamptons and outfitting them with small trackers as they seek to understand more about one of the world’s few confirmed great white shark nurseries
September 01, 2026Chinese consumer electronics company TCL sued South Korea's Samsung in Los Angeles federal court, accusing its rival of falsely advertising some televisions as
September 01, 2026Alligator on Central Florida highway causes chain-reaction crash, leaving woman dead
September 01, 2026Tesla's supervised self-driving technology recorded 4.1 times fewer collisions than manually driven Tesla cars in the five European countries where it is permitted, the
September 01, 2026Oil prices jumped about 4% to a one-week high on Tuesday as a resumption in fighting between the U.S. and Iran renewed fears of supply disruptions from
September 01, 2026A whistleblower told Congress that the U.S.
September 01, 2026Scientists extracted DNA from mummified cheetah remains and made a surprising discovery
February 20, 2026Digital reconstruction reveals the face of ‘Little Foot,’ a nearly 4 million-year-old human ancestor
March 07, 2026U.S. job openings increased in July amid a surge in manufacturing vacancies, but weak hiring suggested the labor market remained in a holding pattern.
September 01, 2026CoorsTek brings the Coors family back to its roots in downtown Golden, Colorado
September 01, 2026Tropical Storm Edouard has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to gain strength before bringing potentially heavy rains and flooding into parts of Texas and Louisiana
August 31, 2026The U.S. on Tuesday pressed G20 members to take a hands-off approach to AI regulation and avoid creating new rules for the technology
September 01, 2026The Himalayan region faces severe risks from future glacial floods, a senior U.N. official has warned, as the death toll from last week's flood in Nepal,
September 01, 2026Clear communication is the secret sauce to safe and effective treatment.
September 01, 2026Israeli special forces captured a Hamas militant leader in a raid in Gaza City on Tuesday while Israeli air strikes meant to protect those troops killed
September 01, 2026Historical events hold lessons about collaboration and competition in space that could inform how experts plan for the discovery of life beyond Earth.
September 01, 2026Public interest technology ensures that public policies are implemented in ways that change people’s lives.
September 01, 2026A submersible vessel has joined the search for 20 people missing for two days following a ferry disaster off the coast of Cyprus
September 01, 2026A ‘green’ building has to last for its intentionally small carbon footprint to pay off. That includes surviving flood, storm or wildfire damage.
September 01, 2026Drone pilot Manish Maharjan has helped rescue teams in Nepal find people missing after last week’s catastrophic floods
September 01, 2026Deadly floods that wiped out a tenth of Nepal's electricity generation capacity last week have cast doubt on the
September 01, 2026A rising number of women have never been screened for cervical cancer. Here are the risks
September 01, 2026Brazilian authorities are grappling with how to keep AI from undermining the country's hotly contested election, as AI-generated content floods voters'
September 01, 2026The percentage of parents and caregivers in the United States refusing a standard vitamin K shot for infants at birth has accelerated sharply this year
September 01, 2026More than a month after flames tore through Serbia's Deliblatska Pescara reserve, foresters are facing tough choices as they work on plans to restore
September 01, 2026Data centers have requested roughly as much electricity across the middle swath of the United States as it takes to power every home in the country, but much of that demand may be
September 01, 2026A school in Thailand where a student went on a deadly shooting rampage three weeks ago reopened on Tuesday amid heightened security,
September 01, 2026Chinese rescue teams worked through the night and frequent rain to restore the last stretch of the sole road leading to the Gyirong border
September 01, 2026Nations that lead the development of open-source technology will have a strategic edge for decades to come.
August 12, 2026By Deepa Seetharaman SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 31 - OpenAI denied Apple's allegations of trade secret theft on Monday, saying the iPhone maker failed to show any confidential information was stolen by former
September 01, 2026Global factory activity was humming last month as surging demand for AI hardware kept Asian factories busy while new orders in
September 01, 2026The sole pipeline that supplies water for millions of Grand Canyon visitors was badly damaged by weekend flash flooding, setting up a tricky repair scenario and upending a yearslong construction project to upgrade the line
September 01, 2026An Australian judge said he may order Tesla to give an independent expert access to its internal engineering platforms as part of a class action against the
September 01, 2026Mount Sinabung in Indonesia has erupted, spewing black ash and smoke into the sky over Sumatra island
August 31, 2026The White House on Monday released terms of the U.S.-Venezuela oil deal with North American Blue Energy Partners.
September 01, 2026U.S. companies Chevron and GE Vernova, India's ONGC, Italy's Eni and Colombia's GeoPark are on track to sign final agreements
August 31, 2026U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that ExxonMobil, the largest U.S. oil major, was among a group of companies planning to do business in Venezuela.
September 01, 2026(This Aug 31 story has been republished, with no changes to text.)
September 01, 2026State Farm was sued on Monday by Los Angeles County, which accused the largest U.S. home insurer of mishandling claims by victims of the January 2025 wildfires
September 01, 2026Two groups of researchers are defending the view that the Monte Verde archaeological site in Chile was occupied by ancient hunter-gatherers about 14,500 years ago
September 01, 2026The European Commission on Monday said ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox will need to adhere to the EU regulations for very large online platforms and search engines.
August 31, 2026Congo’s authorities report that the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has topped 6,000 cases with 2,911 deaths
August 31, 2026Hackers leak sensitive law enforcement files stolen from the DOJ
September 01, 2026DEA makes kratom-related compounds Schedule I substances on an emergency basis
September 01, 2026(This Aug 27 story has been republished to change the image with no changes to text.)
August 28, 2026The highest-ranking officer in the U.S. military says there are no plans to send troops to polling places during November’s midterm congressional elections
August 31, 2026Tina Cordova to address United Nations
August 31, 2026Ukraine racing to develop new interceptors as Russian drones and missiles ravage the country
August 31, 2026Kalshi permanently banned former U.S. congressman George Santos from its platform on Monday and imposed a penalty of $71,356, citing insider trading.
August 31, 2026A massive long-term oil deal expected to grant the U.S. access to a fifth of Venezuela's crude reserves has energy experts and lawyers questioning its legality and
August 31, 2026Meta has agreed to improve how it verifies the age of users of its platforms such as Facebook and Instagram as part of an $18 billion legal
August 31, 2026A new study highlights the life-saving role of air conditioning
August 31, 2026Nvidia said on Monday it was investing $3.5 billion in Taiwan's MediaTek, the latest deal to widen the U.S. chipmaker's financial ties across the AI industry.
August 31, 2026Imagine a world where AI-powered trading is so prevalent, fast and effective that the Federal Reserve must give two news conferences, one for
August 31, 2026Israeli airstrikes killed at least five Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Monday, health officials said.
August 31, 2026Six months into the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, Washington may find it harder to calm jittery oil
August 31, 2026The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has passed the 6,000 mark, government data showed on Monday.
August 31, 2026The Pentagon said on Monday it secured seven-year agreements with General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS) and Lockheed Martin to increase missile
August 31, 2026Burned out cars. Rubble from flattened buildings strewn along deserted streets.
August 31, 2026As rescuers in Nepal struggle to find hundreds of workers in the tunnels that were buried in last week's flooding, attention has focus on where to rebuild crucial hydropower projects
August 31, 2026India must uphold a water-sharing treaty with Pakistan it suspended amid bilateral tensions and must limit work on an hydroelectric plant it is building in the Kashmir
August 31, 2026A group of 6,000 young American elms in Vermont could help save one of the country’s most iconic trees
August 31, 2026Viewing trust as behaviors, not feelings, can help explain why some heed Aaron Rodgers’ advice over Dr. Fauci’s – and what experts can do about it.
August 31, 2026From eggs and jalapenos to dog food, granola and pet turtles – it seems like you can catch a Salmonella infection from just about anything these days.
August 31, 2026Some animal species have their eyes positioned on their heads differently than how people do – and it comes with pluses and minuses for how they see.
August 31, 2026Scientists studied active matter systems by racing worms through tubes – to unexpected results.
August 31, 2026Data center water line leak wastes over 3 million gallons, city issues violations
August 31, 2026Scientists went to the heart of the El Niño pattern to learn from living and fossil corals. The results show El Niño’s intensifying coincides with global warming.
August 28, 2026Lockheed Martin has touted the pinpoint accuracy of its Precision Strike Missile
August 31, 2026Advanced AI threatens the world’s financial system, watchdog says
August 31, 2026A long bath in brine is how deli meat gets its taste, texture and shelf life.
August 17, 2026Is it safe to eat lettuce yet? What to know as cyclosporiasis outbreak lingers
August 31, 2026Japanese automakers Nissan and Honda are going to jointly develop computer parts and software for vehicles set to enter the market in fiscal 2029
August 31, 2026Japan’s Defense Ministry has disclosed details of an 8.9 trillion yen ($55.6 billion) budget request for the next fiscal year that officials say will increase significantly after the government adopts new security and defense plans later in the year
August 31, 2026(This Aug 31 story has been refiled to replace the video, with no changes to text.)
August 31, 2026Financial Stability Board Chair Andrew Bailey said on Monday that the impact of AI on cyber risk was the most immediate concern for the global financial
August 31, 2026One person has died and about 15 people are missing or unaccounted for after a major flash flood at the Grand Canyon
August 31, 2026A massive heat dome is bringing storms to the Northeast, and causing sweltering temperatures heading into fall
August 30, 2026As Indonesia's wildfire season intensifies, authorities are on high alert as they work to contain the damage and avoid the devastation that hit the
August 31, 2026Russia sees NATO activity in the Arctic as a direct security threat, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an article published on Monday, as the alliance
August 31, 2026Three months before a wall of water, mud and rock killed hundreds when it hurtled down a Himalayan valley
August 30, 2026Plans in one of Texas’ largest counties to use dozens fewer polling location than previous years is drawing protests from Democrats who say the reductions could create confusion in the November midterm elections
August 31, 2026Forecasters say Hurricane Karina has become a major hurricane in the Pacific Ocean, but poses no immediate threat to land
August 30, 2026Ukraine's former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov is seeking U.S. investment for a defence technology fund, he said in an interview with the Financial Times that was published on
August 31, 2026Iceland's voters have rejected a referendum to restart negotiations to join the European Union
August 30, 2026‘It feels like early Covid’: The messy scramble to regulate AI
August 30, 2026His daughter’s body was found in the ‘Texas Killing Fields’ decades ago. Now he’ll face a man charged in her death
August 30, 2026NASA began a new mission to probe some of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics and cosmology with the launch on Sunday of
August 30, 2026What is ragweed? And why does it cause allergies in the late summer?
August 30, 2026State constitutions play a growing role in American politics. But turning to such documents to recognize rights and liberties is not a new project – nor is it an entirely liberal one.
August 11, 2026NASA launches ‘discovery machine’ to unravel the invisible universe
August 30, 2026Brazil’s black market for weight-loss drugs is booming. Smugglers are cashing in
August 30, 2026Rescuers in Nepal and China raced on Sunday to find thousands of people missing after a
August 30, 2026The devastating flash floods in the Himalayan region swept so many people downstream that authorities in one Nepalese district have begun burying bodies in temporary graves before they can be identified
August 30, 2026NASA’s newest space telescope has blasted off on a quest to find planets around other stars and explore the hidden universe
August 30, 2026Young Massachusetts voters agree that 80-year-old U.S. Sen. Ed Markey stumbled when asked during a debate how he uses artificial intelligence
August 30, 2026On Sunday morning, Jais, a farmer in Ketapang, West Kalimantan on Borneo island - the province hardest-hit by raging
August 30, 2026What it’s like to live with – and lose – a loved one with CTE
August 30, 2026A geologist explains how thawing permafrost and melting ice are increasing the risk of destructive floods in the Himalayas and other high mountain regions around the world.
August 29, 2026An encounter with NASA’s game-changing ‘starglasses’
August 29, 2026The Himalayas are unpredictable. But countries are building there like never before
August 29, 2026Trump is staking out extreme positions on White House secrecy, legal experts say
August 29, 2026Matt Errico was sitting on the toilet when he heard noises in his Colorado home.
August 29, 2026Mayor Robert Morris of Cave Creek, Arizona, is worried about more water shortages from the severely depleted Colorado River
August 29, 2026A drought in the western U.S. has devastated wildlands, dried up food sources and sent bears wandering along city sidewalks and into homes and shops in search of food.
August 29, 2026Climate change has become a less prominent election-year issue for Democrats as voters say concerns such as affordability are more pressing
August 29, 2026Why it can take time and effort to find the right meds to help mental health
August 29, 2026Two cities have found a relatively novel way to reduce high-speed crashes by rewarding law-abiding drivers rather than just punishing the lead-footed ones
August 29, 2026The threat of a lake formed after a glacier collapse bursting near the China-Nepal border where a devastating flood occurred earlier this week has decreased, Chinese
August 29, 2026OpenAI said on Friday that it plans to stop providing AI models to Cursor, the coding-tool company now owned by Elon Musk's SpaceX, marking a
August 29, 2026President Donald Trump on Friday announced an unprecedented U.S. push to take control of a fifth of Venezuela's vast oil reserves, betting that American companies
August 29, 2026The recent announcement of Pennsylvania’s first measles-related deaths in decades has ignited a public feud among politicians and health officials who disagree over the role of the contagious disease in the fatalities
August 29, 2026Surge in sick sea lions prompts investigation
August 29, 2026Orphaned bear cub treated for beanbag round wound
August 29, 2026Plaskett Fire near Gorda surges past 2,700 acres as Highway 1 stays closed
August 29, 2026American diplomats and at least some of their family members are beginning to return to U.S. embassies in the Middle East
August 29, 2026U.S. officials are correcting earlier statements that several government agencies were hacked by Chinese hackers, now saying that the
August 29, 2026RFK Jr. and Josh Shapiro feud over measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania
August 28, 2026E-cigarette maker Juul Labs has received U.S. permission to sell an updated version of its vaping device
August 29, 2026A family's weekend at lake turns into carbon monoxide nightmare
August 29, 2026Canada poaches dozens of US academics as Trump administration tightens university funding
August 29, 2026U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order on Friday creating a U.S.
August 28, 2026Smartphones and social media have transformed journalism by producing a torrent of photos and videos of almost anything that happens where people are present, from holidays to
August 28, 2026A federal judge on Friday declined to immediately block U.S.
August 28, 2026(Corrects last paragraph to say it is the Navy's longest deployment, not the longest deployment for the USS Gerald R.
August 27, 2026The Artemis II astronauts who flew around the moon earlier this year have received the nation's highest space honor
August 29, 2026There could be toxins in your baby’s diaper — and it’s not poop
August 29, 2026SpaceX has pulled off its biggest salvage operation yet, recovering its most recently launched Starship from the Indian Ocean
August 28, 2026Over the past 50 years, the Gibbon Conservation Center has become a globally recognized institution dedicated to the care and well-being of gibbons
August 22, 2026The European Central Bank should embrace blockchain technology to safeguard its role at the heart of the financial system, ECB board member Isabel Schnabel
August 28, 2026Nathan Cofnas, the U.S. academic who accused late Cambridge University professor Jason Arday of plagiarism, has been allowed to resume some of his work at
August 28, 2026The Cambodian government has claimed a milestone in its fight against the scam industry accused of stealing billions of dollars from victims around the world, with officials saying
August 28, 2026Black lung rates soar in Appalachia, residents say more needs to be done
August 28, 2026Coffee culture is a class at University of Kentucky
August 28, 2026A respected drug and mental health institute in the Netherlands is warning about potentially lethal ecstasy pills shaped like U.S. President Donald Trump's head
August 28, 2026President Donald Trump marks an awkward moment in his second White House term as the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran reaches the six-month mark
August 28, 2026An inspection contractor found a chemical tank at a Washington state paper mill was unfit for service 10 months before its fatal failure in May
August 28, 2026With the snip of a gene, scientists hope to erase high cholesterol for life
August 28, 2026Congo government figures show that the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has spread to two new health zones in eastern Congo
August 28, 2026Nepal’s disaster management authority said the number of people reported missing after a flash flood along the Himalayan border between Nepal and China has doubled to 1,924
August 28, 2026Nepal is monitoring two lakes upstream of the flood zone where hundreds died on Wednesday, an official with Nepal's Disaster Management Authority said.
August 28, 2026FDA approves updated Covid-19 vaccines
August 28, 2026A team of historians, archaeologists and forensic anthropologists is trying to identify 15 German soldiers who were unceremoniously dumped in a ditch after trying to help the British capture Philadelphia.
August 28, 2026For some illnesses, shorter courses of antibiotics work just as well as longer ones, but researchers are still working out the ideal timescales for many infections – and it may not line up with when you feel better.
August 28, 2026Uncertainty is part of the scientific process, and it’s not a bad thing – it’s where future discoveries can happen.
August 28, 2026Stephane Bancel, CEO of Moderna, was at a Lebanese restaurant celebrating a friend’s birthday late on August 13 when he got the call.
August 28, 2026Why living downstream from a glacier has become a deadly liability
August 28, 2026(This Aug 27 story has been republished, with no changes to text.)
August 28, 2026As a measles outbreak escalates in Pennsylvania’s Amish Country, exposures rattle people at risk
August 28, 2026A beloved New Orleans hospital building where doctors and nurses heroically treated patients without electricity after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 is poised for redevelopment
August 28, 2026A federal judge has ruled in favor of artificial intelligence company Anthropic in its legal battle against the Pentagon
August 28, 2026Authorities in Nepal have stopped rescue operations for the next 90 minutes, an army officer said on Friday, after reports that a dammed lake in the flood-hit region began to
August 28, 2026As researchers investigate how a landslide caused such catastrophic flooding in Nepal, a CNN review of satellite imagery and videos sheds light on how the flood unfolded. CNN's Yahya Abou-Ghazala reports
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