How Founding Father Benjamin Franklin's ideas have helped scientists understand climate change
June 18, 2026
People don’t usually plan to hold onto their old devices, but that’s what many end up doing. Better information about recycling and reselling options could change that.
June 18, 2026
State lines are one way to picture the US, but natural history provides another – one that shows the ancient and living connections running across the landscape.
June 18, 2026
Sunken wreck of WWII ‘hell ship’ used to transport POWs discovered after more than 80 years
June 18, 2026
Workers are facing a preventable and incurable lung disease from a material being used to renovate kitchens in millions of American homes.
June 18, 2026
Alphabet self-driving unit Waymo is recalling nearly 3,900 robotaxis in the U.S. because a software issue could cause the vehicles to enter a closed
June 18, 2026
Points of Light plans to unveil a strategy to boost volunteerism in the U.S. next week at its annual conference
June 18, 2026
The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization and World Food Programme on Thursday appealed for $202 million to help protect 8.8 million people across 22 high-risk
June 18, 2026
A rise in Russian attacks on Ukrainian seaports and vessels could cut monthly grain shipments by as much as a third and have left terminal operators facing
June 18, 2026
Officials say high winds drove a wildfire into an eastern Washington neighborhood, forcing the evacuation of about 1,500 people and destroying at least 15 homes
June 17, 2026
This city had a flooding problem. So it turned to an animal that had been extinct there for 400 years
June 18, 2026
While a city is not a living organism, it behaves very much like one.
June 18, 2026
Average US gas price drops below $4 - barely
June 18, 2026
A fire at a massive warehouse has blackened the skies near downtown Los Angeles, prompting a shelter-in-place order for nearby residents due to the risk of hazardous air
June 18, 2026
Chaiyaporn Arunrasamee hunched over his fishing nets, overlooking the waters of the Andaman Sea, where Thailand's government is proposing an
June 18, 2026
Rising fuel prices driven by the Iran war are boosting demand for new and used electric vehicles across
June 18, 2026
Tropical Storm Arthur has weakened to a low pressure area along the upper Texas coast
June 17, 2026
New York's LaGuardia airport said on Thursday it had reopened a runway that was closed the previous evening to address a pavement issue, the second time in less than a month it has
June 18, 2026
Nippon Steel has seen positive results from efforts to improve operations at U.S.
June 18, 2026
Ancient Sherwood Forest oak tree reputed to have sheltered Robin Hood has died
June 18, 2026
The United Nations’ food agencies warn that acute hunger is set to worsen across 13 global hot spots in the coming months, calling for urgent action
June 17, 2026
The U.S.
June 18, 2026
Tropical Storm Arthur formed near the Texas coast and is expected to bring life-threatening flooding across portions of
June 17, 2026
Mother and baby escape serious injury after truck slams into home
June 18, 2026
The Trump administration says it’s buying back another energy company’s U.S. offshore wind leases for four more wind projects, as it seeks to discourage the expansion of wind energy in favor of fossil fuels
June 17, 2026
Detainees at an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” have been transferred to other facilities, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said, citing concerns related to the hurricane season
June 18, 2026
Major stock indexes fell, bond yields rose and the U.S. dollar extended gains on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve held the benchmark interest
June 17, 2026
How Yuba-Sutter chickens serve on front line against West Nile virus
June 18, 2026
Aurora reservoir water levels only 55% full; Colorado city's storage is well below average
June 18, 2026
Colorado's first rainwater harvesting pilot moves to water court, researchers look to the practice amid drought
June 18, 2026
The Trump administration on Wednesday said it would pay $765 million to power project developer Invenergy to terminate four wind leases off the coasts of New York, California and
June 17, 2026
Federal lawsuit filed against New Mexico over military spouse law license transfers
June 18, 2026
Heat waves do more than dry out vegetation that can easily burn. They also play a role in lightning strikes, particularly dry lightning.
June 18, 2026
Trump’s Justice Department urges court to throw out pollution lawsuit against Elon Musk’s company
June 18, 2026
Pet boarding business where 21 animals died in fire operated illegally, official says
June 18, 2026
Kansas Corpse flower is now in bloom for a short time only
June 18, 2026
Qantas Airways on Wednesday announced London as the first destination for the world's longest non-stop commercial flight, a roughly 20-hour trip
June 17, 2026
Fifteen countries have adopted the Mombasa Declaration to combat illegal fishing, which experts say costs the global economy up to $50 billion annually
June 17, 2026
Volkswagen's plans for a deal with Israeli arms maker Rafael to use its struggling Osnabrueck plant are being complicated by Qatar's
June 17, 2026
NOAA’s Hurricane Hunter fleet is aging. Senators want to make it bigger and newer
June 17, 2026
Group of Seven leaders agreed on Wednesday to step up coordination to cut their countries' reliance on China for critical minerals,
June 17, 2026
A federal judge sent Bayer's proposed $7.25 billion Roundup settlement back to state court on Wednesday, overruling objections from plaintiffs who had
June 17, 2026
Extreme hunger has intensified in 13 "hunger hotspots," and of these Sudan, South Sudan, Yemen, Somalia, Northeast Nigeria and Gaza are at immediate risk of famine without
June 17, 2026
Many steps that are good for clean energy also dovetail with federal priorities, from affordable housing to data centers and rural development.
June 17, 2026
Whenever Ebola comes, some of those stricken choose the road to the nearest hospital
June 17, 2026
Prominent Russian businessman Ilya Traber has been detained in connection with an investigation into a suspected contract killing, Russian media reported on Wednesday.
June 17, 2026
A coalition backed by Big Tech companies
June 17, 2026
Kenya has barred delegates from Taiwan from attending an international conference on oceans in the east African country under pressure from China, Taiwan's government said
June 17, 2026
There are opportunities at every level of the US energy market to save consumers money – if governments, companies, communities and individuals choose to act.
June 17, 2026
Buncombe County rises to 5th in NC for fentanyl death rate, data shows
June 17, 2026
South Florida shark diving operators push back against Florida Safe Seas Act: "There's a huge double standard here"
June 17, 2026
For the first time in a generation, Washingtonians are waking up to a general election lineup that doesn't include Eleanor Holmes Norton as delegate
June 17, 2026
Chinese electric carmaker BYD is scaling up battery production in Brazil, a senior executive told Reuters, as it pushes deeper into local
June 16, 2026
Imports to the busiest U.S. container port in Los Angeles hit the second-highest level in history during May, as retailers rushed in products like
June 17, 2026
The Trump administration said on Tuesday it was moving to challenge a reparations program for Black residents in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, while
June 17, 2026
G7 leaders on Tuesday pledged to step up efforts to address high debt burdens among developing countries,
June 17, 2026
Emerging markets suffer from inadequate representation at the United Nations, its authority increasingly challenged by escalating political and economic disputes worldwide
June 17, 2026
The leaders of the G7 countries said on Wednesday they stand united to support Ukraine, including its territorial integrity, and agreed to increase the
June 17, 2026
Rising inflation and a 30% jump in oil prices are dampening global growth, but leaders of the world's top economies are unlikely to blame U.S.
June 17, 2026
In the span of just a few months, Irene Roggero Ugues watched her daughter Rossella's behaviour change as social media
June 17, 2026
Work crews poured hydrogen peroxide into the newly repainted Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Tuesday to combat an algae bloom, a little over a week after
June 17, 2026
Plug-in hybrids may come in all shapes and sizes, but they all have one thing in common: They’re a great way to dip your toes into the electric vehicle pool without completely giving up the convenience of gasoline
June 17, 2026
Americans are divided on ‘culture war’ issues, a new CNN poll finds. Republicans are trying to leverage that in the midterms
June 17, 2026
Exclusive: West Coast emergency oil reserve sparks pushback from Senate Democrats
June 17, 2026
Cargill is studying the feasibility of using beef tallow to produce biodiesel in Brazil, a trader for the firm said on Tuesday, as U.S. tariffs have made exports of the
June 17, 2026
President Donald Trump's remodeled Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has turned chartreuse from an algal bloom
June 17, 2026
A 6.7 magnitude earthquake has shaken central Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing at least one resident and injuring dozens of people
June 16, 2026
The Trump administration is helping one of Elon Musk’s companies fight a civil rights lawsuit that alleges it is illegally running dozens of natural gas turbines to power a $20 billion data center in Mississippi
June 17, 2026
First express toll lanes in Kansas see rising but limited use
June 17, 2026
Reflecting Pool woes: Trump administration turns to hydrogen peroxide in latest bid to beat back algae
June 17, 2026
The Milky Way’s black hole is eerily quiet. Scientists have now found evidence of its missing wind
June 17, 2026
Details began to emerge on Tuesday of the U.S. and Iran's interim agreement to end the war in the Middle East,
June 16, 2026
Electric-vehicle maker Rivian said on Tuesday it is laying off less than 2% of its workforce as part of ongoing efforts to scale its operations profitably.
June 16, 2026
The U.S. will allow Iran to immediately begin selling oil and fuel under the memorandum of understanding the two sides reached to end the war, a
June 16, 2026
Volkswagen will pare back production of the open-top T-roc Cabrio SUV at its plant in Osnabrueck, Germany, a company spokesperson said on Tuesday, alarming employee
June 17, 2026
RFK Jr. orders passenger from hantavirus-stricken cruise to remain in quarantine in Nebraska, despite CDC recommendation
June 17, 2026
Oil prices fell about 5% for a second day in a row to a three-month low on Tuesday as details emerged of an interim deal to end the war in the Middle
June 16, 2026
A tropical storm was expected to form off the Texas coast by Wednesday morning from a system labeled Potential Tropical Cyclone One,
June 17, 2026
The tightly integrated North American beef market, under pressure from drought and the spread of the screwworm, could get further roiled by trade uncertainty.
June 17, 2026
African and Commonwealth nations have called for a swift implementation of a landmark treaty protecting the high seas
June 16, 2026
$80 to $878: Residents question spiking water bills
June 17, 2026
Phoenix Tailings said on Tuesday the Pentagon's Office of Strategic Capital has conditionally committed $500 million in long-term debt financing to the company to construct a rare
June 16, 2026
Lebanon has suffered the deadliest spillover of the regional war triggered by the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran more than three months ago, which is set to end with a deal
June 16, 2026
A 79-year-old nurse helped others for decades. Now she fears going to jail over her yard.
June 17, 2026
A cluster of storms along the Gulf Coast of Texas could become the first tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season
June 16, 2026
Headstones added for 1882 lynching victims, 27 others buried in Missouri cemetery
June 17, 2026
MoDOT spent $2.6 million on invasive tree removal in preparation for World Cup
June 17, 2026
Two U.S. senators are asking the nation’s traffic safety regulator to examine Tesla's self-published crash statistics for its “Full Self-Driving” (FSD
June 16, 2026
Mobileye Global said on Tuesday it would launch its own robotaxi service in the United States next year, putting the self-driving technology supplier in direct
June 16, 2026
Colorado Parks and Wildlife salvages over 1,000 trout as Denver Water drains reservoir
June 16, 2026
The International Energy Agency says Southeast Asia’s power sector is too open to risks from its dependence on imports of oil and gas from a limited number of suppliers
June 16, 2026
Invasive golden mussels run rampant in San Joaquin County, spark plea for federal assistance
June 16, 2026
Tropical storm chances increase for major Gulf flood threat that has killed 1 in Texas
June 15, 2026
Electric utilities don’t make money from selling power to customers, but instead profit from investments in power plants, wires, substations and other equipment.
June 16, 2026
An environmental engineer who mapped microplastic pollution in three of Pennsylvania’s watersheds explains what it means for our health.
June 16, 2026
An observatory director describes the differences between the types of rocks that fly through space.
June 16, 2026
Past the outskirts of Peru’s sprawling coastal capital, where the Andes begin to rise, a small mountain district was perfectly split in the
June 16, 2026
A data center could get more solar power and be kept much colder in space, but it would be extremely difficult to repair and update.
June 16, 2026
How one devastating cyclone wiped out 7% of the planet’s rarest great apes
June 16, 2026
Pink boots are everywhere at the World Cup as the color becomes a soccer star
Newly released video captures the aftermath of a fatal teen stabbing at a Texas track meet
Trump says no toll on Strait of Hormuz unless US imposes one
Larger World Cup led to predictions of lopsided affairs. The results tell a different story
Ukraine's Zelenskiy confirms drone strike on refining facilities in Russia's Tyumen region
Amateur stars Russell and Koivun play together in the US Open's 'future of golf' pairing