Older adults may struggle to learn a new language but classes are a worthwhile exercise
2025’s extreme weather had the jet stream’s fingerprints all over it, from flash floods to hurricanes
How the NIH became the backbone of American medical research and a major driver of innovation and economic growth
Older adults may struggle to learn a new language but classes are a worthwhile exercise
2025’s extreme weather had the jet stream’s fingerprints all over it, from flash floods to hurricanes
How the NIH became the backbone of American medical research and a major driver of innovation and economic growth
It’s well established that children have an easier time learning second languages
December 15, 2025
The US had a rare year without a hurricane make landfall, but it saw too much extreme rainfall and flash flooding across the country.
December 15, 2025
The agency’s budget has grown steadily since the 1960s, fueling an industry that creates lifesaving medicines and attracts billions of dollars in investment.
December 15, 2025
Science has always been part of a marketplace of ideas, where claims vie for audiences, resources and belief, and where power, persuasion and status shape which ideas are heard, trusted or forgotten.
December 15, 2025
A stray comet from another star is swinging past Earth
December 15, 2025
Authorities say Pakistan has launched the final nationwide anti-polio vaccination campaign of the year, aiming to protect 45 million children after more than two dozen cases of the potentially paralyzing disease were reported
December 15, 2025
Dense toxic smog has blanketed New Delhi, pushing air pollution levels to their worst levels in weeks and disrupting travel
December 15, 2025
The Islamic State group and other militant organizations are experimenting with artificial intelligence as a tool to boost recruitment and refine their operations
December 15, 2025
Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year is “slop.”
December 15, 2025
Pilot program using drones helps police respond to emergency calls
December 14, 2025
A weekend storm has dumped heavy snow on parts of the Northeast, causing flight delays and creating slick roads
December 14, 2025
The warm scents of gingerbread and pine are holiday favorites, but experts warn they can affect indoor air quality
December 13, 2025
Nearly a third of all countries worldwide have pledged to phase out their unabated coal-burning power. But China and India are still adding coal plants – for now.
November 14, 2025
The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation that was uprooted from the Great Lakes region in the 1830s is facing widespread outrage over plans to profit from another forced removal
December 13, 2025
Flu season in the US is heating up, driven by new subclade K variant
December 13, 2025
More atmospheric rivers coming for flooded Washington and the West Coast
December 12, 2025
Researchers have dated vertebrae from a massive prehistoric shark thought to have ruled the waves off northern Australia back to further in the Cretaceous period than was previously known
December 13, 2025
Record floodwaters have slowly started receding in Washington state
December 12, 2025
The commercial boom in artificial intelligence has sparked interest in humanoid robots
December 12, 2025
Labor vs. social robots? Humanoids focusing on accessibility were featured at Silicon Valley summit
December 12, 2025
Sandoval Regional Medical Center enhances surgeries with robotic technology
December 12, 2025
Florida officials are plowing ahead with a proposal to roll back certain vaccine mandates for the state’s schoolchildren
December 12, 2025
It may feel like you are surrounded by sniffles and coughs, but flu season activity is still low in many parts of the U.S. New government data posted Friday shows that as of last week, flu activity was high in four states — Colorado, Louisiana, New Jersey and New York — and minimal or low in most others
December 12, 2025
FDA approves first new antibiotics to treat gonorrhea in decades, with hope to combat drug resistance
December 12, 2025
Interstellar comet keeps its distance as it makes its closest approach to Earth
Serbia organized crime prosecutors charge minister, others in connection with Kushner-linked project
Iran's rial currency plummets to new low, sparking fears of higher food prices
Family member questioned after Rob Reiner and his wife found dead in Los Angeles, AP source says
US tariffs are having an uneven effect on holiday prices and purchases
Baltimore cyclist finds joy in collecting lost hubcaps and stringing them into art