Many companies today overpromise what they can do with AI. They should learn from efforts to combat greenwashing and tighten standards.
May 18, 2026
A newly discovered, rare species of moth appears to live only in the Florida scrub. Scientists hope that naming it will allow it to be protected.
May 18, 2026
Aviation marker balls don’t help with electricity flow or improve the efficiency of the power lines. But they do have a very important job.
May 18, 2026
Encountering a website that seems like it was designed to frustrate might leave you saying ‘there oughta be a law,’ but to have a case you need to show that the site tried to swindle you.
May 18, 2026
Dozens of state anti-vaccine bills backed by "Make America Healthy Again" supporters have failed after public health groups won over Republican state
May 18, 2026
A cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection
May 18, 2026
An asteroid discovered days ago will narrowly miss Earth
May 18, 2026
Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic is set to brief the Financial Stability Board (FSB) on cyber vulnerabilities in the global financial system identified by its latest AI
May 18, 2026
China will address U.S. concerns about rare earth shortages, the White House said on Sunday in a recap of agreements struck at last week's
May 18, 2026
The World Health Organization on Sunday declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda to be a public health emergency of international
May 17, 2026
The World Health Organization has declared an Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern
May 17, 2026
A drone strike has targeted the United Arab Emirates’ sole nuclear power plant
May 17, 2026
Canada's national health agency confirms that one of four Canadians returning from a cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive
May 18, 2026
Man who received kidney from movie fan now paying it forward
May 18, 2026
How Boston health clinics are using ketamine to help treat mental health. "It's worth it."
May 17, 2026
Canadian cruise passenger gets presumptive positive hantavirus test
May 17, 2026
Three Finnish divers have arrived in the Maldives to help search for the bodies of four Italian divers believed to be in an underwater cave
May 17, 2026
A measles outbreak crossed into Mexico from Texas. A larger tragedy followed
May 17, 2026
Hawaii's recent catastrophic flooding has devastated local farms, leaving many farmers struggling
May 17, 2026
Can coffee thrive in the shadow of the city?
May 17, 2026
Man who beat "unicorn" case of Merkel cell carcinoma to ride in Pittsburgh's Rush to Crush Cancer
May 17, 2026
Emory physicist takes science out of the lab and onto the playground
May 17, 2026
At least 80 people have died in Congo’s new Ebola disease outbreak in the eastern Ituri province
May 16, 2026
Timmy, the stranded humpback whale, found dead off Danish coast
May 17, 2026
France’s Pasteur Institute has fully sequenced the Andes virus found in a French passenger from the MV Hondius cruise ship
May 16, 2026
Authorities say a humpback whale found dead this week off a Danish island has been identified as the animal released two weeks ago in a spectacular and contentious rescue effort
May 16, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump has described arms sales to Taiwan as a "very good negotiating chip" in dealings with China
May 16, 2026
The Food and Drug Administration's top drug official is leaving in the latest shake-up at the powerful health agency
May 16, 2026
Pope Leo XIV has created a study group on artificial intelligence in a sign of his ongoing concern about the technology
May 16, 2026
A Kansas judge has protected access to gender-affirming care for transgender minors as the nation’s largest children’s hospital moved to restrict such care in Texa and buckled under pressure from the Trump administration
May 16, 2026
A great horned owl found stuck in a concrete mixer in Utah is now flying free after recovering at an animal sanctuary
May 16, 2026
Africa’s top public health body confirms a new Ebola outbreak in Congo's Ituri province
May 15, 2026
Global warming is causing rivers to slowly lose oxygen, threatening fish and other lives
May 16, 2026
Maldivian authorities have suspended a high-risk operation to recover the bodies of four Italian divers believed trapped inside a deep underwater cave, after one body was recovered the day before
May 15, 2026
The court’s decision sends the mifepristone case back to a lower court, which has signaled that it will continue its challenge to the legality of mailing the abortion pill.
May 15, 2026
New species of giant dinosaur identified from remains found in Thailand
May 15, 2026
More than half a million American teens are using inhalants. A doctor explains the dangers
May 15, 2026
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker has proposed a $1 fee on all Uber, Lyft and other rideshare trips in the city to help fund public schools.
May 15, 2026
Exaggerating phrases and talking in a sing-song way can actually help, not make it harder, for young children to master speaking a language.
May 15, 2026
To stop the spread of infectious diseases, governments need information and other resources that countries around the globe share through international organizations.
May 15, 2026
Cubans are using AI image generators to imagine US intervention in their country. The results look straight out of the 1890s.
May 15, 2026
Large language models can uphold falsehoods they or human users state, despite being presented with evidence to the contrary.
May 15, 2026
Cytospora canker damages peach trees and decreases orchard production over time.
May 15, 2026
Trump administration rushes to steady Kennedy’s HHS, with an eye on the midterms
May 15, 2026
A federal judge on Thursday pressed lawyers for more information on several points of artificial intelligence company Anthropic’s proposed $1.5 billion settlement
May 15, 2026
Antidepressants and pregnancy: What parents-to-be should know about ADHD, autism risks
May 15, 2026
The U.S.
May 15, 2026
Lawyers for Elon Musk and OpenAI made their final arguments Thursday in the landmark trial whose outcome could shape the future of artificial intelligence
May 14, 2026
Teen survives cardiac arrest, inspires heart safety advocacy
May 15, 2026
Asian shares trade mixed and Kospi falls nearly 4% as oil prices keep swinging
Billie Jean King, 82, earns a college degree 65 years after starting at Cal State LA
Australia consumer sentiment edges up in May but remains gloomy
Trump administration plans to admit more white South Africans as refugees this year
Deal reached to end strike at largest US commuter railroad
Dodgers' Blake Snell will undergo surgery to remove loose bodies from elbow in bid to return sooner
Rachel Maddow takes on the DOJ’s 150-year saga in a new book, 'Department of Fate'