The Associated Press has withdrawn its story about aviation safety
December 15, 2025
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent warning letters to four top retail stores for failing to promptly pull contaminated infant formula tied to a dangerous outbreak from their shelves
December 15, 2025
U.S. health officials have expanded approval of a drug that boosts libido in women who report stress due to a low sex drive
December 15, 2025
Mainstream medical organizations have criticized ‘restorative reproductive medicine,’ but some Catholics who follow church teachings consider it a welcome alternative.
December 12, 2025
US government launches ‘Tech Force’ to hire AI talent
December 15, 2025
World heading toward ‘peak glacier extinction’ with up to 4,000 set to disappear a year
December 15, 2025
Some dolphins appear to have orca friends. Scientists think they have figured out what’s going on
December 15, 2025
New data raises questions about how much the Earth has warmed
December 15, 2025
Trump and Biden have issued pardons at a faster clip than their predecessors. Many of their decisions appear to have been political or personal in nature.
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
Normal matter – which makes up everything we see and touch – isn’t the only type of matter present in the universe.
December 15, 2025
AI tutors are often held up as an ideal, but prioritizing individualized teaching can detract from the benefits of learning in social environments.
December 15, 2025
It’s well established that children have an easier time learning second languages
December 15, 2025
Seeing more refurbished electronic devices on the market? Thank tech innovation – and the government regulation that sparked it.
December 10, 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
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
A Navy report acknowledges the military failed to address a growing series of issues with the V-22 Osprey aircraft since it took flight almost 20 years ago
December 12, 2025
The Trump administration has delayed a decision on whether to extend federal protections to monarch butterflies indefinitely
December 12, 2025
One of the best meteor showers of the year will peak this weekend
December 12, 2025
Although some high-speed rail has been built in the northeastern US, the rest of the country has almost none.
December 02, 2025
How to get stronger without working out in the gym
December 12, 2025
Inadequate sleep can have negative downstream effects on everyday cognitive functioning and mental health, which can then lead to even worse sleep.
December 12, 2025
A new machine learning model explores the boundary between biological and nonbiological chemistry.
December 12, 2025
How many data centers will be built – and how much electricity they’ll need – is uncertain. Being prepared costs money, but so does being unprepared.
December 12, 2025
Sharks have had a tough time since the 1970s, when overfishing, habitat loss and a growing trade in their fins began to cut their populations. ‘Jaws’ didn’t help.
December 12, 2025
FDA intends to put its most serious warning on Covid vaccines, sources say
December 12, 2025
Archaeologists in Britain say they have found the earliest known evidence of deliberate fire-making, dating to around 400,000 years ago
December 10, 2025
Having stable access to nutritious food sets children up for better mental and physical health into adulthood.
November 14, 2025
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to block states from regulating artificial intelligence
December 12, 2025
Trump signs executive order blocking states from enforcing their own regulations around AI
December 12, 2025
Senators from both parties are pushing to change a defense bill after crash investigators and victims' families warned it could undo key safety reforms
December 11, 2025
A man who died in 2019 has been identified as the perpetrator of three cold case homicides in Toronto, and investigators believe there could be more victims
December 11, 2025
Interbreeding across species lines is one way helpful genes can spread into a bird population.
December 11, 2025
Covid-19 vaccination substantially lowered risks for children last season, CDC report says
December 11, 2025
Measles outbreaks in South Carolina and on the Arizona-Utah border are growing
December 11, 2025
Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee are clashing over President Donald Trump’s use of the National Guard in American cities
December 11, 2025
FDA proposes adding sunscreen ingredient commonly used in other parts of the world to list of permitted products
December 11, 2025
Researchers uncover clues to mysterious origin of famous Hjortspring boat
December 11, 2025
Time picked a rough day to announce its ‘Person of the Year’
December 11, 2025
Central Hillsborough Healthy Start offers a model of community care that helps to prevent premature births.
December 11, 2025
Answering personal questions at the doctor’s office can help researchers recognize health problems and find effective interventions.
December 11, 2025
The heirs of an 83-year-old Connecticut woman are suing ChatGPT maker OpenAI and its business partner Microsoft for wrongful death
December 11, 2025
Cervical cancer screening just got easier. A doctor explains why this change matters
December 11, 2025
Polytechnic universities try to incorporate skills-based learning into education.
December 11, 2025
While headlines focus on Harvard and Columbia, state universities train far more STEM students, power the nation’s research engine and have fewer resources to weather sweeping cuts.
December 11, 2025
The Trump administration has made several efforts to support the coal industry, but even if coal were free, the economics aren’t in its favor.
December 11, 2025
Don’t discount the threat of AI political videos fooling people, but for now, they’re mostly about bolstering group identity and cashing in on viral content.
December 11, 2025
Many health symptoms can be caused by multiple illnesses – if AI can’t tell the difference between them, it won’t be able to operate accurately without human oversight.
December 11, 2025
A day out in the Death Strip: How a symbol of communist paranoia became a wild paradise
December 11, 2025
Quicksand is a corny peril in old movies, but getting stuck in it really did happen to one hiker in Utah
December 10, 2025
EPA websites now downplay link between humans and climate change
December 11, 2025
‘Trump Gold Card’ launches, offering expedited immigration pathway with a $1 million fee
December 11, 2025
Federal health officials have expanded an outbreak of infant botulism tied to ByHeart baby formula to include any illnesses reported since the company began production in 2022
December 10, 2025
A powerful atmospheric river has drenched Washington state with nearly 5 trillion gallons of rain over the past week
December 10, 2025
World shares are mixed after AI worries drag Wall Street tech stocks lower
Turning Point youth conference begins in Phoenix without founder Charlie Kirk
Wisconsin judge accused of helping immigrant set to present her case as trial winds down
Arab female directors drive change at the Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah
Belgium demands ironclad guarantees of protection as EU leaders weigh a massive loan for Ukraine
FACT FOCUS: Trump's glowing account of progress is at odds with his government's own stats
Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent Peter Arnett, who reported on Vietnam and Gulf wars, has died