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With Congressional Blessing, Space Force Is Closer To Launch
It started as a joke, as President Trump riffed on the idea last year. Now, Congress could create the first, new military service in more than 70 years. -
Is Humor The Best Way To Cope With Tragedy?
Behavioral economist Michael Norton discussed his research on the best ways to cope with tragedy. -
Food-Snatching Gull In Your Vicinity? Study Suggests Making Eye Contact
Researchers in the U.K. found that making eye contact with the hungry gulls may deter them from swiping your food. -
Infrared Cameras Could Help Ships Avoid Hitting Whales
A prototype is in the works and could be ready next year. -
Teaching Kids The Ethics Of Artificial Intelligence
Research suggests kids growing up on Alexa and Google Home think that these devices are smarter than them. But a new summer camp wants kids to know that artificial intelligence is far from perfect. -
Mick Jagger Wants You To Stop Throwing Away Your Plastic Cups
Single-use cups aren’t just a landfill problem — it takes a lot of energy and resources to make them. -
Plastics Or People? At Least 1 Of Them Has To Change To Clean Up Our Mess
As consumers rebel against plastic waste, there's a growing question: Do we invent something people can toss without harming the environment or do we change people by giving them a chance to reuse? -
Record-Level Ground Collapse In The Alaskan Tundra
"I've never seen this level ... ever," said expert Sue Natali. -
Sickle Cell Patient Reveals Why She Is Volunteering For Landmark Gene-Editing Study
Victoria Gray, 34, of Forest, Miss., hopes the gene-editing technique CRISPR will relieve her lifelong suffering caused by the genetic blood disorder that affects millions of people around the world. -
College Student Discovers 65-Million-Year-Old Triceratops Skull
Harrison Duran, a 23-year-old college student at University of California, Merced, spent his summer internship hunting for dinosaur fossils.
