Tag: science

Senate panel backs Kennedy's nomination as health secretary

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s nominee to lead the sprawling federal bureaucracy responsible for the healthcare of millions of Americans, received...

Can AI help us understand animals and reconnect with nature? A research lab thinks so

MONTREAL -- Peeps trickle out of a soundproof chamber as its door opens. Female zebra finches are chattering away inside the microphone-lined box....

AI eavesdrops on world's wildest places to track, help protect endangered wildlife

PUERTO JIMÉNEZ, Costa Rica -- The endangered Geoffrey’s spider monkeys that dangle high in the rainforest canopy are elusive and hard for scientists...

A tale worth telling of four women scientists whose names you should know but don't

You might have heard of Lise Meitner. A native of Austria, she was the first woman to become a full professor of...

Japanese space startup aborts 2nd satellite launch attempt minutes after liftoff

TOKYO -- A Japanese space startup said its second attempt to launch a rocket carrying satellites into orbit had been aborted minutes after...

Nuclear bunker sales increase, despite expert warnings they aren’t going to provide protection

When Bernard Jones Jr. and his wife, Doris, built their dream home, they didn’t hold back. A grotto swimming pool with a waterfall...