The United States is experiencing its most serious measles crisis in decades, with Pennsylvania reporting four measles-associated deaths in 2026 as outbreaks continue spreading across the country. The deaths represent a striking…
California is establishing the nation’s first standards for determining when homes contaminated by wildfire smoke are safe to occupy, addressing a major problem exposed by the devastating 2025 Los Angeles fires: thousands…
The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season has produced one of the most unusual weather contradictions in recent history: ocean waters remain unusually warm—normally an important ingredient for powerful hurricanes—yet the Atlantic has reached…
A routine habitat restoration project in California has produced an extraordinary glimpse into North America’s prehistoric past after a scientist discovered an exceptionally well-preserved fossilized tooth belonging to a Pacific mastodon. The…
The U.S. government is taking an unusually direct role in the race for quantum-computing leadership, investing $300 million in three major quantum companies while receiving minority ownership stakes in each of them.…
The viral “Gen Z stare”—the blank, silent expression sometimes associated online with awkward interactions involving younger people—may be little more than an exaggerated generational joke. But researchers say the phenomenon points toward…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is experimenting with a radically different approach to regulating generative artificial intelligence in medicine, allowing selected AI-powered medical devices to reach patients before receiving traditional marketing…
A major milestone in transplant medicine suggests that genetically engineered pig kidneys could serve as temporary lifesaving organs for patients waiting for human donors. Two people who previously received gene-edited pig kidneys…
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from sending several longstanding California vehicle-emissions waivers to Congress for potential repeal, delivering an important victory to California in its escalating battle with…
Individuals holding small umbrellas and model homes, housing insurance against impending loss and fire, building fire insurance, home and real estate insurance concepts. As wildfires, hurricanes and other extreme-weather disasters become increasingly…
