As childhood vaccination rates in Allegheny County decline, The Conversation asked experts why parents are opting out and how to protect vaccination policy.
April 10, 2026
The hottest Apple product right now isn’t what you think
April 10, 2026
Hundreds of volunteers have joined a "Frog Patrol" initiative in a forest near the Polish capital of Warsaw to help amphibians survive road crossings during their spring mating rituals
April 10, 2026
Heading home: The riskiest part of the Artemis II moon mission is still ahead
April 10, 2026
Why NASA sent ‘organ chips’ of the Artemis II crew into space
April 10, 2026
RFK Jr.’s HHS rewrites rules governing key CDC vaccine committee
April 10, 2026
The Trump administration is updating rules for a key vaccine advisory committee in ways that may increase the voices of anti-vaccine activists
April 10, 2026
The crew of the Orion spacecraft appeared on a live NASA feed and gave the audience a surprise demonstration of dumping their wastewater into space
April 07, 2026
The Environmental Protection Agency has gutted rules that target waste from burning coal
April 10, 2026
The Artemis II astronauts are tidying up their lunar cruiser for Friday's “fireball” return to Earth
April 09, 2026
Video of a sinkhole that swallowed two vehicles in Omaha, Nebraska captured attention around the world, but hundreds of others happen with little notice
April 09, 2026
Scientists have found evidence that a 300-million-year-old sea creature previously thought to be the world's oldest octopus is actually a nautilus relative
April 09, 2026
The first predictions for hurricane season are in and El Niño’s fingerprints are all over it
April 09, 2026
The best sleepwear may be no sleepwear. Here’s what experts say
April 09, 2026
Kara Swisher begins her new CNN series on longevity and health in a cemetery, reflecting on her father's death
April 09, 2026
A new study reveals how the lake bed’s toxic dust impairs lung development in children living nearby.
April 03, 2026
American woodcocks continue to attract onlookers in a New York City park
April 09, 2026
The accusations you might have heard about nonnative honey bees aren’t backed up by evidence. In fact, there are plenty of ways bees make the world a better place.
April 09, 2026
Psilocybin falls into a regulatory gray zone, with strict limitations around how it can be studied. As a result, very little is known about its health risks, despite its surging popularity.
April 09, 2026
Standards-based grading provides a more transparent assessment of the extent the intended learning is happening in the classroom.
April 09, 2026
A new law in Michigan requires school districts to make some choices about how to restrict cellphones.
April 09, 2026
City offers help replacing Colorado lawns with drought-tolerant alternatives as drought restrictions tighten
April 09, 2026
The Artemis II astronauts are heading home. The biggest risks could still lie ahead
January 23, 2026
These two iconic polar species have been driven to endangered status by a warming planet
April 09, 2026
Would you go to the moon? Board an alien spacecraft? What nearly 80 years of polls say about US attitudes on space
April 09, 2026
Nevada's largest utility company says it may not meet its 2030 clean energy goals due to the demands from data centers
April 09, 2026
US fertility rate dropped to another record low in 2025
April 09, 2026
Lunar love knows no bounds
April 09, 2026
North Korea says its weapons tests this week involved various new systems, including ballistic missiles armed with cluster-bomb warheads
April 09, 2026
A federal appeals court on Wednesday refused to block the Pentagon from blacklisting artificial intelligence laboratory Anthropic in a decision that differed from the conclusions reached in another judge’s ruling on the same issues
April 09, 2026
Former Fort Bragg employee charged with leaking classified information to journalist
April 09, 2026
‘It really bent your mind’: The life-altering phenomenon astronauts experience in space
April 09, 2026
March has been the hottest month on record for the continental United States in 132 years, according to federal weather data
April 08, 2026
Eating more plants linked to lower risk of dementia, even in older age
April 09, 2026
Health Secretary Robert F_ Kennedy Jr_ is launching a new podcast called “The Secretary Kennedy Podcast.”
April 08, 2026
Should’ve put a ring on it? Maybe! Marriage is linked to lower risk of cancer
April 09, 2026
Oyster farmers question the reopening of bays after oil spill
April 09, 2026
Pausing to decompress in a parked car can help you reset, if you keep a few things in mind
April 09, 2026
Prehistoric dice suggest that Native Americans may have been gaming since the last ice age
April 09, 2026
AI helps uncover ancient history on display at Utah Valley University
April 09, 2026
Weber State students show local residents innovative ways to cut energy use, lower bills
April 09, 2026
Reclaiming the Range: Northern Colorado's 11-year journey to restore the west's most iconic species
April 09, 2026
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has announced plans to tap into unconventional natural gas deposits to reduce reliance on foreign energy
April 08, 2026
Bird Brain: New study finds birdwatching may boost brain health and slow cognitive aging
April 08, 2026
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday defended his decision to repeal the legal determination that serves as the basis for federal rules to slow climate change
April 08, 2026
Michigan DNR reports finding 15-pound walleye in Muskegon River
April 08, 2026
Habitat loss from development pushes more black bears into the city
April 08, 2026
High-altitude balloons set to fly over the ArkLaTex
April 08, 2026
Fireball spotted in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware traveled at 30,000 mph before disintegrating, NASA says
April 08, 2026
Exploratory oil drilling off the coast of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest is reshaping life in Oiapoque, a small city in the poor state of Amapa that is receiving thousand of migrants looking for work
April 08, 2026
An enduring sense of ownership led businesses and citizens to defend the country’s public health system.
April 08, 2026
Cities breed smart wildlife because it takes savvy to survive there.
April 08, 2026
Cities have the best chance of reducing water use when people actively participate in water conservation, but even that might not be enough in the future.
April 08, 2026
When I talk about my anthropological fieldwork, many Americans are shocked to learn that “living on a nuclear test site” is even a logical statement.
April 08, 2026
The demise of software engineering jobs has been greatly exaggerated
April 08, 2026
Get caught up on the Artemis II crew’s moon journey. What’s happened so far and what’s next
April 04, 2026
A hacker has allegedly breached one of China’s supercomputers and is attempting to sell a trove of stolen data
April 08, 2026
The Artemis II astronauts are now forever intertwined with Apollo 8
April 07, 2026
The Artemis II astronauts are chatting it up with their friends aboard the International Space Station
April 08, 2026
A U.S. judge says a customs officer improperly canceled the visa of a Russian-born scientist and Harvard University researcher charged with smuggling frog embryos in the U.S. In a ruling Tuesday, the judge said Customs and Border Protection officers have limited authority to cancel visas and can't do so for suspected smuggling of biological samples
April 08, 2026
Iran-linked hackers have disrupted multiple US industrial sites
April 08, 2026
Uber driver finds python left behind by passengers who attended reptile show
April 08, 2026
A Super El Niño is coming. Here’s how a hotter ocean could change the weather near you
April 08, 2026
Anthropic’s latest AI model could let hackers carry out attacks faster than ever. It wants companies to put up defenses first
April 08, 2026
For sheer abundance and ease of production of oil and natural gas, it simply doesn’t get any better than the Persian Gulf region.
April 08, 2026
'It's saving his life': FDA approves new drug for rare disease, helping Kansas family
April 08, 2026
Highlights from Artemis II reveal life in space is even weirder than we thought
April 07, 2026
The 3 Ps of pooping and how to optimize them, according to a Harvard doc
April 07, 2026
Report: Losing your job to AI doesn’t just lead to unemployment, it leaves lasting scars
April 07, 2026
NASA releases new ‘Earthset’ and eclipse images taken during historic flyby of the moon
April 07, 2026
Uber driver finds python left behind by passengers who attended Philadelphia reptile show
April 07, 2026
Hall of Fame defensive lineman Steve McMichael has been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy
April 07, 2026
The recall potentially affects more than 1 million people. It is the second time the FDA has found sterility issues at the company in three years.
April 07, 2026
The Artemis II mission around the moon is underway. Four CNN journalists cram inside a capsule-size van to show the constraints inside the Orion spacecraft that four astronauts will share for the 10-day trip.
April 04, 2026
Aviation safety bill based on deadly midair collision near Washington faces a House vote
Race for California governor moves on after dramatic downfall of Rep. Eric Swalwell
Tom Holland says new 'Spider-Man' is the most emotional, most mature, yet
China’s exports grew 2.5% in March in a sharp slowdown as Iran war raises uncertainty
Prince Harry and Meghan arrive in Australia for a low-key, privately funded visit