Weather forecasts sometimes warn of storms that can unleash such unusual rainfall that they are described as 100-year or even 500-year floods. If you've ever wondered what that means, scientists use …
A huge oil spill in 2011 from the Bonga, a floating oil production vessel off the coast of Nigeria owned by Shell, was one of the worst there in a decade. But an internal review of its fleet of …
A large oil spill in 2011 from a floating oil production vessel off the coast of Nigeria, known as the Bonga, was one of the worst there in a decade. Ships like the Bonga extract oil from the seabed …
A 50-year-old government survey on drug use may be in jeopardy. The entire 17-member U.S. government team responsible for the National Survey on Drug Use and Health received layoff notices Tuesday, …
A group of scientists and health groups sued the National Institutes of Health on Wednesday, arguing that an “ideological purge” of research funding is illegal and threatens medical cures. …
NASA's Webb telescope has captured pictures of the asteroid that caused a stir earlier this year when it topped Earth's hit list. Discovered late last year, the asteroid 2024 YR4 was predicted at one …
Thousands of Palestinians chanted against Hamas during anti-war protests last week in the Gaza Strip. They were the biggest show of anger at the militant group since its attack on Israel ignited the …
Supporters of Palestinian causes with ties to American universities have been detained in the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants who have expressed their political views. President …
Twenty staffers at a suburban Philadelphia charter school are facing charges related to the alleged physical abuse of students in a program that helps them deal with emotional issues. Delaware County …
Thousands of people at the nation’s top health agencies were laid off Tuesday. The moves will shrink the Department of Health and Human Services to 62,000 positions, lopping off nearly a quarter of …
After a series of blowouts to start the women’s NCAA Tournament, things got a lot tougher to start the Sweet 16. Duke reached its 12th Elite Eight by grinding out a 47-38 win over rival North …
Strong winds are driving an out-of-control wildfire through a remote area of eastern California, prompting evacuations for hundreds of homes. The Silver Fire erupted Sunday afternoon along Route 6 in …
Georgia lawmakers said repeatedly that a student-tracking database had been removed from a school safety bill. But parts of that plan survive. The Senate and House gave final approval to a bill …
Comic Amber Ruffin is off the bill at the annual White House Correspondents Association dinner in Washington. Ruffin, a former talk show host at Peacock, disparaged the Trump administration during an …
A federal judge is pausing plans by the Trump administration to end temporary legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, one week before they were set to expire. The order is a …
Scientists have developed a device that can translate thoughts about speech into spoken words in real time. Although it’s still experimental, they hope the brain-computer interface could someday …
Scientists who want to learn more about a tiny, newly discovered flower in West Texas are hoping it will bloom again in a couple of weeks after rain finally fell in the area. Dubbed the wooly devil, …
Nine Tennessee death row inmates are suing the state over its efforts to schedule a new round of executions. That move comes after an execution was abruptly called off in 2022 and a follow-up …
NASA's celebrity astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams say they would fly on Boeing's Starliner capsule again. The two on Monday held their first news conference since returning to Earth two …
Utah's governor intends to sign legislation making the state the first to ban fluoride in public water systems. Republican Gov. Spencer Cox told ABC4 in an interview that there should be a high bar …