Changes to U.S. rules about the monitoring of Northeast commercial fishing activities are going into effect this month with a goal of providing more accurate information about some of the nation's oldest fisheries.
Artificial intelligence systems are training themselves on a vast collection of digitized artworks to produce new images that can be conjured in seconds from a smartphone app. But some living artists and photographers are fighting back.
Imagine a time when your virus-blocking face covering is like an umbrella. Most days, it stays in your closet or is stowed somewhere in your car. But when a COVID-19 outbreak is in the forecast, you can put it to use. A group of would-be forecasters says it’s got the makings for such a system.
As kids' behavior reaches crisis points after the stress and isolation of pandemic shutdowns, many schools are facing pressure from critics to rethink their approaches to discipline — including policies intended to reduce suspensions and expulsions.
President Joe Biden persuaded Democrats in Congress to provide hundreds of billions of dollars to fight climate change. Now comes another formidable task: enticing Americans to buy millions of electric cars, heat pumps, solar panels and more efficient appliances.
Health advocates chided the tobacco industry for marketing harmful products to children. At cannabis shops, similar concerns are growing.
A new pill aims to make it easier to treat diabetic cats without insulin shots twice a day. The drug is the first oral treatment for feline diabetes approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
After surviving the worst of the pandemic, the nation's gyms and fitness centers have made a comeback, often using tricks learned during the downturn to lure back customers.
Patients and politicians hailed telemedicine at the beginning of the pandemic — first for its safety but also for its increased convenience and potential to extend care to rural areas and neighborhoods without specialists — but hints of skepticism are creeping in.
A veteran meteorologist talks about the recent blizzard and why 47 fatalities occurred despite the accurate forecasts.
Rep. James Comer has a balancing act ahead of him as the new chairman of the powerful House Oversight and Accountability Committee, which has already signaled many investigations of the Biden administration and family are on the way.
A newly developed laser instrument will help NASA scour distant planets and moons for signs of alien life, researchers say.
