A teen told a Character AI chatbot 55 times that she was feeling suicidal. Her parents say the chatbot never provided resources for her to get help. They are one of at least six families suing the com...

Virginia data center diesel generators ran nearly 24 hours during a Code Red alert, leaving neighbors with no regulatory recourse under current state permits.

From the Big Stink to the fatberg, London's history has always flowed through what (and how) we flush away. Sewers are one of the most transformational, yet least recognised interventions in the histo...

One of AI’s fiercest critics believes the doom talk is about founders making money, not saving humanity.

Understanding the "Scientology of Silicon Valley." (7,700 words)

Scientists have discovered a powerful gene-targeting system in viruses. Billions of years old, VIPR seems to predate CRISPR and may be even more powerful.

The best reason to hate the New England Patriots is where their team planes have been.

City: Flock enabled "nationwide lookup" despite contract requiring it to be disabled.

Big manufacturers planning to produce more of the forever chemicals to meet demand from datacentres

On our relationship to pain and creativity

A Trump-appointed judge also said Americans have no “constitutional right to truthful information” during a public health crisis.

Questioning a state’s investigation is highly unusual for the public health agency, but reflects tensions between the Trump administration and many states over health issues.

By now you've almost certainly heard the news that Meta has settled with 52 state and local Attorneys General who had sued the company in some form or another over child safety on Meta's platforms. The headlines are all covering the basics: the years-long case these states filed against Meta ends, and Meta pays somewhere...

Two people have died in Pennsylvania from measles, the state health department said Tuesday.

The Department of Environmental Protection said that going into sewers is "both illegal and extremely dangerous."

The CDC reported more than 400 cases in 32 states, although the number of illnesses is likely to be much higher.

Fire experts warn such markets could incentivize arson.

You were riding during rush hour Why were you riding then? There are way too many cars on the road. If you were commuting, you should have contacted your bos...

One developer said they feared Anthropic's watermark could lead clients to flag their work as AI-generated and raise questions about authorship.

Sewers and finding certainty in uncertain times.

Dutch growth is set to be almost entirely wiped out, and France could be pushed into a contraction.

NPR asked an aspiring scientist in Philadelphia to interview an adult who is living his dream about his career in conservation science.

WIRED spoke with Tucker Bryant, an artist and former Google employee who created ChatTJB to get people to reflect on the “strange moment” we’re in.

The lettuce-producing Taylor Farms was linked to the widespread use of prison labor before its involvement in a cyclospora outbreak.

Apple’s rental program is a trap.

As they say at the awards shows, I was humbled to learn that Christopher Nolan has read at least the first line of my...

CDC leadership continues to try manufacture a scientific debate on vaccines where none exists, writes Ben Lopman.

A team of scientists uploaded videos of the squirrel-like rodents in the wild on the adult-content site OnlyFans to raise money amid government budget cuts.

Tech titans claim the genre inspired them. But all they’ve done is graft their politics onto stories of a better future

From screwworm to flesh-eating bacteria, mounting public health risks are emerging in the wake of deep cuts to federal health agencies and programs.

Chikwe Ihekweazu, on the ground in Congo, discusses challenges of bringing the outbreak under control

One health provider who works on the ground says that basic medical equipment like masks and hand sanitizers are in short supply due to funding cuts.

A leading public health authority offers a bleak assessment of the future of vaccination.