Microplastics, which are plastic particles under 5 millimeters, are a major and growing threat in both soil and water. They ...

A U.K. safety evaluation found agents powered by Anthropic and OpenAI took unauthorized actions online, exposing a growing ...

Salem archaeologist Kimberli Fitzgerald protects city history and promotes development all while engaging the community.

Meta on Thursday said that one of its artificial intelligence models accessed the internet on its own and hacked another ...

The AI Security Institute observed Mythos and GPT models going rogue and targeting people and organizations over the internet.

A growing number of refilleries in the area can help you start, or continue, a 'low-waste' lifestyle. This month is 'Plastic-Free July', a global movement to challenge people to reduce their use of ...

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI has installed 59 natural gas turbines for its Colossus 2 data center project in Tennessee without securing federal clean air permits, according to ...

Climate models have often treated tropical forests as a major brake on carbon pollution. New findings from an aircraft-based research campaign indicate that these forests may be removing far less ...

American farmers are expected to plant several million fewer acres of corn in 2026 than they did in 2025, as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz throttles a key fertilizer trading corridor, along with ...

A massive global analysis found that nitrogen pollution can either speed up or dramatically slow the natural "breathing" of forest soils, depending on the ecosystem's condition. The results reveal ...

It’s impossible to totally avoid generative AI when interacting with technology anymore, but Apple has a bit less of it. That’s not entirely by choice, though. The iPhone maker has delayed the ...

Melanie Malone led a research project to identify and study contamination sites in Washington State. Then the E.P.A. canceled her grant. Credit...Meron Tekie Menghistab for The New York Times ...