Today: September 12, 2026
Today: September 12, 2026

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Environment|Science

Karina rapidly becomes a major hurricane in the Pacific far from land, forecasters say

Forecasters say Hurricane Karina has become a major hurricane in the Pacific Ocean, but poses no immediate threat to land

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Ukraine's former defence chief seeks US investment for defence tech fund, FT reports

Ukraine's former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov is seeking U.S. investment for a defence technology fund, he said in an interview with the Financial Times that was published on

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Icelandic voters reject a proposal to restart negotiations to join the European Union

Iceland's voters have rejected a referendum to restart negotiations to join the European Union

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‘It feels like early Covid’: The messy scramble to regulate AI

‘It feels like early Covid’: The messy scramble to regulate AI

Crime|Science

His daughter’s body was found in the ‘Texas Killing Fields’ decades ago. Now he’ll face a man charged in her death

His daughter’s body was found in the ‘Texas Killing Fields’ decades ago. Now he’ll face a man charged in her death

Science|Technology

NASA launches powerful Roman Space Telescope, a spy satellite turned to the stars

NASA began a new mission to probe some of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics and cosmology with the launch on Sunday of

Environment|Health|Science

What is ragweed? And why does it cause allergies in the late summer?

What is ragweed? And why does it cause allergies in the late summer?

Education|Opinion|Political|Science|Technology

How state constitutions became the battleground for American rights and liberties – on both the left and right

State constitutions play a growing role in American politics. But turning to such documents to recognize rights and liberties is not a new project – nor is it an entirely liberal one.

Science|Technology

NASA launches ‘discovery machine’ to unravel the invisible universe

NASA launches ‘discovery machine’ to unravel the invisible universe

Crime|Economy|Health|Science|Technology|World

Brazil’s black market for weight-loss drugs is booming. Smugglers are cashing in

Brazil’s black market for weight-loss drugs is booming. Smugglers are cashing in

Environment|Science|World

Rescuers battle floods and debris as Himalayan disaster death toll nears 800

Rescuers in Nepal and China raced on Sunday to find thousands of people missing after a

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In one Nepal district, flood catastrophe is measured in bodies and burial trenches

The devastating flash floods in the Himalayan region swept so many people downstream that authorities in one Nepalese district have begun burying bodies in temporary graves before they can be identified

Science|Technology

NASA's newest space telescope launches on a quest to explore the hidden universe

NASA’s newest space telescope has blasted off on a quest to find planets around other stars and explore the hidden universe

Economy|Education|Science|Technology

Moulton says Sen. Markey, 80, is too old for another term. Young Massachusetts Democrats are divided

Young Massachusetts voters agree that 80-year-old U.S. Sen. Ed Markey stumbled when asked during a debate how he uses artificial intelligence

Environment|Health|Science|World

Orangutan rescued from fire zone in Indonesia's Borneo, battles respiratory illness

On Sunday morning, Jais, a farmer in Ketapang, West Kalimantan on Borneo island - the province hardest-hit by raging

Health|Science|Sports

What it’s like to live with – and lose – a loved one with CTE

What it’s like to live with – and lose – a loved one with CTE

Environment|Science

When a mountain falls: How ice and rock triggered Nepal’s catastrophic flood – and why climate change is raising the risks

A geologist explains how thawing permafrost and melting ice are increasing the risk of destructive floods in the Himalayas and other high mountain regions around the world.

Science|Technology

An encounter with NASA’s game-changing ‘starglasses’

An encounter with NASA’s game-changing ‘starglasses’

Asia|Environment|Science|Technology|World

The Himalayas are unpredictable. But countries are building there like never before

The Himalayas are unpredictable. But countries are building there like never before

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Trump is staking out extreme positions on White House secrecy, legal experts say

Trump is staking out extreme positions on White House secrecy, legal experts say

Environment|Science

Hungry bears wander into US West homes, shops in record numbers

Matt Errico was sitting on the toilet when he heard noises in his Colorado home.

Economy|Environment|Science

Colorado River plan to cut water amid drought brings uncertainty for cities and farmers

Mayor Robert Morris of Cave Creek, Arizona, is worried about more water shortages from the severely depleted Colorado River

Environment|Science

Bear encounters are on the rise. Here's what to do if you meet one

A drought in the western U.S. has devastated wildlands, dried up food sources and sent bears wandering along city sidewalks and into homes and shops in search of food.

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The Earth is sizzling, but climate isn't a hot topic for Democrats in this year's campaigns

Climate change has become a less prominent election-year issue for Democrats as voters say concerns such as affordability are more pressing

Health|Science

Why it can take time and effort to find the right meds to help mental health

Why it can take time and effort to find the right meds to help mental health

Science|Technology

Some US cities have begun rewarding careful drivers with fewer red lights

Two cities have found a relatively novel way to reduce high-speed crashes by rewarding law-abiding drivers rather than just punishing the lead-footed ones

Asia|Environment|Science

Risk of lake burst near China-Nepal border disaster site wanes

The threat of a lake formed after a glacier collapse bursting near the China-Nepal border where a devastating flood occurred earlier this week has decreased, Chinese

Business|Science|Technology

OpenAI to cut off AI models for SpaceX-owned Cursor, escalating feud with Musk

OpenAI said on Friday that it plans to stop providing AI models to Cursor, the coding-tool company now owned by Elon Musk's SpaceX, marking a

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Trump says US is taking partial control of Venezuela's vast oil reserves

President Donald Trump on Friday announced an unprecedented U.S. push to take control of a fifth of Venezuela's vast oil reserves, betting that American companies

Health|Science

Measles deaths reported in Pennsylvania spark fight among politicians and health officials

The recent announcement of Pennsylvania’s first measles-related deaths in decades has ignited a public feud among politicians and health officials who disagree over the role of the contagious disease in the fatalities

Environment|Health|Science

Surge in sick sea lions prompts investigation

Surge in sick sea lions prompts investigation

Environment|Health|Science

Orphaned bear cub treated for beanbag round wound

Orphaned bear cub treated for beanbag round wound

Environment|Science

Plaskett Fire near Gorda surges past 2,700 acres as Highway 1 stays closed

Plaskett Fire near Gorda surges past 2,700 acres as Highway 1 stays closed

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US diplomats and family members slowly begin to return to the Mideast embassies

American diplomats and at least some of their family members are beginning to return to U.S. embassies in the Middle East

Political|Science|Technology|World

US officials revise claims that government agencies were hacked by Chinese, now say they were targets

U.S. officials are correcting earlier statements that several government agencies were hacked by Chinese hackers, now saying that the

Health|Science

RFK Jr. and Josh Shapiro feud over measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania

RFK Jr. and Josh Shapiro feud over measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania

Business|Economy|Health|Science|Technology

Juul gets OK to sell updated vaping device with age-gating technology

E-cigarette maker Juul Labs has received U.S. permission to sell an updated version of its vaping device

Environment|Health|Science

A family's weekend at lake turns into carbon monoxide nightmare

A family's weekend at lake turns into carbon monoxide nightmare

Education|Science|Technology

Canada poaches dozens of US academics as Trump administration tightens university funding

Canada poaches dozens of US academics as Trump administration tightens university funding

Science|Technology

Trump signs order to create a US Space Academy

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order on Friday creating a U.S.

Arts|Science|Technology|World

What is visual verification and why does Reuters practice it?

Smartphones and social media have transformed journalism by producing a torrent of photos and videos of almost anything that happens where people are present, from holidays to

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US judge questions but won't yet block Trump's new birthright citizenship order

A federal judge on Friday declined to immediately block U.S.

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Six consequences after six months of war in Iran

(Corrects last paragraph to say it is the Navy's longest deployment, not the longest deployment for the USS Gerald R.

Science|Technology

Artemis II astronauts receive nation's highest space honor for their successful moonshot

The Artemis II astronauts who flew around the moon earlier this year have received the nation's highest space honor

Environment|Health|Science

There could be toxins in your baby’s diaper — and it’s not poop

There could be toxins in your baby’s diaper — and it’s not poop

Science|Technology|Travel|World

SpaceX recovers Starship from the Indian Ocean a month after launch and is shipping it back to Texas

SpaceX has pulled off its biggest salvage operation yet, recovering its most recently launched Starship from the Indian Ocean

Education|Environment|Science

How a sanctuary outside LA has cared for rare, endangered gibbons for a half-century

Over the past 50 years, the Gibbon Conservation Center has become a globally recognized institution dedicated to the care and well-being of gibbons

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ECB should embrace blockchain to safeguard its role, Schnabel says

The European Central Bank should embrace blockchain technology to safeguard its role at the heart of the financial system, ECB board member Isabel Schnabel

Arts|Education|Science

US academic who accused Jason Arday of plagiarism allowed to resume some work

Nathan Cofnas, the U.S. academic who accused late Cambridge University professor Jason Arday of plagiarism, has been allowed to resume some of his work at

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Cambodia says no online scam compounds remain, experts skeptical

The Cambodian government has claimed a milestone in its fight against the scam industry accused of stealing billions of dollars from victims around the world, with officials saying

Economy|Health|Science

Black lung rates soar in Appalachia, residents say more needs to be done

Black lung rates soar in Appalachia, residents say more needs to be done

Business|Education|Food|Science

Coffee culture is a class at University of Kentucky

Coffee culture is a class at University of Kentucky

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A Dutch institute issues a 'Red Alert' over potentially lethal Trump-shaped ecstasy pills

A respected drug and mental health institute in the Netherlands is warning about potentially lethal ecstasy pills shaped like U.S. President Donald Trump's head

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Trump used to say he saw a quick end to his Iran war, but 6 months later he claims he's in no hurry

President Donald Trump marks an awkward moment in his second White House term as the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran reaches the six-month mark

Business|Environment|Science

Washington chemical tank was called unfit for service before deadly failure, investigators find

An inspection contractor found a chemical tank at a Washington state paper mill was unfit for service 10 months before its fatal failure in May

Health|Science

With the snip of a gene, scientists hope to erase high cholesterol for life

With the snip of a gene, scientists hope to erase high cholesterol for life

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Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo spreads to 2 new health zones with a total of 60 areas now affected

Congo government figures show that the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has spread to two new health zones in eastern Congo

Asia|Environment|Science

The Latest: Almost 2,000 missing in Nepal as Himalayan border flash flood death toll passes 570

Nepal’s disaster management authority said the number of people reported missing after a flash flood along the Himalayan border between Nepal and China has doubled to 1,924

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Nepal monitoring two lakes, flood risk to remain until they're fully drained, official says

Nepal is monitoring two lakes upstream of the flood zone where hundreds died on Wednesday, an official with Nepal's Disaster Management Authority said. 

Health|Science|Technology

FDA approves updated Covid-19 vaccines

FDA approves updated Covid-19 vaccines

Arts|Science

Revolutionary War battlefields often romanticize combat, but this mass grave just outside Philadelphia shows the violence soldiers actually experienced

A team of historians, archaeologists and forensic anthropologists is trying to identify 15 German soldiers who were unceremoniously dumped in a ditch after trying to help the British capture Philadelphia.

Health|Science

‘Must I take all my antibiotics?’ Why infectious disease experts are rethinking this longstanding rule

For some illnesses, shorter courses of antibiotics work just as well as longer ones, but researchers are still working out the ideal timescales for many infections – and it may not line up with when you feel better.

Opinion|Science|Technology

Communicating uncertainty in research is hard, so we worked on how best to do it – here’s what you can watch out for

Uncertainty is part of the scientific process, and it’s not a bad thing – it’s where future discoveries can happen.

Business|Health|Science|Technology

Success after a century of failures: Inside Moderna and Merck's cancer vaccine breakthrough

Stephane Bancel, CEO of Moderna, was at a Lebanese restaurant celebrating a friend’s birthday late on August 13 when he got the call.

Environment|Science|Technology|World

Why living downstream from a glacier has become a deadly liability

Why living downstream from a glacier has become a deadly liability

Science|Technology

US judge blocks Pentagon's Anthropic blacklisting

(This Aug 27 story has been republished, with no changes to text.)

Health|Science

As a measles outbreak escalates in Pennsylvania’s Amish Country, exposures rattle people at risk

As a measles outbreak escalates in Pennsylvania’s Amish Country, exposures rattle people at risk

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Beloved New Orleans hospital, wracked by floods and grief in Hurricane Katrina, to get a makeover

A beloved New Orleans hospital building where doctors and nurses heroically treated patients without electricity after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 is poised for redevelopment

Science|Technology

Judge says Pentagon's measures against Anthropic were 'illegal and baseless'

A federal judge has ruled in favor of artificial intelligence company Anthropic in its legal battle against the Pentagon

Environment|Science|World

Rescue stopped after dammed lake near Nepal border started overflowing

Authorities in Nepal have stopped rescue operations for the next 90 minutes, an army officer said on Friday, after reports that a dammed lake in the flood-hit region began to

Environment|Science|World

What new satellite images show about the destructive flooding in Nepal

As researchers investigate how a landslide caused such catastrophic flooding in Nepal, a CNN review of satellite imagery and videos sheds light on how the flood unfolded. CNN's Yahya Abou-Ghazala reports