Steep Health Care Costs Steer Americans to Tough Decisions
Dan Weissmann Health insurance is out of reach for millions of Americans this year. Many are making difficult decisions about how to pay for coverage...
Month : March 2026
Nearly half of Black women in Canada delay health care over fears of racism: Survey
Nearly half of Black women, girls and gender-diverse people in Canada have delayed or avoided seeking health care out of fear of racial discrimination, according...
Drought could fuel the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs as climate change worsens, new research suggests
A study of soil microbes showed that drought favors the microorganisms that survive antibiotics. It also found that some of the genes for resistance in...
Massive Iron Age hoards discovered in England may be from funeral of powerful Celtic queen
Two massive Iron Age hoards of burned metal weapons, vessels, and chariots or carts, found in the north of England, may have been part of...
AI compressed billions of years of evolution into seconds to create ‘Lego-like robots’ that can recover even when they lose limbs
Researchers have created artificial-intelligence-powered robots that can navigate all kinds of terrain autonomously and continue moving even when they’re severely damaged. Dubbed “legged metamachines,” these...
A rare active volcano on Mars may be causing the whole planet to spin faster
Scientists know that Mars spins a little faster each year, but the cause has been a mystery. Now, a new study published Feb. 18 in...
Cannonball-size meteorite crashes through roof of Texas home as multiple ‘fireballs’ rain down on the US
A family in Houston is counting their lucky stars that no one was hurt after a cantaloupe-size meteorite smashed through the roof of their home...
Colorado River negotiations have stalled among 7 states and water is scarce. What happens next?
The seven U.S. states that make up the Colorado River basin are struggling to agree on how best to manage the river’s water as its...
Live Science Today: Jensen Huang AGI claim and major leap to reanimation after death
Today’s top story Nvidia’s Jensen Huang has claimed that humanity has already achieved AGI, but others are less than convinced. (Image credit: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg...
‘They Tricked Me’: A Father Was Chained After He Went to ICE To Reunite With His Kids
Carlos arrived at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in New Mexico in December, believing he was one step closer to reuniting with his children....