Science & Technology

New York (AFP) - Despite the recent cancellation of a next-generation US nuclear plant, backers of the carbon-free power source remain hopeful new projects will come on line by the...

Washington (AFP) - When a rare total solar eclipse sweeps across North America on Monday, scientists will be able to gather invaluable data on everything from the Sun's atmosphere to...

Washington (AFP) - Just a single, unguarded glance at a solar eclipse can result in a lifetime of vision loss, eye health experts warn. On Monday, tens of millions of...

Washington (AFP) - Facebook and Instagram giant Meta on Friday said it will begin labeling AI-generated media beginning in May, as it tries to reassure users and governments over the...

Washington (AFP) - Users with big followings will receive a free subscription to X, formerly Twitter -- and the platform's famous blue check, the company said in another policy U-turn....

Paris (AFP) - Just one in three people live a nation that guarantees the independence of universities and research, according to an annual index warning that academic freedom is declining...

Washington (AFP) - Three companies are in the running to provide NASA's next Moon rover for crewed missions planned later this decade, the space agency said Wednesday. Texas-based Intuitive Machines...

Washington (AFP) - NASA said Tuesday it was analyzing an object that crashed from the sky into a Florida man's home -- which could well be a piece of debris...

Washington (AFP) - US communities along the path of the April 8 total solar eclipse are preparing for the year's biggest astronomic event, with millions of visitors expected to brighten...

(AFP) - The latest battle in the culture wars cleaving American society centers around diversity programs on university campuses, now restricted or banned in a growing number of US states....