Eighty years after the founding of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, and 55 years after the first Earth Day, humanity faces a growing profusion of existential threats. Most people—including ...

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is little more than a decade older than the field of artificial intelligence, whose birth can arguably be traced back to the Dartmouth Summer Research Project on ...

The surprise announcement that the United States is planning to resume nuclear testing is sending shockwaves through the scientific community. “The first reaction when you hear that is Oh my God, I ...

Far beneath the forests and hot springs of the American West, the continent’s largest active volcanic system is rumbling in ...

Microsoft founder Bill Gates appears to have pivoted on climate change, according to a memo he released on Tuesday. As one of the most influential people in the world, Gates is known as one of the ...

Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates’ new remarks on climate change surprised many social media users Tuesday. In a new blog post, Gates appeared to soften his stance on ...

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the second time this year, although Chair Jerome Powell said a third cut is ‘not a foregone conclusion.’ WSJ’s Nick Timiraos explains the central bank’s ...

Earthquakes, typhoons and geopolitical strain have spurred a new kind of innovation in Taiwan – one where sleek, stylish design and practical preparedness has become a thriving business. Taiwan’s ...

(CNN) — The Senate on Thursday passed a resolution aimed at ending President Donald Trump’s global tariffs introduced last spring, with four Senate Republicans joining Democrats to object to the ...

For over a decade, Bitcoin’s price marched to a predictable drumbeat: the four-year halving cycle. Each halving slashed miner rewards, triggered saupply shock, and ignited explosive bull runs followed ...

(CNN) — The Supreme Court appeared deeply concerned Wednesday with President Donald Trump’s reliance on a vague federal law to impose global tariffs, with several members of the court’s conservative ...