Simple nature-based activities can reduce stress, sharpen focus, and improve mental health—no wilderness or special gear required.

The cogs of New York City's government are using less energy to keep turning, and also emitting less, according to a report from the Department of Citywide Administrative Services. The report found ...

Editor’s note: This article was produced by a University of Massachusetts Amherst journalism student, in collaboration with MassLive, as part of a project in professor Steve Fox’s Introduction to ...

As we age, many holiday traditions lose their appeal and start to feel more like duties than festivities. 'Robbing them': Treasury slams states over Trump tax cuts The unexpected winner of rising ...

It’s a sobering report in one way. More American teenagers are staying away from alcohol, marijuana and nicotine — but two other vices are growing in use, according to a national survey released ...

Of all the possible applications of generative AI, the value proposition of using it to write code was perhaps the clearest. Coding can be slow and it requires expertise, both of which can be ...

Researchers who are using generative AI to write scientific papers are publishing a significantly higher number of studies, a new analysis finds (Science 2025, DOI: 10.1126/science.adw3000). The ...

A new study suggests that everyday multilingual habits—from chatting with neighbors to revisiting a childhood language—may help preserve memory, attention, and brain flexibility as we age. An ...

A recent Gallup poll asked about employees' use of AI at work. Nearly half said they use it at least a few times a year. There were some big differences between industries. The use of AI tools among ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Among the myriad abilities that humans possess, which ones are uniquely human? Language has been a top candidate at least since ...

Fears about AI data centers’ water use have exploded. Experts say the reality is far more complicated than people think. When I called him to talk more about AI and water, Masley emphasized that he’s ...

BRUSSELS, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Meta's (META.O), opens new tab proposal to use less personal data for targeted advertising in its pay-or-consent model that will be rolled out next month won the approval ...