SpaceX Polaris Dawn astronauts conduct the first-ever private spacewalk
An internet entrepreneur and a SpaceX engineer have become the first private astronauts to walk in space.
Health & Safety
Schools are putting vape detectors in bathrooms -- paid for by Juul
Some districts are using money from a $1.7 billion legal settlement against e-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs to pay for the high-tech devices. But there are critics and also privacy concerns.
These small Black-owned farms are growing crops with the climate in mind
Across the Gulf South, small Black-owned farms are finding ways to use climate-friendly practices to grow crops while also addressing long-standing injustices.
Climate change prompted these scientists to reinvent chocolate
Climate change is driving more extreme weather events in the region where many cocoa beans are grown. A brother-sister team in Germany is working on a solution: making chocolate without cocoa beans.
What does a busy president want to eat? This White House chef has the answer
You know that old line, "Tell me what you eat and I'll tell you who you are"? If that's true, then Cristeta Comerford knows the last five presidents of the United States better than almost anyone.
A new AI model can predict some brain signals in fruit flies
Researchers have created an AI model that can predict some fruit fly brain signals. It was able to predict the activity of neurons in a fruit fly by looking at how those neurons were connected.
Citizen scientists are hunting moths in Montana for climate change studies
Insects are great indicators of climate change because they’re the first animals to leave when temperatures change. But a lot about them remains unknown, citizen scientists are helping change that.
At the debate, Harris made climate change a pocketbook issue
Vice President Harris said the economic costs of climate change are already clear, with homeowners facing skyrocketing insurance prices.
Multiple projects in the works in Forsyth County to track and address symptoms of suicide
In Forsyth County, the Behavioral Health Services Division is working to get a clearer view of when and where suicides are happening and how to best reach people going through a mental health crisis.
Mammograms will better explain what it means to have dense breasts
Nearly half of women over 40 have dense breasts, which raises their risk of breast cancer. Mammograms should now include an assessment of breast tissue density.