Science

The UN adopts a resolution backing efforts to ensure artificial intelligence is ‘safe, secure and trustworthy’

By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press

The resolution aims to close the digital divide between rich developed countries and poorer developing countries and make sure they are all at the table in discussions on AI.

Doctors perform 1st transplant of of genetically modified pig kidney to human patient

By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

Doctors in Boston say they have transplanted a pig kidney into a 62-year-old patient. Massachusetts General Hospital said Thursday it’s the first time a genetically modified pig kidney has been transplanted into a living person.

SEC climate rule prompts lawuits. Experts say companies are likely to prepare to comply anyway

By Suman Naishadham, Associated Press

SEC had scarcely passed the rule in early March before the agency was being hauled to court. The legal challenges come from conservative states, business groups and companies who argue the SEC is overstepping its authority.

Researchers to observe how total solar eclipse affects animal behavior

By Christina Larson, Associated Press

It's only in recent years that scientists have started to rigorously study the altered behaviors of wild, domestic and zoo animals during a full solar eclipse.

EPA announces new rules to curb planet-warming tailpipe emissions

By Matthew Daly, Tom Krisher, Associated Press

The new rules relax initial tailpipe limits proposed last year but eventually reach nearly the same strict standards set out by the Environmental Protection Agency.

UN weather agency issues ‘red alert’ on climate change after record heat, ice-melt increases in 2023

By Jamey Keaten, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

The U.N. weather agency is sounding a "red alert" about global warming, citing record-smashing increases last year in greenhouse gases, land and water temperatures and melting of glaciers and sea ice.

Planning to watch April’s total solar eclipse? Here’s how to protect your eyes

By Geoffrey Bradford, The Conversation

Now’s the time to get your hands on a pair of eclipse glasses in preparation for next month's display of celestial wonder.

How to watch April’s total solar eclipse

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

After this year's total solar eclipse on April 8, there won’t be another coast-to-coast eclipse in the United States until 2045.

As electric vehicle sales slow, U.S. relaxes plans for stricter auto emissions standards

By Tom Krisher, Matthew Daly, Associated Press

The auto industry has cited lower sales growth in objecting to the EPA's preferred standards unveiled last April as part of the most ambitious plan ever to cut planet-warming emissions from passenger vehicles.