Tiny airborne particles known as aerosols, from biomass burning, urban pollution, and industrial emissions, can dramatically ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has been used to determine the mass of white dwarf star LAWD 37. It is "56 percent the mass of our Sun," according to NASA/ESA. Credit: NASA, ESA, P. McGill (Univ. of ...

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Cory Doctorow’s newest book provides ideas for how to de-enshittify the world wide web that’s become our everyday life.

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In addition to life-saving relief to Palestinians in Gaza and the families of hostages, many hope the deal could bring renewed stability to the region. If history is any indication, however, ...

Embattled Benjamin Netanyahu was met with a walkout protest over war in Gaza before he addressed the UN today – as the Israeli PM faces mounting pressure to end the conflict. As the leader – subject ...

A transformation is taking place at the Cannery Music Hall in Southbridge. The noise of drills can be heard inside the black box theater, as workers replace the spotlights overlooking the small stage.

MINNEAPOLIS — The mother of the lone transgender gunman who killed two students and injured 17 others at the Annunciation Church and Catholic School on Wednesday morning was an employee at the school, ...

Last month, a gunman – apparently convinced he had been wronged by a specific actor he had never met – drove across the country to engage in a deliberate, targeted attack and exact his revenge on ...

Shane Tamura, the suspect police said committed a July 28 New York City mass shooting, had been involuntarily held for mental health evaluation and treatment in Nevada in 2022 and 2024, news outlets ...