In new research published today, crypto-tracing firm Chainalysis found that crypto-funded transactions for human trafficking—largely forced laborers trapped in compounds across Southeast Asia and ...

A massive star 2.5 million light-years away simply vanished — and astronomers now know why. Instead of exploding in a supernova, it quietly collapsed into a black hole, shedding its outer layers in a ...

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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory sent scientists nearly 1 million astronomy alerts in one night, showing off changes in the sky. Eventually, the telescope is expected to reach 7 million alerts per night.

When you look up at the night sky, it appears unchanging. But if you look deep enough you will find that the sky is in fact constantly shifting. Satellites, asteroids and interstellar objects pass by.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued a recall on tens of millions of vehicles with faulty Takata airbags. NHTSA officials said long-term exposure to high heat and humidity can ...

President Donald Trump on Thursday, Feb. 12, formally announced the termination of a 17-year-old environmental finding that allowed the federal government to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from ...

Rhode Island has halted work on a new state-run hospital in Burrillville after the estimated cost nearly tripled. The project's price has soared to nearly $300 million, far exceeding the $108 million ...

Scientists have seen something spectacular unfolding in Andromeda, our neighboring spiral galaxy, located some 2.5 million light-years away from Earth. The spectacular part is actually what they ...

Firefighters and utility crews say they’re looking into an active gas leak after a house exploded Sunday night, injuring at least two people and displacing dozens of families in Centreville, Virginia.

The U.S. national debt continues to rise—but is that actually bad? In June 2025, WSJ explained how the debt affects everyone and when it becomes unsustainable. Photo Illustration: Kent Nishimura/Getty ...

Chip Murrow had never heard the term "exploding trees" in his 30 years as a forester for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. As temperatures drop in Iowa and across the country this weekend ...