US flight cancellations accelerate as airlines comply with government shutdown order Posted December 4, 2025 U.S. airlines began canceling hundreds of flights on November 6 due to the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) order to reduce traffic at the country's busiest airports starti…
Robo-chef on wheels serves up Korean BBQ that cooks itself en route Posted December 3, 2025 A robotic food truck is cooking up fresh Korean stir-fries without the need for a human chef. At the crossroads of robotics and restaurants, one Silicon Valley startup says it’s s…
India conducts cloud-seeding trial in attempt to clear New Delhi’s smog Posted December 2, 2025 Indian authorities carried out a cloud-seeding experiment over smog-choked New Delhi in an attempt to induce rainfall and clear the city’s toxic air, which has sp…
World Central Kitchen provides food to furloughed federal workers in Washington, DC Posted December 1, 2025 The World Central Kitchen began distributing food to furloughed federal workers in Washington, D.C., during the government shutdown that started …
German scents exhibition combines 1,000 years of fragrances with art and history Posted November 30, 2025 Ever wondered what history smells like? Or ponder the odor of love, or the stench of medieval Paris, or the sacred fragrance of …
The new $50M Literary Arts Fund will support independent publishers and nonprofits Posted November 29, 2025 Citing a chronic shortage of financial backing for independent publishers and nonprofits dedicated to writing and reading, a coalition of seven charitable foundat…
Character.AI is banning minors from interacting with its chatbots Posted November 28, 2025 Character.AI is banning minors from using its chatbots amid growing concerns about the effects of artificial intelligence conversations on children. The company i…
Phony AI-generated videos of Hurricane Melissa flood social media sites Posted November 27, 2025 One viral video shows what appears to be four sharks swimming in a Jamaican hotel's pool as floodwaters allegedly brought on by Hurricane Melissa swamp the area. Another purported…
COVID-19 vaccines may help some cancer patients fight tumors Posted November 26, 2025 The most widely used COVID-19 vaccines may offer a surprise benefit for some cancer patients—revving up their immune systems to help fight tumors. People with adv…
Advice to feed babies peanuts early and often helped thousands of kids avoid allergies Posted November 25, 2025 A decade after a landmark study proved that feeding peanut products to young babies could prevent the development of life-threatening allergies, new research find…