Scientists at Rice University and the University of Houston have created a powerful new material by guiding bacteria to grow cellulose in aligned patterns, resulting in sheets with the strength of ...

Data centers siphon huge amounts of energy to power artificial intelligence. But their environmental footprint starts to balloon even before the first server switches on due to the immense amount of ...

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. On Monday, Elon Musk ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Mail carriers and delivery drivers are among those facing some of the toughest conditions during winter storms, navigating snow-covered and icy streets to reach homes across the ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — Democratic state lawmakers unveiled a bill on Friday that would prevent construction of new data centers in New York for three years. It would pause the industry’s meteoric ...

America is still growing. But not by much. According to U.S. census estimates released on Jan. 27, population growth has slowed "significantly," with just 1.8 million more people between July 1, 2024, ...

The term, long considered a slur for those with intellectual disabilities, is seeing a resurgence on social media and across the political right. By Dan Barry and Sonia A. Rao Late last month, a woman ...

Android users, take note: On Tuesday, Google reached a preliminary settlement in a class action lawsuit over illegal data collection. If it goes through, Google will pay out $135 million to Android ...

Pendo employees talk in a break area inside the Pendo building in downtown Raleigh. Travis Long [email protected] I’m Brian Gordon, tech reporter for The News & Observer, and this is Open Source, ...

The weekend's winter storm has forced the United States Postal Service to suspended mail delivery service to some residential and business customers in Arkansas, a spokeswoman for the mail carrier ...

The labor market is becoming increasingly inhospitable in the United States, as demand for workers continues to wane and job postings are at their lowest levels since the pandemic. New data from the ...

SpaceX is considering a potential merger with Tesla Inc., as well as an alternative combination with artificial intelligence firm xAI, according to people familiar with the matter, a sign billionaire ...