Science

Solar eclipse on April 8 to give ‘citizen scientists’ a chance to help NASA

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

The U.S. won’t see another total solar eclipse on this scale until 2045, so NASA and everyone else is pulling out all the stops.

Tennessee just became the first state to protect musicians and other artists against AI

By Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed off on legislation designed to protect songwriters, performers and other music industry professionals against the potential dangers of artificial intelligence.

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.