Science

How NASA’s robotic prospectors could pave the way for future asteroid miners

By Valerie Payré, The Conversation

Upcoming NASA missions will help scientists understand the composition of asteroids – which could inform companies one day hoping to commercially mine asteroids.

Analysis: How Biden’s new executive order tackles AI risks, and where it falls short

By Anjana Susarla, The Conversation

The set of guidelines for artificial intelligence that the White House unveiled on Oct. 30 shows that the U.S. government is attempting to address the risks posed by AI. However, it leaves unresolved the issue of comprehensive data privacy legislation.

NASA spacecraft discovers surprise mini moon orbiting the asteroid Dinkinesh

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

The Lucy spacecraft made the discovery during Wednesday's close flyby of the asteroid Dinkinesh in the main asteroid belt beyond Mars.

How vampire lore emerged from shadowy medical mysteries

By Bella Isaacs-Thomas

When investigators debunked the real-life existence of these undead monsters, it didn’t kill their appeal.

Pioneering climate scientist Saleemul Huq, who argued for helping poor nations adapt to warming, dies at 71

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

Saleemul Huq, a pioneering climate scientist from Bangladesh who pushed to get the world to understand, pay for and adapt to worsening warming impacts on poorer nations, has died. He was 71.

WATCH: Sickle cell gene therapy gets review from FDA advisory committee

By Laura Ungar, Associated Press

If approved, it would be the first gene therapy on the U.S. market based on CRISPR, the gene editing tool that won its inventors the Nobel Prize in 2020.

Eyedrops from CVS, Rite Aid and others carry possible infection risk, FDA says

By Associated Press

The agency says consumers should stop using the products immediately and avoid purchasing any found in pharmacies and other stores.

WATCH: Biden signs executive order creating rules for artificial intelligence development

By Josh Boak, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press

Before signing the order, Biden said AI is driving change at “warp speed” and carries tremendous potential as well as perils.

What an FDA advisory panel’s finding that oral phenylephrine is ineffective means for cold and flu meds

By Lucas A. Berenbrok, Colleen Culley, Karen Steinmetz Pater, The Conversation

The ramp-up to cold and flu season is a bad time for consumers to learn that some of their most trusted go-to products don’t actually work.

Federal officials say plan for water cuts from 3 Western states is enough to protect Colorado River

By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press

The U.S. Department of the Interior is throwing its support behind a proposal by Arizona, Colorado and Nevada. The states' plan would conserve 3 million acre feet of water through 2026.