A walk across Alaska’s Arctic sea ice brings to life the losses that appear in climate data

This decline of summer sea ice area has a multitude of effects, from changing local ecosystems to allowing more shipping ...

Will electric tractors gain traction? At a pilot event for farmers, researchers see possibilities

At an August event, researchers at Michigan State University asked farmers what they think of a new electric tractor. The ...

Harvard, like all Americans, can’t be punished by the government for speaking freely – and a federal court decision upholds decades of precedents saying so

The Harvard decision offers a reminder: The First Amendment is not just about the right to speak without fear of jail. It’s also about ensuring that the government cannot punish speech indirectly by ...

Trump administration is threatening liberal foundations and nonprofits after Kirk’s death – but proving wrongdoing by any of them would be very hard

(THE CONVERSATION) Following the Sept. 10, 2025, death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah, the Trump administration signaled that it intends to expand investigations into “ leftist groups ” ...

Hepatitis B shot for newborns has nearly eliminated childhood infections with this virus in the US

The hepatitis B vaccines used in the U.S. have an outstanding safety record. The only confirmed risk is an allergic reaction called anaphylaxis that occurs in roughly 1 in 600,000 doses, and no child ...

2 shootings, 2 states, minutes apart − a trauma psychiatrist explains how exposure to shootings changes all of us

No two people experience exposure to public violence in the same way. The extent of the trauma, stress and fear can vary, depending on variables ranging from someone’s genetic makeup to where they ...

KFF Health News: Team Trump’s Answer to Ballooning Obamacare Premiums: Less Generous Coverage

September 17, 2025 - By Julie Appleby ,KFF Health News - Trump administration officials, looking at the possible impact of large insurance premium increases for millions of next year’s Obamacare ...

10 open-source apps I recommend every Windows user try - for free

These free, open-source tools will make your Windows PC more powerful and give you a serious productivity boost.
Communications of the ACM

Fifty Years of Open Source Software Supply-Chain Security

An open source software supply-chain vulnerability is an exploitable weakness in trusted software caused by a third-party, ...

Where to find the biggest and best pumpkin patches Texas has to offer

Pumpkin patches in Texas have varying dates of operation, with some opening in early September.

Mutinex Brings Its Vendor-Neutral Open-Source MMM Validation Framework to North America for Marketers Who Demand Proof Versus Promises

The launch marks a shift from opaque measurement to open accountability — giving all marketers the tools needed to interrogate any model, vendor-built ...