California sues ExxonMobil for misleading public on plastic recycling
California’s lawsuit alleges that ExxonMobil has known for decades that recycling would not effectively stem the flow of plastic waste.
Health & Safety
Octopuses and fish share leadership — and enforcement — in group hunting
When octopuses and fish hunt in groups in the Red Sea, the leadership roles are more dynamic than researchers knew — as are some ways the animals enforce cooperation.
AI can generate recipes that can be deadly. Food bloggers are not happy
Apple, Google and Samsung are all working to integrate AI that can generate recipes into their virtual assistants, like Siri. People who work to develop recipes respond.
Fragile X held him back. An experimental drug is helping him break free
For 22 years, Jason Mazzola’s life was defined by a genetic condition that can cause autism and intellectual disability. Then he started taking an experimental drug.
Life Kit: How to keep kids safe around guns
Whether you own a gun or not, you’ll want to keep them out of the hands of unsupervised children. Life Kit has tips to keep children safe.
The human cost of ghost networks
He tried to find a therapist who would take his insurance. He did not succeed.
Up against a 'ghost network' for mental health care? Here's what you can do
Insurers’ failures to update their provider directories have led to dire consequences for people seeking mental health care. Here's how you can navigate these challenges to find treatment.
'I Don’t Want to Die.' He needed mental health care. He found a ghost network
Ravi Coutinho bought a health insurance plan thinking it would give him access to mental health providers. But even after 21 phone calls and multiple hospitalizations, no one could find him a therapist.
Money for cutting-edge climate technology could dry up in a second Trump term
A hydrogen plant in Utah could offer a new path to slash fossil-fuel pollution. But federal funding that was critical for projects like this one could dry up if Donald Trump is reelected.
A new 'mini-moon' comes to Earth this fall
An newly discovered asteroid will be captured by Earth's gravity this fall. The "mini-moon" will spend about two months in Earth's orbit, before being flung back on its normal path around the sun.