
These national parks will still be free to visitors for National Park Week, despite Trump funding cuts
As the National Park Service continues to face uncertainty in workforce and funding, parks will still be free to visitors on April 19, in celebration of National Park Week.
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This man wants to fix America's low voter turnout with mobile phone voting. Here's what it would look like
As Congress approves the SAVE Act, venture capitalist and political strategist Bradley Tusk hopes to make elections more accessible.
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You can buy a pebble from the 'tariffed' Heard Island penguins to support wildlife conservation
The tongue-in-cheek social media campaign is finding a creative way to donate to penguin conservation through the World Wildlife Fund.
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In TED Talk, chemist debuts 'natural peel' that extends the life of produce without 'refrigeration, pesticides, waxes, or plastics'
Food chemist Jenny Du said their natural peel works on “bananas, avocados, limes, green beans, tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumber, berries, you name it.”
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Ms. Rachel adds voice to interactive art exhibit designed to comfort people on their 'roughest day'
“We set up an 800 number,” author Brad Montague said in a recent TikTok. “You call it, leave a message you would have needed to hear on your roughest day. Just something kind, something true.”
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Woebot makes the case for AI therapy in new TED Talk: Therapists can't be there 'for those 2 a.m. panic attacks'
Woebot creator Alison Darcy: “Most people aren't getting in front of a therapist, and even if they are, they're not there beside you as you live your life.”
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Lucasfilm on AI: ‘We need to use these tools thoughtfully and with the full permission of the talent’
Rob Bredow looked back at innovations at the heart of “Star Wars,” “Jurassic Park,” and “Indiana Jones” to show how AI should be used as an artist tool, not as a replacement.
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Ocean Cleanup in new TED Talk: 'We can clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in 5 years' time'
With the organization’s technology, an area of the ocean the size of a football field is being cleaned every five seconds.
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