North America

Latest in North America

A snapshot of the world’s nuclear weapons—and how the numbers are changing
Weapons

A snapshot of the world’s nuclear weapons—and how the numbers are changing

By Kelsey D. Atherton

How Rivian’s off-roading electric vehicles get their supercar-like feel
Electric Vehicles

How Rivian’s off-roading electric vehicles get their supercar-like feel

By Kristin Shaw

Behind the wheel of the most technically advanced Corvette on the market
Vehicles

Behind the wheel of the most technically advanced Corvette on the market

By Dan Carney

Ford turbocharged its seventh-generation Mustang with new tech
Vehicles

Ford turbocharged its seventh-generation Mustang with new tech

By Kristin Shaw

Everything to know about the Army’s new 38-ton light tank
Army

Everything to know about the Army’s new 38-ton light tank

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Acura and GM are teaming up to produce a sleek new EV
Concept Cars

Acura and GM are teaming up to produce a sleek new EV

By Kristin Shaw

You’ll likely never drive Cadillac’s new luxury EV, and that’s okay
Electric Vehicles

You’ll likely never drive Cadillac’s new luxury EV, and that’s okay

By Bradley Brownell

What the future holds for the Army’s venerable Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle
Self Driving

What the future holds for the Army’s venerable Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle

By Kelsey D. Atherton

a 747 lands at sunset
Aviation

How pilots stick their landings in ‘hot and high’ cities

By Mark Vanhoenacker

How computer-aided engineering shaped Cadillac’s first EV to a tee
Electric Vehicles

How computer-aided engineering shaped Cadillac’s first EV to a tee

By Dan Carney

A baby sea turtle on a beach near some sea turtle tracks, and some people in the background.
Life Skills

Safely share the beach with endangered sea turtles this summer

By Alisha McDarris

Red and blue states race to become hydrogen energy hubs
Renewables

Red and blue states race to become hydrogen energy hubs

By Thor Benson

2022 is shaping up to be a busy year for hurricanes, NOAA predicts.
Weather

Forecasters predict an abnormally high number of storms for this hurricane season—again

By Hannah Seo

A photo of algae in a lake in Central Park.
Land

A climate adaptation experiment is taking place in one of NYC’s biggest parks

By Danielle Renwick / Nexus Media News

Wind turbines in the ocean to hint what the New York Bight offshore wind farm might look like
Renewables

The NY Bight could write the book on how we build offshore wind farms in the future

By Nikita Amir

Wildlife officials are taking radical steps to save Florida’s starving manatees
Ocean

Wildlife officials are taking radical steps to save Florida’s starving manatees

By Hannah Seo

Four prairie dogs standing up in a row on a rock.
Animals

The American West’s changing climate might mean more plague-carrying critters

By Philip Kiefer

samsung phone
Technology

A $17 billion Samsung chip factory could be coming to Texas

By Colleen Hagerty

Caltech AWS quantum computing center
Physics

Amazon’s venture into the bizarre world of quantum computing has a new home base

By Charlotte Hu

A cannabis plant, ground cannabis, and a vial of green liquid.
Health

Why did Texas ban Delta-8?

By Philip Kiefer