Carolyn Thompson

Associated Press

The 2026 AI-Powered Financial Analysis Handbook

The 2026 AI-Powered Financial Analysis Handbook

July 31, 2026

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from pad 39A with a payload of a pair of lunar landers at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Jan. 15, 2025.

A Discarded SpaceX Rocket Is on a Collision Course With the Moon

July 31, 2026

Rendering Storage Area

Indiana Defense Hub Expands to 1,500 Acres With Aerospace, Machinery Tenants

July 30, 2026

Researchers from Drexel University and Penn State University have developed a new hydrogel and can be used to produce durable and conformal biosensors.

Soft, Sticky, Stretchable Biosensors Make a Better Connection

July 29, 2026

Beyond the Dashboard

Beyond the Dashboard

Turning KPI insights into meaningful business action.

July 31, 2026

Grace Brown, 14, poses for a portrait while jogging at the park where she does her jogging workouts for her 'online PE' class, in Alexandria, Va., Friday, Nov. 1, 2019. Brown chose to take 'online PE,' utilizing a fitness tracker, so that she could take a piano lab as an extra elective.

Tech Offers Gym Class Without the Gym

This 14-year-old freshman is getting school credit for virtual physical education.

January 6, 2020

Toy Hof

Tickle Me Elmo Among Toy HOF Finalists

He-Man, pinball and the sled are also among those under consideration.

September 12, 2018

In this Feb. 7, 2018 photo, students at the Berkeley Carroll School in the Brooklyn borough of New York use virtual reality headsets in their classroom. Experts say the technology is still relatively rare in schools, but they expect that to change as costs come down and content improves. Seated at the table from left are Daniel Cornicello, 17, Charlie Hertz, 17, and Taylor Engler, 16. At the table in the back of the room is Angela Aguero, 17.

Virtual-Reality Field Trips

Field trips are no longer limited by the length of a bus ride

February 13, 2018

In this Oct. 9, 2017 file photo, a tour boat travels along the Niagara River in New York, where a series of overflow discharge from a treatment plant have drawn widespread attention. The sewage treatment plant that spewed a smelly black discharge at the base of Niagara Falls during the busy summer tourist season is in line for $20 million in upgrades. Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed the state investment Tuesday, Dec. 19 as one of his 2018 priorities.

$20M for Plant That Spewed Black Water

Improvements coming to the aging sewage treatment plant responsible for a stinky black discharge at the base of Niagara Falls.

December 20, 2017

In this Sept. 22, 2016 photo provided by the The Strong museum in Rochester, N.Y., the three inductees into the hall's class of 2016, from left, Fisher-Price Little People, Dungeons & Dragons and the swing, are on display. After seven times as finalists for the National Toy Hall of Fame, the tiny tenants of Fisher-Price's house, barn and school bus were enshrined on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016.

Little People, D&D Top Toy Hall of Fame Class

At long last, a big honor for the Little People.

November 11, 2016

When asked to tackle real-life scenarios such as designing a safe bicycle lane or improving a pet iguana's habitat, 45 percent of girls and 42 percent of boys showed proficiency at understanding and using technology.

Girls Beat Boys in Tech-Engineering Literacy

Results stem from first-of-its-kind tech and engineering literacy assessment.

May 18, 2016