Main airports: Charlotte Douglas International (CLT), Raleigh-Durham International (RDU), and Asheville Regional Airport (AVL). Fun fact: North Carolina’s nickname, “the Tar Heel State” comes from a ...

More than one in ten internet users have watched drama episodes lasting ten minutes or less on social media, according to a new global survey of 100,000 consumers by Ampere Analysis. “Shorter scripted ...

Scientists found that the Casparian strip — a cell layer meant to guard roots from toxins — cannot fully block microplastics from spreading into edible tissues. A new study from the University of ...

No bones about it — tiny shreds of plastic can cause big problems for health. These minute shards that slough off larger plastic have been shown to harm reproductive, digestive and respiratory health, ...

For years, doctors have stressed the importance of being active during your day—after all, research has found that sitting for too long raises your risk of a slew of serious health conditions, ...

Last week, OpenAI launched “study mode” in its chatbot, aimed directly at the student market. It’s meant to behave more like a tutor than a machine that spits out answers; it uses the Socratic method, ...

Researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, are studying microplastics and nanoplastics to determine how they form in the environment—and how to reduce or even prevent their formation.

OpenAI has announced a new study mode for ChatGPT that helps students work through problems step by step — instead of just providing an answer. "When students engage with study mode, they're met with ...

For years, doctors have stressed the importance of being active during your day—after all, research has found that sitting for too long raises your risk of a slew of serious health conditions, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." That’s the main takeaway from a study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, which found that ...

Lawmakers in both chambers have introduced legislation to require the Food and Drug Administration to study the impacts of microplastics on human health. H.R. 4486 and S. 2353 seek to understand the ...

Drinks in glass bottles contained more microplastics than those in plastic bottles or cans, according to a new French study. Researchers traced most of the microplastic particles to the painted metal ...