With a national ban increasingly unlikely, let’s reflect on how the app both sparks joy among users and raises mental health concerns. By Brian X. Chen Brian X. Chen is The Times’s lead ...

A new report illustrates a concerning dynamic: Record heat last year pushed countries to use more planet-warming fossil fuels to cool things down. By Claire Brown Last year was the hottest on ...

The discovery sheds light on how certain bacteria -- including strains that cause food poisoning and anthrax -- form spores for survival. Scientists have discovered a protein that enables bacteria ...

Tidal waves continue to wreak havoc in coastal communities across Ghana, with recent disasters recorded in parts of the Volta Region. Several homes have been rendered uninhabitable, leaving ...

The National Weather Service warned of extreme weather across a vast swath of the country that is home to more than 100 million people. Powerful winds gusting up to 80 mph were forecast from the ...