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They don't have wings, but bacteria sure can fly. Researchers at MIT say that tiny bubbles trapped by raindrops play a part in launching bacteria on long-distance flights.

Media outlets are full of stories about whether women can "have it all." After becoming a mother, Curtis Sittenfeld came to appreciate novels and memoirs that look beyond those headlines to celebrate the difficult, messy, delightful juggling act of parenthood. She shares three of her favorites.

Most of the country's other big unions endorsed President Biden in the earliest days of his reelection campaign. But the United Auto Workers held back until today.

X recently claimed to support the press advocacy group Reporters Without Borders — which in response called X "a haven for disinformation."

When he was just 10 years old, Shankar began performing in Europe and the US with his family's Indian dance troupe. But at age 18, Shankar gave up all the glitter to study with a guru who taught him the sitar. He became a master, and introduced the West to his country's music.

Eye glasses with computing power have long been sci-fi fantasy, relegated to Terminator movies and the like. But now it appears Google may be a few months from selling a beta version of their own.

At a time when jazz was not widely seen in higher education, the alto saxophonist brought the wisdom learned on the bandstand to the classroom.

Chicago teachers will hit the picket line Thursday morning. The teachers' union voted to go on strike after delegates rejected the school district's contract proposals.

In another blow to the Palestinians, the U.S. has folded the diplomatic mission to them into the U.S. embassy to Israel — which is run by a strongly pro-Israel ambassador.

A debate is brewing in Maine over the state bird — the chickadee. There's more than one type of chickadee in Maine — and bird experts say the state should pick one.