As extreme weather forecasts improve, warnings struggle to get through

Before Hurricane Helene began devastating parts of the southeastern U.S., Amanda Wright had expected some rain and perhaps some flooding in the area around Knoxville, Tennessee, where she lives. It wasn’t until friends more than two hours away in Asheville, North Carolina, started posting warnings on Facebook that Wright realized how dangerous the storm could … Read more

Sensors Can Read Your Sweat and Predict Overheating, Here’s Why Privacy Advocates Are Worried

On a hot summer day in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, dozens of men removed pipes, asbestos and hazardous waste as they cleaned up a nuclear power plant and prepared it for demolition. Dressed in head-to-toe coveralls and respirators, the crew members working in a building without power had no visible relief from the heat. Instead, they … Read more

Bills and Dolphins battle for the AFC East title

The Bills season remains in the balance as the in-form Cowboys visit