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Debate over H-1B visas shines spotlight on US tech worker shortages

Babson College graduate students from India type on their computers in Wellesley, Mass., on June 30, 2016.AP Photo/Charles KrupaA heated debate has recently erupted between two groups of supporters of...

Moshe Y. Vardi, Professor of Computer Science, Rice University - avatar Moshe Y. Vardi, Professor of Computer Science, Rice University

What causes the powerful winds that fuel dust storms, wildfires and blizzards? A weather scientist explains

When huge dust storms like this one in the Phoenix suburbs in 2022 hit, it's easy to see the power of the wind.Christopher Harris/iStock Images via Getty PlusWindstorms can seem like they come out of ...

Chris Nowotarski, Associate Professor of Atmospheric Science, Texas A&M University - avatar Chris Nowotarski, Associate Professor of Atmospheric Science, Texas A&M University

Trump administration seeks to starve libraries and museums of funding by shuttering this little-known agency

ExplorationWorks, a children's museum in Helena, Mont., received $151,946 in 2024 from the IMLS to expand its early childhood programs.Lisa WarehamOn March 14, 2025, the Trump administration issued an...

Devon Akmon, Director of the MSU Museum and CoLab Studio, Michigan State University - avatar Devon Akmon, Director of the MSU Museum and CoLab Studio, Michigan State University