Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

Christopher Hernandez received funding from the National Science Foundation (grant number SPRF 1715009) for the lidar work in Puerto Bello Metzabok. Picture an aircraft streaking across the sky at ...

Monday marks 22 years since Maura Murray disappeared after crashing her car on Route 112 in North Haverhill, New Hampshire, on a cold, snowy night. Despite years of searching by investigators and her ...

Picture an aircraft streaking across the sky at hundreds of miles per hour, unleashing millions of laser pulses into a dense tropical forest. The objective: map thousands of square miles, including ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa., Feb. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- JULABO USA announces an update today to its smartphone application, integrating advanced LiDAR technology. This enhancement is designed to assist ...

Mr. Shirky, a vice provost at New York University, has been helping faculty members and students adapt to digital tools since 2015. Back in 2023, when ChatGPT was still new, a professor friend had a ...