Voting begins in Uganda’s presidential election during internet shutdown and delays
Fear and anger spread after another immigration shooting in Minneapolis
A federal officer has shot a man in the leg in Minneapolis after being attacked with a shovel and broom handle
Wolf’s dinner preserved in Siberia for 14,400 years sheds light on woolly rhino
Decoded genome of meat in pup’s stomach helps scientists build picture of what caused extinction of species Researchers have shed light on the final centuries of the woolly rhinoceros after studying a hairy lump of meat from the stomach of an ancient wolf cub that became mummified in the Siberian...
Horses can smell fear in humans, researchers say
Tests showed horses that smelled body odour from people watching scary films startled more easily Horses can smell fear, or at least whether you have scared yourself witless watching a horror movie, according to researchers who say the effect has consequences for riders, trainers and others who work with the...
ISS astronauts begin journey back to Earth in Nasa’s first ever medical evacuation
Four astronauts undock from International Space Station, with the affected crewmember in a stable condition, says space agency Four crew members have left the International Space Station (ISS) and are heading back to Earth after a medical issue prompted their mission to be cut a month short in Nasa’s first...
The surprising science of dreams and nightmares – podcast
Ian Sample puts listeners’ questions on dreams and nightmares to Dr Michelle Carr, director of the Dream Engineering Laboratory in Montreal’s Centre for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine, and author of the new book Into the Dream Lab. They look at why we dream, what we can learn by examining...
6 puppies treated for suspected opioid overdose will find new homes soon
Six puppies in rural Washington have recovered after being treated for a suspected drug overdose, and now some might go home with the firehouse staff who saved them
Oglala Sioux Tribe says three tribal members arrested in Minneapolis are in ICE detention
The president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota said three of the four tribal members detained by ICE agents in Minneapolis last week have been transferred to an ICE facility and called for their immediate release
Mississippi synagogue congregant shares story of 1967 Ku Klux Klan bombing
Beverly Geiger Bonnheim was 17 when the Ku Klux Klan bombed her synagogue in 1967
Multiple Americans detained in Venezuela have been released, Trump administration says
The Trump administration says multiple Americans who were detained in Venezuela have been released