Study estimates 53,000 females have died on South Georgia since 2023, with ‘dramatic impact’ on future of the species Bird flu has wiped out half of South Georgia’s breeding elephant seals, according to a study that warns of “serious implications” for the future of the species. The remote island in...
Ultra-processed foods may help explain rising bowel cancer in under-50s, study suggests
Research among women finds those who eat more UPFs have greater risk of early onset of polyp that can lead to cancer Women under 50 who have a diet high in ultra-processed foods (UPFs) stand a greater risk of having abnormal growths in their bowel that can lead to cancer,...
Kim Kardashian and the comet, a lupus breakthrough, James Watson’s legacy – podcast
Ian Sample joins Madeleine Finlay to discuss some of the most intriguing science stories from the week. They discuss the complicated legacy of James Watson, who won the Nobel Prize for the discovery of the structure of DNA; a new breakthrough in the quest to understand the autoimmune disease lupus;...
Former officer pleads guilty to mistreating prisoner paralyzed in Connecticut police van
A former Connecticut police officer has pleaded guilty to mistreating prisoner Richard “Randy” Cox after he was paralyzed in a police van
Montana man convicted of murder in campsite killing
A jury has found a man with links to white supremacists guilty of murder in a brutal killing at a southwestern Montana campsite
FAA says flight cuts will stay at 6% because more air traffic controllers are coming to work
The Federal Aviation Administration says flight cuts will stay at 6% because more air traffic controllers are coming to work
Trial continues for officer charged with shooting pregnant Black woman
Trial is continuing for an Ohio police officer charged with shooting a pregnant Black mother who was killed after being accused of shoplifting in August 2023
Building apartment projects near public transit helps address housing crisis, combat climate change
Quantavia Smith, who was often homeless for a decade, now has a studio apartment in Los Angeles with easy access to public transit
Former Marine who killed 6-year-old girl decades ago set for execution in Florida
A former Marine convicted of killing a 6-year-old girl more than four decades ago is scheduled for execution in Florida, which would be the record 16th death sentence carried out under Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis
Oklahoma is set to execute a man after a state panel recommended his life be spared
Oklahoma is preparing to execute a man after a state panel recommended his life be spared