South Florida commuters traveling to or from the beach might be able to save some time and money by getting off the roads and onto the water
Crews spread salt on roads and people stock up on batteries as a winter storm threatens the US
Crews spread salt on roads and readied snowplows as a storm threatened to bring snow, sleet and freezing rain to a broad section of the U.S. in the coming days
Former Iowa superintendent expected to plead guilty to falsely claiming he was a US citizen
The former Des Moines superintendent is expected to plead guilty in federal court
Winning numbers drawn in Wednesday’s Powerball
The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the "Powerball" game were: 11-26-27-53-55, Powerball: 12
Millions brace for potentially catastrophic ice storm. What to know, by the numbers
Millions of Americans are bracing for a potentially catastrophic ice storm from New Mexico to the Carolinas
Plantwatch: Neighbouring plants warn each other about incoming stress
A study of Arabidopsis thaliana plants found that plants growing together activated genes to protect themselves, while isolated plants did not Plants growing close to each other can warn each other about stresses in their lives. Thale cress (Arabidopsis thaliana) plants were grown on their own or crowded so close...
The year of the ‘hectocorn’: the $100bn tech companies that could float in 2026
OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceX and Stripe are rumoured to be among ten of the biggest companies considering IPOs You’ve probably heard of “unicorns” – technology startups valued at more than $1bn – but 2026 is shaping up to be the year of the “hectocorn”, with several US and European companies potentially...
How positivity affects health, the rise of scabies and bovine intelligence – podcast
The Guardian’s science editor, Ian Sample, talks to Madeleine Finlay about three eye-catching science stories from the week, including a study that suggests positive thinking can boost immune response. Also on the agenda is the mysterious rise of scabies in the UK, and the discovery that cows are more adept...
So a cow can use a stick to scratch its backside. When will we learn that humans are really not that special? | Helen Pilcher
Veronika’s improvised grooming device has caused great surprise – but that tells us more about humans than cows I have a farmer friend who regularly regales me with colourful stories of her cattle. Take the time when a beef cow called Noisette used her tongue to pull back the catch...
Suni Williams, Starliner astronaut, retires after 27 years at Nasa
She set the record for most spacewalk time by a woman and spent nine months at the International Space Station Suni Williams, one of two Nasa astronauts whose 10-day test flight mission turned into a nine-month odyssey on the International Space Station (ISS), has retired from the US space agency....