American Airlines says pilots aboard one of its flights mistakenly thought someone was trying to breach the cockpit Monday
A man took videos as his home floated away with him inside in Alaska’s storms
Typhoon Halong's remnants hit western Alaska with intense force and even pulled homes from their foundations
American chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky dies at 29
A chess grandmaster who started as a child prodigy and quickly became one of the most influential American voices in the sport has died at age 29
Low participation in medical trials puts millions of young people at risk
Exclusive: Data shows gen Z could miss out on new treatments because so few sign up for trials and studies in England ‘I wish I took part sooner’: how a medical trial transformed a young person’s life Millions of young people risk missing out on new treatments for health conditions...
The seed bank storing the planet’s future – podcast
As biodiversity declines, locating and conserving the planet’s plant life is becoming more important. The Millennium seed bank in Wakehurst, West Sussex, has been doing just that for 25 years, collecting and storing seeds and keeping them in trust for countries all over the world should they ever be needed....
Anti-malaria funding cuts could lead to ‘deadliest resurgence ever’, study warns
Expected reduction in contributions by wealthy countries likely to cost millions of lives and billions in lost growth Slashed contributions from wealthy countries to an anti-malaria fund could allow a resurgence of the disease, costing millions of lives and billions of pounds by the end of the decade, according to...
Three cases of severe mpox reported in California, health officials say
Unrelated cases mark first time clade I of disease formerly known as monkeypox has spread within US, officials say Three California residents have been infected with clade I mpox, a more severe strain of the virus formerly known as monkeypox – marking the first time this type of mpox has...
Experts hail ‘remarkable’ success of electronic implant in restoring sight
Sight of 84% of people with form of age-related macular degeneration restored after being fitted with device An electronic eye implant half the thickness of a human hair has helped people with incurable sight loss to see again, opening up a potential “new era” in tackling blindness. Doctors who implanted...
China accuses US of cyberattack on national time center
China has accused the U.S. National Security Agency of cyberattacks on its national time center
States say new FEMA rules, grant delays put disaster response at risk
State emergency officials say they're facing funding challenges from Washington.