An owl found partially encased in concrete after it got inside a cement mixer in southwestern Utah is expected to fly free again after it was painstakingly cleaned by animal sanctuary workers who described the bird as a “fighter.”
Should the UK brace for a brutal flu season? – podcast
This year’s flu season has begun more than a month earlier than usual, with a mutated strain spreading widely among younger people and expected to drive a wave of hospital admissions as it reaches the elderly. Science editor Ian Sample speaks to Madeleine Finlay about what we know so far...
Root canal treatment could significantly lower blood sugar levels, study suggests
Dentists also saw improvements in patients’ cholesterol and fatty acid levels, both associated with heart health If a looming root canal treatment is putting a dampener on the week, take heart: having the procedure can drive health benefits that are felt throughout the body, according to research. Patients who were...
Neanderthals and early humans ‘likely to have kissed’, say scientists
Study from University of Oxford looks into evolutionary origins of kissing and its role in relations between species From Galápagos albatrosses to polar bears, chimpanzees to orangutans, certain species appear to kiss. Now researchers suggest Neanderthals did it too – and might even have locked lips with modern humans. It...
America celebrates its 250th birthday next year. There’s now a commemorative ornament
The nonprofit organization planning celebrations for America's 250th birthday in 2026 has unveiled a special commemorative ornament featuring the Declaration of Independence
Tribal college leaders uneasy about US financial commitments despite funding increase
Tribal citizens are among communities navigating the impacts of massive cuts in federal spending and the effects of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey urges delay on PBS decision by public TV board
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is urging the board that oversees Alabama Public Television to delay a decision to sever ties with PBS
Alleged plot to bribe a juror with $100,000 upends former heavyweight boxer’s NYC drug trial
A federal jury about to hear the drug-trafficking case against a former heavyweight boxer has been abruptly dismissed after three men were charged with trying to bribe a juror with up to $100,000 to return a not guilty verdict
OJ Simpson estate accepts $58M claim from Goldmans but payment would be a fraction
O.J. Simpson’s estate has accepted a $58 million claim from the father of Ron Goldman, decades after a jury said the football star was liable for the man’s fatal stabbing
EPA moves to limit scope of clean water law to reduce amount of wetlands it covers
The Environmental Protection Agency says it is redefining the scope of the nation’s bedrock clean water law to limit the amount of wetlands it covers