A former press secretary for California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas alleges in a lawsuit that she was retaliated against for reporting alleged bribery and other misconduct to the Legislature
‘Legend dairy’ man carries ice cream, dry ice up Colorado peak as treat for hikers
Hikers who climbed one of Colorado's tallest mountains got more than a sweeping view at the top
For decades, US Open women’s champs got a smaller replica trophy than the men. Now they’re equal
For decades, U.S. Open women's singles champions received a replica trophy that was much smaller than the ones the men's title winners were allowed to take home
Quantum computing firm reaches $10bn valuation as investor interest builds
British founder of Quantinuum doubles value of stake with excitement growing over technology’s ‘transformative potential’ A British quantum computing entrepreneur has doubled the value of his stake in the business he founded to $2bn (£1.5bn), after the company achieved a $10bn valuation in its latest fundraising. Ilyas Khan, 63, is...
Head of UK’s beleaguered Alan Turing Institute resigns
Jean Innes says it is time for ‘new chapter’ at AI research body, after staff revolt and government calls for change The chief executive of the UK’s leading artificial intelligence institute is stepping down after a staff revolt and government calls for a strategic overhaul. Jean Innes has led the...
Is curiosity the key to ageing well? – podcast
Psychologists have traditionally believed we become less curious as we age, but recent research has shown that curiosity actually becomes more targeted and specific in our later years. To find out why this happens, and how maintaining broad curiosity into older age can help keep our brains young, Madeleine Finlay...
Set a two TikTok toilet limit to reduce haemorrhoid risk, doctors advise
Study finds scrollers are more prone to piles than those who go to the lavatory without phones People who take a mobile phone to the loo should keep to a two TikTok limit, according to doctors who found that toilet scrollers are more prone to haemorrhoids than phoneless lavatory-goers. Those...
Air pollution can drive devastating forms of dementia, research suggests
Airborne particles cause toxic clumps of proteins in brain that are hallmarks of Lewy body dementia, study indicates Fine-particulate air pollution can drive devastating forms of dementia by triggering the formation of toxic clumps of protein that destroy nerve cells as they spread through the brain, research suggests. Exposure to...
How cutting US air pollution could save 6,000 lives a year by 2030
Shift from fossil fuels could lower deaths from particle pollution in some states by 19% in five years, study finds Efforts to improve the climate could reduce the number of deaths caused by air pollution in the US by about 6,000 people a year by 2030, according to a study....
Hurricane Kiko intensifies into category 2 storm in the eastern Pacific Ocean
Hurricane Kiko intensifies into category 2 storm in the eastern Pacific Ocean