Today, Rayvon Stewart’s model is celebrated as a symbol of the Caribbean’s growing science and technology talent pool When the Jamaican university student Rayvon Stewart invented a workable model for a door handle that could disinfect itself after every touch, it was hailed as a potential gamechanger for hospitals, hotels...
UK recovers position in EU’s Horizon Europe science research programme
Scientists received €735m in grants in 2024 after UK rejoined programme as associate member post-Brexit Europe live – latest updates The UK is quickly recovering a prime position in the EU’s £80bn science research programme 18 months after becoming a participating member following the resolution of Brexit problems, data shows....
‘On call for brain retrievals’: the man who gets American football players examined for CTE after death
The gunman who killed four people in the building of NFL’s New York headquarters asked for his brain be studied for CTE. Neuroscientist Chris Nowinski on what happens next Shortly after news broke that a shooter had breached the New York City skyscraper where the NFL is headquartered and killed...
‘Deceptively cute’ ancient whale with razor-sharp teeth and eyes the size of tennis balls discovered in Australia
Scientist says new species described from 25-million-year-old fossil found in Victoria ‘was a gnarly whale I wouldn’t want to get in the water with’ “Small and deceptively cute, but definitely not harmless” is how scientists have described a new species of ancient whale, from a 25-million-year-old fossil found on Victoria’s...
Trump’s big bill is powering his mass deportations. Congress is starting to ask questions
Included in the Republican Party’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts is funding to power President Donald Trump's deportation agenda
‘What is happening?’ Milwaukee area recovers from record rain and flooding
The Milwaukee area is drying out after weekend rain hits unofficial state records
Nearly 200K in New Jersey still under boil water advisory days after water main break
Residents in a northern New Jersey city are growing more frustrated as they endure a fourth day with little or no water service following a water main break
FIFA moves ahead with new human rights strategy for World Cup games, but advocates are skeptical
FIFA is testing a new protocol for the 2026 World Cup in North America, requiring host committees to develop human rights action plans
Republicans, Democrats alike exhort Trump: Keep security pact with Australia and UK alive
U.S. lawmakers are urging the Trump administration to maintain a security partnership with Australia and the United Kingdom to supply nuclear-powered submarines
Uvalde school district releases records for 2022 classroom shooting
School district officials have released text messages, personnel files and student records of the shooter from the 2022 attack at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, that killed 19 students and two teachers