Some Democratic-led states are doubling down on their resistance to President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration
Into the photic zone: does a darkening ocean threaten marine life? – podcast
Vast areas of the ocean are getting darker, according to research based on satellite imaging. Marine ecosystems are governed by faint light changes – from mass nightly migrations to coral spawning cycles – so what happens when that light begins to fade? Ian Sample talks to Prof Tim Smyth from...
Weight loss drugs linked to higher risk of eye damage in diabetic patients
Study finds medicines such as Ozempic associated with greater risk of developing age-related macular degeneration Weight loss drugs could at least double the risk of diabetic patients developing age-related macular degeneration, a large-scale study has found. Originally developed for diabetes patients, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) medicines have transformed...
Food additive titanium dioxide likely has more toxic effects than thought, study finds
Controversial additive may be in as many as 11,000 US products and could lead to diabetes and obesity The controversial food additive titanium dioxide likely has more toxic effects than previously thought, new peer-reviewed research shows, adding to growing evidence that unregulated nanoparticles used throughout the food system present an...
Millions in west do not know they have aggressive fatty liver disease, study says
Research finds more than 15m in US, UK, Germany and France with MASH have not been diagnosed More than 15 million people in the US, UK, Germany and France do not know they have the most aggressive form of fatty liver disease, according to research. Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease...
Diver convicted of freeing sharks off Florida coast says he was surprised by presidential pardon
A boat captain convicted of theft for freeing 19 sharks from a fisherman’s longline off Florida says he felt like he was living in an alternate universe for the past five years
Salvage crew bound for the site of cargo ship fire off the coast of Alaska
A salvage team is expected to arrive early next week at the scene of a cargo ship that was carrying about 3,000 vehicles to Mexico when it caught fire in waters off Alaska’s Aleutian island chain
What Trump ordering an investigation into Biden’s actions might mean legally and politically
President Donald Trump has ordered an investigation into pardons and other executive actions issued by his predecessor, Joe Biden — launching an unprecedented effort to show that the Democrat hid his cognitive decline and was otherwise too mentally imp...
A mural honoring Jackie Robinson and Minnie Miñoso is defaced with racist graffiti in Miami
Vandals in Miami defaced a mural of baseball legends Jackie Robinson and Minnie Miñoso with racist graffiti earlier this week
Trump administration accuses Wisconsin of violating federal election law
The Trump administration has accused the Wisconsin Elections Commission of violating federal law by failing to provide a state-based complaint process for voters bringing allegations against the commission itself