A Pennsylvania man accused of killing his father and posting a video of his severed head online faces trial Monday in the Philadelphia suburbs
Trump admin’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian campus activists faces federal trial
A federal bench trial is set to begin over a lawsuit that challenges Trump administration efforts of arresting and deporting faculty and students who participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations
Starwatch: Venus will pass through the ‘golden gate’ of two star clusters
The brilliant planet will move across the invisible line between the pair and appear 3 degrees away from the star Aldebaran This week, Venus will pass through the so-called Golden Gate of the Ecliptic. Although the name has risen to prominence with science popularisers in recent decades, its exact origin...
Douglas Chamberlain obituary
Cardiologist who empowered paramedics and the general public to restart hearts and save lives If you had a cardiac arrest before the 1970s, an ambulance might arrive quickly, but almost all its crew could do was transport you to hospital, where your treatment would begin – if indeed you survived...
Patients with ultra-rare diseases worry new FDA rules will leave them without treatment
Testing is difficult for drugs for rare diseases, and new rules may make it harder for sufferers to obtain life-saving drugs US drug regulators have increasingly signaled a focus on faster approvals and rare diseases, but patients with ultra-rare ailments fear they are falling through the cracks, especially given challenges...
Weedkiller ingredient widely used in US can damage organs and gut bacteria, research shows
Diquat is banned in the UK, EU, China and other countries. The US has resisted calls to regulate it The herbicide ingredient used to replace glyphosate in Roundup and other weedkiller products can kill gut bacteria and damage organs in multiple ways, new research shows. The ingredient, diquat, is widely...
‘You know it when you see it’: experts size up scientists’ attempt to define cool
Sought-after status moves in mysterious ways that elude rules and norms, say the initiated It has puzzled philosophers, scholars and those aspiring to be cool for generations: what is it that makes someone cool? Now it appears that the alchemical code has finally been cracked. There are six specific attributes...
Lab-grown sperm and eggs just a few years away, scientists say
Quest to create viable human sex cells in lab progressing rapidly, with huge implications for reproduction Scientists are just a few years from creating viable human sex cells in the lab, according to an internationally renowned pioneer of the field, who says the advance could open up biology-defying possibilities for...
Floods turned beloved Texas camp into a nightmare. At least 27 girls remain missing
As the floodwaters recede from Camp Mystic, a torrent of grief remains for the families of the children who died and those who went missing when flash floods tore through central Texas earlier this week
Tropical Storm Chantal forms off the coast of the Carolinas
Tropical Storm Chantal has formed off the southeast U.S. coast