Scientists have warned loss of data access to Noaa and Nasa experts could set hurricane forecasting ‘back decades’ The Trump administration on Monday announced a delay of one month to a plan to cut forecasters out of an atmospheric satellite data collection program that is seen as crucial for hurricane...
Microsoft says AI system better than doctors at diagnosing complex health conditions
Firm says results of research create ‘path to medical superintelligence’ but plays down job implications Microsoft has revealed details of an artificial intelligence system that performs better than human doctors at complex health diagnoses, creating a “path to medical superintelligence”. The company’s AI unit, which is led by the British...
How Democrats in America’s most Jewish city embraced a critic of Israel
Zohran Mamdani is the expected Democratic nominee for New York City mayor.
Flint’s still-unfinished lead pipe replacement serves as cautionary tale to other cities
Flint, Michigan, is still working on replacing all of its lead pipes
McLaren driver Lando Norris wins Formula 1’s Austrian Grand Prix
McLaren driver Lando Norris wins Formula 1's Austrian Grand Prix
1 dead, 2 injured in Philadelphia explosion that damaged several homes
One person is dead and two others have been injured in an explosion that damaged several homes on Philadelphia's north side
Unsung observatory worker was UK’s first professional female astronomer, experts say
Cambridge’s Institute of Astronomy is trying to find a photo of Annie Walker, who died in 1940, to give her star billing For more than a century, astronomers assumed she had simply “computed” complex calculations for the Victorian men who had exclusive use of Cambridge Observatory telescopes. But researchers now...
Starwatch: Spica greets the passing moon
The brightest star in the constellation Virgo, Spica appears as a single object but is in fact a binary star This week, the bright star Spica greets the passing moon. The chart shows the view looking south-west from London at 22.15 BST on 3 July 2025. At 8.3 days old,...
How sorry are you? Why learning to apologise well could save your relationships
Does a good apology contain five steps, seven steps – even eight? And why do we find it so difficult? Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Got something to say sorry for? Here are words that have no place in your apologies, according to those who have spent years...
Kansas deputy, suspect killed in exchange of gunfire after a call about fireworks, authorities say
Authorities in Kansas say a deputy who responded to a call about fireworks died after being shot by a man who was then killed by the fatally wounded deputy