Yolanda SaldÃvar, who has served nearly three decades in prison for killing Tejano music legend Selena Quintanilla-Perez, has been denied parole by a Texas board
US could see return of acid rain due to Trump’s rollbacks, says scientist who discovered it
Gene Likens, who first identified acidic rainwater in 1960s, said the Trump administration’s ‘rollbacks are alarming’ The US could be plunged back into an era of toxic acid rain, an environmental problem thought to have been solved decades ago, due to the Donald Trump administration’s rollback of pollution protections, the...
Researchers develop AI tool that could speed up coeliac disease diagnosis
Cambridge study finds algorithm is as effective as a pathologist in detecting disease – and much quicker AI could speed up the diagnosis of coeliac disease, according to research. Coeliac disease is an autoimmune condition affecting just under 700,000 people in the UK, but getting an accurate diagnosis can take...
The rise and fall of DNA testing company 23andMe – podcast
The genetic testing firm 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy, another twist in the story of a company that promised a pioneering approach to precision health. Now users are scrambling to delete their personal data, with the future ownership of the firm uncertain. To understand the highs and lows of 23andMe’s...
Why the weasel testicles? Cambridge show explains medieval medicine
Exhibition aims to help visitors get inside the minds that thought mercury and roasted apples would cure lice Medieval treatments might make you question the sanity of the doctors of the day, but a new exhibition is set to take visitors inside the minds of such medics and reveal the...
Gloucestershire company wins prize for inventing way to produce clean water on moon
Naicker Scientific wins £150,000 for device that produces drinking water from icy lunar soil A £150,000 prize for a device that can produce clean water from icy lunar soil has been won by a pair of inventors whose solution involves a microwave oven, a motorised device for feeding woodchips into...
Vermont child welfare agency seeks to dismiss lawsuit alleging it tracked pregnant women
Vermont’s child welfare agency has asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit alleging the state routinely targets and tracks pregnant women deemed unsuitable for motherhood
South Korean officials say a helicopter engaged in firefighting has crashed
South Korean officials say a helicopter engaged in firefighting has crashed
What is known about the deadly air crash between a passenger jet and a US Army helicopter
Congress is holding a hearing Thursday about the January collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter that killed all 67 people aboard both aircraft
Crash kills girl, injures boy riding in Amish buggy in Michigan
An 8-year-old girl is dead and a 12-year-old boy is in critical condition in Michigan after their Amish buggy was rear-ended by an SUV