A top Alaska elections official has threatened to disqualify from the August primary a U.S. Senate candidate who shares the same name and party affiliation as incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan
Attorneys for the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk want prosecutors punished
The legal defense team for the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk want a judge to hold prosecutors in contempt for comments they made in the media about bullet fragments recovered from Kirk's body
Subterranean fungi networks more than 100 quadrillion km in length, study finds
First ever global mapping of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi shows scale of hyphal systems that sustain plant life Our planet’s soils contain enough of the subterranean fungi that sustain plant life and help regulate the climate to stretch from the Earth to the sun almost three-quarters of a billion times, a...
SpaceX heads for record $1.78tn float amid fears it is overvalued
Analysts say IPO that could make Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire has a ‘major disconnect’ on price Elon Musk’s SpaceX is set to launch the biggest stock market float in history amid warnings that it may be overvalued. The space exploration, satellite broadband and AI company will join the...
Wegovy weight-loss pills to be available for patients in UK to buy
Regulator approval means patients who meet criteria will be able to purchase tablets with private prescription Patients in the UK will soon be able to buy the Wegovy weight-loss pill, the medicines regulator announced on Thursday. It is the first GLP-1 receptor agonist tablet for weight-loss to be approved by...
Lupus patients in England in remission after pioneering NHS trial of GM therapy
Doctors say therapy that genetically modifies person’s T-cells could offer cure for chronic autoimmune disease Five lupus patients in England are in remission after being treated with a revolutionary therapy that genetically modifies their own cells, in a medical breakthrough that could offer people a cure, doctors have said. CAR...
Scientists reveal surprising mechanism behind Venus flytrap’s rapid snap
Intricate tests show hair-trigger detection causes cells on outer surface of leaf to soften, prompting closure The Venus flytrap is one of nature’s most impressive predators, luring insects with the intoxicating scent of nectar before capturing them with a snap of its jaw-like leaves. Now, scientists have revealed the mechanism...
A key congressional race in California will test progressives’ appeal in a Republican district
Randy Villegas, a populist insurgent, has won the Democratic primary for a House seat representing California’s Central Valley
Trump accuses Democrats of hypocrisy on Platner, despite questions about his own conduct
President Donald Trump is accusing the Democratic Party of hypocrisy for supporting Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner despite his own history of misconduct against women
David Briscoe, AP journalist who chronicled Philippines’ democratic revolution, dies at 82
Longtime Associated Press journalist David Briscoe has died at 82