Mar 13 Pfizer buys Seagen for $43 billion, seeks new cancer treatments By Tom Murphy, Michelle Chapman, Associated Press Pfizer is spending about $43 billion to reach deeper into new cancer treatments that target tumor cells while sparing surrounding healthy tissue. Continue reading
Mar 13 Biden administration approves controversial Willow oil drilling project in Alaska By Matthew Daly, Chris Megerian, Associated Press Climate activists say allowing oil company ConocoPhillips to move forward with the drilling plan would break Biden’s campaign promise to stop new oil drilling on public lands. Continue reading
Mar 12 Four astronauts fly SpaceX crew ship home, ending 5-month ISS mission By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The U.S.-Russian-Japanese crew returned to Earth late Saturday after a quick SpaceX flight home, after five months at the International Space Station. Continue reading
Mar 10 Cancer can go undetected in dense breasts. A new FDA rule will require providers to inform patients of that risk By Candice Norwood, The 19th The FDA on Thursday announced new regulations requiring mammogram providers to inform patients about the density of their breasts, a factor that increases the risk of breast cancer and can require additional screenings in order to properly detect the disease. Continue reading
Mar 10 Atmospheric river floods California with more rain, snow By Martha Mendoza, Associated Press More than 9,000 California residents were under evacuation orders Friday in California after a new atmospheric river brought heavy rain, thunderstorms and strong winds, swelling rivers and creeks and flooding several major highways during the morning commute. Continue reading
Mar 09 House GOP votes to overturn Biden administration water protections By Matthew Daly, Michael Phillis, Associated Press The House has voted 227-198 to overturn the Biden administration's protections for thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways, advancing long-held Republican arguments that the regulations are an environmental overreach and burden to business. Continue reading
Mar 09 La Nina, which worsens hurricanes and drought, is gone after 3 years By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Scientists say the La Nina weather phenomenon that increases Atlantic hurricane activity and worsens western drought is gone after three troublesome years. Continue reading
Mar 08 California company’s 3D-printed rocket poised to make debut launch By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press It’s a relatively small rocket, just 110 feet (33 meters), and won’t be carrying anything for this test flight except for a memento: the first successful metal 3D print from the company's printers. Continue reading
Mar 07 Archaeologists uncover Roman shrine under graveyard in central England By Associated Press Archaeologists have uncovered what they believe to be a Roman shrine beneath a former graveyard in the grounds of a cathedral in central England. Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch 6:45 Historic deal to protect ocean biodiversity reached at UN conference By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin Delegates at the United Nations have agreed on a historic international treaty to protect biodiversity on the high seas, a deal years in the making. The agreement is critical to reaching another U.N. goal: protecting 30 percent of the ocean… Continue watching