Oct 07 LIVE MAP: Track the path of Hurricane Isaias By Dave Collins, Gerald Herbert, Associated Press Intensifying winds whipped palm trees along the beaches of the Florida Panhandle and Alabama on Friday as Hurricane Isaias swirled just offshore, charging toward the U.S. Gulf Coast. Continue reading
Oct 06 WATCH: Kagan and Soai win Nobel Prize in chemistry for illuminating mirror-image molecules By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Kostya Manenkov, Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press Scientists Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for untangling mysterious mirror images in molecules, a discovery that has been used to develop countless drugs and transformed modern medicine. Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch 8:48 High cost of GLP-1s drives some to seek cheaper, unregulated versions By Stephanie Sy, Sam Lane, Mike Fritz Despite some recent improvements, millions of Americans still face significant barriers in affording GLP-1s. At the same time, many patients have found alternative, cheaper paths to get their hands on unregulated versions. Stephanie Sy reports for our series, GLP-1s: Reshaping… Continue watching
Oct 06 Some nations have deployed space weapons. Here's what issues are worrying experts By Stephanie Liechtenstein, Ryan Manzuk, Associated Press The Outer Space Treaty bans nuclear weapons in space, but experts say it needs updating to address modern challenges. Continue reading
Oct 05 Watch 7:42 Supreme Court hears case on holding energy companies liable for climate change By Ali Rogin, Ali Schmitz Supreme Court justices heard arguments in a major climate change case that could shape how communities hold industries accountable. Officials in Boulder, Colorado, are seeking compensation from energy companies for the costs of natural disasters they say are caused by… Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch 6:47 Understanding pneumonic plague after Russian lab worker's death By Geoff Bennett, Azhar Merchant The U.S. is closely monitoring a potential case of pneumonic plague in Russia after a laboratory worker who studied the disease fell ill and died. Russian authorities insist there is no cause for alarm, but officials have imposed quarantines and… Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch 6:54 As GLP-1s reshape America, questions and new uses emerge By William Brangham, Sam Lane, Mike Fritz Hailed by some as miracle drugs, GLP-1s have surged in popularity in the past few years. An estimated one out of every eight Americans is now on some version of them and scientists continue to research new potential uses. But… Continue watching
Oct 05 What we know so far about a Russian lab worker's death and pneumonic plague By Maria Ramirez Uribe Conflicting reports and a lack of transparency around the death have fueled concerns. Continue reading
Oct 05 WATCH: Nobel Prize in physics awarded to Francis Halzen for demystifying neutrinos By Kostya Manenkov, Adithi Ramakrishnan, Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press Born in Belgium, the 82-year-old scientist is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the U.S. Halzen helped pull the curtain back on a rare gang of tiny cosmic particles that scientists say hold clues about the development of the… Continue reading
Oct 05 WATCH: Trump administration issues final rule on transparency in healthcare coverage By Associated Press At a news conference, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the new rule provides a “clear view of what healthcare actually costs.”… Continue reading