Oct 05 A Russian report says a worker at a Siberian plague research institute fell ill and died of an unknown cause By Associated Press Although unconfirmed reports suggest pneumonic plague, officials have not publicly identified the infection. Continue reading
Oct 04 WATCH: 3 scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine for studying mysteries of the brain By Kostya Manenkov, Lauran Neergaard, Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press Karl Deisseroth, 54, Peter Hegemann, 71, and Georg Nagel, 73, have carried out research into light-gated ion channels and optogenetics. Continue reading
Oct 03 Inside the study for a remedy to fight Congo's deadliest Ebola outbreak By Constant Same Bagalwa, Eve Brennan, Associated Press The drug is targeted at Bundibugyo virus, which is responsible for the fast-moving outbreak and is without an approved vaccine or treatment. The trial began in July and is one of several studies launched to find some protection and another… Continue reading
Oct 03 What to know about the Kelvin wave raising the sea level along the West Coast By Martha Bellisle, Associated Press Kelvin waves are not like tsunamis, and they don't curl over and crash on the beach. A better image is water sloshing in the bathtub or a swimming pool during an earthquake. In the ocean, they are bulges of water… Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch 5:19 How the West is preparing for a drier future as water supplies hit lows By Ben Tracy, Chris Spinder Mandatory cuts from the federal government on water from the Colorado River will soon take effect in Arizona, Nevada, and California. Now, some water managers in the region are spending billions to prepare for a drier future. Special correspondent Ben… Continue watching
Oct 01 WATCH: NASA launches Crew-13 to International Space Station By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Four astronauts rocketed into orbit Thursday on a space station mission that will stretch until spring, among them a Canadian whose wife will give birth while he’s away. Continue reading
Oct 01 Swiss glaciers lost more than 5% of ice volume in 2026. Heat waves and low winter snow accelerated the thaw By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press Global warming is wreaking havoc on Europe, the world’s fastest-warming continent. Continue reading
Sep 30 Tropical Pacific moisture drenches central U.S. as another Pacific hurricane forms By Mead Gruver, Associated Press Tropical weather that surged onshore from the Pacific soaked more of the U.S. on Wednesday while forecasters announced yet another hurricane off the coast of Mexico. Continue reading
Sep 30 WATCH: Senate health committee advances Dr. Nicole Saphier's nomination for surgeon general By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press Saphier, a radiologist and former Fox News Channel contributor, was advanced out of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on a 12 to 11 vote to serve as surgeon general after she was grilled at her confirmation… Continue reading
Sep 30 Gentle giant Backpack declared winner of Alaska's Fat Bear Week By Jaimie Ding, Associated Press After a week of fierce competition, Backpack emerged victorious as Fat Bear Week champion, the heftiest bear of Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve. Continue reading