Canada stops using ‘avalanche dogs’ for rescues in Rocky Mountains, stirring outrage
A 55-year-old dog rescue programme that has found missing hikers and children in the Canadian wilderness was axed as part of government budget cuts.
Month: October 2026
Crypto giant Binance attempting to recover $6.3bn stolen in hack linked to North Korea
The cyber-attack, which the company describes as complex, is believed to be the largest ever of its kind.
Hundreds evacuated from Russian-occupied Oleshky during rare Ukraine ceasefire
Hundreds of people are also understood to have stayed in the front-line town, despite the dangers.
US tech stocks see sharp falls over AI cost fears
Shares in Intel continue to fall while the tech-heavy Nasdaq opens at its lowest level in more than two months.
Platelet hyperactivity drives glioblastoma progression and deep vein thrombosis
New Cleveland Clinic research published in Cancer Cell shows that people with glioblastoma have more active platelets, which are cells involved in blood clotting. Platelets
Study reveals immune rheostat maintaining skin barrier homeostasis
As the steadfast protector of the body’s interior, the skin must be able to swiftly respond to stressors from the outside world and then return
Curiox Biosystems strengthens commercial leadership to expand adoption of centrifuge-free sample preparation
Curiox Biosystems Inc (Curiox), a provider of centrifuge-free (C-FREE™) sample preparation technologies for reproducible, automated flow cytometry workflows, today announced the expansion of its senior
AI tool reads abdominal ultrasounds and accelerates emergency diagnoses
When a patient arrives in the emergency department with severe abdominal pain, every minute counts. Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine
I gave birth in ambulance on A96 amid staff shortages at local hospital
Hannah Smith was travelling to Aberdeen Maternity Hospital as she could not go to Dr Gray’s in Elgin.
Premature infants show altered cerebellum growth and developmental trajectories
A new study reveals that when a baby is born prematurely, their cerebellum, the part of the brain with a critical role in motor function
Polymarket and Kalshi Face a Major Accuracy Test: The Midterms
Studies have shown that the betting sites can predict races correctly, but their ability to forecast U.S. midterm elections is an important proving ground.
‘I’m deeply hurt by the incompetence’: Christa Pike releases statement after botched execution
Christa Pike, who survived an execution by lethal injection in the US, has spoken for the first time since the incident and said she is
xAI offers to buy Mississippi homes if owners drop noise claims
Elon Musk’s xAI is buying homes next to its power plant in Southaven, Mississippi. The catch is that sellers must drop any claims in a
UK’s National Wealth Fund to invest in defence tech firm
The UK’s National Wealth Fund is planning to invest in Uforce, a London-based defence technology company that makes military drones and robots, the Financial Times