Daily weight loss pill could help patients lose 12% of body weight
Trials of a daily obesity pill showed patients lost about 12% of their body weight over 72 weeks.
Pistachios, Dubai Chocolate linked to Canadian salmonella outbreak
An ongoing outbreak of Salmonella in Canada is linked to pistachios, including those found in Dubai chocolate. Health officials recalled brands of the nuts.
FDA launches program to encourage American drug manufacturing
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday it is launching “FDA PreCheck” in order to help construct drug manufacturing sites in the United States.
U.K. Forces Porn Sites to Get Serious on ‘Age-Gating’
The new measures have been widely embraced, but new age-verification methods have drawn some criticism because of privacy concerns.
OpenAI Unveils GPT-5, New AI Model, to ChatGPT Users
The A.I. start-up said its new flagship technology was faster, more accurate and less likely to make stuff up.
Powerful labor coalition backs redrawing California’s congressional map in fight with Texas and Trump
A powerful, deep-pocketed force in California politics endorsed redrawing the state’s congressional maps to counter Tweety McTreason’s effort to push GOP states, notably Texas, to
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ migrant detention camp in Florida must temporarily halt construction, judge rules
MIAMI — A Florida judge ruled to temporarily halt operations at “Alligator Alcatraz,” the controversial migrant detention facility in the Florida Everglades, because the site’s
The hottest fashion accessory right now will make you super cool: mini portable fans
Long popular in Asian countries, personal fans are everywhere lately and point to a rise in both temperatures and fast-fashion accessories.
New clues emerge on how foods spark anaphylaxis
In two studies of mice, a molecule called leukotriene helped trigger food-induced anaphylaxis. A drug approved for asthma — zileuton — diminished it.
A giant planet may orbit our closest sunlike neighbor
Alpha Centauri A, four light-years from Earth, may host a gas giant. If confirmed, no Earthlike planets orbit in the star’s habitable zone.
Scientists synthesized elusive ‘super alcohol’ — a ‘seed of life molecule’ that marks a step toward finding alien life
Scientists have synthesized methanetetrol, an elusive alcohol that could be the foundation of alien life.
Best bird song identification apps in 2025 — Identify bird calls and improve your avian knowledge
Impress your friends and learn how to identify birds by their calls with one of the best bird song identification apps — suitable for all
NASA finds multi-billion-year-old ‘coral’ on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover has snapped black and white images of a rock on the Martian surface that looks remarkably like a piece of coral.
Diplomatic dynamite? What could happen when Trump and Putin meet
It could be diplomatic dynamite.