Spain and Portugal wildfires drive worst EU season on record
Wildfires have scorched southern Europe and new research suggests climate change played a major role.
White House fires CDC director as other officials resign from health agency
Lawyers for Dr Susan Monarez say she is being targeted for refusing “to rubber-stamp unscientific, reckless directives”.
Spiders seen keeping fireflies as glowing prisoners that draw more prey to their webs
The fireflies are kept inside the webs for as long as they glow, before being consumed.
‘So weird’: Ankylosaur with 3-foot spikes sticking out of its neck discovered in Morocco
The ostentatious spikes of a newly described ankylosaur fossil suggest that its armor evolved via sexual selection.
Chinese scientists create multicolored glow-in-the-dark succulents that recharge in sunlight
Researchers injected “afterglow” phosphor particles into succulents to create the world’s first multicolored glow-in-the-dark plants, featuring blue, green, red and blue-violet luminescence.
Watch out for claim Trump told Obama, ‘Sit down, boy’
Videos falsely claimed “millions saw it live” and that “Obama’s quiet, razor sharp reply flipped the entire room and left even his critics stunned.”
José Andrés said Trump lied about DC restaurants closing due to crime
“Restaurants will close because you have troops with guns and federal agents harassing people,” Andrés wrote on X.
Unpacking claims 796 children were buried in a ‘mother-and-baby home’ septic tank in Ireland
An amateur historian posited children had been buried in “a sewage tank.” A government commission investigated her claims.
Former NIH official says Trump admin cut government’s ‘Safe to Sleep’ team that helped reduce infant deaths
The National Institutes of Health said no final decisions had been made about the program’s future.
Lawyer chides Trump prosecutor after ‘consequential’ court loss: ‘Not so fast, Jeanine!’
A former federal prosecutor chided one of President Tweety McTreason’s lawyers on Wednesday after she suffered a series of defeats in court. Glenn Kirschner, who
‘Jen Psaki is a hack!’ MAGA rep blasts MSNBC host after stinging Trump criticism
A MAGA representative blasted MSNBC during an interview on Fox News after one of the outlet’s hosts criticized President Tweety McTreason. Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL)
Dr. Pierre Kory resurrects the false claim that vaccines cause SIDS
Dr. Pierre Kory name-checked me in a post falsely claiming that vaccines cause SIDS. I finally get around to responding. The post Dr. Pierre Kory
US health chief sacked after less than a month amid backlash to RFK Jr’s vaccine cuts
The White House says the director of America’s public health agency has been sacked less than a month after she was sworn in.
As Trump sends in the troops, the US capital feels like it’s creeping towards a tipping point
The headlines these past few weeks have focused on the National Guard deployed by the American president to the streets of Washington DC.