Sudan’s healthcare system on brink of collapse after cuts, medical charity warns
Médecins Sans Frontières is urging world leaders to increase funding to help the millions who need aid.
In West Bank, date farmers weigh impact of UK sanctions on Israeli settlers
Palestinians strongly back a ban on settlement goods, but Israel’s government says it is a “big mistake”.
Carney says US trade war ‘will come at a cost’ as Canada strikes back on tariffs
Canada’s levies – as high as 50% – will apply to nearly $20bn of US products, from steel to T-shirts.
Scientists discover a powerful new antivenom hidden in rattlesnake blood
Researchers discovered that combinations of toxin-blocking proteins naturally found in rattlesnake blood can powerfully neutralize venom from several dangerous snake species. In lab tests, the
Giant new dinosaur discovered beneath construction site in Brazil
Scientists have identified a giant new dinosaur from Brazil that reached about 20 meters long and lived 120 million years ago. Its surprising evolutionary ties
Scientists say love follows hidden mathematical rules
Could math help explain why some relationships survive life’s inevitable stresses while others slowly fall apart? Researchers have spent decades developing mathematical models that treat
Could scorpion venom inspire new treatments for liver disease?
Scorpion venom peptides show promising anti-inflammatory, antiviral, analgesic, and immunomodulatory effects, with experimental evidence suggesting that some candidates could target pathways involved in chronic liver
Study reveals evolutionary advantage of human heel-first walking style
The average person takes thousands of steps each day, instinctively walking heel-to-toe. Although they hardly register them, those consistent heel-first strides are more unique to
LSD deconstruction reveals promising new drug candidates
University of California, Davis researchers have stripped down LSD to the base features responsible for its hallucinogenic and therapeutic effects.
Public opposed to disability benefit cuts, major survey suggests
Around 7% of those polled wanted disability benefit cuts, according to the latest British social attitudes survey.
Key App Developers Have Yet to Embrace Apple’s New Siri A.I.
For the company’s new artificial intelligence system to take off, it will need plenty of support from the makers of popular apps on Apple’s phones.
Tires slashed as Trump feud with next-door neighbor sparks border war
A deepening trade war between the United States and Canada is straining not just cross-border commerce but personal relationships in communities along the northern border
Trump sparks international episode with wildly ‘inappropriate’ post: report
President Tweety McTreason’s social media blitz over the past several days has sparked concern among onlookers, but one post in particular ignited an international episode
Google made search worse in Europe, and said so out loud
Google changed how search works in Europe on Tuesday. Then it told everyone the new version is worse. Foo Yun Chee reported the rollout for