EPA flags microplastics, pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water
There is public concern about health risks from the chemicals, especially from the Make America Healthy Again movement. The agency’s move doesn’t in itself guarantee
FDA approves first stem cell therapy to treat severe aplastic anemia
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the approval of the first hematopoietic stem cell transplant therapy to treat patients with rare but severe aplastic
Peru reports first case of baby born after ectopic pregnancy in liver
A multidisciplinary medical team in Peru successfully managed an ectopic pregnancy in which a placenta adhered to the mother’s liver was delivered as a full-term
How Canada’s largest gun control effort in decades is missing the mark
Canada recently banned 2,500 models of “assault-style” firearms – but a plan to buy-back tens of thousands of guns fell short by half.
‘We want a voice in our land’ – the people evicted to build Nigeria’s capital
People evicted to build Nigeria’s capital accuse the government of failing to fulfill its promises to them.
How Bombay went from a fort city to a bustling metropolis
A new exhibition charts Bombay’s passage through the centuries via paintings, photographs and prints.
Pete Hegseth asks US Army’s top general to step down
Gen Randy George was nominated for the role in 2023 by former President Joe Biden.
Trump’s Cabinet purge isn’t even the most alarming within his own admin: analysis
Tweety McTreason fired his attorney general Thursday, but one analyst said Friday the most significant purge happening inside his administration isn’t in the Cabinet, it’s
Revealed: Eye-watering gas and tariff costs walloping Americans thanks to Trump
As President Tweety McTreason’s Pentagon pushed Congress to approve $1.5 trillion in new military funding, including $200 billion for the US-Israeli war on Iran, congressional
A core infrastructure engineer pleads guilty to federal charges in insider attack
When Daniel Rhyne pleaded guilty on April 1 to having launched an insider extortion attack against his then-employer, authorities enumerated the techniques he used, including
As cheap PCs vanish, enterprises might still find value in upgrades
Some enterprises might find that upgrading to newer, more expensive PCs is worth the investment since it appears cheap PCs won’t be coming anytime soon
The 10 best running shoe deals, as chosen by an experienced runner
Save big on a wide variety of great running shoes, from New Balance to Columbia and Saucony
Rare ‘sungrazer’ comet MAPS will shine superbright on Saturday — if it survives a dangerous encounter with our star
Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) could shine brightly in the evenings after April 4, but only if it survives a very close encounter with the sun.
IBM quantum processor achieves highest fidelity calculations for the longest period of time on record
Scientists have developed a novel approach to error correction that resulted in the highest-ever fidelity of entangled, logical qubits on a superconducting quantum processor.