Face of 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman revealedPublished54 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, BBC Studios/Jamie SimondsBy Jonathan Amos, Rebecca Morelle and Alison FrancisBBC Science NewsWhat would it be like to meet on... More »
Published23 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Full Circle By MaryLou CostaBusiness reporterFelix Collins' job would not be suitable for anyone who is squeamish about insects.The founder and boss of a company called Full C... More »
On Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris appeared on “The Drew Barrymore Show,” and in a lighthearted moment, explained — as she did during the last presidential election cycle — that in her blended family, her stepchildren affectionately call her Momala.Barrym... More »
Student protesters: I admire your empathy for Gazans, your concern for the world, your moral ambition to make a difference.But I worry about how peaceful protests have tipped into occupations of buildings, risks to commencements and what I see as undue toleran... More »
A data analytics firm has helped big health insurers cut payments to doctors, raising concerns about possible price fixing.Recent revelations about a data analytics firm’s role in determining medical payments have heightened concerns about possible price fixin... More »
Prince William shared a heartening health update about his wife and children following Catherine’s disclosure in March that she has cancer.The heir apparent to the British throne, who was back to his royal duties on Tuesday attending the grand opening of James... More »
The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged for a sixth straight meeting and suggested that rates will stay high for longer.Federal Reserve officials left interest rates unchanged and signaled that they are wary about how stubborn inflation is proving, p... More »
The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged for a sixth straight meeting and suggested that rates will stay high for longer.Federal Reserve officials left interest rates unchanged and signaled that they are wary about how stubborn inflation is proving, p... More »
The outbreak linked to shelled organic walnuts distributed by Gibson Farms has sickened 12 people and hospitalized seven in California and Washington State, federal officials said.A California company is recalling organic walnuts that were sold at natural food... More »
Four years after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Chinese city of Wuhan, what do we know about the origin of the SARSCOV2 virus? We were presented at the outset with two competing theories: natural-origin spillover from animals to humans, and accid... More »
Breast cancer screening should start at 40 years old, according to new mammogram guidelines from the US Preventive Services Task Force.The USPSTF, which is an independent task force comprised of national experts in disease prevention and evidence-based medicin... More »
ManowKem/Shutterstock Listen, it’s not that I actually want to kill the sun – I just want to figure out how. But when I told my colleagues at New Scientist that I was recruiting scientists to do just this, I was met with baffled looks. I write about space ever... More »