Pioneers in artificial intelligence win the Nobel Prize in physics
STOCKHOLM — Two pioneers of artificial intelligence — John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton — won the Nobel Prize in physics ...
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Don’t expect human life expectancy to grow much more, researcher says
new york — Humanity is hitting the upper limit of life expectancy, according to a new study. Advances in medical technology ...
World water resources decreasing as global rivers dry up
GENEVA — Billions of people are facing a future of water scarcity as global rivers dry up, glaciers melt, and intense heat ...
Spacecraft headed to harmless asteroid slammed by NASA in previous save-the-Earth test
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A spacecraft blasted off Monday to investigate the scene of a cosmic crash. The European Space ...
Nobel Prize in medicine honors American duo for their discovery of microRNA
STOCKHOLM — The Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine was awarded Monday to Americans Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their ...
US aviation authority OKs SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle for Monday flight
Washington — SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9 rocket can return to flight for a mission planned for Monday to launch the ...
Rwanda begins Marburg vaccinations to curb deadly outbreak
KIGALI — Rwanda said Sunday it had begun administering vaccine doses against the Marburg virus to try to combat an outbreak of ...
Congo starts mpox vaccinations in effort to slow outbreaks
GOMA, Congo — Congolese authorities on Saturday began vaccinations against mpox, nearly two months after the disease outbreak ...
Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes near capital of New Zealand
wellington, new zealand — A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck near New Zealand’s capital city of Wellington, government ...
Sex workers find themselves at center of Congo’s mpox outbreak
KAMITUGA, Congo — It’s been four months since Sifa Kunguja recovered from mpox, but as a sex worker, she said, ...
A week after Helene hit, thousands still without water struggle to find enough
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina — Nearly a week after Hurricane Helene brought devastation to western North Carolina, a shiny ...
Dozens of zoo tigers die after contracting bird flu in southern Vietnam
HANOI, Vietnam — More than a dozen tigers were incinerated after the animals died after contracted bird flu at a zoo in ...
California investigating possible case of bird flu in dairy worker
chicago — California is investigating a possible case of bird flu in a dairy worker who had contact with infected cattle, the ...
WHO launches plan to tackle growing threat of dengue, other diseases
GENEVA — The World Health Organization launched a global plan Thursday to address the growing threat of dengue and other ...
Washington exhibit offers glimpse of ocean’s ‘twilight zone’
A new exhibit in Washington sheds some light on a little-known layer of the sea and the strange creatures that live there. ...
Nigerians gather to mobilize hope amid growing burden of childhood cancers
Abuja — Hundreds gathered in Abuja, Nigeria for the 2024 Childhood Cancer Awareness Walk, raising awareness and support for ...
Stuck NASA astronauts welcome SpaceX capsule to bring them home next year
Cape Canaveral, Florida — The two astronauts stuck at the International Space Station since June welcomed their new ride home ...
Frigid alien planet may offer a glimpse at Earth’s distant future
WASHINGTON — The first rocky planet ever spotted orbiting a burned out star called a white dwarf offers a glimpse of what may ...
US suicides in 2023 still at highest level in nation’s history, says data
new york — U.S. suicides last year remained at about the highest level in the nation’s history, preliminary data ...
In US, it’s time to roll up sleeves for new COVID, flu shots
WASHINGTON — Fall means it’s time for just about everybody to get up to date on their flu and COVID-19 vaccines – and ...
SpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts stranded in space
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — SpaceX launched a rescue mission for the two stuck astronauts at the International Space Station on ...
At least 52 dead, millions without power after Helene’s march across southeastern US
PERRY, Florida — Hurricane Helene caused at least 52 deaths and billions of dollars of destruction across a wide swath of the ...