Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun win Nobel Prize in medicine for discovery of microRNA
Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun win Nobel Prize in medicine for discovery of microRNA
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IAEA team samples seawater near Fukushima plant to ensure safe release of wastewater
TOKYO — A team of scientists from the International Atomic Energy Agency arrived in Fukushima on Monday as part of an annual monitoring and sampling mission to ensure safety of…
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The Nobel Prize in medicine opens 6 days of award announcements
STOCKHOLM — STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Nobel prizes award season begins Monday with the announcement by a panel at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm of the winner of this year’s…
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Solar flares may cause faint auroras across top of Northern Hemisphere
Flares of northern lights color the sky over the White Mountains just after midnight, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, as viewed from a mountaintop in Chatham, N.H. Lights on the summit…
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The Nobel Prizes will be announced against a backdrop of wars, famine and artificial intelligence
STAVANGER, Norway — Wars, a refugee crisis, famine and artificial intelligence could all be recognized when Nobel Prize announcements begin next week under a shroud of violence. The prize week…
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World ski body and UN weather agency team up to help winter sports plan for climate change
GENEVA — Facing a long-time crisis in winter sports because of climate change, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation teamed up with the United Nations weather agency on Thursday. The…
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Hurricane Helene brings climate change to forefront of the presidential campaign
WASHINGTON — The devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene has brought climate change to the forefront of the presidential campaign after the issue lingered on the margins for months. Vice President…
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Spider lovers scurry to Colorado town in search of mating tarantulas and community
LA JUNTA, Colo. — Love is in the air on the Colorado plains — the kind that makes your heart beat a bit faster, quickens your step and makes the…
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NASA switches off instrument on Voyager 2 spacecraft to save power
NEW YORK — To save power, NASA has switched off another scientific instrument on its long-running Voyager 2 spacecraft. The space agency said Tuesday that Voyager 2’s plasma science instrument…
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Hurricanes like Helene are deadly when they strike and keep killing for years to come
Hurricanes in the United States end up hundreds of times deadlier than the government calculates, contributing to more American deaths than car accidents or all the nation’s wars, a new…
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