Some animal species have their eyes positioned on their heads differently than how people do – and it comes with pluses and minuses for how they see.
August 31, 2026A long bath in brine is how deli meat gets its taste, texture and shelf life.
August 17, 2026Is it safe to eat lettuce yet? What to know as cyclosporiasis outbreak lingers
August 31, 2026Plans in one of Texas’ largest counties to use dozens fewer polling location than previous years is drawing protests from Democrats who say the reductions could create confusion in the November midterm elections
August 31, 2026What is ragweed? And why does it cause allergies in the late summer?
August 30, 2026Nepal's scenic Chitwan district, known for its forests and
August 30, 2026Brazil’s black market for weight-loss drugs is booming. Smugglers are cashing in
August 30, 2026Five-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar has posted a photo from the hospital wearing a neck brace and with bandages on his hand and face on Sunday, a day after crashing out of the Spanish Vuelta
August 30, 2026The devastating flash floods in the Himalayan region swept so many people downstream that authorities in one Nepalese district have begun burying bodies in temporary graves before they can be identified
August 30, 2026On Sunday morning, Jais, a farmer in Ketapang, West Kalimantan on Borneo island - the province hardest-hit by raging
August 30, 2026What it’s like to live with – and lose – a loved one with CTE
August 30, 2026A Pakistani nurse who rescued the sole surviving newborn from a hospital fire that killed 14 other infants will receive one of the country’s top civil awards
August 30, 2026Volunteers rescued a climber who was stranded on a ledge in the Sierra Nevada in an operation that spanned more than 15 hours
August 30, 2026Poor weather temporarily hampered aerial rescue operations in Nepal as the search for thousands of missing people in areas devastated by catastrophic flash floods along the border with China entered its fourth day
August 29, 20267-year-old boy and mother from Illinois, struck by lightning while camping in Wisconsin
August 30, 2026Mutinous soldiers in Niger attacked the airport and the presidency in the capital, Niamey, early on Saturday, triggering hours of gunfire and explosions and briefly knocking
August 29, 2026Israel’s prime minister has spoken out after weeks of settler violence in the occupied West Bank and condemned the criminal actions of a “handful of rioters.”
August 29, 2026Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered the suspension of eight officials and criminal proceedings after a fire killed 14 newborns at an Islamabad hospital
August 29, 2026What college students really need in their first aid kits
August 29, 2026Trump is staking out extreme positions on White House secrecy, legal experts say
August 29, 2026Why it can take time and effort to find the right meds to help mental health
August 29, 2026Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder case are trying to decide whether the former labor and delivery nurse is criminally responsible for killing her three children at her Massachusetts home in 2023
August 29, 2026President Donald Trump on Friday announced an unprecedented U.S. push to take control of a fifth of Venezuela's vast oil reserves, betting that American companies
August 29, 2026Mom who lost daughter to social media addiction says Meta settlement is a turning point
August 27, 2026The recent announcement of Pennsylvania’s first measles-related deaths in decades has ignited a public feud among politicians and health officials who disagree over the role of the contagious disease in the fatalities
August 29, 2026Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial have ended a second day of deliberations without a verdict
August 28, 2026Surge in sick sea lions prompts investigation
August 29, 2026Orphaned bear cub treated for beanbag round wound
August 29, 2026Trump asks Supreme Court to uphold military’s ban on transgender service members
August 29, 2026American diplomats and at least some of their family members are beginning to return to U.S. embassies in the Middle East
August 29, 2026Jurors have been excused for the day after not yet reaching a verdict in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial
August 28, 2026RFK Jr. and Josh Shapiro feud over measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania
August 28, 2026Woman dies after tree falls on camper during severe storms
August 29, 2026E-cigarette maker Juul Labs has received U.S. permission to sell an updated version of its vaping device
August 29, 2026A family's weekend at lake turns into carbon monoxide nightmare
August 29, 2026A federal judge on Friday declined to immediately block U.S.
August 28, 2026There could be toxins in your baby’s diaper — and it’s not poop
August 29, 2026In Puerto Rico, even when it doesn’t rain, it pours
August 28, 2026Walmart will pay $50 million to settle a U.S. government lawsuit accusing the nation's largest retailer of fueling a nationwide opioid epidemic by unlawfully
August 28, 2026Cuban Gabriela Lopez runs a rescue center called Aldameros that would melt the heart of any cat lover.
August 28, 2026Black lung rates soar in Appalachia, residents say more needs to be done
August 28, 2026A respected drug and mental health institute in the Netherlands is warning about potentially lethal ecstasy pills shaped like U.S. President Donald Trump's head
August 28, 2026President Donald Trump marks an awkward moment in his second White House term as the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran reaches the six-month mark
August 28, 2026With the snip of a gene, scientists hope to erase high cholesterol for life
August 28, 2026Congo government figures show that the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has spread to two new health zones in eastern Congo
August 28, 2026FDA approves updated Covid-19 vaccines
August 28, 2026For some illnesses, shorter courses of antibiotics work just as well as longer ones, but researchers are still working out the ideal timescales for many infections – and it may not line up with when you feel better.
August 28, 2026Rural places have long built and expanded prisons to tap federal funds during hard times.
August 28, 2026Stephane Bancel, CEO of Moderna, was at a Lebanese restaurant celebrating a friend’s birthday late on August 13 when he got the call.
August 28, 2026Gamers face eye strain, repetitive-use conditions, back problems and even blood clots. Lessons from music, dance and car racing can help prevent and treat these injuries.
August 28, 2026As a measles outbreak escalates in Pennsylvania’s Amish Country, exposures rattle people at risk
August 28, 2026A beloved New Orleans hospital building where doctors and nurses heroically treated patients without electricity after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 is poised for redevelopment
August 28, 2026Bicycle shop in Marblehead, Massachusetts won't sell e-bikes to kids: "They're too fast"
August 28, 2026In the pre-dawn darkness on an island in the Taiwan Strait, Taiwanese troops earlier this month pulled long, gleaming 105mm shells from
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