New York City Legionnaires’ disease outbreak death toll climbs to 3; 67 ill

Legionella pneumophila. Credit: public domain The deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Harlem continues to spread, forcing residents to be hyper-vigilant and on the look-out for the flu-like symptoms associated with…

The energy source that could survive Trump’s attack on California’s green ambitions

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain At a construction site along the Los Angeles River, just south of where four freeways converge in Vernon, a crane hoisted a set of massive white…

Walking further and faster linked to reduced risk of cardiovascular events in people with high blood pressure

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain An analysis of over 36,000 people with high blood pressure has shown that taking more steps, even below the recommended daily target of 10,000 steps, and…

Clean energy is here, but getting it to electric vehicles is not

Thracian warrior tomb discovered in Bulgaria

A Thracian warrior tomb has been discovered in Bulgaria’s Topolovgrad region, which archaeologists have described as the country’s richest example from the Hellenistic-era. The Thracians were an Indo-European people that…

Perseverance rover captures Mars vista as clear as day

Captured at a location called Falbreen, on May 26, 2025, 96 images were stitched together to create this 360-degree view. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS The imaging team of NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover…

Intranasal stem cell treatment offers hope for newborns with brain damage

Cora Nijboer and Manon Benders at the Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, part of the UMC Utrecht in The Netherlands. Credit: Hersenstichting/Ilco Kemmere Oxygen deprivation around birth can lead to brain damage…

Computers reconstruct 3D environments from 2D photos in a fraction of the time

Bad timing for leadership change at Nigeria’s climate council

Nigeria has appointed a new head for its climate policy council for the third time in as many years, raising concern among campaigners who say frequent leadership changes could undermine…

Scientists achieve direct measurement of quantum metric tensor in black phosphorus

Researchers have successfully measured the quantum metric tensor in solids for the first time. Credit: Keun Su Kim from Yonsei University Quantum distance refers to a measure of quantum mechanical…