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Scientists Find Proteins Can Help Dictate DNA Sequences
Scientists studying how bacteria defend themselves from viruses have uncovered something they did not expect to find: an enzyme capable of building a precise DNA sequence without copying DNA or RNA. The discovery has revealed an unusual mechanism in which the physical shape of a protein helps determine the genetic sequence being produced. The finding…
North Carolina Teen Critically Ill After Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba Infection
A North Carolina teenager is critically ill after contracting a rare infection caused by Naegleria fowleri, a microscopic amoeba commonly found in warm freshwater. The frightening organism has earned the nickname “brain-eating amoeba” because, in extremely rare cases, it can enter the nose and travel toward the brain, causing a devastating infection that progresses rapidly…
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow Removal of Transgender Troops
President Donald Trump’s administration is asking the Supreme Court to intervene in an escalating legal fight over transgender military service, seeking permission to remove a group of transgender plaintiffs before their constitutional challenge reaches trial. The request puts the future of active-duty personnel, reservists and National Guard members before the nation’s highest court. The administration…
Trump Urges Oil Executives to Find a Way to Lower Gas Prices
President Donald Trump has taken his push for lower gasoline prices directly to the U.S. oil industry. At a White House meeting with refiners and fuel distributors, Trump pressed executives to find ways to increase refining capacity and bring relief to drivers facing prices above $4 per gallon. The political goal is straightforward, but the…
Nine Drugmakers Join Trump Push to Cut Prescription Drug Costs
President Donald Trump has announced agreements with nine additional pharmaceutical companies as his administration intensifies its effort to reduce prescription drug prices in the United States. The White House says the expanded initiative could save Americans more than $600 billion over the next decade. The latest agreements bring the total number of pharmaceutical manufacturers participating…
House Approves Temporary Funding Deal Ahead of Midterm Elections
Washington has bought itself more time, but Congress has not solved the spending fight behind the latest funding crisis. The House of Representatives has passed a short-term bill to keep the federal government operating beyond October 1, pushing the next major showdown into December and removing the immediate threat of a shutdown before the midterm…
Principal Makes Split-Second Decision That Saves 900 Children Before Nepal School Is Buried
A normal school morning turned into a desperate fight for survival when devastating floodwaters began racing toward a school in Nepal. Rajendra Dawadi, the headteacher of Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School in Nuwakot, had only minutes to decide what to do after receiving a series of alarming warnings. Around 900 pupils were at risk, and the…
Scientists Are Using a Deadly Tree Disease to Help Bring America’s Elms Back
For generations, enormous American elm trees were a familiar part of towns, forests, schoolyards, and riverbanks across the United States. Then Dutch elm disease arrived and changed the landscape, killing tens of millions of trees and leaving the towering elms that once defined many communities far harder to find. Now, scientists are fighting back with…
Study Claims Medicare for All Could Save Thousands of Lives
America spends more on health care than any other country, yet millions of people remain uninsured or unable to afford the care their insurance supposedly provides. A new analysis now claims a single-payer system could save more than $1 trillion annually and prevent over 114,000 deaths each year. Those numbers have quickly entered the political…
The Richest 10 Percent Are Causing Trillions in Environmental Damage
The people causing the most environmental damage may not be limited to billionaires with private jets and superyachts. A new study suggests the world’s top 10% of consumers are responsible for trillions of dollars in environmental damage every year. The more surprising detail is who qualifies for that group. According to reporting on the research,…