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- 19/6/19 20:57
Airlines must permit some parents â or passengers with nut allergies themselves â to preboard in order to wipe down seats, federal regulators said.
Airlines must permit some parents â or passengers with nut allergies themselves â to preboard in order to wipe down seats, federal regulators said.
A new analysis of satellite data concludes that Himalayan glaciers are melting much faster than before, posing grave risks to millions downstream.
The new measure will very likely prompt a flurry of legal challenges. If upheld in court, it could tie the hands of future presidents on global warming.
The discovery illustrates how museum collections may be filled with forgotten fossils that could expand knowledge of prehistory.
The animal was seen roaming the streets of Norilsk, Russia, hundreds of miles from its usual habitat. Experts said it was probably looking for food.
These fish turn up in many surprising locations, but this was one place scientists didnât expect to find them.
Temperatures in Greenland have been as much as 40 degrees Fahrenheit above normal, helping fuel a pulse of melting across much of the ice sheet surface.
The freeze front creates an unusual liquid flow on the surface of the soap bubbles, new research suggests.
More Americans are saying they need a variety of animals â dogs, ducks, even insects â for their mental health. But critics say many are really just pets that do not merit special status.
Shipworms are known for boring into wood and digesting it, but scientists found a new species with a very different diet.
Swarms of insects move across continents each year. Scientists used radar to track one species and discovered a vast ecological force.
TUESDAY 18. JUNE 2019
Only three shark attacks were reported in the state in all of 2018, according to the International Shark Attack File. But experts say there is often year-to-year variation.
Dogs have a muscle that lets them make a face to melt a humanâs heart.
Dr. Barrett-Connor founded and led an important long-term study on aging, using both men and women as subjects â an unusual method at the time.
Cephalopods, flies and even humans share genes needed to develop limbs, perhaps provided by a common ancestor.
A plant that grows in the countryâs north has been found to exhibit an unpredictable sexual identity, challenging the idea of reproductive norms for other living things.
Researchers have now quantified the ideal amount of time needed to reap the health benefits of the great outdoors.
Plant breeders are fast-tracking genetic improvements in food crops to keep pace with global warming and a growing human population.
Data from a federal program designed to compensate people harmed by vaccines shows how rare it is for someone to claim they were hurt after getting vaccinated.
Americans have received billions of doses of vaccines for everything from measles to the flu. In 30 years, very few injury claims have been filed with the federal government.
Scientists still define astronomical time in years, with some recent refinements.
Archaeologists have identified remnants of small, round dough rings at an excavation site in Austria. But no cream cheese.
MONDAY 17. JUNE 2019
Astronomers have announced a global contest to rename dozens of extrasolar planets. The nominees are pouring in.
After years of public outrage, some bipartisan solutions are emerging. But whether they will make it through a divided Washington is still unclear.
Apps and trackers can flood users with confusing data, doctors say. Some warn against orthosomnia, an obsession with âperfectâ sleep.
More than 70,000 snakes slither out of dens to breed each spring at a Manitoba wildlife area, and thousands of people just canât keep away from the writhing show. Just donât call it an orgy.
SATURDAY 15. JUNE 2019
Even with more than 1,400 dead, the W.H.O. says the risk of the disease spreading beyond the region remains low and declaring an emergency could have backfired.
Opposition to vaccines on the left is increasingly worrying the authorities. At one progressive school, 60 percent of the 300 students were not vaccinated against measles and other diseases.
The rule, set to take effect July 9, is one of the most visible efforts by the Trump administration to try to address high drug prices.
FRIDAY 14. JUNE 2019
Legislators trying to curb the numbers of unvaccinated children have been met with vigorous opposition from upset parents.