FDA Issues Alert on Heart Pump Linked to Deaths
The agency faulted the device maker for delayed notice of mounting complications, citing increasing reports of how use of the…
They Can’t See the Total Solar Eclipse, but LightSound Will Help Them Hear It
A device called LightSound is being distributed to help the blind and visually impaired experience this year’s event.On Aug. 21,…
Vernor Vinge, Innovative Science Fiction Novelist, Dies at 79
He conceived an early version of cyberspace and predicted the “technological singularity,” a tipping point at which machines would become…
Lo que los sueños de los pájaros pueden decirnos sobre los nuestros
Nuevas investigaciones sobre el cerebro de las aves y su sueño REM nos dan pistas sobre la evolución de nuestros…
Methane From Landfills Is a Big Driver of Climate Change, Study Says
Decades of buried trash is releasing methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, at higher rates than previously estimated, the researchers said.They’re…
How 2 Families Faced a Catastrophic Birth Defect
Ashlee Wiseman, a waitress at a Sizzler in Idaho Falls, Idaho, was 10 weeks pregnant when a nurse phoned with…
Health Concerns Mount for Migrant Children at Outdoor Holding Sites
A federal judge is expected to rule soon on whether the government must provide shelter, food and medical care to…
Final Delta IV Heavy Launch: Finale for a Rocket That Brings the Heat
The ignition of the Delta IV Heavy rocket is perhaps the most visually striking liftoff you’ll ever see — the…
Old Newspaper Stories Offer Clues to 1868 Lake Michigan Shipwreck
It took researchers only two days to find the wreckage of the Milwaukee, a steamship that sank after colliding with…
Last-Minute Strategies to See the Total Solar Eclipse on April 8
On April 8, parts of 13 U.S. states, Mexico and Canada will plunge into midday darkness. Miss this spectacle and…