Scientists tap ‘secret’ fresh water under ocean, raising hopes for a thirsty world
ABOARD LIFTBOAT ROBERT, North Atlantic — Deep in Earth’s past, an icy landscape became a seascape as the…
Climate change made Iberian wildfires 40 times more likely, study finds
MADRID — The extremely hot, dry and windy conditions, which fueled one of the IberianPeninsula’s most destructive wildfire…
Swiss government backs mandatory e-prescriptions for medicines
Federal Council wants mandatory electronic prescriptions for medicines Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language…
NHL to implement a playoff salary cap beginning this season, AP source says
The NHL will implement a playoff salary cap and remove team dress code requirements beginning this season, a…
Sisterhood on and off the field: Meet the real sisters at the Women’s Rugby World Cup
LONDON — Players at the Women’s Rugby World Cup are more than happy to proudly call their teammates…
A downturn in international travel to the U.S. may last beyond summer, experts warn
LAS VEGAS — For a few hopeful weeks this summer, a bright billboard on the major highway linking…
UBS charges pension funds to hold their liquid assets
Pension funds are angry at UBS interest charges Keystone / Gaetan Bally Listen to the article Listening the…
Australia will pay Nauru to resettle foreign-born criminals
MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia will pay the small Pacific island of Nauru to resettle foreign-born criminals who the…
Drones blasting AC/DC, Scarlett Johannson help biologists protect cattle from wolves
For millennia humans have tried to scare wolves away from their livestock. Most of them didn’t have drones.…
Van Gogh Museum may close if the Dutch government doesn’t help fund repairs
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Amsterdam museum that displays a priceless collection of works by one of the…
NIH funding and local employment
Funding levels for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have come under scrutiny since President Trump took office…
Climate change made deadly wildfires in Turkey, Greece and Cyprus more fierce, study finds
ATHENS, Greece — Climate change that has driven scorching temperatures and dwindling rainfall made massive wildfires in Turkey,…