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A likely historically strong El Niño’s biggest influence on weather will happen in the winter. Here’s what to expect

A new report says GLP-1 weight loss drugs drove a 34.1% drop in bariatric surgery volumes as semaglutide reshapes how hospitals generate revenue.

Anthony Hernandez talks the journey from fighting Sean Strickland to training with him ahead of his main event matchup this Saturday at UFC Sacramento.

The three-part docuseries about the Huskies will be available on Apple TV on Aug.

A Somali official says that pirates hijacked a Cameroonian-flagged cargo ship off Somalia's Puntland coast earlier this week and took its 10-member crew and cargo toward the region’s Nugaal coast. The official said Thursday that the vessel was carrying weapon…

After a week of pre-orders, the new Pixel 11 models are available in several countries (the same countries as the Pixel 10 models).

Testimony in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial ended after just one witness Thursday before the jury was sent home for the day. Attorneys and the judge are still in the courthouse for working through logistics.

South Korea’s military says North Korea has launched about 10 short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea. The Joint Chiefs of Staff said the launches happened Thursday from North Korea’s capital region. The missiles were aimed at North Korea’s eastern wate…

The human family tree may be due for a major rewrite. Researchers argue that Australopithecus and Paranthropus should be folded into the genus Homo because new fossils have blurred many of the traits once used to separate them. The proposed shake-up could pro…

The Michigan health department said it continually reviews vaccine safety studies and said there is no new data to support Trump's executive order.

The Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 5 earbuds come with a sleeker and more comfortable design, better ANC, spatial audio support, and improved sustainability.

Pixel 11 Pro's HiLight LED is heavily restricted in functionality, but the HiLight Studio app turns it into a proper notification system.

Scott Bessent says Trump Accounts will ban ESG funds, citing new investment rules focused on low fees, diversification and long-term performance.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s profit plunged more than 75% after the Chinese company ratcheted up quarterly capital spending to almost $10 billion, aiming to safeguard its position in a fiercely competitive global AI arena.

Evidence is mounting that artificial intelligence is helping the richest people and cities pull further ahead.

Relatively few wealthy families are addressing the question of when an aging parent should give up control, advisors and lawyers told CNBC.

A former engineering director at Meta Platforms testified on Wednesday that ​CEO Mark Zuckerberg fostered a culture that treated child safety as secondary to growth and engagement on Facebook and Instagram.

Health officials haven’t identified the source of the cyclosporiasis surge that has left some New Yorkers uneasy about eating lettuce.

Richard Haldenby says his average monthly bill for Harvest had risen from $130 (£95.50) to $2,110.

Merck and Moderna announced a successful late-stage trial for a melanoma vaccine. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Dr. Robert Vonderheide of Penn Medicine and the American Association for Cancer Research.

Unitree founder Wang Xingxing says humanoid robots could take up to 10 years to reach a breakthrough comparable to ChatGPT.

Stripe today sent a letter to investors, which was shared with Axios.

CK Hutchison is seeking over $1.5 billion from Panama for damages to its investments after the country seized two ports at the ends of the Panama Canal. A subsidiary of the Hong Kong conglomerate had run the ports for years, but Panama seized them in February…

Video shows the mailman repeatedly going after the bird rather than simply trying to scare it away.

In Chapter 7 Season 4, Fortnite admin panel codes have been added to celebrate gaming, with Override lobby hack codes unlocking XP.

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Per reporting, a key product will be missing from Apple’s September event: the base iPhone 18. Here’s when to expect iPhone 18’s launch.

Elden Ring studio FromSoftware is going down a different path with The Duskbloods, a multiplayer game that’s exclusive to the Nintendo Switch 2.

Things have taken a turn in the great 'Grand Theft Auto VI' leak saga, where an individual known as Cyberleek has posted game footage.. Now they may have the game itself.

Meta said its Muse Spark model is powering the dictation feature.

Meta glasses are quickly becoming a problem in workplaces. Public-facing workers are being filmed, harassed, and creeped out by AI-powered smart glasses.

Brace yourselves…

We got a slew of new Mega Evolutions in Pokémon Legends: Z-A and its DLC, but none of them has been as hilarious as Mega Starmie, which just got longer legs and became glossier. And yes, it runs like a human being, leaving players in stitches just by looking …

The final battle between players in a match of The Duskbloods has been leaked early.

Google has confirmed Android 17's Digital Wellbeing feature is exclusive to Pixel 11 devices for now, leaving other Android phones waiting.

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Samsung is teasing a new entrant to the Galaxy S26 series coming at an event on August 27, but it’s...

effort to sell camera-equipped AirPods remains on track for 2027, despite a leak from the company indicating that the product might arrive sooner.

The HoverAir Versa is a camera with snap-on propeller wings, and that may or may not let it dodge the US foreign drone ban.

A breast surgical oncologist shares five everyday strategies to reduce cancer risk, including how GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic could play a role.

Are you coughing, hacking or feeling feverish? It may not be just a summer cold; you might want to consider taking a Covid test.

One everyday nutrient may have a bigger job than its nutrition label suggests.

Drinking tea has been consistently associated with a longer lifespan.

Tablets should be taken on an empty stomach with up to 4 ounces of water — and no other liquids.

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A decade-long study designed to prove screens damage children's brains found the opposite instead, challenging one of parenting's most cherished anxieties.

The following is a news release from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. Idaho’s first reported case of human West Nile virus (WNV) meningitis this year was identified in a Canyon County resident over the age of 65. This person had been hospitalized f…

A dog tested positive for rabies in Bexar County for the first time in more than a decade, according to Animal Care Services and Metro Health.

“We are doing everything our veterinarians have recommended and then some,” owner Kelly Johnson-Hill said. “The cats are being cared for, and we are thoroughly cleaning and disinfecting the lounge.”

Enveda announced positive Phase I results of its drug ENV-308, which mimics a molecule naturally produced during exercise.

Eastern equine encephalitis has a 30% fatality rate among people who become ill.

Cosmic radiation comes from space. Only a small amount reaches the Earth's surface, but exposure is greater for people flying at high altitudes.

FDA OKs Takeda's Orzeyful, which mimics brain chemical orexin to improve wakefulness, sleep

Jade Fardon, 33, couldn’t shift her cough, but doctors reassured her it would go away on its own.

A New Yorker has contracted the dangerous West Nile virus — the first reported human case in the city this year, health officials revealed Wednesday.

A compound produced in the body after eating pomegranates improves heart function by up to 80% in a type of heart failure with limited treatment options.

A 39-year-old Utah mother of five who has never smoked is preparing for a rare double-lung transplant after Stage 4 lung cancer left her dependent on oxygen and

Two individuals infected with measles may have exposed others at Millersville University and Whole Foods Market earlier this month, the state Department of Health announced today.

For close to a century, physicists have pursued a way to unite gravity with quantum mechanics. Known as quantum gravity, this goal has remained frustratingly out of reach so far. Similarly elusive is the force of dark energy, which is believed to be driving t…

Satellite reentries are adding alumina nanoparticles to the upper atmosphere. The ozone-depletion pathway is credible, but current models disagree sharply on its scale.

NASA’s decade table puts the umbral magnitude at 0.930, deeper than any other partial lunar eclipse between 2021 and 2030 except one. The 96 percent figure in circulation measures the Moon’s area, not its width.

Within a decade, the Moon's natural wobble will conspire with rising seas to flood American streets on clear days—with no storm in sight.

Phoenix measured 0.4 to 0.6 per cent perchlorate in Martian soil. NASA's 2026 dust limit shows why the thyroid hazard is real but manageable through habitat engineering.

After the little Mars helicopter Ingenuity blew everyone away with its performance, it was clear that a future Mars mission should involve more helicopters like it, with even more capabilities.

Much of what researchers know about them has come from genetics rather than complete skeletons.

When different materials transition from one phase to another, such as water coming to a boil or a magnet losing its ability to attract metals, something remarkable can happen: They begin to behave identically, following the same mathematical rules.

A large earthquake centered just south of the Bay Area in the Santa Cruz Mountains is more likely than previously thought, according to new research.

The "quantum droplet" represents an unlikely, powerful union of two different categories of particles.

Eclipses may be wondrous, but nothing beats seeing the northern and southern lights from space. That's the word from a pair of NASA astronauts living aboard the International Space Station for the past six months. Astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway tol…

A puzzling detection by NASA's Europa Clipper sparked a 17-spacecraft investigation. The findings are raising concern about future crewed missions.

Seventy Artemis Accords signatories are developing practical expectations for lunar missions, but the non-binding coalition does not amend the 1967 Outer Space Treaty or create an enforcement body.

A historic milestone collided with the mundane reality of spacewalking: six hours is never quite enough when old wiring fights back.

Standing on the sandy, windswept shores of Provincetown, Massachusetts, people may find themselves squinting at the horizon, waiting for a whale to make its grand entrance with a spectacular breach.