- Associated Press
Gee whiz: Testing of sewage confirms rise in marijuana use
A federally funded study has confirmed, not surprisingly, that marijuana use went up in Washington state after its first legal pot stores opened in 2014. In fact, consumption appeared to double, at least in one major city, over three years — a conclusion scientists reached by way of the unglamorous
- The Mighty
9/11 Responder Enters Hospice Care After Powerful Testimony With Jon Stewart
Luis Alvarez, 9/11 first responder, has entered hospice care due to cancer he is fighting after working at Ground Zero.
- Prevention
10 Surprising Autoimmune Disease Facts You Need to Know
These mysterious conditions often have baffling symptoms.
- Hello Giggles
How I keep my skin clear even though I'm in love with cheese
One writer's deep dive into whether dairy products cause acne and how to keep skin looking blemish-free while being emotionally attached to cheese.
- USA TODAY
Old spy satellite images show just how fast ice is melting from the glaciers in the Himalayas
Picture 3 million swimming pools full of water. That's how much ice melts from glaciers in the Himalayas each year, and climate change is the primary cause.
- Associated Press
Lost wallet? More cash means you're likelier to get it back
People are more likely to return a lost wallet if it contains money — and the more cash, the better. The presence of money — the equivalent of about $13 in local currency — boosted this response rate to about 51%, versus 40% for wallets with no cash. Another author, Christian Zuend of the University
AFPAround the world, people likelier to return wallets with more cash
Does the amount of cash in a lost wallet impact how likely a person is to return it? Classical economic theories suggest that the greater the temptation, the less likely we are to be honest -- but a new study turns the idea on its head, finding that altruism, and a powerful aversion to viewing oneself
- The Mighty
1 In 6 Insured Hospital Patients Get A Surprise Bill For Out-Of-Network Care
KHN reports American patients are 'very worried' about surprise medical bills.
- Associated Press
Endangered rhinos ready to be sent from Europe to Rwanda
Five critically endangered eastern black rhinos from wildlife parks in three European countries are ready to be transported back to their natural habitat in Rwanda, where the entire rhino population was wiped out during the genocide in the 1990s. Officials from the Czech Republic's Dvur Kralove
- AOL.com
Vape pen explosion shatters 17-year-old boy's jaw: It looked 'like a close-range gunshot wound'
A Nevada teenager was hospitalized after his vape pen exploded in his mouth, leaving him with injuries consistent with "a close-range gunshot wound."
- Reuters
U.N., European bodies outline joint push against space junk
European and U.N. bodies on Thursday outlined a joint push for global action on space junk, saying that debris orbiting the earth must be cleaned up as satellites launched by private companies and other new entrants are adding to the crowding. The amount of debris -- ranging from dead satellites to
- The Telegraph
Patients sent home from hospital with no advice on how to cope, watchdog finds
Record numbers of patients are being sent home from hospital without being told how to look after themselves, a watchdog has found. A major report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) reveals the proportion of patients - 60 per cent - given written advice on how to cope in the aftermath of a hospital
AFPCaptive beluga whales make epic journey from China to Iceland sanctuary
Two beluga whales from a Shanghai aquarium arrived in Iceland on Wednesday to live out their days in a unique marine sanctuary that conservationists hope will become a model for rehoming some 3,000 of the creatures currently in captivity. Little White and Little Grey, two 12-year-old female belugas,
- Associated Press
Mother sperm whale and baby dead in fishing net off Italy
A mother sperm whale and its baby have died after becoming tangled in a fishing net in the Tyrrhenian Sea off Italy's western coast, an Italian environmental group reported Thursday. The Marevivo group said the Italian Coast Guard had responded to the sighting and surmised that the mother, which
- Associated Press
Saved from icy river, Estonian wolf "probably" shot
A wolf that captured international attention earlier this year after being rescued from an icy Estonian river by construction workers may have been killed, authorities said. The Environment Agency told local broadcaster ERR late Wednesday the wolf's GPS tracking collar hasn't transmitted signals
- Rolling Stone
Don’t Be Fooled by Fossil Fuel Companies’ Green Exterior
Polluters are paying lip service to the climate crisis, but plowing ahead with destructive business as usual
- The Mighty
The Reality of Our World With a Rare, Incurable Disease
The mother of a child with tuberous sclerosis complex describes what life is like with the rare, incurable disease.
- The Independent
Climate breakdown to trigger debate over which cities to protect from rising sea levels
As disaster costs keep rising across the United States, a troubling new debate has become urgent: if there’s not enough money to protect every coastal community from the effects of human-caused global warming, how should we decide which ones to save first?After three years of brutal flooding and hurricanes
- Hello Giggles
What it's like to experience "migraine with aura," a debilitating chronic health condition
This is what it's like to live with migraine with aura, a debilitating chronic health condition affecting 9+ million Americans, mostly women.
- Associated Press
The return of the wolf: Wild cubs born in the Netherlands
Wolves are officially back in the Netherlands, two centuries after the animals were hunted to extinction in the country, after a pair produced a litter in the wild — news welcomed Thursday by conservationists. The province of Gelderland posted a video online this week showing three young wolves in a
- Zacks
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Amgen, Alexion, Regeneron, Allergan and Savara
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Amgen, Alexion, Regeneron, Allergan and Savara
- Zacks
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Incyte, Blueprint Medicines, Verastem and uniQure
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Incyte, Blueprint Medicines, Verastem and uniQure
- Reuters
Ambitious 2050 climate goal relegated to footnote at EU summit
A push by most European Union nations for the world's biggest economic bloc to go carbon neutral by 2050 was dropped to a footnote at a summit on Thursday after resistance from Poland, the Czech Republic, Estonia and Hungary. France and Germany had led efforts for the 28-member EU to lead by example
- The Telegraph
Teenage boy's heart condition discovered by accident while he played with GP mother's stethoscope
A teenage boy's life-threatening heart condition was discovered by accident after he asked to play with his GP mother's new stethoscope. George Ashby was unaware he would only have had a year to live because of a narrowing of his aorta that meant it shrank to a fifth of its original size. The
