Getty Images THE failure of parents to vaccinate their children has contributed to the biggest surge in measles cases Europe has seen in a decade, according to the World Health Organization. Across the 53 countries in the region, there have been at least 37 deaths and more than 41,000 cases […]
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The discovered piece of bone, shown from four anglesBrown, S. et al/CC BY 4.0 By Michael Marshall A sliver of bone from a cave in Russia is at the centre of what may be the biggest archaeological story of the year. The bone belonged to an ancient human who had a […]
Life expectancy has grown massively in recent decades, but in the UK the gains are starting to ease off. Could dementia, austerity, or something else be to blame? How much time do you have left? It all depends…B&M Noskowski/Getty By Clare Wilson and Andy Coghlan THE past century saw rapid […]
Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE WASHINGTON — Democratic senators are urging President Donald Trump to keep the door open to refugees as his administration, which has already pushed the number admitted to an historic low, weighs imposing unprecedented […]
Get the Think newsletter. SUBSCRIBE Whether Sen. Susan Collins, R-Me., want to admit it or not, the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court will be the effective end of reproductive freedom for many American women. But, having met with Kavanugh on Tuesday, the pro-choice Collins — whose no-vote […]
Shara Tibken/CNET It may not be as big as E3, but Gamescom is still an enormous event. Held in Cologne, Germany, it’s one of the world’s largest gaming conventions. It’s also the perfect place for game companies like Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo to drop trailers for the games it couldn’t […]
It was a terrifying spectacle. From a distance, it looked like a giant pillar of flame had leaped from the sky and consumed Josiah Wiedman. “As we were walking, I got struck … sending me 9 feet into the air, making me bounce on my head and then flip over […]
Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE A public listing that would have made Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco into the world’s most valuable company — more than twice as big as Apple, at $2.5 trillion — is reportedly off […]