Lightning Strikes Soccer Team in Peru, Killing Player
A video of the incident shows a flash of light and then several players instantly dropping to the ground.
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Growing Food Instead of Lawns in California Front Yards
Front yards transformed to tiny crop farms in Los Angeles provide vegetables to dozens of families and use a fraction of the water needed by grass.
China Confronts Europe Over Climate-Based Trade Restrictions
Days ahead of the U.N.’s global negotiations on climate change, China and other developing countries said trade restrictions should be part of the talks.
First Satellite Made of Wood Is Launched Into Space
Scientists in Japan constructed the first satellite made of wood by blending age-old woodworking techniques with rocket science.
The Science That Makes Baseball Mud ‘Magical’
Scientists dug up the real dirt on the substance applied to all the baseballs used in the major leagues.
Trump Has Said R.F.K. Jr. Can ‘Go Wild’ on Health. Here’s What That Could Mean.
Donald Trump’s pledge to let Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “go wild on health” has put three issues on the agenda in the final days of the 2024 campaign.
A Record Number of States Are Experiencing Drought
A tracking system for droughts in the U.S. marked a record last week: 48 out of 50 states made the list at once.
Cost of Mpox Shot Deters Americans at Risk, Critics Say
The epidemic in Africa continues to grow, prompting fears of another outbreak in the U.S. But the vaccine is no longer free, and vulnerable people are going without.
Where There’s Joy in a Terror Bird
In Colombia, a fossil-collecting rancher has found a giant, flightless killer from 13 million years ago — and a missing link to the region’s evolutionary history.
Richard A. Cash, Who Saved Millions From Dehydration, Dies at 83
He worked alongside another doctor to show that a simple rehydration therapy could check the ravages of cholera and other diarrhea-inducing diseases.