What the EPA’s partial rollback of the ‘forever chemical’ drinking water rule means

What the EPA’s partial rollback of the ‘forever chemical’ drinking water rule means

On Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency announced plans to weaken limits on some harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water roughly a year after the Biden administration finalized the first-ever national standards. The Biden administration said last year the rules could reduce PFAS exposure for millions of people. It was part of a broader push by … Read more

March’s partial solar eclipse could trigger explosive global events

March’s partial solar eclipse could trigger explosive global events

The sun is dimming, and the world keeps spinning. When is the solar eclipse? On Saturday, March 29, 2025, we’ll all be under the blotting influence of a partial solar eclipse in Aries. Per NASA, the eclipse will be visible in sections of North America, Europe, Africa, northern Asia, small parts of South America, Greenland … Read more

Partial lunar eclipse in Pisces 2024: Everything you need to know

Partial lunar eclipse in Pisces 2024: Everything you need to know

Look up and let it out, folks: a partial lunar eclipse is coming. This eclipse falls in Pisces, the sign of poets, escape artists, illusionists, dreamy deceivers, and gentle conmen. Eclipses have long been associated with fate, reversals of fortune, and points of no return. The word itself comes from the Greek ekleipsis, meaning “to abandon, to … Read more

World’s first whole-eye and partial face transplant patient adjusting to new normal, 1 year after historic surgery: ‘Second chance’

World’s first whole-eye and partial face transplant patient adjusting to new normal, 1 year after historic surgery: ‘Second chance’

A year after undergoing the first whole-eye and partial-face transplant, Aaron James is finding beauty in the mundane. He can finally appreciate solid foods again — smelling is even a simple pleasure — and he doesn’t shudder when he looks in the mirror. And while most people loathe the DMV, James happily replaced his driver’s … Read more

High school under partial lockdown after box possibly containing yellowcake uranium discovered in storage room

High school under partial lockdown after box possibly containing yellowcake uranium discovered in storage room

“Potentially hazardous” material has been discovered in a storage room at New South Wales, Australia’s largest high school, forcing the area into lockdown until specialist contractors can remove the box — which was only noticed after white powder suspected to be asbestos fell onto it. Castle Hill High School has been embroiled in an asbestos … Read more

World-first partial heart transplant with ‘living tissue’ saves baby boy born with fused arteries

World-first partial heart transplant with ‘living tissue’ saves baby boy born with fused arteries

A 5lb newborn boy with a life-threatening heart defect received a world-first partial heart transplant using living tissue that may never need to be replaced. North Carolina child Owen Monroe, who is now four months old, was born with his two main arteries — the aorta and pulmonary artery — fused together in a condition … Read more