Heatwave in Italy sees temperatures near a European record
A woman looks at smoke from a wildfire some 50km southeast from the centre of Athens on July 17, 2023. Spyros Bakalis | Afp | Getty Images An unrelenting heatwave …
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Signs of stabilizing after steady decline
Senior satellite technician Chris Summers completes the final pre-flight checks on satellites Kepler-16 and Kepler-17. Kepler Communications Private investment in space companies, especially from venture capital, showed “signs of stabilization” …
Eli Lilly expects FDA decision on donanemab by year-end
Eli Lilly and Company, Pharmaceutical company headquarters in Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain. Cristina Arias | Cover | Getty Images Eli Lilly on Monday said it applied for full U.S. Food and …
Italy warns of extreme heat peak as temperatures soar
A little girl wets her hat because it is too hot in the Elephant Fountain in Piazza Duomo while her father wets his head on July 15, 2023 in Catania, …
El Niño exacerbates global warming: Record heat, flooding, wildfires
Traffic warden Rai Rogers mans his street corner during an 8-hour shift under the hot sun in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 12, 2023, where temperatures reached 106 degrees amid …
Post-COVID smell problems? Ontario researchers investigate treatments
Researchers at Western University in London, Ont., are focusing on what they say is an understudied issue that has a major impact on quality of life: parosmia. The disorder involves …
FDA says aspartame is safe, disagrees with WHO on possible cancer link
Cans of PepsiCo’s Pepsi Zero Sugar soda are displayed for an arranged photograph taken in Tiskilwa, Illinois, on Wednesday, April 17, 2019. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images The …
Eli Lilly to acquire obesity drug maker Versanis for $1.9 billion
Eli Lilly and Company, Pharmaceutical company headquarters in Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain. Cristina Arias | Cover | Getty Images Eli Lilly on Friday said it will acquire Versanis, a privately held …
Soda sweetener aspartame may cause cancer but safe within limits
A can of Diet Coke in a supermarket, as an artificial sweetener commonly used in thousands of products including diet fizzy drinks, ice cream and chewing gum is to be …
Canada record heat meets record wildfires; new reality say scientists
An aerial view of wildfire of Tatkin Lake in British Columbia, Canada on July 10, 2023. BC Wildfire Service | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Record high temperatures and a …