Future pandemics targeted by new Oxford research center
LONDON — Oxford University is launching an effort to bring together academic, industry and government experts from around the world to use the lessons...
Study seeks origins of ghost nets that haunt Hawaii’s shores
HONOLULU — “Ghost nets” from unknown origins drift among the Pacific's currents, threatening sea creatures and littering shorelines with the entangled remains of what...
EPA restoring state and tribal power to protect waterways
WASHINGTON — In the latest reversal of a Trump-era policy, the Environmental Protection Agency is restoring a rule that grants states and Native American...
‘Dr. Beach’ says powerful Hawaii shoreline is 2021’s best
HONOLULU — Cruising along the west side of Hawaii's Big Island, the landscape is dominated by ancient volcanic flows and jagged shorelines. Then you...
Fun, foul-mouthed reunion for Turner, Douglas on ‘Kominsky’
LOS ANGELES — Nearly four decades ago, “Romancing the Stone” introduced audiences to the crackling chemistry between Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner.
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‘Nothing looks good’ preparing for summer wildfire season
SALEM, Ore. — Wearing soot-smudged, fire-resistant clothing and helmets, several wildland firefighters armed with hoes moved through a stand of ponderosa pines as flames...
US pipelines ordered to increase cyber defenses after hack
WASHINGTON — U.S. pipeline operators will be required for the first time to conduct a cybersecurity assessment under a Biden administration directive in response...
Navigation error sends NASA’s Mars helicopter on wild ride
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A navigation timing error sent NASA's little Mars helicopter on a wild, lurching ride, its first major problem since it...
Twitter urges Indian gov’t to respect freedom of expression
NEW DELHI — Twitter on Thursday said it is worried about the safety of its staff in India and called for the government to...
Genetically modified salmon head to US dinner plates
INDIANAPOLIS — The inaugural harvest of genetically modified salmon began this week after the pandemic delayed the sale of the first such altered animal...