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Alaska says a crushing surge in COVID-19 patients is crippling its health-care system
Alaska, which led most U.S. states in coronavirus vaccinations months ago, took the drastic step on Wednesday of imposing crisis-care standards for its entire hospital system, declaring that a crushing surge in COVID-19 patients has forced rationing of strained medical resources.
Lava flow slows on Spanish island, sparking worry it could destroy more homes
The advance of lava from a volcanic eruption in Spain's Canary Islands has slowed significantly, raising fears Thursday that it might fan out further across the land and destroy more homes instead of flowing into the sea.
UN summit takes aim at global food dysfunction amid spike in hunger, malnutrition
Billions of people are overweight, millions are hungry, one third of food is wasted and the way the world produces, processes and consumes food generates one-third of greenhouse gas emissions, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday at the first global summit on the future of food.
What vampire bats do for their closest friends
When we think of vampire bats, friendship and co-operation may not be the qualities that come to mind for these blood-feasting creatures of the night. But as a recent study into social relationships among the animals shows, maybe they should.
Berlin residents to vote in referendum on seizing rentals from corporate landlords
Residents in Berlin, fed up with increasingly high rents, have secured a referendum on housing that could have reverberations across Europe.
