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Evacuation orders to be issued near Lytton, B.C. as Highway 1 closed by wildfire

An out-of-control wildfire has led to evacuation alerts for residents of Lytton, B.C., as well as some members of the Lytton First Nation on Friday. The Saw Creek wildfire burning around three kilometres south of the village and has led to…

QS university rankings expose regional disparities in Pakistan's higher education

LAHORE: Eighteen Pakistani universities have secured places in the QS World University Rankings 2027 , with Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) retaining its status as the country’s highest-ranked institution despite slipping in the global…

Horses originated in America and reached Europe through China, fossil DNA reveals

Everyone knows the story: when Spanish conquistadors rode into the New World, Native Americans were stunned by a towering, four-legged creature they had never seen before. Horses, the theory goes, were a European import to the Americas…

Google AI CEO shares 'thanks note' as Nobel winner AI researcher leaves DeepMind

Google DeepMind is experiencing another significant departure as Vice President John Jumper, a Nobel laureate for his work on AI protein structure prediction with AlphaFold, is heading to Anthropic. This follows closely on the heels of…

Australia reports first case of H5 bird flu, virus spreads to every continent

Scientists have detected the H5 strain of bird flu in Australia for the first time, meaning the highly contagious variant has now spread to every continent. Australian Agriculture Minister Julie Collins told a press conference on Saturday…

François Englert, Nobel-winning pioneer of particle physics, dies at 93

Belgian scientist Francois Englert, a particle physics specialist who won the Nobel Prize in 2013 for his work on the Higgs boson, has died at the age of 93.

Bimbo’s regenerative farmland use passes half a million hectares as it eyes 100% sustainable sourcing by 2050

Grupo Bimbo, Mexico’s bread-based multinational food company, has reported that by the end of 2025 it had surpassed 500,000 hectares worldwide in its use of regenerative agriculture practice, accelerating the company’s path toward its goal…

Human-animal bond seen as path to healing, well-being

MANILA, Philippines — When loneliness and isolation “seem as widespread as ever,” the bonds between humans and animals serve as a reminder that “healing often begins with connection.” This was pointed out during the Second Philippine…

US-based scientist urges African investment in cancer treatment

A US-based scientist advocates for significant investment in genomics research in Africa to combat the rising cancer burden and improve treatment outcomes. Read More…

Pitch not perfect: World Cup players find weirdness underfoot on innovative grass

As soon as Switzerland and Bosnia were off the pitch after their World Cup match on Thursday, another team were on it. But instead of tearing at the grass with studs this team were mowing, brushing, seeding, and repairing it. After being…

PremiumBlock Launches Non-Custodial Risk Hub for User-Created Prediction Markets, Perps and Web3 Pok

Stockholm, Sweden, June 19th, 2026/Chainwire/--PremiumBlock brings leveraged prediction markets, liquid 24/7 FX perpetuals and Web3 poker together in one wallet-native platform via premiumblock.org PremiumBlock today announced the launch…

US scientist John Jumper to leave Google DeepMind for Anthropic