Новости за 04.09.2018

Scientists who decoded the opium poppy genome say the finding may improve production of the plant to provide a cheap, reliable supply of painkillers and other drugs.

New analysis of fossil teeth have offered scientists new insights into the impacts of sea level rise on Jurassic food chains.

Lockheed Martin, General Atomics and Boeing have received contract modifications for drone-mounted Low Power Laser Demonstrator system missile defense testing.

UPI sports editor Al Butler's top 20 quarterbacks for Week 1 of the 2018 fantasy football season.

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday appointed former Sen. Jon Kyl to fill the Senate seat left vacant by Sen. John McCain, who died last month at the age of 81.

Most older adults who are current or former cancer patients have good mental health, a new study finds.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture began accepting farmer's applications for tariff relief Tuesday.

After denying rumors for months, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Tuesday that he wouldn't seek a third term next year.

Newly analyzed data collected during the Cassini mission has revealed a hexagon-shaped vortex rising above Saturn's clouds.

Piedras Negras, across the U.S.-Mexico border, saw a surge of 90 refugees in the past two months from war-ravaged African countries trying to flee to the U.S.

Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said that star wide receiver Antonio Brown will be a "full go" this weekend when the team opens its season on the road against the Cleveland Browns.

Nick Foles has already been named the starting quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles' season opener against the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday, but that leaves open an important question.

A group of sightseers in India captured video of a tense stand-off between a stray dog and a leopard that wandered close to a road.

Animal rescuers in California said an exotic spiny-tailed iguana traveled to the state from Mexico by stowing away in a traveler's bikini top.

UPI sports editor Al Butler's top 20 tight ends for Week 1 of the 2018 fantasy football season.

Whether a virus living inside bacteria cells will remain dormant or attack their hosts depends on how the virus' DNA is packaged.

Bob Woodward's new book on the Trump presidency portrays a White House in turmoil, with staffers stealing documents off Trump's Oval Office desk.

A driver on a Vietnam road captured video when they were confronted with an unusual situation -- a snake slithering on the windshield.

Retail giant Amazon entered rarefied air Tuesday, by becoming just the second U.S. company to surpass $1 trillion in total market value.

Acne and adolescence go hand in hand. But researchers say the skin lesions might become a torment of the past if preliminary tests of an experimental vaccine pan out.

A surprised visitor to an Australian pharmacy captured video of a wayward koala wandering through the store.

Police responded to a stretch of highway in Britain to round up a group of horses running loose in the roadway.

The Seattle Mariners are trying to stay on the fringe of the American League wild-card race and will get another chance to do so when they take on the Baltimore Orioles in the second game of their series on Tuesday at Safeco Field.

Brett Kavanaugh speaks before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearings before Congress votes on his nomination for the U.S. Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh probably expected stiff resistance Tuesday at the start of his confirmation hearings, and that's precisely what he got.