June 30 marks Tunguska, Congo independence, and Soyuz 11, plus events from Hernán Cortés to Tower Bridge, Hitler’s purge, and more.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has taken an alarming decision: the southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), one of the largest seals on our planet, has been downgraded ...

Some songs tell a story. Others take listeners on a journey. When Dire Straits released "Telegraph Road" in 1982, the sprawling 14-minute epic immediately stood apart from nearly everything else on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At the WA Wildlife Hospital, staff handling coastal birds are wearing full PPE as a precaution. (WA Wildlife) Australia faces ...

A poor pub gig helped one group create its debut single, before it was played for billions at Live Aid. For Dire Straits, one of the highest points in their career came from watching one of the lowest ...

SINGAPORE – With the risk of another pandemic ever present, the Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA) is exploring the use of artificial intelligence in disease surveillance, said CDA chief executive ...

For Dire Straits, one of the highest points in their career came from watching one of the lowest of another band. "Sultans of Swing," the group's debut single and subsequent signature song, was born ...

A meeting of world health authorities in May was meant to close one of the most important chapters in post-Covid global health diplomacy. Instead, member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) ...

Australia faces uncertainty after the world's most dangerous strain of H5 bird flu was detected on the mainland for the first time. Two cases of the virus in migratory birds have been confirmed in ...

Each year, trillions of dollars of goods flow through the South China Sea, making it the world’s most consequential maritime corridor. The region is also a hotbed of geopolitical tensions that ...

After Iran weaponized the waterway by making it too dangerous for businesses, experts say, the country is now looking to charge fees to vessels seeking to transit the vital water. By Ephrat Livni Iran ...

Purdue University’s online Master of Science in Industrial Engineering, ranked #1 by U.S. News & World Report (2025), equips students with the expertise to advance statistical theory, methods and ...