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- U.S. Supreme Court allows mifepristone by mail—for now
on May 14, 2026 at 11:20 pmThe nation’s top court extended a stay on a lower court order banning telemedicine access to mifepristone, a drug used in medication abortions—but the order sets up a longer legal fight
- There’s an 82 percent chance El Niño will ‘emerge soon,’ NWS sayson May 14, 2026 at 8:32 pm
The El Niño climate event is due to return this year, with U.S. forecasters predicting an 82 percent chance of it coming in May through July and a 96 percent chance for it doing so in December through February 2027
- ‘Golden rule’ in abstract art just discovered by mathematicianson May 14, 2026 at 7:35 pm
A mathematical ratio could explain why AI-generated art doesn’t evoke awe from viewers
- Implantable ‘living materials’ that deliver drugs on demand could help fight infectionson May 14, 2026 at 6:57 pm
In a “breakthrough,” researchers demonstrate how engineered bacteria held in a jellylike container could help fight infection in mice
- Doubts grow over theory that bird-watchers’ trip to Argentine landfill sparked hantavirus outbreakon May 14, 2026 at 5:30 pm
The hantavirus cruise outbreak may not have started in a garbage dump in Ushuaia, Argentina, after all