Japan's stock benchmark Nikkei recouped early losses on Wednesday to close marginally higher, but sentiment remained subdued over stalled COVID-19 vaccine trials and lack of agreement on additional U.

Japanese scientists discover the molecular switch that lets the Venus flytrap sense touch.

An ion channel called DmMSL10 functions as a high‑sensitivity touch sensor in the tactile sense of the Venus flytrap, enabling prey touch to be detected and to generate electrical and calcium ion ...

Plants lack nerves, yet they can sensitively detect touch from other organisms. In the Venus flytrap, highly sensitive ...

The Trump administration announced on Monday a $625 million investment to boost America’s coal industry, a plan that aims to keep coal plants open, lower energy costs and enable the U.S. to win the ...

For Massachusetts residents wondering about tariff rebates, state or federal tax refunds, inflation checks, economic impact payments, or a new, fourth stimulus check in 2025, here's what you need to ...

The Zaporizhzhia site in southeastern Ukraine has lacked external power to cool its reactors for five days. Kyiv says Moscow has manufactured the crisis. By Andrew E. Kramer Reporting from Kyiv, ...

BRIDGEPORT — That early-morning rumble many city residents awoke to early Sunday morning wasn’t an earthquake — it was the sound of a controlled implosion targeting a shuttered coal-fired power plant ...

Zaporizhzhia, which is Europe's largest power plant, has been under Russian control since early March 2022. It was one of the first sites to be seized by Russian forces in Russian President Vladimir ...

As inflation and rising costs of everyday items have hit Americans hard in 2025, some continue to hold out hope for a stimulus check, rebate or dividend from the government. Rumors and speculation ...