Jim Whittaker, First American to Stand on Top of Everest, Dies at 97
The mountaineer who planted the American flag on Everest in 1963 died Tuesday at home in Washington.
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Albert Mazibuko, Voice of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Dies at 77
Albert Mazibuko sang with Ladysmith Black Mambazo for 55 years and helped carry South African harmony from apartheid's shadow to Paul Simon's Graceland.
Scientists Found a Brain Switch That Triggers High Blood Pressure
Researchers in São Paulo and Auckland identified a brainstem region that drives hypertension — and when they turned it off, blood pressure normalized.
The Brain Has a Hidden Switch That Tells You to Stop Eating
Astrocytes — the brain's supposed support staff — turn out to be running the appetite control desk, relaying fullness signals that neurons alone can't explain.
Valerie Perrine's Cause of Death Was Parkinson's Disease
Valerie Perrine, Oscar-nominated for Lenny and star of Superman, died of Parkinson's at 82.
The LaGuardia Investigation Has No New Developments
The NTSB has issued no new findings on the LaGuardia incident for five consecutive editions.
A New Cancer Treatment Strategy Targets Two Weaknesses at Once
Scripps researchers found that combining ATR inhibitors with Pol theta targeting kills resistant tumors.