Enlarge / The Cumbre Vieja volcano’s eruption was complicated and not entirely what experts expected. (credit: Andreas Weibel ) Last fall’s Cumbre Vieja volcanic eruption in the Canary Islands was surprising for several reasons. Most predominantly, the eruption did not cause tsunamis to spread across the Atlantic Ocean, as some experts had predicted. But for […]
Enlarge / Stephen Hahn, commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration. (credit: Getty | Bloomberg) The US Food and Drug Administration is under siege from the Trump Administration, which is forcing through a steady stream of changes in its final days that threaten the remaining independence of the regulatory agency. Perhaps the most dramatic […]
Enlarge / Elizabeth Holmes, founder and chief executive officer of Theranos, is on trial for wire fraud. (credit: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg/Getty Images) Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’ charisma may have convinced the CEO of a major grocery store chain to form a partnership with the company, but it wasn’t enough to prevent the relationship from souring […]
