EU estimate: Wildfire near Athens burned area almost twice the size of Manhattan

WATCH: Firefighter saves American flag from California wildfire

Firefighters in Ventura County, California, are battling a fast-moving wildfire that has consumed more than 10,000 acres since it began early Wednesday.

Californians forced to flee as ferocious wildfires destroy homes and buildings

Mountain fire scorches thousands of acres north-west of Los Angeles as officials demand more help for fire crews. Fast-moving fires erupted across California on Wednesday as the state was lashed ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

California wildfire fueled by Santa Ana winds forces evacuations

A massive fast-moving wildfire, fueled by Santa Ana winds, is tearing through communities across Southern California, destroying homes and trapping some residents, forcing thousands more to ...

Governor declares state of emergency due to wildfire in Southern California

A wildfire between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara has burned over 20,000 acres, damaging or destroying around 200 homes. California's governor has declared a state of emergency as thousands of ...

Wildfires Spread Across New Jersey and Connecticut: ‘No End in Sight’

Firefighters in the two states have battled hundreds of blazes during an unseasonably dry fall.

Top stories - The New York Times - 15 hours ago

How summer wildfires tore through Canada's Jasper National Park

This summer, wildfires tore through Canada's Jasper National Park, forcing thousands to evacuate and burning hundreds of homes. Experts even speculate that a fire tornado, formed by the perfect mix ...

Global business takes its chance to size up new Labour pitch

Starmer’s investment summit guests express both praise and doubt — but many want to wait to pass judgment

World - Financial Times - October 14

Serena Williams has surgery to remove cyst size of ‘a small grapefruit’

Former world No 1 says she is recovering well Biopsy on cyst came back negative for cancer Serena Williams says she had a benign branchial cyst “the size of a small grapefruit” removed from her ...

World - The Guardian - October 16

Crazy 8: Here are the Week 8 games you don't want to miss

Saturday features two games between top-11 ranked teams in the SEC — Alabama at Tennessee and Georgia at Texas — a ranked Big Ten matchup and more.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 17

4 large asteroids, including 1 the size of a skyscraper, speed past Earth

Four huge asteroids — and a fifth that's much smaller — are passing Earth on Thursday in their closest approaches to the planet ever recorded.

'A brain tumour the size of a tennis ball came out my eyebrow'

Patient Doreen Adams of Aberdeen says she is grateful for the benefits of the new brain surgery.

Growth the size of a melon: a scrotum-swelling disease threatening thousands

Efforts to eradicate the painful and disfiguring mosquito-borne infection lymphatic filariasis are advancing, but it is still rife in 51 countries. For decades, a growth the size of a large melon ...

World - The Guardian - October 25

Treasury’s stable coupon, auction sizes at risk from U.S. election results

Since May, the Treasury Department has guided market participants toward the idea that it won’t need to increase the size of its coupon issuances or auctions “for at least the next several ...

Business - MarketWatch - October 28

"Mornings Memory": Revisiting the rise of super-sized portions in America

In today's "Mornings Memory," we look back at a 1993 CBS report on America's growing appetite for large portions and bulk buying—a trend that now feels as classic as apple pie.

Fossil Reveals Oldest Known Tadpole That Grew to the Size of a Hot Dog

A 161 million-year-old fossil, linked to a line of extinct frog-like amphibians, is the oldest tadpole ever found.

Science - The New York Times - October 30

What we learned in Week 9: We answered big questions and sized up every single matchup

Sunday saw Baltimore blow out Denver and Buffalo win a thriller over Miami. Our reporters reacted to the action.

Sports - ESPN - 3 days ago

Giant spiders that can grow to size of human hand thriving in the UK

Collaboration between RSPB and Chester zoo leads to best mating season on record for the semi-aquatic fen raft spider. Thousands of giant spiders that can grow to the size of a human hand are ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago