Science news this week: Laotian 'death jar,' climate change threatens rice crops, and an asthma drug treats tough cancer

Live Science Saturday 23 May 2026, 11:00 UTC By Ben Turner 1 min read

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Death jar mystery revealed, rice reaching its "thermal limit," prehistoric art controversy, and the asthma drug that could help fight cancer.

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Daily Mirror 17m ago

DUI suspect on the run from cops in Louisiana is slowed, not stopped, by an alligator attack caught on bodycam

If you think an alligator attack in the swamp is enough to stop a suspected drunk driver from attempting to flee police, think again. The alligator attack, which was caught on police bodycam, only briefly slowed 40-year-old DUI suspect Victor Rivas down. Injured, he kept going.

Fox News 27m ago

Devoted couple married for 67 years die just 41 hours apart as wife 'could not cope' alone

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Daily Mirror 28m ago

Psychiatrist allowed to practice despite sexually assaulting colleague

A Sydney psychiatrist found guilty of sexually assaulting a drunk colleague has been allowed to continue to practice despite the state's health regulator trying to have him struck off. Gopi Ilawala was found guilty of two offences of sexually touch another person without consent in Sydney's Downing Centre in June 2024. Findings published by the New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) detailed the offending as happening at a party held at Ilawala's home in 2022.

ABC Australia 48m ago

Science news this week: Laotian 'death jar,' climate change threatens rice crops, and an asthma drug treats tough cancer

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