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Mount Etna, the rambunctious volcano on the Italian island of Sicily, grumbled back to life on Monday, spewing hot ash and lava in a pyroclastic flow, the nation’s volcano monitoring body said. There were no reports of any risk to the local population, which is accustomed to Etna’s frequent eruptions, …

New research suggests that removing fluoride from public water would increase dental care costs and tooth decay for children across the United States.  The study, published Friday in the JAMA Health Forum, used a nationally representative sample of 8,484 children aged 0 to 19 from the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination …

Incidents involving dog attacks against U.S. Postal Service workers rose to more than 6,000 cases last year — a jump of at least 200 cases since 2023, the USPS said.  California saw the greatest number of incidents involving dog attacks, with 701 in 2024. Texas ranked second with 438 incidents, …