Funeral services for Spencer Leak Jr., vice president of the iconic Chicago funeral home Leak and Sons, will be held Thursday and Saturday, with a public visitation and celebration of life.

A drug once dismissed as ineffective suddenly worked—when scientists tested it under more realistic conditions that mimic the human body. In this surprising new discovery, Northwestern University scientists uncovered a hidden rule of drug behavior. A medicine's effectiveness can change dramatically depending on the conditions inside our cells.

Mature and old-growth forests are vital for biodiversity, carbon storage, cultural traditions and economic activity. But in Alaska and British Columbia, these rich resources have not been reliably mapped, leaving much unknown about what land is protected. Now, University of Oregon researchers are leading a comprehensive mapping effort that sheds light on the location, makeup and conservation status of old-growth forests across the region.

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday expanded its list of allowed sunscreen ingredients to include the chemical compound bemotrizinol. The change has been eagerly anticipated for years: Bemotrizinol has long been popular in Europe, Australia and some Asian countries. It also marks the first time in more than 20 years the FDA has permitted a new compound onto its sunscreen ingredient list . Why the excitement? Bemotrizinol is a UV light filter, meaning it blocks out harmful ultraviolet rays from the sun. To be most effective, these filters need to be broad-spectrum, meaning they block UVA and UVB rays. UVA rays cause aging and wrinkles while UVB rays cause sunburn, according to the American Academy of Dermatology. Both contribute to skin cancer, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation. UV filters come in two formats: mineral or chemical. The mineral sunscreens — which contain zinc oxide or titanium dioxide — block both UVA and UVB rays, but often leave a

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday expanded its list of allowed sunscreen ingredients to include the chemical compound bemotrizinol. The change has been eagerly anticipated for years: Bemotrizinol has long been popular in Europe, Australia and some Asian countries. It also marks the first time in more than 20 years the FDA has permitted a new compound onto its sunscreen ingredient list . Why the excitement? Bemotrizinol is a UV light filter, meaning it blocks out harmful ultraviolet rays from the sun. To be most effective, these filters need to be broad-spectrum, meaning they block UVA and UVB rays. UVA rays cause aging and wrinkles while UVB rays cause sunburn, according to the American Academy of Dermatology. Both contribute to skin cancer, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation. UV filters come in two formats: mineral or chemical. The mineral sunscreens — which contain zinc oxide or titanium dioxide — block both UVA and UVB rays, but often leave a

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday expanded its list of allowed sunscreen ingredients to include the chemical compound bemotrizinol. The change has been eagerly anticipated for years: Bemotrizinol has long been popular in Europe, Australia and some Asian countries. It also marks the first time in more than 20 years the FDA has permitted a new compound onto its sunscreen ingredient list . Why the excitement? Bemotrizinol is a UV light filter, meaning it blocks out harmful ultraviolet rays from the sun. To be most effective, these filters need to be broad-spectrum, meaning they block UVA and UVB rays. UVA rays cause aging and wrinkles while UVB rays cause sunburn, according to the American Academy of Dermatology. Both contribute to skin cancer, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation. UV filters come in two formats: mineral or chemical. The mineral sunscreens — which contain zinc oxide or titanium dioxide — block both UVA and UVB rays, but often leave a

The director of 'Close Encounters' and 'ET', an original story, 'X-Files'-style conspiracy theories… 'Disclosure Day' is a welcome escape from the mega-franchises.

One more beauty today before big changes head our way. Temperatures will stay in the 80s with lower humidity but then that changes starting on Wednesday. Wednesday humidity goes up with on and off showers expected. Philadelphia will experience a stretch of warm and increasingly humid weather over the next five days with highs reaching the upper 80s to lower 90s. We have issued a First Alert for the high heat, humidity and chance for strong storms on Thursday and Friday. Friday, there will also be around of rain late into Saturday morning. The weekend stays hot but the humidity levels will drop. It will still be warm for soccer fans at the World Cup Match on Sunday. Get the latest weather updates by downloading the NBC10 app and following the NBC10 First Alert Weather team.

Blood tests have proved to be a promising tool for detecting and monitoring cancer. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg in Sweden have now developed a new method that makes it possible to analyze samples containing as little as 5% cancer DNA in the blood, compared with the 15%–20% required today. This method could lead to better cancer care and improved monitoring of tumor progression.

If you’ve been hearing a lot more about passkeys recently, there’s good reason for it. After becoming more widely available in 2022, passkeys have surged in popularity, driven by ease of use and increased security over the traditional password. The FIDO Alliance, the consortium that drove the development and adoption of passkeys, noted in a 2026 survey that some five billion of them are now in use globally and about 90 percent of people are aware of them. The first Thursday in May, which was once known as World Password Day, has even rebranded to World Passkey Day. The surge in passkey adoption comes even as phishing and sophisticated AI-powered hacks have made protecting yourself online more important than ever. Experts say that switching from passwords to passkeys whenever possible is one way to reduce the risk of remote phishing attacks that target employee login credentials. “The passkey is a key element—not a magic solution—to eliminating that risk,” says Eric Sachs, corpora

The "Dawson's Creek" alum held hands with Burgess as they strolled through the Big Apple.