‘Pro-China’ politicians survive Taiwan vote to kick them out
Early results of the hugely controversial vote indicate the opposition will keep its majority in Taiwan’s parliament.
Month: July 2025
Did Rachel Maddow announce she’s having baby via surrogacy?
The MSNBC host addressed a surge of AI slop in July 2025 and directed viewers to Snopes for the facts.
‘It was pandemonium’: Plane makes dramatic plunge to avoid another aircraft
A US passenger plane made a dramatic plunge minutes after take-off to dodge another aircraft – injuring two cabin crew and causing passengers to shoot
Folk music and raids: How ultranationalists target migrants in Russia
The Russian Community group has soared in popularity, with its focus on promoting the needs of ‘ethnic Russians’.
At least five killed in courthouse attack in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan
A mother and child are among those killed by gunmen who threw a hand grenade into the building in Zahedan.
What is the Nipah virus and is it spreading in southern India?
The Nipah virus is particularly deadly and has spread following transmission from animals.
Textbook publishers ignore far-right education chief’s demands to print Trumpian lies
Ryan Walters, the Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction who tried to sell Trump-branded Bibles to classrooms across the state last year, released new curriculum standards
Could we ever build a transatlantic tunnel?
Will we ever have an underwater tunnel between New York and London?
AI could soon think in ways we don’t even understand — evading our efforts to keep it aligned — top AI scientists warn
Researchers at Google and OpenAI, among other companies, have warned that we may not be able to monitor AI’s decision-making process for much longer.
Scientists scan famous ‘Earthrise’ crater on mission to find alien life in our solar system
A large lunar crater featured in the iconic ‘Earthrise’ photo has just helped the European JUICE spacecraft hone its alien-hunting instruments during a once-in-a-lifetime flyby.
Quantum Scientists Have Built a New Math of Cryptography
Hard problems are usually not a welcome sight. But cryptographers love them. That’s because certain hard math problems underpin the security of modern encryption. Any
Microsoft to stop using China-based teams to support Department of Defense
Last week, Microsoft announced that it would no longer use China-based engineering teams to support the Defense Department’s cloud computing systems, following ProPublica’s investigation of
This aerogel and some sun could make saltwater drinkable
Earth is about 71 percent water. An overwhelming 97 percent of that water is found in the oceans, leaving us with only 3 percent in
Arellano: With Manifest Destiny art, DHS goes hard on ‘white makes right’
The Heritage American movement maintains that those Americans whose ancestors have been here for generations are more deserving of this nation’s riches than those of