Trump mocked after floating new name for Strait of Hormuz
President Tweety McTreason is facing mockery after floating the idea of renaming the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important shipping lanes, after
Month: March 2026
Anthropic wins reprieve against US DoD ban, buying time for contractors to assess AI supply chains
The Pentagon’s attempt to brand Anthropic a supply chain risk was “likely both contrary to law and arbitrary and capricious,” a US federal judge wrote
The ‘AI slop’ backlash kills Sora
OpenAI just killed Sora. That’s an amazing development. When the company rolled out the video-creation site, and later the app, reviewers called it a trailblazer
Save 20% on our all-time favorite air purifier ahead of the hay fever season
The Levoit Core 600S-P takes the top spot in our guide to the best air purifiers for allergies — and now, you can get it
Live Science Today: Jaw-dropping first glimpse of sperm whale birth and how NASA is turning astronauts into test subjects
Friday, March 27, 2026: Your daily roundup of the biggest science stories making headlines.
‘Major disruption in Neanderthal history’: 65,000 years ago, all Neanderthals in Europe died out except for one lineage
The last Neanderthals to survive in Europe came from a single lineage that survived the worst period of the ice age, ancient DNA reveals.
‘Our home is gone’: BBC speaks to displaced families in Lebanon
The BBC’s Hugo Bachega speaks to families in Beirut as more than a million people have been displaced in Lebanon.
Nepal’s ex-PM arrested over fatal protest crackdown
More than 70 people were killed during an uprising last year which ousted Oli’s government.
From jammed broadcasts to a blocked website: BBC Russian’s 80 years of defiance
For half a century, BBC Russian had to fend off jammers. Now its website is blocked, but millions still read it.
‘The gravest crime against humanity’: What does the UN vote on slavery mean?
African and Caribbean nations want countries which benefited from slavery to pay compensation but it will not be straightforward.
New mother’s experience highlights importance of postpartum heart care
At 35, Brooklyn resident Luyba Caloras was healthy, with no history of heart problems and no reason to think she was at risk of them.
New method reveals hidden protein motions for improved drug design
For many of us “protein” is the key element of a food order. However, beyond your preferred choice of meats or plant-based alternatives, proteins encompass
Gut immune responses found to trigger brain inflammation in MS
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a debilitating neurological disorder caused by malfunctioning immune responses that target the brain and spinal cord of the central nervous system
New neural organoid system improves scalability and reproducibility for research
Neural organoids have been heralded as having huge potential for advancing our knowledge of the brain in several fields.