Watch: Moment humanoid robot beats Usain Bolt’s 100m record
The robot ran the distance in 9.39 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing.
Month: August 2026
US military newspaper editor voices censorship fears after being fired
Erik Slavin believes he was fired for saying in an interview that “in a hypothetical situation, censorship would be a red line”.
Fourteen killed in strike on Myanmar monastery
A rescue worker said the site had been struck twice as civilians gathered for a meditation retreat.
Putting mice into hibernation causes a major loss of synapses
Our leading hypothesis for how our memories are stored is that when you learn something, the connections among neurons involved get stronger and physically larger
Dismantling the Roadless Rule threatens to disrupt wildlife and water in US
Pause for a moment and listen. What do you hear? Chances are, somewhere in the background, is the ever-present hum of a road. More than
The company that just opened America’s newest battery plant says solid-state cars are a decade away
LG Energy Solution says the unsolved problem in solid-state batteries is making large cells at scale, and expects the technology to reach smartphones roughly a
Betting brands are off Premier League shirts. Enterprise software moved in
Premier League clubs are playing this season without gambling brands on the front of matchday shirts, forcing eight of the 20 to find new partners
Walk-In “Human Fridges” are Japan’s newest heatwave weapon
Designed to stop heatstroke in its tracks, the “Do Hiemon Box” delivers rapid, targeted cooling during extreme weather.
Did DOGE cuts make America’s food safety problem worse?
The US has recorded more than 160 food recalls this year, as a Cyclospora outbreak has sickened nearly 11,000 people.
Settlers target Palestinian homes in Occupied West Bank’s Area B
Palestinians in Qaryut say Israeli settlers, backed by the military, are forcing families from their homes.
Mobility tests can offer insights, but they aren’t a crystal ball
Strength and mobility tests are often touted as measurements of healthy aging and even predictors of longevity, but they’re no crystal ball
Macron never posted fake image of Epstein kissing Melania Trump
The image superimposed the first lady’s face onto a legitimate photo of Epstein grabbing and kissing an unidentified person.
GOP lawmakers criticize Trump’s beef import plan amid blowback from ranchers
House and Senate Republicans criticized President Tweety McTreason’s decision to suspend tariffs on ground beef imports, with lawmakers from agricultural states decrying the impact Trump’s
U.S. imposes 50% tariffs on some Canadian goods after trade talks collapse
The U.S. imposed 50% tariffs on a wide swath of Canadian goods at midnight after trade talks between the two countries collapsed. Canadian Prime Minister