These tropical trees breathe at night to survive drought
Some tropical trees have evolved a clever way to survive drought by taking in carbon dioxide at night, allowing them to keep their pores closed
RFK Jr.’s CDC isn’t letting states order COVID-19 shots for kids, blocking access
As respiratory virus season nears and fall vaccination drives get underway, more than half of US children are facing uncertainty over access to this year’s
FBI rushes to investigate if ShinyHunters hack of thousands of employees is real
The FBI is now investigating claims from a hacker group that thousands of current and former employees’ personal data was stolen after the group exploited
Astronomers detected radio signals coming from an exoplanet for the first time. Spoiler alert: It’s not aliens.
For the first time, astronomers have detected radio signals coming directly from a planet outside our solar system, according to a new preprint study .
‘It has become very dire in a lot of places’: New map reveals exactly where humans are adding and removing precious fresh water on Earth
Earth’s continents are losing fresh water much faster than scientists thought, mostly because aquifer pumping in regions like northern India, southern Iran and parts of
Curiosity’s top 10 photos of Mars after 5,000 days of exploration
As of Aug. 30, 2026, NASA’s Curiosity rover has officially seen the sun rise and set over Mars’ reddish horizon more than 5,000 times in
OpenAI’s Colin Jarvis says enterprise AI is stuck on deployment, not models
Most companies that struggle with enterprise AI are not waiting for better models, OpenAI’s head of forward deployed engineering said on Wednesday. In about 80%
Zendesk and Sierra say AI agents should be paid per result, not per seat
Zendesk CEO Tom Eggemeier and Sierra co-founder Clay Bavor said on Wednesday that per-seat pricing for software is on its way out. They spoke at
Australia says OpenAI agent hacked Medicare portal
Canberra expressed extreme concern to Sam Altman after OpenAI took three months to report the breach.
Venezuela’s Rodriguez pledges elections, path forward in UNGA speech
Venezuela’s Interim President Delcy Rodriguez says her country must abandon the ‘extremism’ of the past.
Obesity disrupts ILC2 metabolism through increased fatty acid uptake
Recent lifestyle changes, such as reduced physical activity and increased consumption of energy-dense, processed foods, have dramatically increased the prevalence of obesity and diabetes worldwide.
Iran’s president brings receipts of US strikes on civilians to the UNGA
Iran’s president delivered his UN General Assembly address after US Tweety McTreason threatened to ‘annihilate’ Iran.
Menopause leaves a blood protein signature linked to brain aging and Alzheimer’s risk
Researchers identified a 16-protein blood signature associated with menopause that tracked more strongly with reproductive hormones than chronological age and was largely replicated in an
A child’s gut microbiome may offer early clues to type 1 diabetes risk
Researchers tracking 887 children at high genetic risk of type 1 diabetes identified three distinct patterns of gut microbiome maturation during early childhood. One pattern