A bonobo’s imaginary tea party suggests apes can play pretend
Apes, like humans, are capable of pretend play, challenging long-held views about how animals think, a new study suggests.
Babies brains’ can follow a beat as soon as they’re born
Brain scans and signals show babies can sort images and sense rhythm, offering new insight into how infant brains are wired from the start.
‘Kidnapped’ mum of TV host ‘still out there’, authorities believe
Authorities searching for the missing mother of a US TV host have said they believe “she’s still out there” but have no suspects.
Venezuela’s National Assembly approves amnesty bill in first of two votes
The bill would provide clemency for opposition members and protesters who have been charged with crimes under Maduro.
Trump tempers criticism of UK’s Chagos Islands deal after talk with Starmer
Despite calling it earlier an ‘act of great stupidity’, Trump signals support of Starmer’s Chagos deal.
Gay treasury secretary spends 4 hours in Senate smugly defending Trump’s corruption & failures
Gay Treasury Secretary Bessent testified at a Senate hearing today, exuding smugness and using evasive, dishonest responses to defend the Trump administration’s corrupt policies. The
‘Sorry for being away’: Ukraine, Russia swap prisoners of war
More than 300 prisoners of war are finally heading home on Thursday after Ukraine and Russia reached a deal for a swap.
AI companies want you to stop chatting with bots and start managing them
On Thursday, Anthropic and OpenAI shipped products built around the same idea: instead of chatting with a single AI assistant, users should be managing teams
The Switch 2 is getting a new Virtual Console (kind of)
In 2018, we lamented as Nintendo officially replaced the Virtual Console—its long-running line of downloadable classic games on the Wii and Wii U—with time-limited access
US and Iran talks to begin as fears of direct conflict continue
The US has built up its military presence in the Middle East in response to Iran’s violent crackdown on protests.
We had sex in a Chinese hotel, then found we had been broadcast to thousands
A couple who stayed in Shenzhen discovered their intimate moments were filmed as spy-cam porn.
Meet the women protecting India’s snow leopards
The women brave biting cold to count and conserve a predator once seen as a threat in their villages.
Norway investigates former PM Jagland over alleged Epstein links
Police say Thorbjørn Jagland is suspected of “aggravated corruption”, requesting for his immunity to be revoked.
Inhibiting PTP1B protein improves memory in Alzheimer’s disease models
Alzheimer’s disease is often measured in statistics: millions affected worldwide, cases rising sharply, costs climbing into the trillions.