Here’s Exactly What ‘PDF’ Stands For — And The Surprisingly Interesting History Behind It.
The abbreviation has become so ubiquitous that most people never stop to wonder what it means. Here’s the answer — and the history.
Qualcomm shows Apple’s modem transition is almost complete
Apple may be moving faster than expected in its modem development work, and Qualcomm’s latest comments suggest that shift is already reshaping the iPhone supply
500-year-old Inca mummies prove that European colonists brought devastating smallpox to the Americas
Two Chilean mummies have provided scientists with the earliest known smallpox genomes found in the Americas, dating between 1492 and 1631. The genomes are the
40,000-year-old bird figurines the size of a thumbnail discovered in German cave
Archaeologists excavating in the famous prehistoric Hohle Fels cave in Germany have uncovered two bird figurines carved from mammoth ivory. The thumbnail-size carvings add to
A unique antibody system may help explain bats’ unusual tolerance of viruses
Bats have long posed an immunological mystery: They can harbor viruses that cause severe diseases in other animals, including humans, yet they rarely show signs
How one amino acid might help fight colon cancer and infections
Dietary arginine reduces tumor formation and viral load in mice by boosting key immune proteins.
A new monkey species has been found deep in Congo’s forests
A canopy call, a partial photo and DNA revealed a new primate species — one that may already be at risk of extinction.
Steven Bartlett’s ‘Diary of a CEO’ is losing its inner circle as it chases America
Steven Bartlett has built one of the world’s biggest podcasts on the idea that the right people, obsessively managed, make the machine. Now four of
ChatGPT is about to become the first AI chatbot in the EU’s toughest tier
ChatGPT is about to become the first AI chatbot to face Europe’s toughest platform rules. The European Commission plans to place OpenAI’s chatbot and the
‘To play God’: Cuba’s healthcare system collapses under US pressure
As the Trump administration tightens US sanctions, Cuba’s healthcare sector struggles with fuel and supply shortages.
In Their Own Hands: Ghana’s Drug Vigilantes
Citizen vigilantes patrol Ghana’s streets, fighting an opioid crisis. We meet those taking the law into their own hands.
NATO jets scramble as Russian missile detonates in Poland
The growing series of NATO airspace violations is raising concern that Russia’s war on Ukraine could escalate.
Why limited war with the US may suit Iran better than peace
Iran may believe it can control its conflict carefully enough to keep pressure on the US while avoiding an all-out war.
Hundreds of migrants swim from Morocco to Spanish enclave of Ceuta
The territory’s leader said the influx is overwhelming resources and urged the Spanish government to intervene.