Trump administration seeks $152M to reopen Alcatraz as ‘state-of-the-art secure prison’
The White House released a budget on Friday, in which the Trump administration requested funds for the Federal Bureau of Prisons to cover the first-year
Israel strikes Beirut as U.S. warns Iran may target universities
Israel pounded Beirut with airstrikes on Friday that the military said had targeted what it calls militant “infrastructure” in Lebanon’s capital, as the U.S. warned
When our minds wander to the body, it may affect mental health
People’s minds sometimes wander to their bodily sensations, which may reduce symptoms of depression and ADHD, a new study suggests.
Supreme Court ruling on ‘conversion therapy’ puts medical talk in the hot seat
In Chiles v. Salazar, the court ruled that a therapist has First Amendment protections. That could impact how talk therapy is regulated.
Proton Launches Workspace and Meet, Takes Aim at Google and Microsoft
If you are a regular reader of ours, then you know that Proton is one of the privacy-focused services we usually vouch for. I have
Proposal to Centralize Per-User Environment Variables Under Systemd in Fedora Rejected
A contributor named Faeiz Mahrus put forward a change proposal for Fedora 45 that would change how per-user environment variables are managed on the system.
Musk wants a million data centre satellites. Bezos wants 51,600. Scientists want to know why.
The pitch is seductive in its simplicity: AI needs more power than terrestrial grids can supply, so move the data centres into orbit, where the
Microsoft just shipped the clearest signal yet that it is building an AI empire without OpenAI
Six months after renegotiating the contract that once barred it from independently pursuing frontier AI, Microsoft has released three in-house models that directly challenge the
COCOON trial protocol halves skin toxicities in lung cancer treatment
A new research perspective was published in Volume 13 of Oncoscience on March 11, 2026, titled “Early success of the COCOON trial: Preventing dermatologic adverse
Study reveals widening gender gap in veteran well-being after COVID-19
While the COVID-19 pandemic challenged all veterans transitioning to civilian life, female post-9/11 veterans experienced a sharper decline in overall well-being compared to their male
Researchers uncover a chain of molecular events behind early brain changes in Alzheimer’s
For the millions of people who carry the gene APOE4, the strongest known genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease, their brain activity may begin changing
Two dozen Democrat-led states sue Trump over mail-in ballot limits
Rights groups have raised concerns about Trump’s efforts to change election administration before midterms.
US judge upholds decision to toss subpoenas into Fed Chair Jerome Powell
Judge Boasberg says Trump administration’s arguments ‘do not come close to convincing Court’ of subpoenas’ legitimacy.