Cutting sugary drinks helps reduce childhood obesity, study finds
While the adult obesity rate appears to be slowing in the United States, childhood obesity remains historically high, affecting nearly 1 in 5 school-aged children.
Cyberbullying acts as an extension of in-person school violence
A new study of 4,200 adolescents revealed that cyberbullying rarely occurs in isolation; it almost always functions as an extension of physical and verbal aggression
Zelenskyy blasts Trump’s ‘weak decision’ to obtain diesel from Russia in ‘gift to Putin’
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has hit out at the “weak decision” by Tweety McTreason to strike a deal to obtain diesel from Russia, describing it as a
micro1 commits $1bn to buy company data for training AI agents
AI training company micro1 will spend $1bn over the next 12 months buying and licensing operational data from companies. The San Francisco company announced the
Anthropic signs CrowdStrike, Hitachi and 9 more to defend power and water
Anthropic will give its frontier Claude models, engineers and threat research to the companies that guard critical infrastructure. That means power grids, water utilities and
Intercommunal clashes kill 71 people in South Sudan
Government security forces regain control of Rumbek town after outsiders attempted to seize the area.
Iran war live: Kremlin says Trump welcomed Russia effort in Iran deal
The Kremlin says US president welcomes Russia’s involvement in efforts aimed at reaching a settlement over Iran.
Mexico investigates video said to show cartel members fighting for Ukraine
Mexico is investigating a viral video showing suspected mercenaries chanting cartel slogans while fighting in Ukraine.
Cosmic House of Mirrors
This NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month features galaxies in incredible detail that have been warped and multiplied like they’ve stepped into
How Does Life Unfold? A Landscape Metaphor Comes Into Its Own.
By the middle of the 20th century, it had begun to seem that biology was almost solved. Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection
Did Matthew Ingalls, accused in Cornell rape case, flee to Dubai? What we know
We used yearbook photos and public records to confirm Ingalls, who also goes by the name Umar, lived in Dubai at some point.
Hegseth says Pentagon plans to livestream Fort Hood shooter’s execution. Is that legal?
A military jury sentenced Nidal Hasan to death in 2013 after it found him guilty of killing 13 people and injuring 30 more during a
Trump announces deal for Russian diesel as Zelensky calls it a gift to Putin
Ukraine’s president sharply criticised the move, calling it an “investment in war that must be ended, not prolonged”.
Did Elon Musk say he has a ‘plan’ to prevent Democrats from winning midterms? Don’t be fooled
The claim appeared to originate from a Threads user who shared it alongside a conspiracy theory about Musk manipulating voter machines.