US condemns Israel’s Ben-Gvir while sanctioning Gaza flotilla organisers
Mike Huckabee says Ben-Gvir ‘betrayed dignity’ in video taunting flotilla activists, day after US sanctioned organisers.
Wheels Up for X-59
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft flies over the Mojave Desert in California on April 14, 2026.
US lawyers say man on death row could be executed with expired lethal drugs
Execution method has long raised questions about cruel and unusual punishment and botched executions.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans IPO with shares to be sold as soon as June
SpaceX took the wraps off its IPO filing on Wednesday, opening the books of the company that has already revolutionized rocket technology, with even larger
Israel’s treatment of detained Gaza flotilla members is ‘abominable,’ Carney says
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney called Israel’s treatment of detained Gaza flotilla activists “abominable,” adding that Israel’s ambassador will be summoned to Ottawa, after National
Two Researchers Are Rebuilding Mathematics From the Ground Up
Let’s start with what’s probably the most tired, overused joke in math: A topologist is someone who can’t tell a coffee cup from a doughnut.
How Alexander Grothendieck Revolutionized 20th-Century Mathematics
What Albert Einstein was to 20th-century physics, Alexander Grothendieck was to 20th-century mathematics. He is much less well known because math gets technical even more
Cytokine-armored CAR-T cell therapy successfully attacks aggressive brain tumors in mice
Scientists at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed a new cytokine-armored CAR-T cell therapy that helps the immune system better attack aggressive
Scientists link schizophrenia risk gene to early cortical neuron changes
Researchers at King’s College London have identified the biological nature and timing of changes in human cortical neurons caused by altering activity of a schizophrenia-associated
Restoring ADAR2 enzyme reduces metastatic spread in osteosarcoma
Osteosarcoma is the most common primary bone cancer in children, adolescents, and young adults. Although chemotherapy and surgery have improved survival for localized disease, outcomes
Longevity science and public health must unite for aging populations
A new editorial was published in Volume 18 of Aging-US on May 18, 2026, titled “Public health in the age of longevity interventions: from prevention
Tumor microenvironment markers forecast immunotherapy response in rare cancers
A new study in Cell Reports Medicine from researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center identified key features that may help predict
Raúl Castro’s indictment marks important new chapter for the U.S. and Cuba: From the Politics Desk
In today’s edition, Andrea Mitchell examines the next chapter in U.S.-Cuba relations after Raúl Castro’s indictment.
Los Angeles-area wildfires left lead in soil, but how much and where remains contentious
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said residents should feel assured that most properties cleared by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers don’t have hazardous amounts