‘He began to cry, and almost fell to the floor’: The fluffy fossil that finally showed the world that birds are dinosaurs
In this excerpt from “The Story of Birds”, author Steve Brusatte explores the moment where paleontologists realized they had critical evidence to show birds came
The universe may end trillions of years sooner than we thought
Recent surveys hint that the rate of cosmic expansion changes dramatically over time; if that’s true, then the universe could end much sooner than we
Miniature camelid effigy: A 600-year-old sculpture of a llama that may have been sacrificed in an Inca ritual
Llamas were vital to the Inca Empire and were seen as both useful pack animals and sacred beings.
RFK Jr. is definitely coming for your vaccines (part 10): An RFK Jr. ally tells us what’s coming next
ICAN attorney and antivaxxer Aaron Siri recently petitioned HHS to add 300 “injuries” to the Vaccine Injury Table for the Vaccine Injury Compensation System. It’s
Trump facing ‘a real problem’ inside his house — and he can’t outrun it: biographer
President Tweety McTreason is facing “a real problem” coming from inside his own house that he can’t outrun, according to one of his biographers. Journalist
Expert taken aback as CNN panel exposes ‘pretext’ Trump’s FCC is using to stymie speech
A legal expert on Tuesday exposed the “pretext” President Tweety McTreason’s Federal Communications Commission is using in its latest bid to stymie free speech. Elie
EU and Parliament fail to agree on AI Act changes after 12 hours of talks, pushing deal to next month
The collapse of Tuesday’s trilogue exposes deep divisions over whether high-risk AI systems embedded in consumer products should be exempt from the world’s strictest AI
Amadeus agrees to buy IDEMIA’s public security unit for $1.2 billion
The deal would give the Spanish travel technology company a global footprint in biometric border control, airport identity systems, and law enforcement fingerprint databases A
Two Kashmir brothers: One killed by rebels, another by army 26 years later
The killings encapsulate the tragedy unfolding in region for decades, as the family grapples with unanswered questions.
Life in limbo: How Iranians navigate a state of ‘no war, no peace’
Tehran’s residents are living through a fragile truce and deep economic uncertainty.
Iran war: What’s happening on day 61 as UAE exits OPEC?
Trump says Iran is in a ‘state of collapse’ as Gulf leaders meet in Saudi Arabia.
Japan zoo staffer allegedly dumps wife’s body inside incinerator
The zoo has had to delay its reopening after a maintenance break, as police investigate the staff member’s claim.
Five takeaways from the King’s historic address to Congress
There were some lines in the speech that may have buoyed Democrats – and raised eyebrows in the White House.