Orion helium leak no threat to Artemis II reentry, but will require redesign
Apart from pesky issues with the spacecraft’s toilet and waste disposal system, most of the Artemis II mission has proceeded like clockwork. NASA has made
RFK Jr. rewrites CDC panel’s charter, opening door to anti-vaccine quacks
As expected, anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has significantly rewritten the charter for a federal vaccine advisory panel. The edits give him more
Demis Hassabis says Google DeepMind had to return to its startup roots after the Brain merger
In short: Demis Hassabis, speaking on the 20VC podcast with Harry Stebbings in early April 2026, described how Google DeepMind has accelerated its pace over the
Workday’s CTO traded his C-suite title for a technical staff role at Anthropic
In short: Peter Bailis, who joined Workday as chief technology officer in May 2025, left the company last month and has taken a role as member
Ancient Korean society practiced human sacrifice and high inbreeding, researchers find
A genomic analysis of dozens of ancient Korean skeletons revealed a special “sacrificial caste” of people.
A new study helps explain how the brain creates mental images
A new study finds that looking at something and imagining it triggers the same exact process in the brain. It’s also very similar to the
We can’t all be astronauts, but the Artemis II crew has fitness lessons for everyone
The Artemis II astronauts don’t have a lot of space to exercise. That’s why they’ve got the flywheel — a small device that can be
World’s oldest octopus isn’t really an octopus
A reconstruction drawing of the species Pohlsepia mazonensis, originally believed to be an ancient octopus but reclassifed after new research (Picture: Dr Thomas Clements, University
Shipping in Strait of Hormuz still at a trickle despite US-Iran ceasefire
Washington and Tehran accuse each other of not honouring truce agreement.
Riot police push back protesters demanding higher wages in Venezuela
Police pushed back protesters in Venezuela’s capital as they demanded an increase to the minimum wage.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei says ‘we seek compensation, not war’
Iranian state TV has read out a message from new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei which says Iran ‘does not want war’.
U.K. military deployed to deter threat to undersea cables amid Russian sub presence
Britain deployed military vessels to prevent any attacks on cables and pipelines by Russian submarines that spent more than a month in and around British
Texas teen’s death linked to caffeine in Alani Nu energy drink, family alleges in lawsuit
The family of a 17-year-old Texas cheerleader has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a distributor of a popular energy drink, saying the teenager died
Fiancée of man wounded in ICE shooting speaks out
Fiancée of man wounded in ICE shooting speaks out