Plant-based diets reshape gut microbes to boost healthy metabolites
Plant-based diets are good for you. They promote gut, immune, metabolic and cardiovascular health, in part by cultivating a diverse community of intestinal bacteria.
Zelensky to press Trump on air defences while in Washington
Ukraine’s leader is hoping to firm up US commitments to bolstering Kyiv’s anti-ballistic missile defences, as Russia has escalated deadly attacks.
Odyssey translator writes scathing review of Nolan film adaptation
The film has won rave reviews from film critics but a translator of Homer’s work was less than impressed.
US walks out of UN Security Council meeting during France’s remarks
The row sparked after the US joined North Korea and Russia in voting against extending the term of the UN high commissioner for human rights.
Zidane confirmed as France head coach
Former Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has been confirmed as the head coach of the France national team.
Panicked Trump allies at ‘DEFCON1’ over fears Iran war will spiral out of control: report
A crucial meeting in the Oval Office on Tuesday has allies of President Tweety McTreason on edge that it could lead to an expansion of
‘Exercise in futility’: GOP senators ignore Trump threats on voting priority
President Tweety McTreason’s pressure campaign to force Senate Republicans back from August recess and push through the SAVE America Act is running into a wall
‘World models’ are the future of AI, but how do they work?
In a few short years, artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed how we interact with computers and threatens to upend wide swathes of the job market.
Science word of the day: Seamount
Science word of the day: Seamount Pronunciation: SEE’-mount What it means: A seamount is an undersea mountain that rises at least 3,300 feet (1,000 meters)
Hawaii is turning ocean plastic and fishing nets into roads
Hawaii researchers are giving old fishing nets and recycled plastic a second life by mixing them into asphalt roads. Early tests found these roads didn’t
Washington says goodbye to Sen. Lindsey Graham
A special ceremony at the Capitol and a funeral service at the National Cathedral on Tuesday will be private, but both events will be livestreamed
Major earthquake rocks Japan, prompting tsunami warnings
A major earthquake struck Japan’s southern Kumamoto Prefecture on Tuesday, sparking tsunami warnings in the region.
Nvidia is the mystery tenant behind Hut 8’s $50bn Texas data centre, FT reports
For the better part of a fortnight, the tenant behind one of the largest data centre leases in Texas history existed only in the negative
Sam Altman and Jensen Huang to meet Senate Intelligence’s top Democrat after OpenAI’s rogue-agent breach
OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Nvidia’s Jensen Huang are due in Senator Mark Warner’s office this week, and the meeting was arranged only days after one