Eight children killed in shooting in Louisiana
Eight children between the ages of one and 14 have been killed in a mass shooting in Louisiana.
A humanoid robot just beat the human half-marathon world record by seven minutes in Beijing
A humanoid robot named Lightning completed the Beijing E-Town Half-Marathon today in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, beating the human world record by nearly seven
Stanford’s AI Index finds China has nearly closed the performance gap with the US despite spending 23 times less
In short: Stanford’s 2026 AI Index Report finds the performance gap between the best American and Chinese AI models has collapsed to 2.7%, down from
US forces attack and seize Iranian ship Touska near Strait of Hormuz
US Central Command has published a video said to show a guided-missile destroyer firing at an Iranian-flagged ship.
Argentina’s Milei backs US-Israel war on Iran in Jerusalem visit
Argentina’s president reaffirmed alignment with the US and Israel during a visit to Jerusalem, backing their war on Iran
Schools, shops shut in northern Israel to protest the Lebanon ceasefire
Shops and schools shut in northern Israel as residents protested a 10-day ceasefire with Lebanon.
Loneliness may contribute to memory issues, but not dementia — they are ‘not the same thing’
A researcher explains what we know — and what we don’t — about the link between loneliness and memory problems.
Naked mole rats wage bloody wars of succession to choose a new queen — but one colony did something scientists have never seen before
When their queen dies, naked mole rat females usually wage bloody battles of succession. But peace may be possible, a new study suggests
Largest-ever 3D map of the universe shows 47 million galaxies, from the Milky Way to ‘cosmic noon’ — Space photo of the week
The largest 3D map of the universe, created with data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, shows 47 million galaxies in stunning detail.
AGA update calls for better surveillance of hepatocellular carcinoma
A new update from the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) urges stronger prevention efforts and better early-detection tools for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the leading cause of
Synthetic biology approach boosts growth of implanted liver tissue
In patients developing end-stage liver disease, the damage has become too severe for the liver’s normally extraordinary regenerative capacity to repair or compensate for it.
New atlas maps how the vascular network of mouse’s brain grows after birth
Scientists have made a major advance in developmental neuroscience, creating the very first detailed atlas of how the vascular network of a mouse’s brain grows
ACP recommends biennial mammography for women aged 50 to 74
New guidance from the American College of Physicians (ACP) says all asymptomatic, average-risk females ages 50 to 74 should receive biennial screening mammography for breast
Nature-inspired vesicles offer new path for precision medicine therapies
A quiet revolution is underway in modern medicine: Drug development is aiming to move from managing disease to correcting it through RNA and gene-editing therapies.