Cracker Barrel’s logo controversy, explained
In August 2025, the popular restaurant chain significantly updated its logo for the first time since 1977.
SpaceX Scrubs 10th Starship Test Launch Because of Lousy Weather
Weather interfered on Monday night with the ability of Elon Musk’s company to show it could overcome setbacks faced by its Starship prototype.
Israel bombs hospital, kills journalists, medics, dozens more across Gaza
‘Double-tap’ attack on Nasser Hospital kills at least 21 Palestinians and draws global condemnation.
Liverpool beat 10-man Newcastle United 3-2 in Premier League thriller
Rio Ngumoha scores 100th-minute winner for Liverpool on his debut, after Newcastle fight back from two goals down.
‘Potentially hazardous’ asteroid Bennu contains dust older than the solar system itself — and traces of interstellar space
The near-Earth asteroid Bennu contains stardust that is older than the solar system and clues about its violent history, three new studies of the asteroid’s
Slain Al Jazeera journalist died documenting Gaza’s ‘suffering’
Al Jazeera’s Mohammad Salama was a “courageous journalist” who documented the suffering in Gaza.
First-ever pig-to-human lung transplant attempted in brain-dead person in China
In a first, scientists in China transplanted a lung from a pig into a human so they could see how the host immune system handled
Malia Bee Pendant: A 3,800-year-old accessory found in a Minoan ‘pit of gold’
This extremely detailed depiction of insects holds clues to the natural world of the ancient Minoans.
The U.S. confirms its first human case of New World screwworm. What is it?
U.S. officials confirmed a case of the flesh-eating parasite in a person who traveled from El Salvador. Screwworm typically affects cattle in South America but
These fish may feel pleasure while being groomed by other fish
An experiment with threadfin butterflyfish finds that these fish may experience pleasure while being cleaned by bluestreak cleaner wrasse — suggesting this capacity goes far
Hurricane science has come far since Katrina. That progress is now at risk
Hurricane forecasts are now much more accurate, 20 years on — largely because of federal government research. (Image credit: David J. Phillip)
Autism study shows vitamin D and iron deficiencies affect up to 40% of children
Researchers in Singapore found that 30–40% of children with autism spectrum disorder have vitamin D or iron deficiencies, regardless of eating habits. Age and ethnicity
Antibiotics in pregnancy and infancy do not raise autoimmune disease risk in children
A nationwide Korean cohort study found that antibiotic use during pregnancy or early infancy did not increase overall risk of childhood autoimmune diseases. Subgroup signals
Fat location, not BMI, drives heart ageing risk in men and women
Researchers using UK Biobank imaging data found that where fat is stored in the body, not just how much, determines cardiovascular ageing. Visceral, liver, and