China holds second day of live-fire drills around Taiwan
China is engaged in a second day of live-fire military exercises encircling Taiwan.
See the exact point where a glacier, a lake and a river ‘touch’ in Argentina — Earth from space
A 2021 astronaut photo shows a triple valley system in Argentina’s Los Glaciares National Park where a massive climate-resilient glacier, a pristine turquoise lake and
Researchers make “neuromorphic” artificial skin for robots
The nervous system does an astonishing job of tracking sensory information, and does so using signals that would drive many computer scientists insane: a noisy
GPS is vulnerable to jamming—here’s how we might fix it
In September 2025, a Widerøe Airlines flight was trying to land in Vardø, Norway, which sits in the country’s far eastern arm, some 40 miles
Decoding the A.I.-Driven Tech Lingo From 2025
Here’s a cheat sheet for decoding this year’s A.I.-driven tech lingo, from RAG to superintelligence.
What growing up in war does to a child’s brain – and how it really affects them years later
Fergal Keane has met thousands of traumatised children while reporting on conflicts. Here, he researches the long-term effect on them – and what, if anything
The fight over Christian nationalism in a small Tennessee town
A controversy kicked off after two religious podcasters moved into an Appalachian hill town deep in the Bible Belt.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro undergoes second medical procedure for hiccups
The former far-right leader receives second treatment in three days for chronic hiccups.
Naan: How the ‘world’s best bread’ travelled from Islamic courts to our plates
Naan, a leavened flatbread, was once the food of nobility but is now a global culinary delight.
After years on their back foot, here’s why Democrats are feeling good about 2026
For much of the last two years, the U.S. Democratic Party has been on its back foot, enduring painful electoral defeats to an omnipresent Republican
Trump administration rolls out rural health funding, with strings attached
The Trump administration has announced the initial disbursement from its $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program
Masked suspects clear out Chicago shop in 2-minute heist
Masked suspects clear out Chicago shop in 2-minute heist
‘I have sunburn and whiplash after a head-spinning two days of Trump diplomacy… only one of them is his fault’
Two December days in Palm Beach and I have sunburn and whiplash.