Forget the sperm race: Fertilization may depend on teamwork
Millions of sperm do not always compete alone—some species send them into action as coordinated teams. A sweeping evolutionary study found that this cooperation is
Oil and politics: What Trump’s ‘historic’ deal means for Venezuela
Venezuelans are hoping for free and fair elections, but the US may prioritise oil production.
Orangutan mother and infant rescued from wildfire-hit forest in Indonesia
A mother orangutan and her infant have been rescued from a shrinking patch of forest threatened by wildfires.
Mansour Abbas is betting on a Zionist to make Palestinian votes count
By allying with Segalovich in the Israeli vote, Abbas is hoping for greater acceptance in Israeli coalition politics.
Trump signs order to remove endangered species protection for grey wolves
The US president says the move will help ranchers, but conservationists say it could derail efforts to recover populations.
How might Lindsay Clancy’s case have unfolded in another country?
The US mother was on trial for strangling her three children. In other western countries, there’s a specific law for mums who kill their young
Why did USS Lincoln turn up in Thailand looking so rusty?
When the USS Abraham Lincoln docked in Thailand this week some people were quick to criticise the condition it was in.
Lindsay Clancy murder trial has divided US on whether she’s victim or criminal
Some say the case shed light on the mental health struggles of mothers, while others argue it’s no excuse for murder.
Judge puts a tripwire on Trump’s arch as he races to build before anyone can stop him
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to provide 48 hours’ notice before it begins working on President Tweety McTreason’s arch. According to a
Baffled WSJ flings Trump’s own words back in his face after major heel turn
President Tweety McTreason is trying once again to impose massive new taxes on businesses that hire foreign workers by executive decree — and it cuts
OpenAI launches GPT-6 Astra, its first model to cross a critical cybersecurity threshold
OpenAI launched GPT-6 Astra on Thursday, disclosing that the new flagship model has crossed the “Critical” threshold for cybersecurity risk under its Preparedness Framework, a
Illinois mother charged with murder after killing 2-year-old, attempting to harm herself
A suburban Illinois mother, who had become interested in the Lindsay Clancy case, has been charged with murder after she allegedly killed her 2-year-old son
Texas Attorney General investigates military healthcare contractor TriWest
Following a report for the series “The Cost of Denial,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced an investigation into the company at the center of
Adobe just handed Photoshop to someone who has never run it
Adobe named Anil Chakravarthy president and chief executive from 1 December, with Shantanu Narayen moving to executive chair. Chakravarthy came up through Digital Experience and