From Brat to 'brain rot': 2024's biggest memes and moments
Slop, rap beef, brain rot and, yes, “hawk tuah” — what a year it’s been on the internet.
US State Dept gives nod to $5bn in potential arms sales for Egypt
Huge sale likely to go through despite ongoing concerns over Egyptian government’s human rights breaches,
The desperate last stand to save a forest from Tesla
In the German forest of Grunheide, hundreds of protesters occupied the trees to protest Tesla's expansion plans.
Don’t switch off – the world’s children have never needed you more
We all have a responsibility to make 2025 a better year for children everywhere.
Revolutionizing Quantum Tech: Palm-Sized Lasers Break Lab Boundaries
UC Santa Barbara researchers developed a compact, low-cost laser that matches the performance of lab-scale systems. Using rubidium atoms and advanced chip integration, it enables applications like quantum computing, timekeeping, and environmental sensing, including satellite-based gravitational mapping. For experiments requiring
Unlocking Nature’s Secret: How Invisible Forces Create Perfect Patterns
A new model reveals how molecular interactions drive order in active systems. Scientists from the Department of Living Matter Physics at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPI-DS) have found that non-reciprocal interactions can enhance order in active
Sleeping Monster of the Early Universe Revealed by James Webb
Astronomers have discovered a massive dormant black hole from the early universe, just 800 million years after the Big Bang, using the James Webb Space Telescope. This black hole, with a mass 400 million times that of our Sun, challenges
New Pain Pathway Discovery Could Revolutionize Chronic Pain Treatment
Cellular research indicates that neuropilin-1 plays a crucial role in pain signaling, presenting a potential pathway for developing or repurposing treatments to manage chronic pain. Researchers at the NYU Pain Research Center have identified a novel receptor for nerve growth
What if the Persians had defeated Alexander the Great?
The world we live in might be unrecognizable if Alexander the Great had been defeated by the Persians.
Watch Greenland lose 563 cubic miles of ice in under 30 seconds in disturbing new time-lapse video
Satellite imagery from NASA and the European Space Agency reveal 13 years of melt on the Greenland Ice Sheet.
'Mirror life forms' may sound like science fiction, but scientists warn they could be deadly to humans and destroy the environment
Bacteria that are mirror images of existing ones could evade our immune systems, causing serious illness.
'We have to be more bold': Syria's musicians await future under new Islamist leaders
A lively electronic music scene developed under the Assad regime. Now, it's unclear what comes next.
Italy's deputy PM Salvini cleared in kidnap trial of migrants blocked at sea
Matteo Salvini was accused of kidnap and dereliction of duty for refusing to let a rescue boat dock in 2019.
US scraps $10m bounty for arrest of Syria's new leader Sharaa
It follows meetings between top US diplomats and representatives of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in Damascus.
