Ai, Japanese chimpanzee who counted and painted, dies at 49
Ai’s cognitive abilities had been studied extensively since she was brought to a Japanese institute in 1977.
Trump is no chump and won’t allow slaughter in Iran, says US ambassador to Israel
America’s ambassador to Israel has told Sky News that the United States has no plans to launch a military attack against Iran – but admitted
Escaped monkeys run wild in city as AI hinders efforts to catch them
A troop of monkeys have spent days running wild in a US city and artificial intelligence is complicating efforts to catch them.
Mamdani backs striking NYC nurses, denounces hospital bosses’ pay
Nearly 15,000 nurses walked off their jobs at major New York City hospitals in a health care strike.
Trump administration says still considering military strikes on Iran
The White House says that US could carry out air strikes against Iran but would prefer diplomatic solution.
Publishers are “stepping back” from LGBTQ+ books amid bans & the current GOP president
2025 and the return to a GOP president, as well as ongoing efforts to ban books by and about LGBTQ+ people across the country, have
US prosecutors open investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell
US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the new investigation is a pretext to undermine the bank’s independence.
What’s happening in Iran? Breaking down the deadly protests shaking the country
Nationwide protests have been shaking Iran for weeks. They started Dec. 28 in response to soaring prices, then turned into wider anti-government protests against the clerical rulers
U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly sues the Pentagon over his censure, calling it ‘unconstitutional’
Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly sued the Pentagon on Monday over attempts to punish him over his participation in a video that called on U.S. troops
Resistance to rezatapopt: New TP53 mutations identified in cancer patients
Mutations in the tumor suppressor TP53 are a common cause of cancer, making the altered protein an attractive target for therapeutics.
Researchers identify possible target for new therapies against periodontitis aggravated by smoking
Smoking tobacco is known to worsen symptoms of periodontitis and reduce responsiveness to treatment. Using high-resolution spatial transcriptomics, researchers identified differences between smokers and non-smokers
Researchers discover how aggressive breast cancer controls protein production
A previously unknown mechanism that makes it possible for aggressive so-called triple-negative breast cancer to fine-tune its production of proteins has been discovered by researchers
Why adherence determines weight loss success with semaglutide
Researchers examine how the effectiveness of weight-loss medications may depend on the patient adherence.