How a seaweed bloom is affecting tourism in Mexico
In Mexico, a record surge of brown, smelly seaweed known as sargassum has blanketed the idyllic coastline.
How to watch ‘Expedition X: Atomic Sharks’ – stream ‘Shark Week’ 2026 from anywhere
“Expedition X: Atomic Sharks” – a “Shark Week” 2026 special – sees biologist Phil Torres and “Expedition X” host Heather Amaro explore the islands’ waters
‘Demon cavefish’ discovered under WWII chemical weapons facility in Alabama
“Demon cavefish” have been discovered lurking in caverns beneath a contaminated U.S. Army base in Alabama, a new study has found. Biologists have named the
Which solar eclipse viewing method is right for you?
The total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026, will attract millions of viewers across northern Spain, western Iceland and eastern Greenland, while a deep partial
Google’s SynthID watermark is hard to break, but it doesn’t solve AI misinformation
The scale of AI-generated media can be hard to grasp. Starling Lab, a research collaboration from Stanford University and the University of Southern California, estimates
Elon Musk finally launches X Money. What could possibly go wrong?
Imagine you’re an X user who’s actually excited to make the app your primary payments app after X Money finally launched Monday for US Premium
Anthony Fauci refuses to answer questions during US Senate hearing about Covid origins
The former top US health official said he feared Republicans could try to trip him up and use his testimony to prosecute him for perjury.
Thousands in Spain return home but new heatwave raises wildfire fears
Spain and France are both braced for the start of the fourth heatwave so far this summer and some fires have continued to burn.
Zelensky and Netanyahu meet Trump as wars in Ukraine and Iran drag on
The two leaders sound encouraged after holding back-to-back bilaterals at the White House.
Ghana hit by nationwide blackout as power plants fail
The massive outage has left homes, businesses and some essential services severely disrupted.
Russia Charges Telegram’s Founder Pavel Durov With Facilitating Terrorism
The charges against Pavel Durov reflected an ongoing fight over one of the most popular messaging and media apps in the country.
Netflix edges past the BBC as UK viewers’ first choice
For the first time, a streaming service has overtaken the BBC as the place UK viewers say they turn to first. In Ofcom’s annual Media
OpenAI’s rogue agent breached a second company, executive confirms
The AI that broke out of OpenAI’s laboratory did not stop at one victim. During internal testing earlier this month, an OpenAI agent that had
Infantino’s FIFA World Cup stakes plan: Would UEFA boycott, would it work?
How the proposed FIFA Forward Enterprise has drawn criticism, including from UEFA and new United Kingdom Prime Minister.