Ex-FBI director pleads not guilty to lying to Congress
Former FBI director James Comey has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges accusing him of making false statements and obstructing a congressional investigation.
Some naked mole rats are designated toilet cleaners, study suggests
Naked mole rats may have specific roles, such as cleaning the toilet chamber or transporting waste, rather than being generalist helpers. The findings suggest naked-mole-rat
James Webb telescope finds ‘remarkable’ evidence that a black hole plowed through a galaxy, leaving an enormous scar behind
Using JWST and ALMA data, astronomers have spotted a superlong and narrow ‘galactic contrail,’ possibly produced by a black hole. The gas- and dust-rich tail
Scientists invent ‘Pulse-Fi’ prototype — a Wi-Fi heart rate monitor that’s cheaper to set up than the best wearable devices
Engineers are in the early stages of harnessing Wi-Fi as a way to monitor heart rates, but don’t expect to use your home router anytime
1 in 5 high schoolers has had a romantic AI relationship, or knows someone who has
A national survey of students, teachers and parents shines a light on how the AI revolution is playing out in schools – including when it
Thinkers, dreamers, doers: Here’s who made the 2025 MacArthur Fellow list
A cartographer, a composer, a neurobiologist, and a novelist are among the recipients of this year’s “Genius Grants.” Each Fellow will receive a no-strings attached
Research on metal-organic frameworks gets the chemistry Nobel Prize
From capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere or sucking water out of dry desert air, the trio’s new form of molecular architecture can absorb and
His Lab Tested Cutting-Edge Spacecraft
Mason Peck, an aerospace engineer at Cornell, was trying to test innovative designs in spacecraft when a stop-work order hit.
Has Your Scientific Work Been Cut? We Want to Hear.
For a new series, Times journalists are speaking with scientists whose research has ended as a result of policy changes by the Trump administration.
Trump says Chicago mayor, Illinois governor should be jailed amid militarized campaign
Tweety McTreason continued to campaign for deploying National Guard troops to Chicago and Portland, Ore., despite opposition from local and state leaders.
‘I don’t want this all on camera,’ gubernatorial hopeful Katie Porter says in testy interview
After a reporter asked Katie Porter what she would say to those who voted for Tweety McTreason, the gubernatorial candidate said she wouldn’t need their
Progress in Gaza peace talks as Trump says ‘very close to deal’
Officials reported progress after a third day of indirect talks between Israel and Hamas in Egypt.
Macron will nominate new French prime minister in 48 hours
Sébastien Lecornu, the outgoing prime minister, said MPs recognise the pressing need to pass a budget by the end of the year.
‘One of the greatest things’ – Nigeria’s art innovators on display in London
Nigerian Modernism at the Tate spotlights a compelling period in the West African country’s history.