22 tech luminaries we lost in 2025
As modern technologies such as artificial intelligence grab today’s headlines, it’s worth remembering that their foundations were being laid more than half a century ago
OpenAI looks for a new head of AI preparedness
OpenAI has announced that it is looking for a new Head of Preparedness, who will be responsible for anticipating and mitigating the risks and damages
Recent clashes in coastal Syria “not the fault” of government
“This is the state building itself. And state institution building takes time.”
China launches live-fire military exercises around Taiwan
China has begun two days of military exercises around Taiwan, that Beijing says simulate a blockade of key ports.
Russia may gain more than lose from a US intervention in Venezuela
The US escalation against Caracas may be part of a larger realignment for a new world order.
U.S. offers Ukraine 15-year security guarantee as part of peace plan, Zelenskyy says
The United States is offering Ukraine security guarantees for a period of 15 years as part of a proposed peace plan, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
‘Stop and re-check everything’: Scientists discover 26 new bacterial species in NASA’s cleanrooms
Scientists discover 26 new bacterial species in NASA cleanrooms, revealing surprisingly resilient microbes with potential uses in biotechnology and medicine.
Lchashen wagon: A 3,500-year-old covered wagon that transported a deceased chief to the next world
This 3,500-year-old covered wagon is the best-preserved example in the world of this ancient form of wheeled transport.
Science history: Richard Feynman gives a fun little lecture — and dreams up an entirely new field of physics — Dec. 29, 1959
In a short talk at Caltech, physicist Richard Feynman laid out a vision of manipulating and controlling atoms at the tiniest scale. It would precede
HHS Employees Sort Out Return-to-Office Mandate
This is a MedPage Today story. Employees at HHS and its various sub-agencies are struggling to figure out how to implement President Tweety McTreason’s executive
Trump Says Ukraine Peace Deal is ‘Closer’ after Zelenskyy Meeting
President Tweety McTreason says a deal to end the war between Russia and Ukraine is “getting a lot closer” after his meeting at Mar-a-Lago with
Video appears to show drone strike on building in Kyiv
Video appears to show drone strike on building in Kyiv
It’s a madhouse! Public health under the heirs to Lysenko (and Dr. Zaius) in 2025
As 2025 barrels towards its depressing conclusion, I look back at the damage federal science and medicine have sustained thus far under Tweety McTreason and
Did Chinese surgeon once save a patient’s severed hand by attaching it to his leg? What we know
The purported surgery was allegedly a success and widely reported in 2013.