China’s Xi Jinping launches new AI alliance: What is it?
Beijing is likely to use the WAICO alliance to influence global AI regulations, analysts say.
The report oil companies are worried about: Climate attribution science
Climate change is being driven largely by the greenhouse gases we’ve pumped into the atmosphere, which trap more of the Sun’s energy there. That added
Iran accuses US of hitting civilian infrastructure
The US military says its attacks were intended to “further degrade Iranian military capabilities”.
FCC took pricey gifts from Paramount as the company needed approval for deals
The rich and famous who filed into the Kennedy Center’s opera house in December were there to enjoy one of the nation’s most exclusive celebrations
Uganda suspends school trips after 20 pupils die in bus crash
Thousands are killed on Uganda’s roads each year but this is one of its deadliest accidents involving children.
Australia ‘deeply frustrated’ over Laos methanol poisoning charges
Media reports say Laos will press charges of up to one year in jail against those allegedly responsible.
Philippines condemns monkey video on Chinese media as racist
The AI video on China Daily showed a monkey in Philippine garments singing its claims to the South China Sea.
Math puzzle: A sequence of odd events
Solve the math puzzle from our August 2026 issue, in which a family investigates an odd happening.
The 2024 New Jersey meteorite contains amino acids
The brine-formed meteorite that crashed into a New Jersey roof in 2024 could teach us about how life first arrived on Earth.
Fears as mega-tsunami bigger than 24 pyramids stripped island of all life
A massive mega-tsunami triggered by an Alaska landslide wiped out life on an entire island and narrowly missed countless tourists.
Taylor Farms Lettuce at Taco Bell Linked to Stomach Bug Outbreak
The Food and Drug Administration is investigating a potential connection to iceberg lettuce supplied to Taco Bell by produce giant Taylor Farms as the possible
Trump Uses Prime-Time Speech to Revive False Election Claims
President Tweety McTreason used his prime-time speech Thursday to raise questions about election integrity in the build-up to November’s key midterms while reviving false claims
Newborn babies in England to be tested for SMA
All newborn babies in England will be tested for the genetic disease spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), as part of a major study.
What type of procrastinator are you – and how to fix it now (not later)
The nine types of stalling that researchers say can reveal something deeper about us and why it’s not always bad.