Family members missing after leaving Grand Canyon, driving through storm
The family members were driving from the Grand Canyon area to Las Vegas in a rented white 2024 BMW, officials said.
Something new is at stake in the women’s NCAA Tournament: Money
For the first time since the NCAA began hosting a women’s basketball tournament in 1982, teams will be paid for winning postseason games.
Kennedy praises cell phone bans in schools, citing mix of science-backed and tenuous reasons
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took aim at a new target this week as part of his “Make America Healthy Again” agenda: cell phones in schools.
Israel blows up Gaza’s only specialised cancer hospital in massive blast
Destruction of Turkish-Palestinian hospital has been condemned as being part of Israel’s ‘systematic state terrorism’.
How Columbia gave in to Trump’s demands to get its $400m funding back
The New York university’s federal funding was revoked last month over allegations of ‘antisemitic harassment’ on campus.
World heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman dies at 76
Foreman took on Muhammad Ali in 1974 in one of boxing’s most famous match-ups, the Rumble in the Jungle.
Groundbreaking study unveils key mechanism for neuronal identity regulation
A team of researchers from the Institute for Neurosciences, a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche, in collaboration with researchers from Columbia University (New York, USA), has identified a mechanism that regulates the production of two different proteins from the same gene.
Targeting brain’s waste removal system may help combat cognitive decline
As aging bodies decline, the brain loses the ability to cleanse itself of waste, a scenario that scientists think could be contributing to neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease, among others.
Study reveals how virtual body pain disrupts sense of ownership
A study from Hiroshima University found that when people were told to imagine their virtual bodies in pain, their brains resisted the illusion of ownership.
Researchers uncover protective role of dopamine in regulating tau function
The research group led by Prof. Wang Chu from the College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering at Peking University published a research article entitled “Quantitative Chemoproteomics Reveals Dopamine’s Protective Modification of Tau” in Nature Chemical Biology (DOI:10.1038/s41589-025-01849-9).
Study offers new insights into the harmful effects of sugar-sweetened beverages on human health
Researchers at the Advanced Research Unit on Metabolism, Development & Aging (ARUMDA), in the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR, Mumbai and TIFR Hyderabad), have unveiled a comprehensive understanding of the harmful effects of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) on human health, using a preclinical mouse model that closely mimics human consumption patterns.
On Kawara’s Date Paintings
Japanese conceptual artist On Kawara began creating his “date paintings” on January 4, 1966. These were paintings of that day’s date, done in plain lettering against a solid background. If he couldn’t finish the painting on the day he started it, he would destroy it. Kawara continued creating date paintings until he died in 2014, creating over 3000 of them. Several of these date paintings have now sold for over $1 million. I like the concept, and I admire his commitment to his routine. But $1 million sure seems like a lot to pay for a painting of a date, especially when there’s 3000 similar paintings out there. More info: OnKawara.co.uk An example of a date painting
Trump administration ends funding for legal representation of 26,000 migrant children
The Trump administration ends federal contract that provides legal representation to nearly 26,000 migrant children who entered the U.S. alone, leaving them vulnerable to rapid deportation.