500-year-old freeze-dried potato snacks discovered in Inca storage room in Peru
Two lumps of potato discovered in a roughly 500-year-old Inca storage room in Peru are a rare find: freeze-dried potatoes predating the Spanish invasion, a
66 billion trees have been planted in China’s Great Green Wall — and they appear to be growing faster than natural forests
Trees in China that were planted as part of huge reforestation projects appear to grow faster than those in natural forests, a new study finds.
Scientists figured out how to shrink huge ultrafast lasers so they fit on a tiny chip — the ‘holy grail’ of the field
A breakthrough in photonic chips could make large, costly, ultrafast lasers dramatically smaller, leading to portable and affordable imaging, diagnostic and information-processing devices, researchers say.
Hollywood director jailed for defrauding Netflix out of $11m
A Hollywood director has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison after conning Netflix out of $11m (£8.3m) for an unfinished science fiction series.
Chamath’s AI coding startup 8090 raises $135M, and he’s CEO
Salesforce led the Series A, which 8090 announced this week. The pitch behind it is blunt. AI can already write code. The hard part is
Tesla starts testing its production Cybercab without steering wheel or pedals in Austin
Tesla has begun testing a production version of its Cybercab on public roads in Austin, Texas, with no steering wheel and no pedals. The two-seat
Heavy rainfall kills dozens in Ghana, Ivory Coast
Greater Accra Regional Fire Command says crews rescued more than 400 people.
Ivory Coast vs Norway LIVE: FIFA World Cup 2026
Follow live updates as Erling Haaland’s Norway and Yan Diomande’s Ivory Coast meet in last 32 match in Dallas.
SCOTUS rules against Trump’s order limiting birthright citizenship
The US Supreme Court has blocked President Tweety McTreason’s executive order to end birthright citizenship.
What to know about the looming deadline on North American free trade
The US, Canada and Mexico were to reach an agreement on whether to extend their free trade pact by 1 July. All signs point to
US Supreme Court upholds bans on transgender women in female school and college sports
It rules that states can ban transgender athletes from competing in women’s and girls’ sports.
Almost 60,000 far-right extremists in Germany, intelligence agency says
More than a quarter of those identified are believed to be violent, Germany’s domestic intelligence agency says.
US envoys in Doha to meet mediators but not Iranians, Qatar says
Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesman says no high-level meetings or direct talks between the US and Iran are scheduled.
This microbe turns into a cannibalistic ‘Hulk’
Euplotes gigatrox’s shape-shifting may reveal how early life learned to act in surprisingly complex ways.