Judge permanently blocks Trump order to end funding for National Public Radio
A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday agreed to permanently block the Trump administration from implementing a presidential directive to end federal funding for National Public
New quantum-computing advances heighten threat to elliptic curve cryptosystems
Building a utility-scale quantum computer that can crack one of the most vital cryptosystems—elliptic curves—doesn’t require nearly the resources anticipated just a year or two
Trump officials exempt drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from endangered species act, putting rare whale at risk
The Trump administration has exempted oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act after U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth
You can finally change the goofy Gmail address you chose years ago
Someone is celebrating a birthday tomorrow—it’s Gmail. The iconic email service debuted 22 years ago on April 1, forever altering what people expected from free
‘Slap in the face’: Conservatives aghast as White House restores Planned Parenthood funds
Anti-abortion Republicans expressed outrage after the White House said it was restoring Biden-era Planned Parenthood grants. White House officials told conservative outlet The Daily Wire
‘Minuscule!’ White House scoffs at impeachment petition as signatures balloon
The White House has called a grassroots movement seeking the impeachment of President Tweety McTreason “minuscule” despite the rising number of signatures, according to a
Euro-Office billed as Europe’s sovereign alternative to Microsoft Office
A group of European technology firms has launched a new open-source office suite aimed at offering a sovereign alternative to Microsoft Office. Euro-Office consists of
Beware of headlines touting impossible AI benefits, analysts warn
It’s no big deal, you’d think, that researchers have found a way to reduce the computing requirements for one of the many steps involved in
‘It blew my mind’: Long-lost ice-age ecosystem, including fossils of lion-size armadillo and giant ground sloth, discovered in Texas ‘water cave’
Two researchers snorkeling in a subterranean stream in Texas discovered fossils from the Late Pleistocene epoch, revealing new details about what lived in this ancient
China’s huge push to reduce air pollution had an unexpected consequence in the Arctic
China’s cuts to aerosol emissions reduced sea ice loss, but it may have revealed a bigger story about climate change.
Scientists have discovered an ‘Achilles’ heel’ in deadly superbugs
In a mouse study, scientists found that a bacterial sugar can be exploited to disable dangerous antibiotic-resistant pathogens.
Domino, the warty frogfish, is the first of its kind to be raised in captivity
Scientists say the little fish may hold broader lessons for raising other marine species in captivity. (Image credit: Brenna Hernandez/Shedd Aquarium)
Israel says it will keep control over part of southern Lebanon after war with Hezbollah ends
Defence Minister Israel Katz also says houses in Lebanese villages near the Israeli border will be demolished.
King’s state visit to US to go ahead in April, but no Harry meeting
Despite political tensions between the US and UK, the King will travel to Washington next month.