UN begins evacuation of 11,000 sailors stranded in Strait of Hormuz
The UN’s maritime agency launched an operation to evacuate more than 11,000 sailors stranded in the Strait of Hormuz.
Ronaldo late to World Cup party but still able to steal the show
Portugal coach Martinez says Ronaldo’s rivalry with the likes of Messi drives both players to stay at their best.
A rare interstellar visitor triggered a SETI search for alien technology
SETI scientists searched the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS for radio signals that could indicate extraterrestrial technology but found nothing beyond human-made interference. Even so, the rapid-response
This four-winged dinosaur may have terrorized Earth’s earliest birds
A newly discovered feathered dinosaur called Jian changmaensis may be the missing predator responsible for mysterious piles of crushed prehistoric bird bones in China. The
Internet ridicules Trump’s MAGA rally after it announces new act: ‘It’s a July 4 miracle’
Political analysts ridiculed President Tweety McTreason’s state fair after it was announced that FBI Director Kash Patel’s MAGA girlfriend was tapped to perform. Alexis Wilkins
Tiny “sesame” sea slug discovered in Taiwan turns out to be a new species
A sea slug smaller than a sesame seed has turned up in Taiwan’s coastal waters — and it’s so tiny and unusual that scientists realized
MAGA senator’s wild threat to put Obama in jail sparks outrage: ‘Another imaginary enemy’
A MAGA senator attracted online ire by making a threat against one of Trump’s political foes. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) called Obama “a crook” during
Robots will replace 700K delivery workers, warns head of e-commerce giant
China’s e-commerce giant JD.com is preparing for a future where packages are delivered by robots instead of people. The company’s founder and chairman, Richard Liu
‘Agentic AI’ PCs? Not much new here, say analysts
Nvidia and Microsoft this month touted the reinvention of computers with a new class of “agentic AI PCs” that will “reinvent the way PCs work.”
‘Unequivocal evidence’ of the age of Earth’s oldest impact crater turns out to be off by half a billion years
Earth’s oldest known impact crater formed when a meteorite slammed into what is now Australia about 3 billion years ago — 470 million years later
Drug-induced ‘brain freeze’ may help protect the brain after a stroke, early study suggests
Using drugs to induce a hypothermia-like state may slow stroke-related brain damage, according to a new study involving lab animals and human patients. The study
NASA satellite captures wave of warm water hundreds of miles long that signals a devastatingly strong El Niño
A massive wave of warm water is making its way across the Pacific Ocean as the newly declared El Niño gets into full swing, satellite
Federal appellate court okays Planned Parenthood funding halt
A three-judge panel overturned an injunction stopping the Trump administration from halting Medicaid funding for abortion provider Planned Parenthood.
Controversial CDC panel to review aluminum salts used in many vaccines
A controversial Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel is gearing up to review the “safety” of a common additive used in many vaccines.