Toxic wildfire haze spreads across South East Asia as ‘super’ El Niño intensifies
Millions of people have been exposed to the smog, with more than 12,000 children suffering respiratory issues.
Liechtenstein MPs vote to legalise abortion despite threat of veto
Organisers of the citizens’ initiative say they have popular support, even though the all-powerful monarch has said he will veto the legislation.
China reaches solar energy milestone — what does this mean for the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitter?
China’s solar power capacity has overtaken coal for the first time, marking a major milestone in the country’s rapid expansion of renewable energy. China had
Why an Appeals Court Blocked a Dangerous Censorship Law in Florida’s Universities
The ACLU filed a lawsuit in 2022 on behalf of professors forced to censor race and gender in their instruction.
Why ‘sleepmaxxing’ could be making your sleep worse
The things you’re doing to make your sleep better could actually be making your sleep worse.
A&E patients ending up in ‘corridors and cupboards’
A consultant tells the Scotcast podcast that A&E patients ending in ‘corridors and cupboards’.
Social media ‘spiral’ found after sister’s death
A woman whose 13-year-old sister took her own life says the “spiral that she was going through” was evident from her social media history.
What former White House chef Andre Rush has said about Trump’s work ethic, demeanor
While Rush has called Trump a “worker,” we haven’t directly confirmed if he said the president is always friendly to staff.
FCC plans robocall scorecard to grade phone companies on spam call blocking
The Federal Communications Commission today said it will create a robocall mitigation scorecard to rate phone companies on how effectively they block illegal spam calls.
Wary of Artemis IV timeline, NASA is changing lunar spacesuit design
NASA has decided to use a simpler spacesuit for its initial missions to the lunar surface, Ars has learned. The agency announced the decision during
Which Investors Will Get Rich From Anthropic’s IPO?
When Anthropic goes public in a blockbuster offering, which investors will profit? The answer says a lot about how much start-up investing has changed over
Gloria Steinem, fierce feminist trailblazer, dies at 92
Gloria Steinem, the indefatigable feminist and journalist whose activism revolutionized the personal and professional lives of women, has died.
Couple arrested after 5-year-old nonverbal daughter is found dead in South Carolina waters
John Herb Hayes III, 70, and Geordyn Nichole Hayes, 31, were charged with unlawfully placing a child at risk or willfully abandoning a child.
The US Army used a laser weapon on American soil, then bought it
In late August the US Army fired a high-energy laser at three drones near the Mexican border. All three came down. A week later the