Corn is a colossal grain in the global food and feed chain, with the U.S. producing roughly 30% of the world's supply, or nearly 278 million metric tons in the 2024–25 growing season alone. But its journey from wild grass to staple crop began in central Mexico with teosinte
For the ArchaeoSpain research team, it was a day just like any other on their dig at the castle of Zorita de los Canes (Guadalajara). They were working at the Corral de los Condes, where some knights from the Order of Calatrava are buried, when they came across some highly
If you want to change your Endministrator's form in Arknights: Endfield, you'll need to progress to a certain point in the story.
A segment during the Xbox Developer Direct presentation taught players more about upcoming Game Freak RPG Beast of Reincarnation.
“Wicked: For Good” failed to cast a spell over Oscar voters. When the Academy Awards nominations were unveiled on Thursday, the musical found itself completely shut out of this year’s race. What makes the omission a major surprise is that just a year ago, “Wicked” received a
Consumer spending climbed 0.5% in November from the previous month, a solid increase that hits at an economy growing at a healthy pace in the final three months of last year.
Hyperkin's new guitar is a moddable control for Fortnite Festival and other rhythm games
Space debris—the thousands of pieces of human-made objects abandoned in Earth's orbit—pose a risk to humans when they fall to the ground. To locate possible crash sites, a Johns Hopkins University scientist has helped to devise a way to track falling debris using existing
Scientists have recovered a genome of Treponema pallidum—the bacterium whose subspecies today are responsible for four treponemal diseases, including syphilis—from 5,500-year-old human remains in Sabana de Bogotá, Colombia. The research expands knowledge about the history of
Men assess potential rivals that have a larger penis as more of a threat, both physically and sexually, according to a study by Upama Aich at the University of Western Australia and colleagues, published in PLOS Biology.
Researchers at the University of Basel and the Laboratoire Kastler Brossel have demonstrated how quantum mechanical entanglement can be used to measure several physical parameters simultaneously with greater precision.
CBS is renewing 10 current series for the 2026-2027 broadcast season. The renewed shows are: “Tracker” (renewed for Season 4), “Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage” (renewed for Season 3), “Matlock” (renewed for Season 3), “Elsbeth” (renewed for Season 4), “Fire Country” (renewed
As the threat of falling spacecraft increases, using earthquake sensors to detect the effects of their sonic booms could better map trajectories.
It’s tough to describe John Wilson’s new documentary, “The History of Concrete,” premiering on opening night at Sundance. On one hand, it’s as promised in the title: An examination of the building block of cities and societies that often goes unnoticed, and how its usage and
Kiln from Double Fine is a multiplayer party pottery brawler in which players sculpt ceramics and fight with them.
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos next month will go before a Senate committee to defend the streamer’s $83 billion deal to buy Warner Bros.’s studios and streaming business — and field questions about its antitrust implications. In addition to the Netflix exec, Warner Bros.
The homicide rate across 35 major cities fell dramatically in 2025, dropping to what researchers say could be the lowest rate on record, a new study from the Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ) found. Homicides are down 21 percent from 2024 and 44 percent from a recent peak in
The upcoming Xbox RPG will feature a massive open world version of Albion for the first time The post Fable Reboot Features ‘Seamless’ Open World And Is Launching This Fall appeared first on Kotaku .
Xbox has set release windows for two of its most anticipated titles of 2026: Playground Games’ “Fable” reboot and “Forza Horizon 6.” “Fable,” now confirmed to be an open-world, action-RPG title, will debut in fall of 2026 with a specific launch date still to be announced. It
JR Smith built a career on winning at the highest level of professional basketball. Over 16 seasons in the NBA, he earned two championships — one with Cleveland in 2016 and another with Los Angeles in 2020. After stepping away from the NBA following his second title, Smith
President Trump sued JPMorgan Chase and its longtime CEO, Jamie Dimon, on Thursday over accusations the company “debanked” him by closing his accounts in 2021 and putting him on a blacklist. The 26-page complaint, filed in Florida state court in Miami, seeks at least $5
During a Tuesday VIP dinner hosted by billionaire BlackRock boss Larry Fink, Lutnick delivered a speech that was at times fiercely critical of European allies on globalism
Travis Scott has finally fired back at Pusha T‘s flurry of shots on the Clipse‘s Let God Sort Em Out and throughout the album rollout. On the single “So Be It,” Pusha spent his entire final verse taunting his former G.O.O.D. Music collaborator, rapping: “You cried in front of
This week, the Earth was hit with one of the strongest geomagnetic storms in recent years, which made for some gobsmacking displays of the northern lights, even as far south as California. Cruising in a 787 at 37,000 feet on his route from Calgary to London (UK), airline pilot
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The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Florida state court in Miami, claims JPMorgan severed Trump’s banking ties in early 2021 for political reasons.
“The Beauty,” a new FX thriller created by Ryan Murphy, premiered on Hulu last night at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The first three episodes were available to watch upon premiering, with the remaining eight episodes set to stream weekly on Wednesdays. Adapted to television from Jeremy Haun
Playground Games' new Forza Horizon game takes the series to Japan, reflecting Japanese culture, seasons, and racing destinations.
"Fallout is a world of extremes."
Elon Musk’s surprise appearance at the World Economic Conference got off to a rocky start with a failed joke about Greenland and some awkward stumbles – though he also announced plans to sell humanoid robots by the end of 2027 and achieve Full Self-Driving approval overseas.
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 22 - Finnish President Alexander Stubb said on Thursday U.S. President Donald Trump is putting pressure on Russia over the war in Ukraine and argued that conditions are evolving favourably from the perspective of western powers.
Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said Thursday that the terms of President Trump’s deal on the future of Greenland are unclear. “Nobody else than Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark have the mandate to make deals or agreements about Greenland and the Kingdom of
Vice President Vance will give remarks from Minneapolis Thursday afternoon as the city reels from the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer earlier this month. Vance's visit comes as protests over President Trump's immigration
Congress created the laws that encourage banks to cut off customers with unusual financial activity, leading to confusion and frustration for those affected, and only Congress has the power to create a lasting solution.
For the most part, Nikki Glaser was plugged into the zeitgeist with her Golden Globe Awards monologue earlier this month. She was funny, sly, cutting, insightful and what your swingin’, groovy grandparents would’ve called “hip” and “au courant.” But she missed the mark when she
Individual traders boosted the stock market by continuing to buy the latest selloff — the same strategy that helped power relentless gains in 2025, data shows.
BRASILIA, Jan 22 - Brazil's Finance Minister Fernando Haddad would like President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to appoint his executive secretary, Dario Durigan, to succeed him once he leaves the post in coming weeks, two sources said.
By resurrecting a 3.2-billion-year-old enzyme and studying it inside living microbes, researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have created a new way to improve our understanding of the origins of life on Earth and possibly recognize signs of life elsewhere.
In 2024, Kendrick Lamar baited Drake into history's most famous rap beef and absolutely destroyed him, delivering the knockout blow with the chart-topping, Grammy-winning, world-conquering smash " Not Like Us ." Drake's response to this embarrassing turn of events was to double
[Ghanaian Times] Morocco will pursue legal action over the outcome of Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations final, where opponents Senegal walked off the field to protest a penalty awarded against them but later returned to win the match.
[Ghanaian Times] Brahim Diaz has issued a public apology after his failed panenka cost Morocco the Africa Cup of Nations final against Senegal.
[Ghanaian Times] On January 18, 2026, the Africa Cup of Nations final produced far more than a continental football champion.
The House on Thursday moved to jam the Senate with a repeal of a law that allowed senators to sue for substantial sums if they weren’t notified when law enforcement sought their phone records — adding the repeal to a government funding bill that the Senate will have to approve
The milestone was reached as RuneScape celebrates its 25th anniversary.
Prosecutors are reviewing dozens more suspected deaths linked to a former palliative care nurse.
First-time Oscar nominee Teyana Taylor (“One Battle After Another”) lost her voice from screaming with joy; Kate Hudson (“Song Sung Blue”) was hand-delivered coffee by her mom, Goldie Hawn; Ethan Hawke (“Blue Moon”) got a congratulatory email from his 27-year-old daughter
Spain’s foreign minister told Euronews that Europe must take full control of its own security in the face of rising geopolitical uncertainties. To this end, he said the EU must move towards creating a European army.
It seems like a technical issue is causing the spot to look bad and a modder may have already fixed it The post Yakuza 3 Remake Ugly Alleyway Has Fans Concerned appeared first on Kotaku .
From director Rian Johnson, a collection of some of the screenplays of his movies & TV shows , including Wake Up Dead Man, Knives Out, Glass Onion, Looper, and the Poker Face pilot. “Print them, share them, act them out with your friends.”