The biggest jump in body size among our ancestors happened around 2–2.5 million years ago, with the appearance of Homo rudolfensis or Homo erectus/ergaster, rather than gradually across the whole human family tree.
Forest fires now burn 10 times more acreage annually than in 1985, while wildfire severity has gotten even worse. In California, 30 times more acreage burned from high-severity, forest-killing fires, according to new UCLA research.
Since the 1970s, the number of insects at Canada's Long Point Bird Observatory has dropped by more than 60%, according to a new study led by the University of Michigan. Because of this, today's birds are smaller and facing greater challenges to their breeding success than
Current plans for flagship telescopes in the 2040s are focused on answering a simple question: Are we alone? Our best telescopes to date, such as the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), have given us only tantalizing glimpses into the atmospheres of other worlds, but not enough
Valve opened Steam Machine pre-orders, giving you a chance to get your name down early for a reservation, though it may be a while until you get it .
The Department of the Interior on Monday said five individuals were arrested in connection to reports of vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. “Five individuals have been arrested for vandalism. Five additional individuals were issued federal citations,” a
The music executive signed Springsteen to Columbia Records when he was 22 years old
Intelligence Democrats are warning acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Bill Pulte from carrying out sweeping firings or improperly declassifying intelligence as Congress braces for the controversial new intelligence chief’s full first week on the job. Pulte, who also
A lot of people are spitting out water and feeling flabbergasted after Valve revealed the high cost of its console-like PC
There is little questions that Clive Davis, who died today at the age of 94, was one of the greatest music executives of all time. Over the course of his long career, he launched or oversaw key years of artists ranging from Whitney Houston to Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen to
A new study led by Dr. Ariel Malinsky-Buller of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem challenges long-held assumptions about how prehistoric hunter-gatherers survived in the Southern Caucasus between 57,000 and 27,000 years ago. Rather than relying on environmental adaptation
At the icy, wind-swept tip of South America lies Inútil Bay, a remote marine environment in the Tierra del Fuego archipelago that has long guarded its underwater secrets because of severe logistical and meteorological challenges. A multi-institutional team of researchers has
I asked Google Gemini about the last decade of Google’s relentless push to make blogs less popular. It wrote: Your timeline is spot on. The systematic destruction of the independent web’s infrastructure didn’t start with modern AI; it began directly with the death of Google
Thanks, data centers!
Keanu Reeves and Toy Story 4 director Josh Cooley are in talks to join the next Lego movie, a mix of animation and live-action.
The short film from the Strategic National Arts Alumni Project is based on a survey of over 2,000 postsecondary arts graduates across the US.
Japan wants to help manage the rising costs of its immigration system by making tourist visas significantly more expensive in the first fee increase in nearly half a century.
The trailer for Klara and the Sun , directed by Taika Waititi and based on the bestseller by Kazuo Ishiguro.
Patricia “Ms. Pat” Williams-Lee has signed an expanded exclusive overall deal with BET Studios. Under the multi-year deal, an extension of her pact with the network in 2022, the comedian will develop, produce, write and perform in original programming across BET’s platforms and
"I’ve had a huge life, so I needed a big budget," the pop star said in a new interview, where she also discussed the fate of a planned limited series adaptation
Thousands of handmade ceramic tiles form the collaborative "Shape of Movement." Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article In Guadalajara, a Ceramic Tile
When Jasmin Imran Alsous peered down her microscope lens, she expected to see chaos—a mishmash of tangled cells. She was viewing the inside of a male fruit fly's sperm storage organ, using a powerful microscope at the CCBScope Observatory, the experimental biology lab at the
Cats are the most popular companion animals worldwide, and many people have multiple cats at home. In these multicat households, not all the cats get along equally well. Until recently, it was thought that if a cat licks another cat (a behavior known as "allogrooming"), the two
Daisy Chain Fields' lineup rules with Garbage, Mitski, Katseye and special guests Karen O, Sarah McLachlan, and Stevie Nicks
AI Economics for Dummies . “The Wall Street Journal’s business editor moves into Alex’s house, having accepted a part-time position as Alex’s human footstool. He never asks to see the books.”
Variety reports that a new film starring the trio is in development at Warner Bros.
Greetings from Variety Awards Headquarters! Today is June 22, 2026, which means nominations-round voting is ends TONIGHT at 10 p.m. It’s then 16 days until Emmy nominations are announced on July 8. And looking far ahead, it’s 84 days until the 78th Emmy Awards on Sept. 14 on
Amano has been working on the project since 2010, and we'll get our first look at Anime Expo next week.
The first reviews of Valve's Steam Machine are in, and hardware critics are underwhelmed by what you get for the price.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday predicted President Trump will take the Strait of Hormuz "by force" from Iran if negotiations fail to result in a long-term peace deal between the two countries. He also predicted that if that happens, the U.S. will charge a fee for ships
The latest round of layoffs reportedly impacts workers across the 'recruitment, customer support, trust and safety, and IT teams.'
The briefing will take place in the House SCIF.
A new genomic study by researchers from the HKU School of Biological Sciences (SBS) has found that Hong Kong's introduced population of yellow-crested cockatoos retains unexpectedly high genetic diversity and could serve as a genetic reservoir for this critically endangered
Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to catch an extraordinary glimpse of a massive galaxy taking shape in the early universe. They identified a compact group of at least six galaxies that are likely to merge into a single enormous system. At the heart of this
“Predator: Badlands” director Dan Trachtenberg is developing “Freddy the 13th,” an animated movie based on the graphic horror novel about the fictional Freddy Vanwinkle, a hapless 13th-born son who seems to fails at everything he does. Though “Freddy the 13th” sounds scary, the
The keyboard sounds like it's whistling. That's the first thing that jumps out at me on "Get Up And Dance," the eerie and entrancing new single from Man/Woman/Chainsaw. The young British Band To Watch have been rolling out their debut album Cannonball , sharing the winsome
Keanu Reeves is circling the lead role in a new “Lego” movie from “Toy Story 4” director Josh Cooley. The untitled project will reunite Cooley and Reeves, who voiced the stuntman action figure Duke Caboom in the fourth “Toy Story” installment. Universal declined to comment.
Executive is short for Excel, uh, cutive.
Paramount Skydance on Monday promoted two veteran labor relations execs, Nicole Lang and Sheldon Kasdan, to lead a new standalone division responsible for navigating the company’s relationships with entertainment unions. Both have long tenures with the company. Lang has been
The Paramount project, which was announced out of Annecy, is based on the graphic novel by Yehudi Mercado about a family vacation gone awry.
Physicists have long suspected that a peculiar quantum state lurks inside a class of materials known as kagome metals, but proving its existence has been elusive. Now, a team led by Yeongkwan Kim at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology has performed
Researchers at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have uncovered how mutations in a specific gene can trigger a rare respiratory disease, shedding light on the critical role played by cellular structures known as cilia. Cilia are tiny hair-like
Finnish Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Aura Salla has made headlines recently for her bold claims about Europe’s unhealthy dependence on American tech companies. ‘These American companies are just thinking that we are fools here, giving all our data to these companies
A California WARN notice shows 93 roles impacted.
"We had a falling out, me and Universal, regarding budget," she explains about the project that had Julia Garner attached to portray the music superstar.
By Alexander Cornwell and Benjamin Raab JERUSALEM, June 22 (Reuters) - American allies of President Donald Trump this week defended him to an Israeli public anxious about a U.S. interim deal with Iran and White House criticism that together appeared to signal fissures in
Probably not his divorce from Bunnie Xo, if the country star's onstage message last week is to believed: “This is the only time I will ever speak about it," Jelly said during a performance