In a silent war that has raged for millions of years, plants have evolved a sophisticated chemical arsenal to fight back against invading pathogens. Now, a team of researchers from Peking University and Tsinghua University has finally mapped out the blueprints for one of
People who smile empathically at someone's happiness or frown at their suffering become more attractive. Conversely, smiling out of schadenfreude does not make someone any less attractive. Roujia Feng will defend her Ph.D. thesis on May 26, based on research into the social
The spy scandal has revived fears that Austria remains a hotbed of Russian espionage activity.
The rap legend headlines a five-day New York gathering in June that bills itself as the world's largest songwriting festival
California Republican Vince Fong introduced a bill that would force the state to repay a $20 billion federal loan for COVID-19 unemployment claims.
Kura markets the experience as “eater-tainment,” combining traditional Japanese dishes with arcade-like elements.
By combining demand-driven life cycle assessment with a multi-objective optimization framework, researchers identified potential optimal solutions for reusable bubble tea packaging systems under actual market demand conditions. The results show that material selection and low
The vulnerability of a shark population to losing even small numbers to fishing has been highlighted by researchers from the University of Chester and partners in the Philippines using a remote stereo camera system. The team has found that pelagic thresher sharks in the Central
Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins will testify before a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee panel on President Trump's fiscal year 2027 budget request for the department. The White House is seeking $144 billion in discretionary funding for the Veterans Affairs Department
The report comes hours after Trump said Iran talks were in final stages, and warned of attacks if deal fails • Trump said earlier this week he called off attacks on Iran in response to requests from several of Iran's Gulf neighbors
My friend Adriana wrote about her story game based on Dante’s Inferno . “In Vya, I modeled Pom after the poet Alice Notley, whose Descent of Alette (1996) is one of the great contributions to the literature of katabasis.”
Skyward is the first in a young adult series from Mistborn author Brandon Sanderson. He'll help adapt it for TV.
Senators from both parties peppered officials from the gaming and prediction market industries with questions about their aggressive marketing strategies, integrity monitoring practices and efforts to protect consumer safety during a sometimes testy hearing on Wednesday. The
Quantic Dream has pulled the plug on Spellcasters Chronicles, and yes, there will be layoffs.
The band return with strong but scattered songs on their first LP in 14 years
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The planned increases were prompted by higher production, distribution and retail expenses in the US, and are not a direct response to the Iran war.
Students held signs protesting staff layoffs at the esteemed Southern California art school as Ravi S. Rajan took the stage.
The deal will remove an estimated £580m worth of tariffs from British exports, but rights groups are critical
The film arrives in IMAX theaters globally Thanksgiving and stars Brad Pitt.
Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto has unveiled one of the most consequentialeconomic interventions since the fall of Suharto: a plan to centralize exports of strategiccommodities — including palm oil, coal and ferroalloys — through a state-controlledstructure linked to the
It comes after reports that the AI giant and ChatGPT owner is set to file confidentially for an IPO as soon as this week.
Cliff Booth is returning to the big screen. “The Adventures of Cliff Booth,” the unofficial title for the sequel to Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” will debut in Imax this Thanksgiving. Netflix has announced the film will get an exclusive two-week run on
Thomas J Price, Tavares Strachan, and Tanda Francis are in the running for a sculpture honoring the legendary jazz vocalist at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center.
The U.S. military on Wednesday boarded an Iranian-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman suspected of trying to violate the U.S. naval blockade by sailing toward an Iranian port. The Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit boarded M/T Celestial Sea, which sailed under
By Phil Stewart and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) - A U.S. military investigation into a strike at a girls' school in Iran has been "complex" given that it was located on an active Iranian cruise missile base but the probe is approaching its conclusion, a U.S.
ANKARA, May 20 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told U.S. President Donald Trump in a call on Wednesday he welcomed the extension of a ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, adding he believed contested issues between the sides could be resolved, according to the
NEW LONDON, Connecticut, May 20 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States may have to attack Iran even harder but will wait and see if a deal is reached, reprising the "either/or" rhetoric he has used since announcing a ceasefire six weeks ago.
By Jana Choukeir and Humeyra Pamuk DUBAI/WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that negotiations with Iran were "in the final stages", while warning of further attacks unless Tehran agrees to a peace deal. Six weeks since Trump paused
SEOUL, May 20 (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday said Israel had arrested South Korean nationals in international waters, calling the action “way out of line”. In a cabinet meeting, Lee said the South Korean citizens had been detained for reasons not
ANKARA, May 20 (Reuters) - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will tell NATO foreign ministers this week that the next NATO leaders' summit, set for Ankara in July, should reaffirm the alliance's unity and integrity, a foreign ministry source said on Wednesday. • Fidan will
By Emily Rose JERUSALEM, May 20 (Reuters) - Israeli police on Wednesday forced activists who were aboard a Gaza-bound aid flotilla to kneel on the ground in rows with their hands tied behind their backs while a minister looked on, drawing criticism from foreign leaders and even
OTTAWA, May 20 (Reuters) - Israel's treatment of detained Gaza flotilla activists is "abominable," Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday, using unusually harsh language to condemn a close ally. Ottawa earlier said it would summon the Israeli ambassador to protest
JERUSALEM, May 20 (Reuters) - Israel moved closer on Wednesday to a snap election after lawmakers gave an initial nod to dissolve parliament, with opinion polls showing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would lose the first national vote since the 2023 Hamas attacks. Lawmakers
CAIRO, May 20 (Reuters) - Iran is seeking to establish a mechanism with Oman to ensure sustainable security in the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei told state TV on Wednesday. He said Iran was ready to develop protocols for safe shipping
ANKARA, May 20 (Reuters) - Turkey said on Wednesday that Germany would send it a Patriot missile defence system for a six-month deployment from June to replace a system deployed as part of NATO measures in southeast Turkey to bolster air defences amid the war in Iran. In March,
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Haseeb Alwazeer GAZA/CAIRO, May 20 (Reuters) - In a tent in southern Gaza, Najia Abu Lehia mourns not only her husband but also their failure to make the pilgrimage to Mecca, or Hajj, together before he died a year ago because of war and border
By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM, May 20 (Reuters) - Israel's parliament approved a bill on Wednesday to dissolve itself, potentially bringing forward by a few weeks the next national election, which surveys predict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will lose. WHEN IS THE BALLOT? An
By Tom Polansek and Julie Ingwersen TULIA, Texas, May 20 (Reuters) - Scott Irlbeck crouched in a field of stunted wheat plants in a parched stretch of West Texas and slipped his hand into a crack wide enough to swallow it. Last autumn, Irlbeck planted a crop that barely grew
Rep. Rick Larsen (D-Wash.) and former New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R), the CEO of Airlines for America, on Wednesday warned against partisanship and government shutdowns impacting U.S. aviation, with the latter seemingly becoming more frequent. "This is the scariest part ––
This is the most Embark has said about its matchmaking since launch.
A new paper calls for ecologists and evolutionary biologists to consider how organisms experience climate rather than how weather stations record it when doing climate–biology research. The paper, "Matching climate to biological scales," is published in the April 2026 edition
Academic success at university could depend on the changing interaction between students' habits over time rather than fixed traits such as intelligence or total study hours. This conclusion is discussed in the International Journal of Computational Systems Engineering in a
The film is based on Mitchell Zuckoff's forthcoming book and mark's Bay's second collaboration with the journalist following '13 Hours.'
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) pushed back on Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Wednesday after the billionaire businessman claimed that increasing his tax contributions would not “help that teacher in Queens.” “I know a few teachers in Queens who would beg to differ,” the
The minutes signal incoming Chair Kevin Warsh will inherit an increasingly hawkish crew of central bankers.
Michael Bay is working on a new film about a major military operation. Bay, who previously directed the 2016 military drama “13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi,” is working with Universal Pictures to direct a film about the two pilots who were rescued from Iran during
Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will require U.S. banks to take a closer look at their clients’ citizenship details. The Tuesday order , titled “Restoring Integrity To America’s Financial System,” directs bank regulators and the government agencies to look into
James Murdoch's media company is buying half of Vox Media, a purchase that will include New York magazine, Vox’s digital site and Vox Media Podcast Network, Vox Media announced on Wednesday. James Murdoch is the son of conservative media mogul Rupert Murdoch, whose companies,