President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was halting the US military operation to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz after just one day, in a bid to reach a deal with Iran to end the Middle East war. Trump's so-called "Project Freedom" to help vessels leave the Strait of
A non-toxic coating developed by researchers at University of Toronto Engineering prevents proteins from sticking to surfaces—potentially offering a new tool in the fight against hospital-acquired infections.
Many scholars have studied the effects of colonial management on terrestrial resources, but what about the effect of colonialism on bodies of water? A new article in Isis: A Journal of the History of Science Society examines the ways in which fisheries science and colonial
Acid-filled pitchers complete with fangs. Labyrinthine chambers decorated with bristles. Leaves that snap shut in less than a second. Employing strategies like these, carnivorous plants have a reputation as fearsome predators, but a new study published in the journal Ecology
This comes amid a fresh spike in Middle East tensions after the US' Project Freedom begun.
A new study in Proceedings of the Royal Society B reveals the surprising neurological landscape of fish brains. Harvard researchers map the internal structures of ray-finned fishes' brains in 3D detail, discovering brain size and shape, as well as the endocasts, vary far more
New research from Northern Arizona University found that a global greenhouse gas emissions database produced by the Climate TRACE consortium, co-founded by former Vice President Al Gore, is underestimating vehicle carbon dioxide emissions in cities by an average of 70%.
President Trump announced a pause on "Project Freedom" on Tuesday evening based on a request from Pakistan and other countries but added that the U.S. Navy blockade of ships in the Strait of Hormuz will remain in place. “Based on the request of Pakistan and other Countries,
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Rubio says Operation Epic Fury is over Secretary of State Marco Rubio argued on Tuesday that the U.S. military operation against Iran is over,
Golden State Promise, funded largely by Chris Larsen, said in a release it intends to spend eight figures.
Where is the threshold for adequate Steam Deck performance? No one seems to know.
To serenade with their high-pitched songs, singing mice inflate a throat sac — a use for air sacs seemingly unknown in any other animal.
A half century after NASA's Apollo 17 lunar module lifted off the moon's northeastern near side quadrant, planetary scientists still don't completely understand when or how our moon first formed. They do agree that it involved a major impactor—an object dubbed Theia by lunar
“The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins” has been renewed for a second season at NBC. The series follows stars Tracy Morgan in the title role, a disgraced former football star who, per the official logline, “is on a mission to rehabilitate his image with the help of award-winning
Aki Irie's Icelandic saga Go with the Clouds, North-by-Northwest is one of the most engaging mystery manga in years.
Videos and photos of the cast filming, including Christopher Briney and Lola Tung, have already begun swirling on social media.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday approved marketing for four flavored vapes made by the company Glas Inc. in what the agency says is an effort to tamp down on underage use of these products. The FDA said the products will be age-restricted through the use of
In a new paper, an international team led by scientists from Charles University, Czechia, has brought evidence linking widespread release of methane (CH₄)—a strong greenhouse gas—from the Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS) to a warmer period 9–4 thousand years ago. CH₄ has been
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A new model to predict how language changes over time has been developed by a statistical physicist at the University of Portsmouth. The model is a step towards understanding the "statistical physics of language," a scientific theory which borrows ideas from the physics of
The global financial order has entered a new, shifting and disruptive era of nationalism and these changes lay bare the difference between the haves and have nots, according to a new study by Charles Darwin University (CDU).
Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Wesley Clark on Tuesday said the U.S. and Iran, which have maintained a fragile ceasefire for weeks, are caught in a "game of chicken" over the Strait of Hormuz. Clark told MS NOW host Ana Cabrera that the U.S. is "trying to get the strait
The actor, who starred in a blitz of back-to-back projects including ‘Frankenstein,’ ‘Wuthering Heights’ and the new season of ‘Euphoria,’ was set for a high-profile Cannes as a member of the competition jury.
The three-person layoff is described as a move to refocus development at the Universal-based banner.
Live Nation posted overall growth in its first quarter of the year with $3.79 billion in revenue despite taking a $450 million hit due to the legal costs associated with its Department of Justice settlement and litigation with the states. The company revealed the $450 million
Strand Releasing has acquired all North American rights to “Diamond Diplomacy,” a documentary directed by Yuriko Gamo Romer that explores the cultural and historical ties between the United States and Japan through baseball. The film traces the sport’s evolution from its
For the first time, scientists at University of Leeds reveal a complex mechanism behind blood clotting. The findings, published in Science Advances, visualize a key component of blood clotting—platelet myosin—and how it is activated.
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from “Lord of the Flies,” the 2026 adaptation now streaming on Netflix. The kids are not all right. But they haven’t been, not really, since 1954 when William Golding’s landmark novel “Lord of the Flies” was first published. The
Hayley Mills recently appeared on the “Rosebud Podcast” podcast (via The Daily Beast) and spoke about losing out on the millions of dollars she made as a child star. Mills was a Disney icon in the 1960s as the star of “The Parent Trap” (1961), plus movies such as “That Darn
Dani Bowman (“Love on the Spectrum”), Aidan Delbis (“Bugonia”), Lillian Carrier (“NCIS: New Orleans,” “Horsegirls”) and Bella Areffi (“Once More, Like Rain Man”) joined Jessica Saul from Epic Players Los Angeles on Sunday for a panel focusing on their experiences as
About 600 million years ago, the continents wandered Earth, yet to settle into their current positions. Their locations during the Ediacaran (as this time is called) have been tough for scientists to pin down. Earth's magnetic field appears to have behaved in erratic ways, and
Eric Trump, President Trump’s son, unveiled the new logo for Palm Beach International Airport (PBI), which will soon be renamed after his father. The younger Trump posted a photo of the logo to the social platform X. It features a golden eagle, donning a crest shield with stars
A Curtin University-led study has revealed the extraordinary biodiversity hidden in deep underwater canyons off Western Australia's Nyinggulu (Ningaloo) coast, ranging from species previously undetected in the area, such as the elusive giant squid, to others thought to be new
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As a spate of incidents in the Strait of Hormuz test the ceasefire, an Iranian official says, "We are just getting started".
The auction will be held in Dallas and benefits the late actor's non-profit foundation
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday argued the War Powers Act is unconstitutional, adding that the Trump administration is only complying with “elements” of it to maintain good relations with Congress. “The War Powers Act is unconstitutional, 100 percent,” Rubio told
President Trump and his administration officials are sending signals to the MAGA base that they want to calm the waters when it comes to rhetoric on Iran as the war grows unpopular with Republicans and the general public ahead of the midterms. With the war wreaking havoc on
At least one Xbox culture is thriving.
Scientists at Keele University have created the first detailed map of the genetic "switches" that control reproduction in disease-carrying insects such as Anopheles gambiae, the mosquito species most responsible for malaria transmission, paving the way for more effective
A product meant to preserve heat is costing people their sight.
A new paper from NASA's Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 project announces that volunteers have essentially doubled the number of known brown dwarfs, with over 3,000 new discoveries made over the past 10 years since the project began. Brown dwarfs are balls of gas the size of Jupiter,
NASA's Juno spacecraft captured this view of Thebe, the second largest of Jupiter's inner moons, during a close pass on May 1, 2026. The spacecraft's Stellar Reference Unit (SRU) captured this image from a distance of approximately 3,100 miles (5,000 kilometers) at a resolution
These are the highest-resolution images of the moon ever captured by human beings The post The Best of NASA’s Newly Released Photos From the Artemis II Mission appeared first on Nautilus .
Entrepreneurs are reimagining traditional Chinese medicine through cocktail bars, artisanal gelato and modern apothecaries, drawing in a generation looking to balance indulgence and wellness. But is it treatment or just theatre?
"We are the second-to-last plane to land – every other plane has landed; flights are not taking off again," the pilot said while choking up.
The State Department on Tuesday officially terminated the employment of approximately 200 foreign service members as part of a reduction in force (RIF), part of more than 1,300 layoffs at the agency over the past year. State framed the layoffs as part of what the Trump
In its desperation to secure oil supplies amid the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the Philippines has turned to countries with which it has strained relations, says this academic.
Rep. Russell Fry (R-S.C.) said Monday that Iran is like a “petulant child” amid the ongoing conflict with the U.S., adding that the country is “trying to wait out” President Trump. “I think you're — what you're seeing right now — is, Iran test this administration. I think