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Discovery of new fossils in Northwest Canada changes view of early animal evolution
Researchers have uncovered a remarkable fossil site in a remote part of Canada's Northwest Territories, offering unprecedented insight into the earliest evolution of complex animal life on Earth. Findings from the site represent life from the Ediacaran biota—soft-bodied
Cows can recognize familiar human faces and match them to voices
Cows show a visual preference for new human faces over a familiar one and can match a known handler's voice to their face, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS One by Océane Amichaud of INRAE in Nouzilly, France, and colleagues.
Scientists improve knowledge on sea level rise—and confirm it has been accelerating since 1960
Sea level rise is a direct consequence of human-induced climate change: global warming. It is relentless and very hard to stop. It arises from human-induced warming and the consequential expansion of the ocean, plus the addition of more and more water from melting glaciers and
Thousands of UK beekeepers submit honey to benefit environmental science
Beekeepers and their honeybees can be invaluable participants in environmental surveys, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS One by Jennifer Shelton of the UK Center for Ecology & Hydrology and colleagues.
How climate change is destroying Arctic cultural heritage sites
Climate change is rapidly destroying cultural heritage sites across the Arctic, as exemplified in a 17th century "whalers' graveyard" which provides invaluable insights into early whalers' way of life, according to a study published in PLOS One by Lise Loktu of the Norwegian
Rising seawater heat may collapse coral oxygen flow before bleaching appears
Tropical coral reefs support the highest levels of biodiversity in the ocean. This vital ecosystem depends on reef-building corals, which form colonies of thousands of tiny coral animals that secrete calcium carbonate skeletons, creating the reef's complex structure. While
Subnautica 2′s Great Fish Killing Debate Is Bringing Balance Changes
Unknown Worlds has promised 'improvements to creature behavior and player mitigation tools,' but no knife
Rio2C, Latin America’s Largest Creativity Meet, Consolidates as International Event
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — The 2026 edition of Rio2C, the largest creativity gathering in Latin America, looks set to consolidate the event as a top international meeting, particularly of talents and execs from Spanish-speaking countries in the region, said Rafael Lazarini,
Michael Jackson Docuseries Set at Netflix, Will Explore His 2005 Child Molestation Trial and Acquittal
A new three-part Netflix series about the explosive 2005 Michael Jackson trial, “Michael Jackson: The Verdict” is set to premiere on June 3. The docuseries covers the pop icon’s 2003 charges of child molestation, the resulting trial and the media circus that revolved around the
Critics’ Week 2026: Marine Atlan’s ‘La Gradiva,’ Aina Clotet’s ‘Viva’ Take Top Awards
Marine Atlan’s “La Gradiva” claimed the top honor at the 65th edition of Critics Week, winning the Ami Paris Grand Prize, while Aina Clotet’s “Alive” won the Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star Award. The section, which is curated by Ava Cahen and runs parallel to the
Label Dork Scott Borchetta Gets Booed For Extolling AI At College Graduation
It's graduation season! All over these United States, fresh-faced college seniors are throwing their mortarboards up into the air and heading out into the real world! That real world is now a very uncertain place, thanks in large part to the vampiric billionaire class that's
Iconic American beer brand fizzling out after nearly 200 years of brews
One of America’s once-dominant beer brands is being discontinued after more than 175 years.
Are supermarkets profiting from higher food prices?
Food prices in the UK have risen, but are supermarkets profiting from higher food prices? Ben Chu reports.
Anthropic and OpenAI take their beef to the midterm elections
Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter for Verge subscribers about the car crashes piling up on a daily basis at the Washington-based intersection of technology and politics. If you're not a subscriber, sign up for our fine editorial enterprise today, especially as we
Matt Damon in Talks to Star in Daniels’ New Movie as First Plot Details Come to Light
Ryan Gosling previously engaged on the role but wanted changes to the script. This feature is shooting this summer in L.A. come hell or high water, and there was no time to accommodate the star.
Paramount’s Junk-Status Credit Rating to Be Downgraded Further Following Warner Bros. Merger to Reflect ‘Major Ongoing Uncertainties,’ S&P Global Says
S&P Global Ratings already has placed Paramount Skydance’s credit rating in junk-status territory — indicating that the media conglomerate’s debt securities are considered speculative-grade. But if and when Paramount completes its megadeal for Warner Bros. Discovery, the
Disability compounds employment woes for people with criminal records, and vice versa
Justice-impacted individuals with disabilities (JIID) are nearly 11 percentage points less likely to be employed than people with disabilities who have not interacted with the criminal justice system, according to a study out of Cornell's Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and
Insects in the city: Flowers alone may not be enough to sustain them
What renders a city garden attractive to insects such as solitary bees, bumblebees and hoverflies? And how well do they pollinate plants in urban areas? A study by the Federal Research Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape shows that insects can pollinate plants in the
Vibe coding is coming to your phone
"There's an app for that" was the promise of the App Store from the very beginning. The app that will get your phone to do the thing you want it to? It's just a few taps away. The tagline wasn't strictly true - I'm still waiting for that one perfect grocery list app. Still,
Thune: Trump’s targeting of Senate parliamentarian is ‘concerning’
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said that President Trump’s harsh attacks on Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough are “concerning” if those salvos could make the Senate rules-keeper a political target and pose a security risk. Thune dismissed Trump’s call for
War in Middle East: latest developments
Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war: - Oil down, stocks up - Oil prices fell five percent and stock markets advanced as Iran said it had allowed around two dozen ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz, easing concerns about the apparent impasse on ending the
Subnautica 2's early access warning is more serious than I could've imagined
Leaving Subnautica 2's early access zone is more dangerous than I expected, something I learned after losing rare materials to a Shiver Leviathan
From Universe Today, an ongoing series of articles on A...
From Universe Today, an ongoing series of articles on A Brief-ish History of SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence). Part I is entitled “Where is Everybody?”
Flying sick: One in three pilots reported working despite illness
Many pilots and cabin crew members go to work despite suffering from mental or physical health issues. This is shown in a new doctoral thesis by Filippa Folke at Karolinska Institutet.
Longtime Trump ally Michael Caputo files first known ‘anti-weaponization’ fund claim
Michael Caputo, a longtime ally of President Trump who worked in his first administration, became the first known person to seek compensation from the Justice Department’s (DOJ) newly created “anti-weaponization” fund on Tuesday. The former Department of Health and Human
Astronomers uncover why some solar eruptions die
A team of scientists has recorded one of the most detailed views ever of a failed solar eruption, a powerful blast from the sun that never broke free. Their work is published in the journal Nature Astronomy.
Overturning a 200-year belief: New surface design enables two distinct wetting states on a single substrate
NIMS discovered a phenomenon in which droplets on a single solid surface exhibit both a "sticky" and "repellent" state simultaneously. Namely, the wetting behavior branches into two states. This is a discovery that overturns interface chemistry scientists' belief held for over
Why millions of Europeans vote one way nationally, and the opposite in Brussels
Millions of voters deliberately back one party in national elections and another in European elections to better match their views, according to new research from the University of Surrey. In a study published in Politics and Governance, researchers argue that this behavior is
Stephen Colbert Shook Up Late-Night Twice, but His Push Into Politics Could Have Ultimately Hurt the Format
Stephen Colbert in 2016 tried to bring together a nation that was coming apart. On Election Night, Colbert and crew mounted a live special for the Showtime cable network, and as more electoral votes were called for Donald Trump, cementing a victory that set many Americans on
The economic rollercoaster: Why a gold IRA is your best hedge against inflation
Protect your savings from inflation with gold IRAs, diversify your portfolio and learn how to get started.
Pokémon fans terrified over an extraordinary Black Label Mew card sale
A two-year-old Pokémon card just sold for six figures, and it's making TCG fans worry about the future of an already expensive, FOMO-driven hobby
New insights into how the human hand evolved from our ape-like ancestors
The human hand is an evolutionary marvel. While other primates rely on their hands for locomotion and basic grasping, ours can shape tools, manipulate objects, and perform detailed tasks requiring great dexterity and precision. The evolutionary basis of this unique ability has
Xi and Putin tout ‘new type’ of world order in Beijing
Less than a week after hosting Donald Trump, China’s leader Xi Jinping welcomed his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to Beijing. Unlike Trump’s visit, this was a routine meeting. The Chinese and Russian presidents have met more than 40 times since 2013, with the latest
Watch live: House Democrats speak amid redistricting, funding battles
House Democratic leaders will brief reporters Wednesday afternoon following a closed-door meeting as the party seeks to gain control of the lower chamber in November. Their remarks come as the redistricting battle heats up across the country for both parties — and in light of