New Minions Movie Retconning The Lore That Kept The Bastards Out Of WW1 And WW2
Minions & Monsters seems to suggest the hyper-active yellow beans didn't conveniently miss history's greatest monster
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie Storyboard Suggests Film Almost Had Cameos From Wart, Mouser, And…Rawk Hawk?
Gonzales had better watch his back
Simple mineral treatment rescues flaxseed oil, slashing bitterness and keeping omega-3-rich flavor intact
How can the mild flavor of flaxseed oil be preserved for longer? A research team led by Roman Lang from the Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich has investigated this question. As the team demonstrates in its study, natural precursors
For some Americans, their accent isn't just related to where they live
For people living in some parts of the United States, their accent might not just indicate where they live, but also who they think they are. In a small study in rural northwestern Ohio, researchers found that men who had a "country" identity—for example, a love of hunting and
Next, an Iran nuclear deal with Chinese characteristics
Pope Leo XIV and Giorgia Meloni should take comfort from the fact that the main thrust of Donald Trump’s attack on them contains a clue as to how peace can be restored between Iran and the United States. By alleging that their opposition to his war means that the Pope and
Mass Effect TV show writer denies being told to rewrite it for 'non-gamers'
NDAs mean Daniel Casey can't say much, but the reported rewrites are news to him.
The new World of Tanks hero shooter is shockingly fun, and the beta is still up for a few days
Underneath the hero shooter trappings is a surprisingly complex tank combat sim.
Nitrogen isotope analysis reveals Southern Hemisphere waters dominated Indonesian Throughflow for 800,000 years
A research team with scientists from MARUM—Center for Marine Environmental Sciences at the University of Bremen studied the hemispheric origin of Indonesian Throughflow (ITF) and found a high Southern Hemispheric contribution over the past 800,000 years. The results, now
The Memo: Despite Trump’s claims, Iran war is doing him damage
A new round of peace talks on Iran is tentatively set for this week in Islamabad, Pakistan — but there is growing evidence that President Trump has sustained political injury from the conflict that will not be easily undone. Trump and key allies like Defense Secretary Pete
NSF faces uncertain future as Trump seeks cuts
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story National Science Foundation faces uncertain future as Trump seeks cuts The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) future is in limbo as President Trump pushes for more budget cuts and his nominee to helm the research agency awaits
Are insider traders making millions from the Iran war?
The BBC has found suspicious trading patterns that correlate with some of the president's most market-moving statements.
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 can’t repeat Xenoverse 2’s mistakes
Xenoverse 3 could learn a lot from its predecessor
Interior designers help students see that meaningful design begins with understanding people
At the School of Design, interior design faculty Elif and Alp Tural teach students how empathy, accessibility, and well-being can shape the spaces designers create. After earning their degrees at Arizona State University, the Turals moved to Blacksburg, where they now help
Sprinkling nanoparticles on spintronics
Today, I want to walk you through a deceptively simple innovation from the lab at Loughborough University (PI: Prof Marco Peccianti): what happens when we decorate a spintronic heterostructure with a sparse layer of plasmonic nanoparticles? This isn't just a lab curiosity—it's
From novelty to necessity: How AI becomes key part of campaigning machinery in India’s state elections
From Tamil Nadu to West Bengal - where state elections will begin on Thursday (Apr 23) - AI is no longer just a campaign gimmick in India’s regional polls taking place in April. But does it really help change minds?
Commentary: Southeast Asia’s scam centres are a new US-China battleground
China and the US have a vested interest in supporting Southeast Asia’s anti-cyberfraud efforts, but cooperation between the two countries is unlikely, says this academic.
New AI method captures long-range atomic interactions in complex molecules
Researchers from Google DeepMind in Berlin, BIFOLD, and the Technical University of Berlin have introduced a new machine learning method—Euclidean Fast Attention (EFA)—that enables global atomic interactions in chemical systems to be represented more efficiently. This could
RFK Jr. heads back to Capitol Hill
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story RFK Jr. heads back to Capitol Hill Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will return to Congress this week for a second round of hearings, where Democrats and even some Republicans will
D4vd Pleads Not Guilty to Murdering 14-Year-Old Celeste Rivas Hernandez
The singer also entered not guilty pleas to additional charges of sexual abuse with a child under 14 and unlawful mutiliation of human remains
Iran seeks to wait Trump out as ceasefire deadline nears
Preparations are being made in Islamabad for a high-stakes meeting between U.S. and Iranian officials to extend a ceasefire, and avoid returning to open conflict. Iranian officials have not yet publicly committed to appearing in Islamabad, where the White House says Vice
Ant supergene reveals surprising twist in evolution of social behavior
In the spring, ants are once again hard at work. Beyond their everyday presence, ants are also key model organisms in cutting-edge evolutionary genetics research, helping scientists understand how social behavior and cooperation evolve.
Whale stranded on German coast swims off, gets stuck again
Efforts to rescue a humpback whale stranded for weeks on Germany's Baltic Sea coast were complicated Monday when the animal unexpectedly swam away but then appeared to have got stuck again.
Marvel’s Visual Department Director Andy Park Exits After 16 Years Amid Disney Layoffs: ‘I Couldn’t Be Prouder of the History We Made’
Andy Park, Marvel’s director of visual development, has left the studio after 16 years as part of Disney’s layoffs. Park took to social media to announce his departure. He wrote, “Marvel Studios Visual Development: 2010–2026. End of an era. I was there at the start of a team
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Says AI in Hollywood Will Get People to ‘Care More About Human Creators, Not Less’
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman believes AI is a good thing for Hollywood and will not hurt the industry as much as critics of the technology may be worried about. “I think people really care about other people,” Altman told me at the Breakthrough Prize Ceremony on Saturday when I asked
Madonna Offers Reward for Missing Coachella Outfits: ‘They Are a Part of My History’
Madonna pulled vintage pieces from her personal archive for her special appearance during Sabrina Carpenter's headlining set on Friday, only to find the garments missing later on
The Internet Still Works: Reddit Empowers Community Moderation
Section 230 helps make it possible for online communities to host user speech: from restaurant reviews, to fan fiction, to collaborative encyclopedias. But recent debates about the law often overlook how it works in practice. To mark its 30th anniversary, EFF is interviewing
Music Industry Moves: Miranda Lambert Joins MCA Records
MCA Records has announced that three-time Grammy winner Miranda Lambert will release future music with the label, which was formerly known as Universal Music Nashville. “Throughout my life and career, I have found that the common thread in every chapter is finding the right
Trump’s Labor Secretary Suddenly Resigns Before He Could Axe Her
Donald Trump’s scandal-plagued labor secretary resigned Monday, the White House announced. “ Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer will be leaving the Administration to take a position in the private sector. She has done a phenomenal job in her role by protecting American
Warsh to face senators as Trump, Powell spar
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump's feud with Powell threatens Fed transition President Trump's effort to push out Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is threatening his ability to finally
Labor Sec. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to leave administration
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is leaving the Trump administration to take a job in the private sector, the White House said Monday evening. Questions had been trailing DeRemer about her future in the Trump administration for weeks. Her exit follows the firings of
Marvel's DNX threatens to turn all humans into mutants
In Marvel's DNX comics event, the Avengers and X-Men team up to stop an X-Virus from mutating mankind, an evil plan that could transform Marvel Comics
Pure mycelium shoe debuts in Milan with a load-bearing fungal sole
A prototype shoe made entirely from pure mycelium, the root-like network of fungi, will debut at Milan Design Week. The project is a collaboration between researcher and designer Lars Dittrich of Vrije Universiteit Brussel and head shoemaker Marie De Ryck at La Monnaie/De Munt.
Stem cell embryo model grows yolk sac without hypoblasts or gene editing
For the first time, a stem cell model has produced a structure resembling an early human embryo with a yolk-sac-like structure, from a single starting stem cell population and without direct genetic manipulation. The models were made at University of Michigan Engineering.
Antiaromatic molecules form rare 3.3 Å slip-stacked dimers despite like-charge repulsion
Aromatic molecules are known for their stable electronic structures. These molecules typically adopt planar geometries with delocalized π-electrons and can form assemblies through π–π stacking interactions. In contrast, antiaromatic molecules, which possess fundamentally
Grassley undergoes procedure to remove gallstones
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R) said Monday he underwent surgery to remove gallstones and will return to Capitol Hill as soon as possible. Grassley, 92, wrote on the social platform X that he underwent the surgery “over the weekend in Iowa.” The nine-term incumbent, who is the chair of
Tim Cook stepping down as Apple chief
Tim Cook is stepping down as Apple CEO after nearly 15 years leading the groundbreaking tech company, it announced Monday. He will become the executive chair of the board of directors, while John Ternus, who serves senior vice president of hardware engineering, will take over
15 Tips To Know Before Starting Windrose, That New Pirate Game On Steam Everyone Is Playing
How to fast-travel from anywhere, tips on melee combat, and some other useful tricks for sailing the seas
White House Is in Full Panic Mode as Trump Doubles Down on Iran War
White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles summoned dozens of Republican political consultants from across the country for a meeting Monday at the Waldorf Astoria, a person familiar with the plan told Politico’s Playbook . The gathering of Republican operatives comes as the White
‘9-1-1: Nashville’ Season 2 Casts Ryan Phillippe
Ryan Phillippe has joined the cast of “9-1-1: Nashville” for the show’s upcoming second season, Variety has confirmed. Season 1 of the “9-1-1” spinoff is currently airing, with the season finale set to air in May. It was renewed for Season 2 back in March. Phillippe will appear
Graham Coxon Releasing Shelved 15-Year-Old Album Castle Park: Hear “Billy Says”
In 2011, between the release of his albums The Spinning Top (2009) and A+E (2012), Blur guitarist Graham Coxon recorded another LP called Castle Park. Coxon never released Castle Park, but 15 years later, it’s coming off the shelf. The previously unreleased project will drop in
Ramaswamy almost tied with Democrat Acton in Ohio governor race: Poll
A new poll conducted by Bowling Green State University (BGSU) found that GOP frontrunner Vivek Ramaswamy is in a dead heat with presumptive Democratic nominee Amy Acton in the Ohio gubernatorial race. The survey of 1,000 registered voters in the Buckeye State found that 48
Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Amazon, Apple, Steel Dynamics and more
See which stocks are posting big moves after the bell.
Apple names new chief executive to replace Tim Cook
John Ternus will take over running the technology giant as Cook steps up to become executive chairman.
Cambrian microfossils reveal earliest known ringed worms from 535 million years ago
Scientists have uncovered the earliest fossil evidence of annelids (ringed worms) in Cambrian microfossils dating back approximately 535 million years ago. This discovery offers fresh insights into the origin and early evolution of the annelids, a group of animals that includes
Golden eagles in England? Here's the ecological case for bringing them back
England's last recorded pair of golden eagles lived in the Lake District. After the female died in 2004, the male was left alone for 12 years before his death in 2016.
Why ultrashort laser pulses could make low-power electron sources far more practical
A new theoretical study finds shorter laser pulses achieve higher quantum efficiency for photoemission from a solid surface without increasing power or intensity. Using light to knock electrons loose from a surface—known as photoemission—may soon be achievable more easily in
Trump and his Cabinet offer mixed messages on gas prices amid Iran war
President Trump and his Cabinet officials are offering mixed messages on gas prices as Americans grow increasingly uneasy over the Iran war’s economic impact. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told CNN on Sunday that gas prices may not drop back below $3 a gallon until next
What It Would Be Like to Surf Five Distant Planets
A surfing safari of the cosmos The post What It Would Be Like to Surf Five Distant Planets appeared first on Nautilus .
Standing up for freedom of navigation in int’l waterways sends right message: UN maritime chief
There are global repercussions to shipping being used as collateral in regional conflicts, International Maritime Organisation secretary-general warns.
Disney+ Signs Multi-Year Co-Development Deal With Japan’s The Seven
Disney+ Japan has struck a multi-year co-development agreement with The Seven, Inc. to produce Japanese-language live-action series exclusively for the platform, with titles destined for audiences in Japan and worldwide. The deal – Disney’s first ongoing content development
