The face masks worn and discarded during the COVID-19 pandemic have an uncertain fate. Their physical damage to the environment and potential to trap organisms in ecosystems are significant concerns, but these are not the only issues. New research shows that the surrounding
Fox Corp. feels the need for more speed. The media company announced that it acquired a one-third interest in Penske Entertainment, which owns the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the NTT IndyCar open-wheel racing series and IMS Productions. The deal includes a multiyear extension
An interdisciplinary team of McGill researchers has developed an ultra-strong, environmentally friendly medical glue, or bioadhesive, made from marine waste. The discovery has promising applications for wound care, surgeries, improved drug delivery, wearable devices and medical
Netflix has renewed the adult animated series “Long Story Short” for Season 2. The news comes ahead of the series premiere, which is scheduled for Aug. 22. “Wow!! A season two?! And season one hasn’t even come out yet! It must be a REALLY good show,” said series creator Raphael
The Wild Honey Foundation and the Zevon Family will present Meet Me in L.A.: The Songs of Warren Zevon to benefit the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization and the Ed Asner Family Center
During the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, a new Square Enix HD-2D Action-JRPG game was announced, called The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales. According to the trailer, the game takes place in a land called Philabieldia that’s overrun by beasts, where humans must
With a swab of their cat's cheek, pet owners can now determine if their cat is at high risk of developing one of the most common chronic diseases years before any clinical signs emerge, and it could allow them to take measures to prolong their cat's life.
A third Octopath Traveler game is on the way and the Square Enix JRPG series looks as stunningly retro as ever. This one is called Octopath Traveler 0 and includes a bunch of new features. It also looks perfectly positioned to once again trick me into thinking I will fall in
Sir Chloe is one of those names I keep seeing that I’ve never really investigated until now. It’s the project of one Dana Foote, who started making music at Bennington College, posting music online and then blowing up. She’s got millions of monthly Spotify listeners, and she’s
For decades, scientists and conservationists have been using aboveground plant biodiversity as a metric for conserving ecosystems. Now, a new study finds that there is a major mismatch between aboveground plant diversity and Earth's underground fungal biodiversity.
Couples who tired of complex bureaucracy and who don’t live in Denmark are increasingly getting married in the Scandinavian country - prompting some to dub Copenhagen the “Las Vegas of Europe.” Here’s why – and the reason why locals aren’t too thrilled about the situation.
In one month, Baltimore hardcore beasts End It will finally release Wrong Side Of Heaven , their first full-length. They’ve been having fun with the videos for the advance singles — casting their little-kid equivalents for “ Pale Horse ,” envisioning themselves as ’90s
With less than a day to go before the new EU-US tariff regime takes effect, the European Commission still doesn’t know for sure if the wine and spirits sector will be exempt.
New releases from acts like Ayra Starr, Tyla, and Amaarae are turning up the heat
Too often, it's anti-immigration sentiment dominating headlines in Australia. But a quieter story is going untold. Migrants are not just fitting into Australian society, they're actively reshaping it through entrepreneurship.
Medway Council leader Vince Maple says the scheme is "something I wish didn't have to exist".
Nintendo didn’t have a lot to show at the latest Nintendo Direct, but its third-party partners sure did! During a new Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase broadcast on Thursday, major publishers and indie developers revealed what they’re bringing to Nintendo Switch 2 (and the
Researchers have created a microphone that listens with light instead of sound. Unlike traditional microphones, this visual microphone captures tiny vibrations on the surfaces of objects caused by sound waves and turns them into audible signals.
JPMorgan Chase has roughly 5,000 branches, the most of any American bank, according to Federal Reserve data.
Paramount+ has set the premiere date for “Tulsa King” Season 3. The third season of the gangster drama will debut on Sept. 21. As with past seasons, new episodes will drop weekly. Paramount has also released several first-look images from the new season, which can be seen
As Songwriters of North America — the closest thing to a union North American songwriters have — observes its 10th anniversary, the organization is rolling out healthcare access for professional songwriters, many of whom operate as freelancers without employer-based benefits.
America’s best resource has always been her freedom. Let us use it to protect her environmental resources for generations to come.
In the 1990s, scientists restoring streams around Seattle, Wash., noticed that returning coho salmon were dying after rainstorms. The effects were immediate: the fish swam in circles, gasping at the surface, then died in a few hours.
Over 50 games from the likes of Capcom and EA will be shown.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit will hear arguments Thursday morning on the legality of President Trump's sweeping tariff agenda — one day before Trump's reciprocal taxes on a host of countries is set to go into effect. Under the Constitution, Congress is
Uvalde schools are partnering with an AI gun detection company to provide free technology and services to monitor campus cameras and enhance security, with the goal of preventing gun violence.
A target date of December 2026 has been set for the first Johor Bahru-Singapore RTS Link to begin operations.
The Octopath franchise is getting a new title, Octopath Traveler 0, as announced in the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase this morning. Rather than playing as eight heroes who start their journeys in different places, you’ll be following the story of your own customizable
Chinese air quality improvements are likely to have contributed to accelerated global surface temperature warming, according to a research paper, with the Asian landmass warming at twice the global average.
The facility sat on low-lying ground near a river that had flooded after the unusually intense rains.
An international study led by the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB), Spain, has investigated how marine ecosystems responded to past episodes of ocean deoxygenation. To do so, researchers studied fossil remains
A customisable mute list for text chat is also en route.
This'll be a funny one for Souls players.
Hey! Today we were treated to another lovely look at some games coming to both the original Switch and the fancy new Switch 2. Nintendo’s latest Direct went all in on third-party titles, so alas, no Metroid Prime 4. But there were still a ton of cool-looking titles, many of
“The Greatest Showman” director Michael Gracey is set to make a stage musical about Luciano Pavarotti. The Australian director, producer and visual effects artist — who more recently executive produced Elton John biopic “Rocket Man” and helmed Robbie Williams movie “Better Man”
"I think [AI is] going to be 10 times as significant as the impact of CGI was on filmmaking."
A new study published in July 2025 tackles one of science's most profound mysteries—how did life first emerge from nonliving matter on early Earth? Using cutting edge mathematical approaches, researcher Robert G. Endres from Imperial College London has developed a framework
President Trump early Thursday morning issued a warning to former Russian President and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev after he criticized Trump's foreign policy, telling him to "watch his words." “I don’t care what India does with Russia," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "They