A leading U.S. beef industry trade association knew by 1989 that cattle contributed to global warming but focused its response on protecting consumer demand through public relations, according to a new study that examined a decade of industry records.
Crystal Harris, who was married to Playboy founder Hugh Hefner until his death in 2017, is asking Jessica Biel to reconsider playing a fictional version of Hefner’s wife in the upcoming film “Playmates.” After Biel’s casting was announced, Harris posted her message to Biel on
The HBO series will see the film's original stars reprise their roles
An Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and wounded man in New York City Thursday evening, Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) confirmed. The New York Police Department (NYPD) first reported that a shooting "involving federal law enforcement agents" occurred at
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nairobi-based advertising technology firm Suss Ads is expanding beyond advertising technology into enterprise customer-experience software, betting on artificial intelligence to help businesses manage growing volumes of customer conversations across
The revered writer-turned-writer/director will be feted on Oct. 17.
Phantom Blade Zero, with its wuxia-inspired combat and "kungfupunk" world, is shaping up to be one of the year's best action games.
Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman said tokenization could free up tens of billions of dollars in trapped capital.
Inevitably the Angel media company and streaming platform, rebranded from Angel Studios in 2025, has remade the 1947 John Wayne project “Angel and the Badman,” and not just for the angelic title. It’s actually the third iteration; a 2009 Hallmark Channel adaptation, shot in
A top aide to Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, allegedly suppressed an embassy report that was critical of the Israeli government, according to The New York Times, which cited three U.S. officials who work with the aide. One of Huckabee’s senior advisors, David
Biodiversity indicators can help companies make more sustainable decisions. But only 9% of the world's largest companies in sectors with a major impact on biodiversity use such indicators, according to a new study from Lund University. The researchers also show that different
Many insects see the world through hundreds of tiny lenses that are grouped together in a visual organ known as the compound eye. Behind each lens sits a cluster of eight light-detecting cells arranged in a pattern that scientists believe has existed for hundreds of millions of
OpenAI on Thursday said it shut down two influence operations -- from Russia and Iran -- that used ChatGPT to push fake journalist personas and run a "think-tank" to covertly peddle anti-Ukraine propaganda. OpenAI's report is the latest illustration of how state actors can
[Daily Trust] Nigeria will advance that Africa must move beyond celebrating the size of its mineral endowment and begin building the collective market intelligence, processing capacity and commercial infrastructure required to participate meaningfully in how its minerals and
OpenAI banned several accounts associated with two propaganda operations based in Iran and Russia, respectively, it confirmed Thursday — the latter of which the tech company said had the greatest reach it has recorded since it began reporting on and disrupting such schemes. The
For decades, scientists have believed that a protein called interferon tau (IFNT) is indispensable for pregnancy in cattle. Produced by the early embryo, it was thought to signal its presence to the mother and prevent the hormonal changes that would otherwise end the pregnancy.
A new film paints the Meta founder as a villain. But the tech firm seems immune to bad publicity, writes our North America tech correspondent.
“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” has been running since 1999, and Ice-T has been there since almost the beginning. The rapper turned a four-episode stint in the show’s second season into a permanent role as Detective Odafin “Fin” Tutuola. Nearly 30 years later, as the show
Vitalii Zhykovych gives his own account of the attempted assassination of Ukrainian-born businessman Vadym Yermolayev.
A breakdown of normal polar winds in winter raises the chance of extreme cold—and a resulting spike in energy demand—in Europe, new research shows. Normally, strong and stable westerly winds circle high above the Arctic in the winter, in what is known as the "stratospheric
A new paper published in the journal Phytotaxa describes a new species in the genus Victoria, the Colombian giant water lily (Victoria colombiana). With only three other known species in the genus, V. colombiana joins the pantheon of nature's giants with pads measuring up to 2
Bees, moths and other pollinating insects have a harder time smelling flowers in polluted air, according to research led by the University of Reading. Scientists analyzed 22 experimental studies on how the air pollutants ozone and nitrogen oxides (NOx) affect pollinators. Both
Solar tiles were touted as an attractive alternative to solar panels - why have they not taken off?
It’s for the best that “Animals,” actor Ben Affleck’s sixth outing behind the camera, is being released directly to Netflix — not that this slick, pacy serving of all-star pulp couldn’t or wouldn’t hold one’s attention in the multiplex. But ever since Affleck’s rousing,
The UK's data watchdog is investigating a spike in complaints about "robo calls" that appear to lead to a recruitment scam.
Cursed spider families, a ship that sails only at night, and a mummified father in a closet: nine Zelda side quests that belong in a horror story
There is a strong national and international commitment to large-scale carbon removal from the atmosphere (Carbon Dioxide Removal, CDR) to achieve climate goals. But how do you do that responsibly? A study commissioned by the Climate Research Initiative Netherlands (KIN) and
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump fast-tracks NPR-A oil exploration The Trump administration on Thursday announced it would exempt some Arctic oil and gas exploration activities from environmental reviews. © David W. Houseknecht, U.S.
Marvel debuted the first episode of “VisionQuest” with a surprise screening to close out its New York Comic Con panel Thursday. Early reactions to the Disney+ show, which is set to premiere Oct. 14, shared on social media were largely positive, and the perspectives ranged from
Just two weeks after it was launched, the Copernicus Sentinel-3C satellite returned its first images and measurements from two of its key instruments—a major milestone that confirms the satellite is working well and on track to monitor the health of Earth's oceans, land,
Walk through almost any city or town in a low-income or middle-income country and you'll pass them: the woman selling deep-fried fish from a cart, the mobile vendor with a bicycle full of vegetables, the kiosk operator who's the only source of a hot meal within walking
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Thursday the firing squad execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter former Army Maj. Nidal Hasan will be open to the public, a new revelation to the first U.S. military execution in more than six decades. Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist
The United States' execution of the Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed, anonymous officials from the Defense Department told the BBC and Associated Press. The planned execution of Nidal Hasan, the former US Army major convicted of killing 13 people at the Texas military
Anthropic on Thursday updated its usage policy to bar people from “abusive or cruel behavior” behavior toward its Claude AI – even though it's not, ya know, actually alive.
If you enjoyed watching the trailer for “Other Mommy” during every multiplex outing this summer, you’ll get an extended dose of its freneticism during the actual film — right down to an opening title card that appears letter-by-letter while intercut with choppy action. From
A prehistoric cold case near Drumheller reveals either a small-time raptor scavenged on an apex predator, or a baby Albertosaurus engaged in a shocking act of cannibalism. These two possible explanations for what happened to an Albertosaurus after its death near Drumheller are
Research published in the International Journal of Business Innovation and Research (IJBIR) suggests that African economies need to move beyond fragmented development strategies. This might be done by uniting digital technology, startup networks, resource processing and
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The Trump administration Thursday announced it would exempt some Arctic oil and gas exploration activities from environmental reviews. The Interior Department issued a notice exempting wintertime oil and gas exploration in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska from the
The DNA in our cells wraps around proteins called histones to form nucleosomes, which organize into chromatin. This organization helps pack genetic material into the nucleus and influences how easily genes can be read and DNA damage repaired. Understanding how chromatin changes
Homes surrounded by water, flooded roads and farmland submerged beneath swollen rivers. Albania and Montenegro were still battling severe flooding on Thursday, 8 January, after days of torrential rain and heavy snow.
Matthew Lillard got brutally honest about his love-hate relationship with the “Scooby-Doo” movies while participating in Variety‘s “Know Their Lines” video series. The actor expected to become a blockbuster movie star after landing the role of Shaggy in 2002’s live-action
Nickel is a promising, cost-effective and robust catalyst for alkaline water electrolysis—a key technology for the climate-neutral production of hydrogen. However, the actual structure of the active surface of such nickel electrodes under reaction conditions had not yet been
My ancestral languages, Boarisch (Bavarian) and Schwäbisch (Swabian), are routinely described as German dialects. That might sound like a technical linguistic distinction. For me, a Boarisch-Schwob scholar and community member, it raises a practical question: What happens to a
The Bahrain GP last week showed Sepang can still deliver an F1 spectacle, but transport woes exposed shortcomings off the track. The question is whether Malaysia can make a permanent return viable, say experts.
An elephant’s tooth never forgets The post Our Ancient Ancestors’ Lost Habitat Revealed by 700,000-Year-Old Elephant’s Tooth appeared first on Nautilus .
Hundreds of French farmers drive tractors into Paris to protest the EU‑Mercosur deal, warning of unfair competition and demanding stronger protections.