Sweeping winds of vaporized metals have been found in a massive cloud that dimmed the light of a star for nearly nine months. This discovery, made with the Gemini South telescope in Chile, one half of the International Gemini Observatory, offers a rare glimpse into the chaotic
NPR's Emmanuel Akinwotu continues his journey along West Africa's most ambitious urban corridor. In Togo, he meets the Nana Benz — icons of past prosperity in a region where opportunity is shifting.
“I sat and listened to his remarks,” Gore, an avid environmentalist, told The Post in a statement.
Under the lead of the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW) the influence of parasitic fungi on the physiology and survival of cyanobacteria in the Baltic Sea was investigated. Such infections are known from lakes. Due to the high nutrient load in the
A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, its Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that an enzyme involved in protein translation is essential for circulating immune
“We are desperately looking for a vendor here that manufactures custom wood parts,” Jay Foreman, CEO of Basic Fun, told The Post.
A more than three-decade-old outpost of California java chain Peet's Coffee is expected to close as the company an $18 billion takeover of the beloved brand.
What it’s like to “rediscover” vintage gay adult films from the 1970s and 1980s in a moment of state repression.
Back on the stand after a first day of hearings on Tuesday, Marine Le Pen continues to deny having run a coordinated scheme to misuse European Parliament funds.
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As one-person households rise across China, more young adults are finding freedom in living alone - and confronting the emotional costs that come with it.
President Donald Trump announced in a social media post Wednesday that he and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte brokered a possible agreement on Greenland, though Trump provided few details and no timeline. Trump’s comments came just hours after he took his case for acquiring
China's enormous growth in distance running neatly mirrors the country’s rise as an economic power, says Juliana Liu for Bloomberg Opinion.
Scientists have collaborated to develop a new class of highly precise filtration membranes. The research, published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, could significantly reduce energy consumption and enable large-scale water reuse in industry. The team includes
Luminate, the data research company owned by Variety parent PMC, published its year-end 2025 film and TV report on Wednesday, and among the surprises: Peacock’ “Love Island USA” was the most-watched streaming original TV season — growing its year-to-year viewership by 150%.
Oregon State University researchers have painted a clearer picture of the coastal marten, a secretive, ferret-sized forest carnivore renowned for its cuteness but nearly driven to extinction by human activity in the 20th century.
Along with his sibling Chuquimamani-Condori, Joshua Chuquimia Crampton is one-half of Los Thuthanaka, the experimental duo who made one of last year’s best albums. Now Crampton is following that up with a new solo album called Anata, which arrives in just a couple of weeks. Its
We named Jobi Riccio’s debut Whiplash one of the best country albums of 2023, though her music has at least as much to do with alternative rock. The Nashville artist has been gradually doling out singles since then, and today she shared a new one that’s billed as a preview of
“When South Morningside Primary School girls football team won the prestigious Edinburgh Schools cup last year, they were presented with a small plastic trophy. It paled into comparison with the large, grand trophy given to the winning boys team… ”
The House voted to undo the Biden administration’s decision to block off mining in a wilderness area in Minnesota on Wednesday, using a limited legislative tool to go after the 2023 action. The 214-208 vote seeks to undo protections for an area around Minnesota’s Boundary
Tenacious D’s Kyle Gass sparked controversy back in July 2024 after commenting on the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump during a concert in Australia. A year-and-a-half later, Gass is speaking out about the moment that caused his duo with Jack Black to cancel
Researchers at the University of Oulu, Finland, have developed a pine-bark–based water-treatment medium that efficiently removes antibiotics as well as residues of blood-pressure and antidepressant medicines from wastewater treatment plant effluent. A new doctoral thesis
UnitedHealth Group (UHG), the largest national health care provider in the U.S., is planning to return profits it makes in the ObamaCare marketplace to consumers in 2026. CEO and Chairman Stephen Hemsley is expected to announce the idea when he appears before the House
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has taken his fight with President Trump from the United States and online to Davos, Switzerland, elevating it to a global stage. Newsom spent much of Wednesday at Davos needling the president, including by calling Trump’s address to Davos, in
Unifrance, the French promotional film organization, celebrated rising stars at this year’s Rendez-Vous in Paris. The 10 up-and-coming actors and filmmakers named 2026’s Talents to Watch kicked things off with a ceremony at France’s Ministry of Culture before hitting a yearlong
Researchers at Tohoku University have developed a new technique to identify the initiation sites of a destructive process called pitting corrosion, which occurs when aluminum (Al) alloys are exposed to sodium chloride solutions. This advancement is expected to accelerate the
“This is a sex assault case where one side claims she was sexually assaulted, and the other side claims she's making it up," Carter's lawyer said Wednesday
Research in the lab of UC Santa Barbara materials professor Stephen Wilson is focused on understanding the fundamental physics behind unusual states of matter and developing materials that can host the kinds of properties needed for quantum functionalities.
Fans can't wait to hear the rumored third albums from Phoebe Bridgers, Olivia Rodrigo, and Gracie Abrams. Will their dreams come true soon?
The journalists were killed Wednesday in a strike on their car in central Gaza. Israel’s military said it struck “several suspects” who were operating a drone.
With the punk rockers performing at the opening ceremony and Bad Bunny headlining the halftime show, the game could threaten the MAGA agenda
As part of its ongoing efforts to combat brucellosis, a serious and often neglected disease endemic to many low- and middle-income countries around the world, a team of researchers from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) has identified
Variety will moderate six panels, presented by Adobe, at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. The panels will take place from Jan. 23-25 at the Adobe House. “Anatomy of a Doc: The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist” will be held on Jan. 23 at 10:30 a.m. The conversation
Rahm Emanuel, seen as a potential 2028 contender, is pushing for a 75-year maximum age limit for people holding office. “You can't serve in the armed forces. You can't serve in a private sector job,” Emanuel told reporters during a Christian Science Monitor event Wednesday.
"It’s inaccurate for anyone in the industry to claim that one tool is to blame," said Patrick Tubach, VFX supervisor at Epic Games.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned of a potential “nightmare” future scenario where Silicon Valley generates so much wealth from the artificial intelligence boom that it becomes “decoupled” from the rest of society.
Back in 2014, when Chuck D was the official ambassador for Record Store Day, the Public Enemy firebrand met Doors drummer John Densmore on an RSD panel. As the story goes, a year later Chuck emailed Densmore the following: "You’ve got the beats, I’ve got the rhymes, let’s make
Existing algorithms can partially reconstruct the shape of a single tree from a clean point-cloud dataset acquired by laser-scanning technologies. Doing the same with forest data has proven far more difficult. But now a team from Purdue University's Department of Computer
WBD's wily CEO has tried to turn up the heat on Paramount CEO Ellison.
For many years, cesium atomic clocks have been reliably keeping time around the world. But the future belongs to even more accurate clocks: optical atomic clocks. In a few years' time, they could change the definition of the base unit second in the International System of Units
The Gates Foundation on Wednesday announced Horizon 1000, a $50 million health project created in partnership with OpenAI to increase the utilization of artificial intelligence inside health care centers across Africa. “Over the next few years, we will collaborate with leaders
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If you were to ask hardcore Beach Boys cultists what they want more at this point — a boxed set devoted to the cult-classic “The Beach Boys Love You” album, or a very belated release of the shelved “Adult/Child” album recorded after that — it might very well be a draw.
The Supreme Court explored several pathways as it weighed the monumental battle over President Trump’s firing power at the Federal Reserve on Wednesday. Though the justices appeared open to arguments from Fed board of governors member Lisa Cook that she was unlawfully removed,
Homes were being evacuated and thousands left without power.
WELLINGTON, Jan 22 - Further heavy rains across the north of New Zealand’s North Island overnight have caused widespread damage, with homes being evacuated, thousands without power, roads closed and two people missing after a landslide hit a house.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado on Wednesday defended giving her Nobel Peace Prize to President Trump during her visit to the White House last week. "I already said what I meant and what it means to the Venezuelan people to present President Trump with our
Nancy Lacore, a three-star admiral and former chief of the Navy Reserve before she was fired by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, announced a run for Congress in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District. Lacore, who began as a Navy pilot and rose to vice admiral during more
The House will now have to decide on whether to refer contempt charges against the former president, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, to the Justice Department.
