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Netanyahu threatens Iran's new supreme leader, defends joint assault with US
JERUSALEM, March 12 - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday issued a veiled threat to kill Iran's new supreme leader as he sought to use his first press conference since the start of the war to defend his joint military assault with the U.S. against Iran.
coulou’s vinyl cafe (no. 4) - rainy day selections...
coulou’s vinyl cafe (no. 4) - rainy day selections . “what’s up lovely humans, super excited to be sharing this new vinyl sessssion with you all.”
Webb spots details in nearby spiral galaxy NGC 5134
Two powerful instruments of the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope joined forces to create this scenic galaxy view. This spiral galaxy is named NGC 5134, and it is located 65 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. Though 65 million light-years may seem like a
Pollen-replacing feed strengthens honey bee colonies, long-term study confirms
A man-made food source provided honey bees a nutritious diet at a commercial scale over the course of two winter seasons, according to a new study led by Washington State University researchers. The study, published in the journal Insects, looked at the new feed as used by five
US Navy could escort vessels in Strait of Hormuz with international coalition, Bessent says
LONDON, March 12 - The U.S. Navy, perhaps with an international coalition, will escort vessels through the Strait of Hormuz when it is militarily possible, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Sky News in an interview on Thursday.
Rep. Finke Was Right: Age-Gating Isn’t About Kids, It’s About Control
When Rep. Leigh Finke spoke last month before the Minnesota House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee to testify against HF1434 , a broad-sweeping proposal to age-gate the internet, she began with something disarming: agreement. “I want to support the basic part of this,”
Jujutsu Kaisen season 3 episode 10 lets Megumi shine as a battle strategist
Season 3's latest episode features a gorgeous fight that doesn't rely on brute force.
Fribourg Film Festival Sidebars Spotlight Colombia, Mothers in Film and Audience Picks
Alongside its international competition, the 40th edition of the Fribourg Intl. Film Festival unfolds across a wide range of parallel programs that expand the festival’s focus beyond premieres to retrospectives, thematic sections, and audience-curated screenings. Set for March
Satellite data suggest Sundarbans mangroves are losing resilience
Mangrove forests protect tropical coasts from storms, store large amounts of carbon and provide vital habitats for plants and animals, serving, for example, as nurseries for fish and crabs. They also supply local communities with wood and medicinal plant substances. But how
NASA clears its Artemis moon rocket for an April launch with four astronauts following repairs
NASA cleared its moon rocket on Thursday for an April launch with four astronauts after completing the latest round of repairs.
Producer Victoria Alonso on Her Marvel Exit, Why She’d Love to Work at Paramount and the Rise of AI
It’s almost three years to the day since Victoria Alonso’s very public split from Marvel in 2023 as the studio’s former president of physical production. She’s doing great. She’s got a new book out, aptly titled “Possibility Is Your Superpower: Unlock Your Endless Potential,”
Dominic Fike Just Scored the Biggest Viral Hit of His Career With a Song From Eight Years Ago
“This one has only gotten more special to me,” the musician said about “Babydoll,” a minute-and-a-half-long song currently sitting in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 and racking up millions of streams
Netflix and Sony make KPop Demon Hunters 2 official in major new deal
A KPop Demon Hunters sequel is now in the works, with directors Maggie Kang and Chris Applehans returning for KPDH 2.
Pras Michel Drops Lawsuit Against Lauryn Hill Over Ill-Fated Fugees Reunion Tour
Michel is due to report for a 14-year prison sentence over foreign influence conviction
Art Movements: Look Who’s Headed to Perrotin Gallery
Alma Allen gets mega-gallery representation, Marina Abramović forays into balloon art, and more industry news.
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This week: women’s strike in Argentina, graffiti dialogues in Brooklyn, UK museums hold human remains from former colonies, mini Tudor paintings, mapping The Met, and more.
Upper Egypt site has now yielded more than 43,000 inscribed pot sherds, a record-breaking trove of information
A joint archaeological mission by the University of Tübingen and the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (MoTA) has documented the world's most extensive find of inscribed pottery sherds at the Upper Egypt site of Athribis. The archaeologists have recovered more than
Markets hopes for Fed interest rate cuts are rapidly fading away
As both energy prices and inflation fears pop higher, expectations for cuts are sliding lower.
Beabadoobee Taps the Marías for Grungy Stunner ‘All I Did Was Dream of You’
The track marks the Brit singer’s first new release in two years
EDM Artist SOUKHYA Talks Manifestation, Martin Garrix and the JBL Music Academy
Rising EDM artist SOUKHYA’s excitement is infectious when she talks about her recent experience in the JBL Music Academy. “The classes have helped me learn new things about myself as an artist and about the industry,” she says. It’s just one example of JBL‘s commitment to
Did Trump’s Iran War Start a Global Food Crisis?
The global trade crisis sparked by Donald Trump’s illegal war in Iran may soon become a global food crisis, as farmers facing surging fertilizer prices warn they won’t be able to plant their crops, according to a report from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace .
Netflix Finally Stops Beating Around The Bush And Confirms KPop Demon Hunters 2
Huntr/x will reunite on Netflix as part of an ‘exclusive multiyear’ partnership with directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans
Beabadoobee – “All I Did Was Dream Of You” (Feat. The Marías)
Since her last album, 2024’s This Is How Tomorrow Moves, Beabadoobee has opened for Sabrina Carpenter in her London hometown, notched a few modeling gigs, and most recently contributed to War Child’s HELP(2) benefit compilation. It’s about time for a new Beabadoobee album, and
New details emerge on Trump tariff refunds
The Trump administration’s tariff refund system is more than 40 percent developed, a customs official told a federal judge Thursday, and additional performance testing will take place “in the next few weeks.” Businesses are pushing for speedy refunds of the $166 billion in
‘Select’ Quincy Jones Music, Publishing and NIL Assets Acquired by HarbourView
The HarbourView Equity Partners investment has acquired “select music and non-music assets” from the Estate of Quincy Jones, one of the most legendary producers, composers and creators of the last 75 years. According to the announcement, the deal includes “select assets” from
‘Steal This Story, Please!,’ Documentary About Investigative Journalist Amy Goodman, Debuts Trailer
“Steal This Story, Please!,” a documentary about the life and career of independent investigative journalist Amy Goodman, has debuted a new trailer in advance of its theatrical release. The film explores Goodman’s work on “Democracy Now!,” an hour-long TV, radio, and internet
Company that makes generative AI-powered NPCs reports that 95% of players enjoy their generative AI-powered NPCs
Participants ate up Dead Meat and other gen AI powered detective games.
IAEA director discusses non-proliferation with head of Russia's Rosatom
MOSCOW, March 12 - The director general of the U.N. nuclear watchdog discussed non-proliferation issues on Thursday with the head of Rosatom, Russia's state nuclear energy corporation ahead of other meetings with officials, the company said.
World in 'new dark age' of abuse: UN rights expert
The world has entered a "new dark age of abuses", with the United States "raining death" on Iran and Venezuela, a UN special rapporteur said Thursday. Ben Saul, the United Nations' special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while
A common hydrogel may be built differently than assumed, with big implications for mechanics
A study led by Northwestern University researchers has reported a way to observe hydrogel nano and microstructure while the hydrogel remains fully solvated. The approach reveals that methylcellulose, one of the most widely used hydrogel-forming materials in biomedical research
Indie deckbuilder All Will Rise's dev joins No Games For Genocide boycott and plans to hand back funding it received from Microsoft
"We encourage others in the industry to join us and take a stand."
Final Oscar Predictions: Best Director — Can Ryan Coogler Make History Despite Paul Thomas Anderson’s Dominant Run?
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety chief awards editor Clayton Davis.
WoW's questing system was inspired by a playtest that didn't work out as planned, because the testers didn't play MMOs and had no idea what they were supposed to do: 'I ran out of quests right away!'
"And we're like, wait a second, you just expect to have quests keep going?"
The Void Would Very Much Like You to Stop Screaming Into...
The Void Would Very Much Like You to Stop Screaming Into It . “I think we can both admit at this point that the screaming isn’t working. The screaming isn’t making you feel any better.”
Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow has a new Green Lantern
Lanterns star Aaron Pierre joins James Gunn's Man of Tomorrow, bringing John Stewart to the big screen in 2027.
2026 Oscar Parties and Red Carpet Events in Photos: Tom Cruise, Chase Infiniti, Demi Moore and More
Oscar Week parties and events are in full swing. Lana Condor, Alexandra Shipp and Jurnee Smollett were some of the bold-faced names who attended Dior’s Club J’adore in Beverly Hills on Monday night. On Tuesday, Tyriq Withers and Maika Monroe walked the red carpet at the
US and allies clash with Russia and China over Iran nuclear program
March 12 - The U.S. and Western allies clashed with Russia and China on Thursday over Iran's nuclear intentions, as Washington sought at the United Nations to further justify the war it launched on Iran two weeks ago.
Eric, Don Jr. invest in military drone company amid Iran war
The business of war has always been lucrative. But when the people making money are tied directly to the people making policy, it raises questions Americans should be asking.
Asymmetric spin torque unlocks deterministic control of antiferromagnetic memory
A research team led by Prof. Shao Dingfu from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, has proposed a universal mechanism that enables deterministic electrical control of collinear antiferromagnets—overcoming a long-standing bottleneck in
Watch live: Amy Coney Barrett speaks at the Library of Congress
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett will speak Thursday at the 2026 Supreme Court Fellows Program Annual Lecture at the Library of Congress. Barrett, appointed to the high court by President Trump in 2020 during his first term, has been a key swing vote in consequential
Small and large lost relics list in Pokémon Pokopia
If you want to know what the various large and small lost relics in Pokémon Pokopia can be, we list them in our guide.
Nancy Mace says she flew to Middle East to get stranded Americans home
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said Thursday that a recent trip to rescue a South Carolina family who was stranded in the Middle East amid the war with Iran turned into a “full scale evacuation” of hundreds of Americans from the region. Mace, who is seeking the GOP nomination for
Iran's new supreme leader vows to block Strait of Hormuz in first statement
A message attributed to Mojtaba Khamenei also says Iran will continue targeting US bases in the region.
Crimson Desert Console Gameplay Finally Released, But Only Of The PS5 Pro Version
Pearl Abyss' upcoming open-world RPG appears to run solidly on Sony's beefier home console
Capsule technology opens new window into individual cells
Researchers have developed a capsule-based method that makes it possible to analyze the same cell through multiple experimental steps. The technology overcomes a long-standing limitation in cell research and could open new ways to study disease mechanisms at the single-cell
Documenting conflict between commerce and conservation at a mining operation in Bangladesh
A new study using multidecade satellite imagery and face-to-face human interviews tracked the environmental and societal impacts of gravel mining in the Lubha River, Northeast Bangladesh. The researchers found that the river had recovered its natural shape within just four
Subnautica 2 developer video reveals a 'brand new' base building system with some pretty fabulous windows
If you like building bases, you're probably going to like this.
The Tiny Brooklyn Project Space Resisting the Gallery Machine
The non-commercial Greenpoint-based space Subtitled NYC models the tentative ways we make do in everyday life.
Joe Rogan warns World War III is possible soon, urges restraint on Iran
Quintessential swing voter Joe Rogan is very worried about the potential outbreak of World War III due to U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, which have decimated the country’s military capabilities and have already provoked counterattacks on U.S. servicemembers, a spike in global