The opening night gala for the 2026 Berlinale boasted an array of top European talent and several emotional moments from Yeoh, Oscar winner Sean Baker, and German cinema legend Wim Wenders.
While most of the world's glaciers are retreating as the climate warms, a small but significant population behaves very differently—and the consequences can be severe. A team of international scientists, led by the University of Portsmouth, has carried out a comprehensive
As ocean temperatures rise due to climate change, corals and other sensitive organisms survive where temperatures are less extreme. But a new study from researchers at Florida Tech, published this month in the journal Communications Earth & Environment, found that local land
The newly unveiled advisory board, spanning leaders in production, finance, tech and talent management, will select creatively ambitious African and diaspora projects for investment and support.
Madame Morrible is a Golden Bear winner. Oscar-winning actress Michelle Yeoh added another prestigious award to her collection on Wednesday night in a very rainy Berlin, where she was presented with the Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement at the 2026 Berlinale.
Physicists in Leiden have built a microscope that can measure no fewer than four key properties of a material in a single scan, all with nanoscale precision. The instrument can even examine complete quantum chips, accelerating research and innovation in the field of quantum
Using advanced machine learning and climate models, researchers have shown that the ancestors of crops like wheat, barley, and rye probably were much less widespread in the Middle East 12,000 years ago than previously believed. This challenges traditional assumptions about the
The currents of the oceans, the roiling surface of the sun, and the clouds of smoke billowing off a forest fire—all are governed by the same laws of physics and give rise to a complex phenomenon known as turbulence. But precisely modeling this chaotic motion of fluids,
Freshwater streams, ponds and lakes across the United States are becoming saltier, and new research from the University of Missouri shows the damage may be greater than scientists once thought. Scientists at Mizzou's College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources found that
The French Defence Minister told Euronews that, based on what she witnessed on a recent visit to Ukraine, she questioned whether Russia wants peace. She emphasised, however, the importance of continued dialogue with Moscow.
The White House calls it the largest deregulation in US history, but environmentalists say it will prove costly for Americans.
The opening credits of “No Good Men” play out over a profuse montage of cactus flowers blooming in rapid time-lapse abundance, their pastel petals billowing brightly over the plant’s thorny armor — set to an earwormy Pashtun-pop banger by Pakistani singer Nazia Iqbal. Rife with
Guillermo del Toro will be celebrated by the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) with its prestigious Board of Governors Award at the 40th Annual ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards Gala on March 8 at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills. “Guillermo del Toro has reshaped
The Ariane 6 programme is backed by 13 nations, all members of the European Space Agency and building the rocket requires the expertise of around 600 subcontractors led by ArianeGroup.
This week: Gladys Nilsson subverts ageist myths, letters from children in ICE detention, Heathcliff and whiteness, Toñita at the Super Bowl, Japanese incense clocks, and more.
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressive move by the president to roll back climate regulations.
Senate Democrats voted Thursday to block a motion to advance a House-passed bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, putting Washington on the brink of a partial government shutdown that will affect more than 260,000 federal employees. The motion, which required 60
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) on Wednesday signed an executive order banning Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from undertaking operations on state property. Sherrill’s order makes an exception for immigration operations authorized by a judicial warrant,
“ ‘CEO said a thing!’ journalism generally involves a press outlet parroting the claims of a CEO or billionaire utterly mindlessly without any sort of useful historical context as to whether anything being said is factually correct .”
Endangerment finding rollback will make families ‘sicker and less safe’, environmental advocate says US politics live – latest updates The Trump administration has revoked the bedrock scientific determination which gives the government the ability to regulate climate-heating
Because the effort isn't city-sanctioned, organizers say they're working directly with willing homeowners and local businesses, placing the sirens on private property rather than going through city permitting channels.
Joining the noble career is not as easy as just finding a job.
A cunning web is yours to unravel—do it and grab an excellent reward.
Scandals can be your downfall or a windfall in the new Sims 4 expansion.
Doubling of fish biomass and rebounding of endangered species shows government measures starting to work, biologists say The Yangtze River in China, which has been in ecological decline for 70 years, is showing signs of recovery thanks to a sweeping fishing ban. The ban was
Rockwell and director Gore Verbinski break down the many characters and comedians who inspired their unnamed "man from the future."
Astronomers have watched a dying star fail to explode as a supernova, instead collapsing into a black hole. The remarkable sighting is the most complete observational record ever made of a star's transformation into a black hole, allowing astronomers to construct a
Scientists have identified a crucial mechanism that allows plants to shape their vascular systems, determining whether they grow soft edible storage organs or develop the rigid woody tissue characteristic of trees. Published in Science, research led by the University of
A global team of astronomers, led by the University of Warwick, have used a European Space Agency (ESA) telescope to discover a planetary system that turns our understanding of planet formation upside down, with a distant rocky world. In our solar system, the inner planets
Some genetic mutations that are expected to completely stop a gene from working surprisingly cause only mild or even no symptoms. Researchers in previous studies have discovered one reason why: cells can ramp up the activity of other genes that perform similar functions to make
For more than a century, the American chestnut, once a dominant tree across eastern North American forests, has been devastated by an invasive fungal disease that killed billions of trees in the early 1900s. A study published in Science shows that modern genomic tools can
A new study from an interdisciplinary German research collaboration, led by the Haptic Intelligence Department at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS), reveals the secret to the gentle dexterity of the elephant trunk. The 1,000 whiskers that cover an
A rocky exoplanet in the LHS 1903 system defies planet formation models, hinting that gravitational upheaval reshaped the red dwarf’s four worlds.
Susan Grode, a fine art and entertainment lawyer who spent decades championing the rights of artists and creators, died Feb. 8 in Los Angeles of natural causes. She was known for her independent thinking and for challenging industry norms in pursuit of fair outcomes for the
Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired the North American rights to “The Travel Companion,” an indie comedy from debut feature film directors Alex Mallis and Travis Wood. The film premiered at the 2025 Tribeca Festival and will receive a theatrical release in late spring. “The
New research reveals the neurochemical cocktail brewing in bee brains when they learn The post A Peek Inside the Minds of Honeybees appeared first on Nautilus .
At the heart of the issue is a dwindling cattle supply.
Here, the term is reclaimed not as an insult but as an ethical position: art that refuses neutrality, civility, or institutional comfort.
'There are things more important than medals. I stood up for what I believe in.'
Highguard developer Wildlight Entertainment laid off most of its staff yesterday, just 16 days after the game's launch.
Finance and sales outfit Global Constellation has closed a raft of key international deals on Daniel Fahre’s World War II drama “Battle of Oslo.” The film sold in North America (Samuel Goldwyn Films), Australia and New Zealand (Palace), Spain (Alfa), Former Yugoslavia
The Trump administration on Thursday repealed the landmark 2009 legal finding that climate change poses a threat to the public — and axed climate rules for cars and trucks that were regulated under the finding. The repeal is an aggressive escalation in the administration’s
A federal judge in Florida who is presiding over President Trump's lawsuit against the BBC denied a motion Wednesday to delay discovery in the case and set a trial date for next spring. U.S. District Judge Roy Altman, who was appointed by Trump during his first term in office,
The potential 2028 presidential candidates will sound off on a range of burgeoning crises as European leaders recoil at America’s populist politics.
A large-scale fraud ring at the Louvre museum has been busted by police in Paris. Up to ten people have been arrested including museum staff and guides.
New analysis on 2017 Hubble images of the Jupiter-family comet, 41P/Tuttle–Giacobini–Kresak (41P/TGK), indicates that the comet underwent a spin reversal between April and December 2017. While this behavior is not unheard of, 41P/TGK's rotational changes were deemed
Warner Bros. is having the kind of Oscar season most studios dream about, and publicity teams may quietly dread. The studio is backing the two clearest best picture contenders of the year: Paul Thomas Anderson’s action epic “One Battle After Another” and Ryan Coogler’s
The former Rolling Stone contributor, who has written music with John Cale, books with Howard Stern, and appeared in the Safdie brothers' movies shares surreal stories of a life around the famous