North Korean and Chinese leaders agree to boost ties at Pyongyang summit

Storm pounds New Zealand's capital city, cancelling flights and ferries

June 9 - Gale-force winds and rough seas battered New Zealand's capital of Wellington on Tuesday, forcing ferry and flight cancellations and road closures as authorities urged hundreds of residents along the city's south coast to evacuate.

Finding hidden catalytic knowledge from literature data

Exciting new research at Tohoku University's Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR) explains how to transform decades of scattered literature data into computable design rules for catalysts. By using human intelligence, regression models, and AI agents,

Planet nine mystery deepens as new discovery challenges hidden planet theory

Astronomers have spent years searching for a possible hidden giant planet far beyond Neptune. Unusual orbits among distant Kuiper Belt objects have fueled the Planet Nine theory, but recent discoveries are challenging the idea by showing more stable motion than expected. If

Indonesian Horror ‘Korean Haunted Hospital’ to World Premiere at BiFan (EXCLUSIVE)

The Indonesian horror film “Korean Haunted Hospital” will have its world premiere at the 30th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan), screening in the festival’s Signature section. The film, produced by MD Pictures and Umbara Brothers Film, is directed by Anggy

Politicization in humanities scholarship may compromise scholarly standards

A national report co-authored by a University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa sociologist has found that while the humanities and social sciences continue to produce rigorous and valuable scholarship, some disciplines are experiencing instances where scholarly standards have been

Who is Nithya Raman, Los Angeles mayoral candidate who knocked out Spencer Pratt

Los Angeles Councilmember Nithya Raman (D) is set to battle Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) in the city’s mayoral race later this year, a race that is likely to feature intraparty tension amid a broader discussion about the future of the Democratic Party. According to Decision

Senate funding action stalled amid partisan stalemate on totals

Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins said Democrats “are not willing to work with us.”

Republicans hope Trump retreats on Pulte to save spy law

The president has interviewed other potential intelligence directors as lawmakers seek off-ramp.

Protected bike lanes, not painted lanes, lift NYC bikeshare ridership, analysis shows

Protected bike lanes increase Citi Bike ridership in New York City, but painted bike lanes and sharrows do not show a statistically significant causal effect on ridership after accounting for confounding factors, according to a new study from researchers at NYU's Tandon School

50 years of data reveals true extent of climate change impacts on kelp forests

New research from the University of Victoria (UVic) has found that some kelp forests around Vancouver Island were disappearing far earlier than scientists previously thought, highlighting that climate change has been altering ecosystems long before most people were aware

Sri Lanka emerging as a new base for Asia’s scam networks

The crackdown on scam compounds in Cambodia is leading some gangs to relocate to Sri Lanka.

Trump draws boos at Madison Square Garden during National Anthem before Knicks NBA Finals Game 3

Fans at Madison Square Garden booed President Trump during the National Anthem performance before Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs. Some cheers could also be heard throughout the arena as the crowd reacted to Trump’s presence in the

The Blood of Dawnwalker's post-credits scene has already been revealed, Rebel Wolves says

Rebel Wolves’ Konrad Tomaszkiewicz explained to Polygon how The Blood of Dawnwalker is just the start of a broader choice-driven RPG saga

Artemis II moon mission research continues on Earth

Since NASA's Artemis II crew members safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on April 10 after their record-setting mission around the moon, science teams have been busy collecting more data and combing through observations collected on the test flight. Results from these

A ‘miraculous transformation’: How Kim Jong Un fortified North Korea

Under Kim Jong Un, North Korea has achieved the status of a de facto nuclear power.

Becerra, Trump-backed Hilton set to duke it out in California governor's race

Former state Attorney General Xavier Becerra (D) and former Fox News host Steve Hilton, a Republican, are projected to advance to the general election for governor of California, according to Decision Desk HQ. Hilton had coalesced GOP support with the help of President Trump's

Jason Momoa Exits Justin Lin’s ‘Helldivers’ Movie at Sony

Gary Dauberman penned the script for the feature adaptation of the video game franchise.

Donald Trump Booed at NBA Finals in New York City

Donald Trump received a not-so-warm welcome at Madison Square Garden during Game 3 of the NBA Finals. As the President appeared in front of his hometown crowd, he was met with a sea of boos from thousands of basketball fans. As Broadway star Avery Wilson sang the National

NASA's INCUS mission on road to launch, study storms from space

Teams working on NASA's INCUS (Investigation of Convective Updrafts) mission, the first space-based survey of the dynamics of tropical convective storms, have completed assembly and tested two of the mission's small satellites, or SmallSats. Testing continues on the third

Jason Momoa Exits Justin Lin’s Video Game Adaptation ‘Helldivers’; Search for New Star Underway

Jason Momoa is leaving “Helldivers,” the video game adaptation from PlayStation Productions and Sony Pictures, directed by Justin Lin. No reason was given for his exit from the project, which is based on the video game franchise from Arrowhead Game Studios. Sony is underway on

Agricultural waste can be used to clean wastewater

Water pollution caused by pharmaceuticals, pesticides and other organic contaminants is an increasing global issue, especially in regions with limited wastewater treatment infrastructure. A new doctoral thesis from Umea University in Sweden offers an innovative and sustainable

Before Obsession, Inde Navarrette was streaming her Call of Duty killstreaks with the type of unbothered grace I can only dream of

I am LFG for the next Call of Duty if you don't mind carrying.

Everything we know about Guild Wars 3 and how it plans to 'push the MMORPG genre forward'

ArenaNet is planning an MMO that will be radically different, just like Guild Wars 2 once was.

Blue mushrooms, shy trees and glowing seas: Beaker Street science photography prize – in pictures

The 12 finalists will be exhibited at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery during Beaker Street festival from 6 to 17 August, including images of newborn fish, a native wasp and satellite trails across the night sky The language of termites: Liss Fenwick’s The Colony – in

They call it 'stupid hot' for a reason: Heat muddles animal brains

On a blazing hot day in South Africa, female southern pied babblers can't think straight. The medium-sized black-and-white birds are trying to get at tasty mealworms behind a see-through barrier. On cooler days, the birds can quickly figure out that all they have to do is go

Instagram is finally letting everyone reorganize their profile grid

Nearly a year after it was announced, Instagram says it's delivering the ability to rearrange the posts in your profile grid. It had been available to some people in test groups, but as of June 8th, it's rolling out widely via the Android and iPhone mobile apps. Until now, the

US says BYD, Baidu, Alibaba and other tech giants are aiding China's military

Israel and Iran flare-up tests Trump's grip and could strengthen Tehran's negotiating hand

The web of fractious alliances and dysfunctional ceasefires shows how destabilised the region remains.

NASA updates worsening ISS leak after crew safety alert

NASA says a long-running air leak aboard the ISS recently worsened, leading engineers to investigate new suspected crack locations and consider a riskier repair strategy. Astronauts were temporarily moved into a safe haven as a precaution before the repair was postponed for

Savannah Guthrie Says ‘I Cry Every Morning on the Way to Work’ While Her Mom Is Still Missing

Savannah Guthrie sat in for Sheinelle Jones on the fourth hour of “Today,” and got emotional as she explained to Jenna Bush Hager what it’s been like going back to work while her mother, Nancy, is still missing. “I can’t really even look at you every day without crying,”

Apple’s Screen Time updates are too little, too late

Apple spending a big chunk of its WWDC keynote on parental controls was surprising for several reasons. But the biggest is that, despite all the airtime, it didn't announce much new beyond a redesigned interface. Almost all the features touted already exist or are upgrades to

5 things I already love from the iOS 27 beta

iOS 27 has only been out for a few hours, and I've been messing around with the developer beta on my iPhone 16 Pro. I was most interested in trying out the new Siri AI, but unfortunately, I'm still on Apple's waitlist for that. In the meantime, I've been poking around a bunch

Cosmic bombardment may have opened Earth's crust for prebiotic chemistry

Asteroids and planetesimals regularly bombarded Earth between about 4.6 billion and 3.5 billion years ago, during the Hadean and Archean eons. Because few rocks today are more than 4 billion years old, our understanding of the planet's environment during that time is limited.

Super sponge can remove toxic dyes from industrial wastewater

Colors brighten our lives and help define countless items we use daily—from the vibrant clothes we wear to decorative paper and packaging materials. What adds different colors to these things? Dyes, which bind themselves to the structure of the material they are coloring. For

China reasserts itself to contain North Korea’s tilt towards Russia

In many ways, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s trip to Pyongyang is an effort to balance influence from Russia.

Iran war spikes airline fuel costs

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Airline fuel costs jump 78 percent in past year As the war in Iran passes the 100-day mark, the cost for America’s airline industry is mounting. © Greg Nash On

VICTORY: Meta Strips Facial Recognition Code From Smart Glasses App After Public Outcry

Just days after a damning WIRED report exposed that Meta had quietly embedded facial recognition technology (FRT) code into millions of phones, the tech giant has quietly acquiesced in demands to reverse course. Last week, researchers identified code in Meta AI, a companion

How plants survive constant DNA damage: Newly identified repair protein protects growth-critical stem cells

Similar to the way DNA damage can contribute to human diseases such as cancer, it can also disrupt growth, development and survival in plants. Every day, plants endure environmental stresses such as sunlight, radiation, drought and soil stress—all of which can damage their DNA.

Scientists found a new Alzheimer’s trigger and a drug that stops it

Researchers have identified a new Alzheimer’s target and created an experimental compound that blocks a damaging process inside brain cells. In mice, the treatment slowed nerve cell loss, reduced Alzheimer’s-related changes, and even appeared to promote healthier aging.

Ari Aster Says He ‘Wrote a Prequel’ to ‘Hereditary,’ But it ‘Never Feels Like the Right Time’ to Make it

Ari Aster said during a Q&A after an Egyptian Theatre screening of “Hereditary” (via Gold Derby) that he wrote a prequel to his 2018 horror hit, but doesn’t have any plans to shoot it. “I wrote a prequel to this,” Aster said on Sunday night. “It never feels like the right time.

SpaceX's stock market blast-off could be Musk's biggest gamble yet

SpaceX is preparing for a stock market debut that could transform the company, the wider market and Elon Musk's fortune.

Despite toxic reputation, our research shows podcasts can help men's mental health

Over the last decade, podcasts have become big business, with more than a fifth of UK adults listening to podcasts each week. The format particularly resonates with men, who are more likely than women to identify as podcast fans. Men are also overrepresented as podcast hosts.

River wildlife moves freely once dams are removed, but so too can invasive species

Almost a quarter of all freshwater species are threatened with extinction. The removal of human-made barriers from rivers, such as dams and weirs, is a popular way to restore water flow and sediment transport to its natural state and allow fish and other aquatic wildlife to

Peptide blocks DNA breaks tied to treatment-induced leukemia, offering new prevention route

Thanks to effective therapies, more and more people are now able to live with or after cancer in the long term. Consequently, the number of patients affected by the long-term effects of their treatment is also increasing. Secondary leukemias are particularly serious. These can

Could humanoid robots be heading for the battlefield?

Armed forces are experimenting with humanoid robots, but battlefield deployment is some way off.

Driving test booking rules tightened after thousands of no shows

Learner drivers can only swap their test to the three centres nearest to their original booking.

Sports store company to close 175 US locations as part of reorganization, cost-cutting strategy

The athletic footwear chain had nearly 1,000 stores when JD Sports completed its acquisition in 2024