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Sweet lifeline for wildlife after bushfires ravage their habitat
Adelaide University and Kangaroo Island Research Station researchers have developed a simple, low-cost way to help wildlife survive in the critical days and weeks after bushfires, by delivering artificial nectar to animals struggling to find food. The study, published in the
4,000-year-old clay tablets inscribed with magical spells… and beer tabs
For over 100 years, the National Museum has housed a large collection of inscribed tablets from the earliest civilizations of the Middle East—many over 4,000 years old and written in languages that are now extinct. The tablets have led a quiet existence, but now researchers
‘The Terror: Devil in Silver’: AMC Drops First Trailer for Third Season of Horror Anthology Series (TV News Roundup)
AMC+ and Shudder have revealed the trailer and key art for “The Terror: Devil in Silver,” the third installment in the horror anthology. The six-episode limited series will debut on May 7 on AMC+ and Shudden, with new episodes airing weekly. The series will then air on the AMC
Can the Brain Survive Cryonic Sleep?
Experiments with mouse tissue suggest memory and function may remain intact The post Can the Brain Survive Cryonic Sleep? appeared first on Nautilus .
Is the EU ready to drop unanimous voting?
The decisive defeat of Hungarian leader and EU veto-er-in-chief Viktor Orbán presents the EU with an opportunity to move forward on several key foreign policy issues. But was he the problem? Or is unanimity holding the EU back from defending itself on the world stage?
A Game Boy Advance MP3 Player Has Me Wishing Nintendo Made More Gadgets
Also: MindsEye refuses to go gently
Here are all the ways the Iran war has affected the U.S. economy so far
The Iran war is starting to show up in the U.S. economy in ways both obvious and not so much.
Zelenskyy says Patriot missile shortage 'could not be any worse'
Ukraine’s shortage of Patriot missiles could not be worse than it already is, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as the US Vice President, JD Vance, called ending aid to Ukraine "one of the proudest" achievements of the Trump administration.
Report: Xbox new chief says Game Pass 'has become too expensive'
Asha Sharma reportedly said the subscription service needs 'a better value equation' in an internal memo.
Trump makes last-minute plea for GOP to ‘stick together’ on key surveillance powers vote
In a Truth Social post, the president sought to settle infighting between GOP lawmakers over the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
The Testaments TV Series
I’d vaguely remembered that Hulu was adapting The Testaments , Margaret Atwood’s follow-up to The Handmaid’s Tale , as a sequel to the TV series of the same name, but I was surprised to find out that the show has premiered and is already three episodes in (a fourth will be
Music and traffic noise make our imagination more vivid
Have you ever been stuck in a traffic jam with music blasting through the radio, and found your mind drifting off in a daydream? There might be a reason. A new study from Murdoch University, in collaboration with The Sydney Music, Mind, and Body Lab, at the Sydney
Back-to-basics approach can match or outperform AI in language analysis
A new study led by Dr. Andrea Nini at The University of Manchester has found that a grammar-based approach to language analysis can match or outperform advanced AI systems in identifying who wrote a text. The method, called LambdaG, uses patterns in grammar and sentence
Africa: H.E. Ambassador Selma Malika Haddadi Leads African Union Delegation to the 2026 World Bank Group Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C.
[African Union] H.E. Ambassador Selma Malika Haddadi, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, is leading the African Union delegation to the 2026 World Bank Group Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C., where she is undertaking a series of high-level engagements to
Good Omens' season 3 trailer previews the show's rushed finale
Prime Video will wrap the story of an angel/devil relationship with a 90-minute movie after co-creator Neil Gaiman was accused of sexual assault.
How big oil is cashing in on Iran war - The Latest
The world’s top 100 oil and gas companies made more than $30m every hour in unearned profit in the first month of the US-Israeli war in Iran, according to exclusive analysis for the Guardian. The conflict pushed the price of oil to an average of $100 a barrel in March, leading
Explainer-Why is Sudan at war, and what is the impact?
April 15 (Reuters) - The war in Sudan entered its fourth year on April 15 overshadowed by other regional and global turmoil, despite having created what the United Nations calls the world's worst humanitarian crisis. WHO IS FIGHTING? The war pits the Sudanese army, led by
Chinese national given one year in prison for smuggling ants out of Kenya
Zhang Kequn was arrested in March while trying to travel to China with more than 2,000 live ants.
Hegseth set to meet lawmakers on Pentagon's $1.5 trillion budget ask
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to head to Capitol Hill next week to meet with top House and Senate lawmakers and hash out the Pentagon’s proposed $1.5 trillion budget. Hegseth will meet Monday with the so-called “big eight,” the top Republicans and Democrats on the Armed
This Elder Scrolls-inspired RPG has the most unhinged trailer of 2026
The Lantern of the Laughless Saint is a Steam RPG that is being made by developers who are sick of waiting around for Elder Scrolls 6
AIDS activists disrupt Vought’s testimony on Trump’s budget
The protesters chanted “PEPFAR saves lives — spend the money.”
GOP leaders delay FISA vote amid GOP rebellion
Speaker Mike Johnson and White House officials are still trying to strike an agreement with GOP holdouts.
Anne Hathaway on How Beyoncé Helped Her Find ‘Swag’ as a Singer for ‘Mother Mary’ Film
Anne Hathaway has played many roles across her two-decade career, but pop star is a new one. As a singer, she’s usually gravitated toward musical theatre — with an exception being her stellar cover of Queen’s “Somebody to Love” — but for David Lowery’s “Mother Mary,” coming
Africa: Pope Leo Xiv Begins 10-Day Africa Tour As Trump Attacks Pontiff
[Vanguard] Pope Leo XIV has embarked on a 10-day tour of four countries in Africa, in a bid to urge global leaders to address the needs of the continent where more than a fifth of the world's Catholics live.
Spanish Director Eva Libertad’s ‘Deaf’ Wins Lux Audience Award
Spanish filmmaker Eva Libertad’s solo debut feature “Deaf” (Sorda) has won the 2026 Lux Audience Award, which was handed out at a ceremony Tuesday evening in Brussels. The award, which is decided through voting by European citizens and members of the European Parliament, went
Curiosity Is No Solo Act
"It gains its real power when embedded in webs of relationship and shared meaning-making."
America’s strength comes from the Constitution and checks on power
The strength of America lies in its Constitution, which has protected the rights of the people for over 250 years, and it is the responsibility of all Americans to defend it and the balance of power it provides.
Overwatch’s Switch 2 Version Literally Made Me Recoil With Disgust
Blizzard said the game would run at a higher framerate on the Switch 2, and it definitely doesn’t
Seems like opting out of website cookies doesn't actually guarantee you are opted out of website cookies
That's not very tasty.
Bellows Announces New Double Album Que Bello!: Hear Four Tracks
The Brooklyn-based musician Oliver Kalb makes acoustic DIY music under the name Bellows. His records are simultaneously homespun and ambitious. You can tell that you’re hearing one guy putting music together obsessively in his spare time, but the tracks themselves are packed
New Spider-Man 4 footage hints at a villainous turn for Ned Leeds
CinemaCon footage from the film reveals what Spidey's pal Ned Leeds has been up to.
