In 2026, astronauts will travel around the moon for the first time since the Apollo era, powerful new space telescopes will prepare to survey billions of galaxies, and multiple nations will launch missions aimed at finding habitable worlds, water on the moon and clues to how
Ryan Hurst will play Kratos in the upcoming “God of War” live-action series at Amazon Prime Video. The role brings Hurst back to the franchise, as previously voiced the Norse god Thor in the video game “God of War: Ragnarok.” Kratos, though is the titular god of war and the
Donald Trump is clearly in a hurry to dominate the political narrative in his second term of office. He began 2026 with strikes in Syria against Islamic State groups, the kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, threats to intervene in Iran and the declaration that
Early in 2025, scientists discovered a promising new antibiotic in a soil sample from a lab technician's backyard. The molecule, called lariocidin, is produced by the microbe Paenibacillus and shows broad activity against pathogenic bacteria, including several that are
By Harshita Mary Varghese, Jaspreet Singh and Aditya Soni Jan 14 (Reuters) - A little-known offline messaging app launched by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has emerged as a key lifeline for Ugandans cut off from the internet ahead of a contentious election that could extend
Now in its final days on Kickstarter, Lynnvander Studios Thundercats campaign unifies the Thundercats comics and TV shows. The lead designer explains.
Europa’s seafloor might be “too quiet” to support life The post Why Europa Might Not Have Life After All appeared first on Nautilus .
Tracy Morgan’s football comedy “The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins” will hit the field earlier than expected. The new NBC series will air its first episode on Sunday, Jan. 18, at 7 p.m. PT or immediately following the NFL playoff game between the Los Angeles Rams and Chicago
A new doc, Occupational Hazard: The First Coral Reefers , pays tribute to Margaritaville's first citizens
Warner Bros. Discovery’s HBO Max and A24 inked a renewal of their licensing pact that will continue to bring the indie studio’s films exclusively to HBO and HBO Max in the Pay-1 TV window in the U.S. Under the multiyear agreement, HBO Max subscribers will have to A24 movies as
I Was Kidnapped by Idiots . “Later, he tried the ‘good cop, bad cop’ routine on me but undermined the effect by playing both characters himself, on alternate days, which just made him seem deranged.”
Southern Israeli municipalities said they were opening public bomb shelters, as the Lufthansa Group said it will operate flights to and from Tel Aviv as day flights only, citing the Middle East situation and the need for crews to return to base without overnight stays in Israel
For many years, I lived in the Indian city of Chennai, where the summer temperatures can reach up to 44° C. With a population of 4.5 million, this coastal city is humid and hot.
“RJ Decker,” a new series starring Scott Speedman, will premiere March 3 at 10 p.m. on ABC. The show joins the network’s Tuesday night lineup, which includes “Will Trent” and “High Potential.” All shows will be available to stream the next day on Hulu. With the premiere of
Although many of her earthworks have been erased by time, the late Cuban-American artist’s interventions attest to her continued presence, etched into the land.
This week, we honor a painter of Colombian national memory, a founder of Art Informel, and an Italian conceptual photographer.
Sometimes to truly study something up close, you have to take a step back. That's what Andrea Donnellan does. An expert in Earth sciences and seismology, she gets much of her data from a bird's-eye view, studying the planet's surface from the air and space, using the data to
Delcy Rodríguez served as Maduro's vice president since 2018, running Venezuela's feared intelligence service and managing its crucial oil industry.
The Indonesian Throughflow carries both warm water and fresh water from the Pacific into the Indian Ocean. As the only low-latitude current that connects the two bodies of water, it plays a key role in ocean circulation and sea surface temperature worldwide.
When you spot false or misleading information online, or in a family group chat, how do you respond? For many people, their first impulse is to fact-check—reply with statistics, make a debunking post on social media or point people toward trustworthy sources.
While Joseph Kosinski was working on “Top Gun: Maverick,” he was already thinking about his next movie, “F1,” a high-adrenaline action film set in the world of Formula 1 racing. So, he called on his go-to cinematographer Claudio Miranda, who was also working on “Top Gun:
Joe and Anthony Russo serve as producers for the action film that launches on Prime Video next month.
Matthew McConaughey’s lawyers want you to know that using AI to replicate the actor’s famous catchphrase is not “alright, alright, alright.” Attorneys for entertainment law firm Yorn Levine representing McConaughey have secured eight trademarks from the U.S. Patent and
Fluorophores are chemical compounds or molecules that absorb light energy at one wavelength and re-emit it as light at a longer, lower-energy wavelength, acting as glowing tags or markers. The absorption process is known as excitation, and the re-emission is visible as
Genetic disorders occur due to alterations in the primary genetic material—deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)—of an organism.
A little awkward maybe, but it's a classy move.
Researchers at Kumamoto University have discovered that a purely inorganic crystal grown from water solution can emit circularly polarized light, a special form of light whose "handedness" distinguishes left from right.
Set in the year 2127, Odd Jobs tells the story of a group of gig-economy workers taking on bizarre and deadly tasks.
BigRig Creates and Mr. Volt are the latest to create a working Pokédex, but they took it a step further than most The post The ‘World’s Smartest Pokédex’ Is Something Straight Out Of Your Childhood Dreams appeared first on Kotaku .
UK police on Wednesday admitted "mistakes" over the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from a Europa League football match against Aston Villa in Birmingham, as calls mounted for the under-fire local chief constable to be sacked. West Midlands Police and its chief constable
Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei, a pillar of its theocratic system since the inception of the Islamic revolution, has seen off a succession of crises throughout his rule with a mixture of repression and strategic manoeuvring but now could be facing his biggest challenge.
President Donald Trump's insistence that the U.S. will acquire Greenland "whether they like it or not" is just the latest chapter in a co-dependent and often complicated relationship between America and the Arctic's largest island—one that stretches back more than a century.
Is the EU still relevant in a world where power increasingly overrides international law? That is the question posed in this edition of The Ring, Euronews’ weekly debating show that sees two MEPs face off on some of the most pressing issues of our time.
The Trump administration reportedly sent out notices late on Tuesday announcing they were cutting hundreds of grants funding mental health and addiction services. NPR reported Wednesday that several programs were informed late on Tuesday that their federal funding through the
A Washington Post review of videos from Iran posted online of recent protests illustrates how widely violence has spread.
The rapper’s seventh studio album is scheduled to arrive on Feb. 6, a date that corresponds with a local nickname for his hometown, Fayetteville, North Carolina
Light, medium, and heavy hides are used to make leather in Hytale. Find out where to get each hide, so you can craft armor.
For Musk to earn additional shares under his pay package, the company needs a certain number of subscriptions.
A sense of nostalgia is greeted by surreal scenarios. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Absurd Scenarios Stretch Across Paco Pomet’s Uncanny Canvases
A mouse scurries up to six chestnuts. Three look healthy. Three have exit holes where moth larvae ate the insides before they left. What does the mouse do?
Light-emitting semiconductors are used throughout everyday life in TVs, smartphones, and lighting. However, many technical barriers remain in developing environmentally friendly semiconductor materials.
Climate change is already fueling dangerous heat waves, raising sea levels and transforming the oceans. Even if countries meet their pledges to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that are driving climate change, global warming will exceed what many ecosystems can safely handle.
An overwhelming majority of Americans say they do not back U.S. military intervention in Iran amid its crackdown on antigovernment protesters, according to new polling from Quinnipiac University released Wednesday. The poll found that 7 in 10 respondents believe the U.S. should
The State Department announced on Wednesday that it is pausing the processing of visas from dozens of countries as it seeks to screen out immigrants who will rely on welfare programs. “The State Department will pause immigrant visa processing from 75 countries whose migrants
The two Middle Eastern countries exchanged messages through a Russian intermediary saying they would not preemptively attack each other.
The House on Wednesday advanced a two-bill package to fund large parts of the government, teeing up a final vote later in the day. The lower chamber voted 213-210 on the rule governing the spending package, which sets up debate and a vote on final passage. The legislation
Prosecutors have disclosed an additional allegation of sexual misconduct against actor Timothy Busfield as they seek to keep him in jail pending a trial on child sex abuse charges. Busfield is accused of groping a 16-year-old girl who was auditioning for a role at the B Street
Meltdown from Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 definitely looks different in Black Ops 7 , but does it look worse? The post One Of These Games Is From 2012 And The Other Is From 2026 appeared first on Kotaku .
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says President Trump has the least healthy eating habits of anyone in his administration but praised the commander in chief for what he described as his remarkable stamina nonetheless. In an interview released Tuesday on