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 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.
“ ‘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
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
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
The scene is a crowded bar. Director Justin Baldoni says that his co-star, Blake Lively, looks “pretty hot.” Lively says that wasn’t her aim. “Sexy,” Baldoni says, in mock self-correction. “Sorry, I missed the sexual harassment training.” That interaction, captured on video,
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will announce a multi-billion dollar reconstruction plan for Gaza and detail plans for a U.N.-authorized stabilization force for the Palestinian enclave at the first formal meeting of his Board of Peace next
Three-time Grammy winner — and 2023 Variety Hitmakers honoree — Victoria Monét has signed with United Talent Agency (UTA) for touring representation in North America as well as all other agency areas. UTA will work to secure opportunities across touring, film, television, and
An international team of scientists has discovered that a small, low-abundance protein plays a surprisingly big role in assembling carboxysomes—specialized bacterial microcompartments that enable efficient carbon fixation and underpin much of life on Earth. The study, published
Jaden Michael will appear in the Hulu YA drama pilot “Foster Dade,” Variety has learned exclusively. As previously reported, the pilot was picked up at Hulu in August and is based on the Nash Jenkins novel “Foster Dade Explores the Cosmos.” Michael will star alongside
After a string of costly misfires, big studios are rethinking Berlin, Cannes, and Venice — trading red carpets for tighter, social‑driven campaigns.
Inaugural Entertainment has acquired distribution rights for writer-director David Lipper's movie that also stars Til Schweiger.
The FDA should make more safe drugs available for over-the-counter purchase, starting with albuterol, in order to reduce costs and increase access to medicine.
“Our Milky Way galaxy may not have a supermassive black hole at its centre but rather an enormous clump of mysterious dark matter exerting the same gravitational influence.”
Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally will be played across 40 cities
Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby on Thursday called for NATO to be based on “partnership rather than dependency” ahead of talks with the military alliance’s defense ministers in Brussels. “Now it’s time to march out together, to be pragmatic,” he told reporters, calling for
Consumer outlet Which? has been campaigning on access to loyalty schemes, calling it a "huge win for shoppers".
It is well documented that the Gulf Stream plays a pivotal role in the climate system through its transfer of heat, which ultimately supplies warmth to northern latitudes in the North Atlantic. What remains less well understood is how the Gulf Stream influences the climate
The lighthearted evolution simulator looks nothing like the zombie presentation that horrified Hayao Miyazaki back in 2016, and Steam loves it
As protest and military action raised the prospect of regime change in Iran and Venezuela, the voices of both countries’ diasporas were heard loud and clear through the media of their host nations. Venezuelan exiles in the US were, according to the popular narrative, broadly