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‘1.3 billion premature deaths’: Scientists give frightening play-by-play of hypothetical Yellowstone supervolcano eruption

Apple’s new watches are always listening

Russia-Ukraine war is accelerating the dangerous race toward fully autonomous drones

As renewed chaos grips the oil market, one country is keeping global prices down

Could AI really kill all humans? Most scenarios require physical access, making AI armageddon unlikely

Why your smartwatch is so bad at telling you how many calories you burned

Macron and Carney announce closer France-Canada ties amid Trump tensions

Houthis Push to Expand Territory as Tensions With Saudi Arabia Rise

6 sneaky ways to eat more fiber, according to experts

‘Babies are dying’: How Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak changed the vaccine mindset of this Amish country midwife

Annie Dillard Gave It All

Russia’s Attacks on Europe Are Getting More Brazen and More Dangerous

Houthi advance boosts Iran’s leverage over the US and Saudi Arabia

Why AI consciousness could become the next great societal divide

OpenAI Is Close To Solving Another Millennium Prize Math Problem

‘Ferritin face’ is trending

US consumers and businesses are now facing a future of more expensive borrowing

How Yemen's Houthis went from a small mountain militia to a big regional threat

‘Godfather of AI’ says tech regulation is nearing Covid-style pivot moment

Yemen offensive elevates enigmatic Houthi commander's standing

Dengue-carrying mosquitoes expand their reach into new territories

Germany’s China Shock Will Push Voters Right

The Roman telescope has enough gas for 22 years, double NASA’s expectations

Why Houthi control of the ‘Gate of Tears’ may be Iran’s biggest victory yet

Lula, Bolsonaro neck-and-neck in Brazil runoff polls ahead of election

Sanctions on West Bank settlements aren’t enough

Hormuz traffic dwindles after Middle East attacks intensify

Leaked A.I. Queries Raise Fears of New Biological Weapons Race

What are statins? And can healthy people use them to prevent heart disease and dementia?

A flawed system and one man’s hubris cost Meta shareholders $17 billion

Learning without a brain—how bacteria store memories and remember the past like artificial neural networks

As diseases loom, CDC's response to measles deaths stirs fears about agency's reliability

People with Tourette syndrome, like Billie Eilish, use everything in their power to suppress tics

The US has made progress in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, but the Iran war is far from over

Common Stomach Bacteria Linked to Colorectal Cancer

Two AI researchers leave Anthropic and Google over safety concerns: ‘There are no adults in the room’

‘The Uprising’ Review: Sackcloth and Clashes

Oligoclonal nanobody-based recombinant antivenom protects mice challenged with venom from cobras and king cobras from India

On Israeli sanctions, Trump strikes an unusually restrained tone

9/11 was the beginning of the end of American democracy

We're about to exceed 1.5-degree global warming limit, according to the UN

Scientists Discover the Earliest Evidence of Drug Use in Really Old Teeth

OpenAI’s sly mathematical breakthrough sends a chill through academia

Families’ interest in their kids’ education is falling around the globe as scores drop, test shows

Iran war: Tehran’s assertive rhetoric signals a new and dangerous phase in conflict

Immigration in Sweden: how the country went from one of Europe’s most welcoming, to one of its most restrictive

Australia targets algorithmic social feeds as it looks to hit Big Tech harder

60 years later, 'Star Trek' continues to 'live long and prosper'

Flights to and from Indonesia’s capital resume after volcanic eruption forced a 2-day closure

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Congo’s Ebola burial teams battle community anger, fatigue and fear of infection

Scientists Say a Key Trigger for Alzheimer’s Damage Isn’t Even in the Brain

Australians could opt out of social media algorithms under new law

Australians may soon gain the ability to switch off social media algorithms entirely under planned legislation.

Here’s where a massive solar storm could take down the US power grid

Mosquitoes are picky eaters – we studied 3 common South Florida species to learn why they like some people more than others

Brazil considers reciprocal measures after EU halts imports of Brazilian goods

Health officials turn to mobile-phone data to track Ebola spread in Congo

Australia Is Evacuating an Antarctic Base So No One Has to Watch Thousands of Seals Die

Using a radar satellite to track emperor penguins in winter is changing our understanding of the species