‘Like a prisoner being released’ – Relief for Iranians as internet shutdown ends
The government imposed the blackout after the start of the war with the US and Israel in February, cutting most Iranians off from the outside world.
Lawyer says WA man accused of hurling rock at Hawaiian monk seal has been doxxed and threatened
The video drew widespread condemnation and demands for prosecution in Hawaiʻi, including from Maui’s mayor. Scientists identified the seal as an adult male.
Paleontologists in New Mexico have just dug up a two-legged, beak-mouthed reptile that looks almost exactly like a small dinosaur — except it lived more than a hundred million years before any dinosaur evolved that body plan, and it wasn’t a dinosaur at all, but a distant cousin of modern crocodiles
In the spring of 2026, a team of paleontologists led by the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County formally described a new species of reptile from a quarry in northern New Mexico. The animal walked on two legs. It had a toothless beak. Its arms were small and held close to its body. Its […]
Memory-preserving transistors could bypass the Boltzmann limit
Researchers have created a new theoretical framework that shows how memory-preserving “memtransistors” could overcome the intrinsic limits in efficiency faced by conventional semiconductor transistors, …
Live updates: Iran IRGC threatens US combat amid uncertain deal
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned Wednesday that its forces are “lying in wait” if President Donald Trump restarts combat operations, leaving the outlook for a nuclear deal between Washington and Tehran uncertain. Trump is huddling with his National Security team and Cabinet at the White House on Wednesday, eschewing a trip to Camp David.
Matthew Perry’s assistant to be sentenced for injecting ketamine that killed actor
Kenneth Iwamasa pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine resulting in death.
Russian lawmakers want banks and their staff to help fight Ukrainian drones
Russia’s lower house of parliament has approved a plan for bank staff and branches to help counter Ukrainian drone attacks.
8 Spooky Queer Folk Horror Books
If you can’t get enough of folk horror, don’t miss these eight unputdownable queer folk horror books.
Why some Republicans are worried about Ken Paxton as a Senate nominee
Few politicians have garnered as much scandal in Texas as Paxton, but he has ignited the MAGA base, who see him as a fighter.