Addiction Risk Shows up in Children’s Brain Scans before Drug Use Starts
Massive Study Flips Our Story of Addiction and the Brain Brain differences in children and teens who experiment with drugs early show up before they take their first puff or sip By Maia Szalavitz edited by Allison Parshall For decades, Americans have been told a simple story about addiction: taking drugs damages the brain—and the […]
Can Life Survive the Death of the Sun?
The UniverseFridays When the Sun Becomes a Red Giant, Will Any Planet Be Safe? The future is bright—too bright—for life as we know it once the sun transforms into a red giant star By Phil Plait edited by Lee Billings An artist’s impression of the far-future sun, swollen to become a red giant star, as […]
Proof That Adult Brains Make New Neurons Settles Scientific Controversy
Proof That Adult Brains Make New Neurons Settles Scientific Controversy Adult brains grow new neurons, and scientists have finally pinpointed where they come from By Nora Bradford edited by Allison Parshall Neural precursor cells (green) are have been difficult to identify in human brians. Join Our Community of Science Lovers! For at least six decades, […]
Astronomers Found the Most Self-Destructive Planet in the Sky
Astronomers Found the Most Self-Destructive Planet in the Sky This planet triggers flares on its star—spelling its ultimate doom By Jacek Krywko edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier In this artist’s impression, the planet HIP 67522 b sends a wave of energy along magnetic field lines toward the surface of its host star—triggering a massive flare […]
In effort to protect children, France bans smoking at parks and beaches
Eleanor Beardsley PARIS — A restrictive outdoor smoking ban has come into force in France, a country where café culture, which often includes a glass of wine and a cigarette, is a way of life. As of Sunday, smokers are no longer allowed to light up in public parks, at swimming pools, or at beaches, […]
Iran is reeling from Israel’s unprecedented attack – and it may only be the start
Israel’s “Operation Rising Lion”, as it calls its attack on Iran, is unprecedented. It is vastly more extensive and ambitious than anything that has come before, including the two missile and drone exchanges it had with Iran last year. For Iran, this is the biggest assault on its territory since the Iran-Iraq War of 1980-1988.…
Five Climate Issues to Watch When Trump Goes to Canada
Five Climate Issues to Watch When Trump Goes to Canada President Trump will attend the G7 summit on Sunday in a nation he threatened to annex. He will also be an outlier on climate issues By Sara Schonhardt & E&E News CLIMATEWIRE | The world’s richest nations are gathering Sunday in the Canadian Rockies for…
How Peter Facinelli & Jennie Garth’s Daughter Saw His Dating Profile
Jennie Garth shared the awkward encounter her and Peter Facinelli’s eldest daughter Luca had when she stumbled into her dad’s profile on the dating app Raya. Peter Facinelli and Jennie Garth’s daughter swiped left on this cringe dating app moment. After all, the Beverly Hills, 90210 alum revealed her and the Twilight star’s oldest daughter…
Injured Skin Cells Fire like Neurons to ‘Scream’ for Help
Skin Cells ‘Scream’ for Help When Injured Our skin’s epithelial cells send electrical signals like neurons to cry out for help By Allison Parshall edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier Epithelial cells from finger skin stained pink. Join Our Community of Science Lovers! Neurons talk to one another using electricity. If you could hear these impulses,…
RFK Jr. overhauled the CDC’s vaccine panel. Here’s what it does and why it matters
Maria Godoy Until this week, it’s likely many people hadn’t heard much about the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory panel. But the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, plays a key role in determining which vaccines children and adults receive, what gets covered by insurance and which shots are made available…
South African woman’s murder prompts anger at country’s high level of femicide
Olorato Mongale, allegedly killed by man she went on date with, is latest victim of violence against women A wave of anger and frustration has gripped South Africa after the murder of 30-year-old Olorato Mongale, allegedly by a man she went on a date with. It is the latest in a series of high-profile cases…
Hossein Salami, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards chief, killed by Israel
Hossein Salami, commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was killed in Israel’s strikes early on Friday, the most senior Iranian leader to die in the attacks. Salami, who was 65, was known for taking a hardline stance against Iran’s rivals, including Israel and the US. Just last month, he had warned that Tehran…
We Ranked Every Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen Movie
It’s been a New York minute since Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen released a new movie. But that doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate The Row founders’ birthday by taking a look back at their film oeuvre. Thank goodness Mary-Kate Olsen and and Ashley Olsen had those passports to Paris. Because after opening brick-and-mortar stores for…
US says it was not involved in Israel’s military strikes in Iran
The US has said it is not involved in Israel’s bombardment of Iranian nuclear sites, an escalation that is threatening to send the region deeper into conflict. Secretary of State Marco Rubio released a statement soon after the strikes began, saying Israel had taken “unilateral action” and warning Iran to not retaliate against the US.…
The FIFA Club World Cup is here. Here’s what you need to know
By Rafael Nam The Club World Cup men’s soccer tournament is set to kick off at stadiums across the U.S. on Saturday, with some of the world’s top teams competing for a brand new trophy — and a whole lot of cash. The 32-team tournament represents a bold gamble by FIFA to unveil a completely…
BYD launches cheapest UK model in bid to overtake Tesla as biggest electric carmaker
Dolphin Surf will start at £18,650 – among the cheapest new vehicles on sale in Britain Business live – latest updates The Chinese manufacturer BYD has launched its cheapest model in the UK, in the latest stage of its efforts to overtake Tesla as the world’s biggest electric carmaker. The Dolphin Surf will start at…
Blockbuster New Vera C. Rubin Observatory Will Change Astronomy Forever
This Revolutionary New Telescope Will Observe the Whole Sky Every Three Days The game-changing Vera C. Rubin Observatory will collect more astronomical data in its first year than all other telescopes combined By Rebecca Boyle edited by Clara Moskowitz View of Rubin Observatory at sunset in May 2024. The 8.4-meter Simonyi Survey Telescope at Rubin…
Friday Deal Alert: Get 35% off the Solawave Skincare Wand
Now’s your chance to try a bestselling red light therapy tool for less! Score this limited-time deal and glow your way to better skin ASAP. The products featured in this article are from brands available in NBCUniversal Checkout. E! makes a commission on purchases. Red light therapy is still the hottest trend in skincare, but if…
Heidi Klum, Seal’s Son Johan Is All Grown Up in Rare Graduation Photo
Heidi Klum and Seal’s 18-year-old son Johan graduated from high school, with the supermodel saying that her “heart is full of joy and pride” over the special milestone. Heidi Klum and Seal‘s son Johan Samuel is in bloom. After all, the 18-year-old is embarking on a new chapter after graduating from high school. “CONGRATULATIONS JOHAN,”…
Trump EPA Announces Climate Regulation Rollback but Faces Legal Hurdles
Inside the EPA’s Attempt to Roll Back Climate Regulation The EPA has contradicted itself—and legal precedent—in its bid to undo Biden-era limits on power-plant climate pollution By Jean Chemnick, Niina H. Farah, Lesley Clark & E&E News CLIMATEWIRE | EPA’s proposal to stop regulating power plant climate pollution is built around a bold claim that…
What could have caused Air India plane to crash in 30 seconds?
What exactly happened to Flight AI171 between Ahmedabad and London Gatwick on Thursday afternoon will only be revealed by a detailed investigation, but the moments after take-off can be the most challenging in aviation. Indian investigators will be joined by experts from the US and UK in the coming days, as authorities attempt to establish…
Cuba’s students call for resignations and strikes after brutal internet price hike
Students say rise in prices was trigger but underlying anger was communist government’s increasing reliance on USD Having endured electricity blackouts, water shortages, transport failures and the spiralling cost of food, Cuba’s students appear to have finally lost patience with their government over a ferocious price hike for the country’s faltering internet. Local chapters of…
To save a dying forest, this town dug in
Off Mexico’s Yucatán coast, a road connects a small fishing community’s slender islet to the mainland. On one side of the road sits a healthy mangrove forest teeming with wildlife. On the other side of the road: bare dirt, pocked with patchy stands of mangrove trees. In the 1990s, construction of the road to Isla…
Air India Plane Crash: One Surviving Passenger Reportedly Found Alive
In the hours since an Air India flight crashed in Ahmedabad on June 12, carrying 242 people, officials have been sharing information on the casualties. More information is emerging about the deadly plane crash in India. In the hours since an Air India flight carrying 242 people bound for London crashed shortly after takeoff in…
Brain Implant Lets Man with ALS Speak and Sing with His ‘Real Voice’
Brain Implant Lets Man with ALS Speak and Sing with His ‘Real Voice’ A new brain-computer interface turns thoughts into singing and expressive speech in real time By Miryam Naddaf & Nature magazine The motor cortex (orange, illustration). Electrodes implanted in this region helped to record the speech-related brain activity of a man who could…
Why there’s an unexpected surge in people claiming Social Security
Laurel Wamsley Social Security retirement claims tend to follow a seasonal pattern each year, and they increase over time with the aging of the population, says Jack Smalligan, senior policy fellow at the Urban Institute. But this spring, something different happened, he says: an unexpected surge in the number of people applying for retirement benefits.…
What we know so far about Air India flight AI171
An Air India passenger plane bound for London Gatwick crashed shortly after taking off in Ahmedabad on Thursday, leaving at least 204 people dead. The flight was carrying 242 passengers and crew, including 53 British nationals, when it came down in the western Indian city. Ahmedabad’s police chief told the BBC that 204 bodies had…
These touts made millions – and claimed staff at big ticketing firms helped
When a judge dismissed an appeal by prolific ticket tout Peter Hunter and his husband and accomplice David Smith against their landmark conviction for fraud, he sounded an alarm. The evidence, he said in a 2021 judgement, suggested the possibility of “connivance and collusion” between ticketing companies and touts, who buy up tickets for live…
Where Is the Cast of Can’t Hardly Wait Now?
In honor of iconic teen comedy Can’t Hardly Wait graduating to it’s 27th reunion, let’s check in on Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ethan Embry and the other members of Huntington Hillside’s class of ’98. Yesterday’s history. Tomorrow’s the future. Tonight’s the party! The cast of 1998’s Can’t Hardly Wait walked so iconic teen fare like She’s…
The idea was to crush his spirit’: family of jailed British-Egyptian man describe awful prison conditions
As Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s mother remains on hunger strike, supporters say activist’s continued detention is campaign of vengeance by Egypt’s president Family, friends and supporters of the jailed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah have spoken about the conditions of his long imprisonment as his mother, Laila Soueif, remains in a London hospital in declining health…
FEMA Overhaul Will Come after Hurricane Season, Trump Says
Trump Says FEMA Overhaul Will Come after Hurricane Season States will continue to get FEMA federal disaster aid this year but may see less assistance after changes made in 2026 By Thomas Frank & E&E News Remnants of the Lake Lure Flowering Bridge are seen along the Broad River in a landscape scarred by Hurricane…
London-bound Air India flight with more than 240 aboard crashes in Ahmedabad, India
By The Associated Press AHMEDABAD, India — An Air India passenger plane bound for London with 244 people onboard crashed Thursday in India’s northwestern city of Ahmedabad, the airline and local media reported. Visuals on local television channels showed smoke billowing from the crash site near the airport in Ahmedabad, a city with a population…
Trump trade deal shows how vital China’s rare-earth metals are to US defense firms
Draft agreement may reassure top US military suppliers after president’s tariffs flip-flopping threatened production The draft trade agreement with China announced by Donald Trump on Wednesday would ease concerns from top US military suppliers about rare-earth metals and magnets that, if cut off permanently, could hobble production of everything from smart bombs to fighter jets…
Immigration enforcement ramps up, tensions persist in big cities
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán As tensions persist following mass immigration raids in Los Angeles, people continue to rally in protest of the Trump administration’s detention and deportation of immigrants. However, things on Wednesday quieted down in some parts of the country, including New York City, where just a few hundred protesters gathered outside the city’s immigration court.…
Chris Mason: Spending Review is a gamble on patience in an era of impatience
The hours, days, weeks and even months after a Spending Review can feel like peeling away the layers of an onion. First, there is the speech from the chancellor in the Commons: the political rhetoric and the numbers often designed to sound big but which are often incomprehensible. Then there are accompanying documents – in…
Planned NIH Cuts Threaten Americans’ Health, Senators Charge in Tense Hearing
Planned NIH Cuts Threaten Americans’ Health, Senators Charge in Tense Hearing Senators grilled NIH director Jayanta Bhattacharya the day after more than 300 NIH staff members sent him a fiery letter protesting the cancellation of thousands of research projects By Max Kozlov & Nature magazine U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jayanta (Jay) Bhattacharya…
Kristin Cavallari Pissed After Awkward Reunion With First Boyfriend
Kristin Cavallari‘s blast from the past did not turn out like she had hoped. The Laguna Beach alum reunited with her very first boyfriend during the June 11 episode of E!’s Honestly Cavallari: The Headline Tour—and it did not go well. “I’m going to be pulling up Johnny, my very first boyfriend from Chicago,” Kristin…
In treasured islands, Indonesia halts mining
Conservationists praise move that protects one of the most biodiverse marine areas on Earth. A jewel of the “Coral Triangle” just got a reprieve. The government of Indonesia announced this week that it had revoked the mining permits of four companies operating in Raja Ampat — an island chain in the country’s eastern province of…
New Map Shows How Gun Deaths of Children Have Increased in States with Loose Firearm Laws
New Map Shows How Gun Deaths of Children Have Increased in States with Loose Firearm Laws Gun violence is the leading cause of death of children in the U.S.—and states with loose gun control laws bear the heaviest burden, a new study found By Allison Parshall edited by Dean Visser Join Our Community of Science…
Bachelor’s Kaity Biggar & Zach Shallcross Are Married
The Bachelor‘s Kaity Biggar and Zach Shallcross, who got engaged in 2023 on season 27 of the ABC dating show, got married in Texas on May 23. Kaity Biggar and Zach Shallcross have swapped their roses for wedding rings. The couple, who met and got engaged in Thailand during the season 23 finale of The Bachelor in 2023,…
Reeves boosts NHS and housing as some budgets squeezed
Rachel Reeves has announced an extra £29bn per year for the NHS in England, along with funding boosts for defence and housing, as she set out the government’s spending plans until the end of the decade. The chancellor also promised more money for artificial intelligence and transport projects, saying “renewing Britain” was at the heart…
In Miami, deportations are raising concerns among Cuban-Americans
By Greg Allen In Florida, the growing number of immigrants being deported are raising concerns among some of President Trump’s most loyal voters: Cuban-Americans. Before last year’s election, more than two-thirds of Cuban-Americans in Miami-Dade County told pollsters they supported Trump. But the Trump administration’s recent actions on immigration are drawing criticism from Cuban-Americans and…
At least seven dead and 50 wounded as Colombia hit with bombings and gun attacks
Police say 19 attacks launched on targets in Cali and nearby areas, hitting police posts, municipal buildings and civilians Colombia has been rocked by a string of coordinated bomb and gun attacks that killed at least seven people and wounded at least 50 across the country’s south-west, deepening a security crisis roiling the Andean country.…
Seven ways the Spending Review will affect you
All the talk of departmental budgets and fiscal rules may feel somewhat distant from the cost of food shopping and your finances. The Spending Review is not a Budget in which taxes are changed or a host of new policies announced. But, don’t be fooled, it will have an impact on you and your money.…
Solar Orbiter Captures the First-Ever Images of the Sun’s South Pole
Behold the First Images of the Sun’s South Pole Solar Orbiter isn’t the first spacecraft to study the sun’s poles—but it’s the first to send back photographs By Meghan Bartels edited by Lee Billings A radiance map from Solar Orbiter’s SPICE instrument shows the location of carbon ions in the region of the sun’s atmosphere…
Elon Musk says some of his social media posts about Trump ‘went too far’
By Rachel Treisman Days after the very public breakup of President Trump and his former adviser Elon Musk, the latter appears to be doing damage control. “I regret some of my posts about President [Trump] last week,” Musk posted on X, his social media platform, just after 3 a.m. ET on Wednesday. “They went too…
‘Win-win’: new maps reveal best opportunities for global reforestation
New study shows regions with best potential to regrow trees and suck climate-heating CO2 from the air New maps have revealed the best “win-win” opportunities across the world to regrow forests and tackle the climate crisis, without harming people or wildlife. The places range from the eastern US and western Canada, to Brazil and Columbia,…
Everything Todd and Julie Chrisley Have Done Since Prison Release
On Todd and Julie Chrisley’s to-do list since they were pardoned of their fraud and tax crimes by President Donald Trump: Time with family, shopping for essentials and a hair refresh. Todd Chrisley will never forget the moment he learned he and his wife Julie Chrisley were being pardoned by President Donald Trump. It had been…
‘The odds are astronomical’: Canadian man wins lottery jackpots four times
Cancer survivor David Serkin won draws in August, November and May, and another more than a decade ago How do you say “lottery winner” in western Canada? The answer is: David Serkin, the name of the cancer survivor from Alberta who won three separate lottery jackpots between August and May to accumulate about $2.5m in…
See the Stars of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Then & Now
Bueller? Bueller? Bueller? We’re marking the 39th anniversary of John Hughes’ Ferris Bueller’s Day Off by checking out what Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara and Jennifer Grey are up to now. “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” For instance: It’s been…
Protests grow across the U.S. as people push against Trump’s mass deportation policies
By Sergio Martínez-Beltrán , Jasmine Garsd NEW YORK — “ICE out of New York!” Those were the words thousands of people chanted near the city’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office, and throughout the streets of Manhattan Tuesday night as part of a series of nationwide rallies against President Trump’s immigration sweeps and the…
Reeves to set out spending plans up to next election
Rachel Reeves is preparing to unveil her highly anticipated spending review, setting out how much money the NHS, schools, police and other public services will get over the next few years. The chancellor will emphasise plans to “invest in Britain’s renewal” by spending an extra £113bn on infrastructure, such as energy and transport projects in…
Love Island USA Season 7 Is Here: Shop E!’s Favorite Merch
Love Island USA is back, and we’ve got the hottest merch to channel villa vibes all summer. The products featured in this article are from brands available in NBCUniversal Checkout. E! makes a commission on purchases. Welcome back to the villa! Love Island USA has returned for Season 7. This year’s drama is sure to be…
Gorilla Gourmets Are Actually Truffle Hunting
Gorilla Gourmets Really Dig Their Truffles, Study Finds Researchers followed gorillas for years to uncover truffle-hunting behavior—and it may be socially transmitted By Rachel Nuwer edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier Soil-scratching gorillas. Join Our Community of Science Lovers! Gaston Abea remembers his grandfather telling him that the gorillas living near their village in the northern…
The U.S. and China have agreed on a framework to resolve their trade disputes
By The Associated Press LONDON — The U.S. and China have agreed in principle on a framework to carry out an agreement they reached on resolving their trade disputes last month, Chinese state media said. The announcement followed Tuesday’s conclusion of two days of talks in London. The earlier agreement had been shaken by a…
Bolsonaro denies coup plot but admits discussing ‘alternative ways’ to remain president
Ex-Brazilian president admits in court that after Lula’s win, ‘we studied other alternatives within the constitution’ Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro has denied masterminding a far-right coup plot at his trial in the supreme court, but he admitted to taking part in meetings to discuss “alternative ways” of staying in power after his defeat in…
White House Launches Another Assault on Science Funding, Targeting NSF, EPA
White House Launches Another Assault on Science Funding The Trump administration is targeting still more federal science funding, this time more than $30 billion at the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Science Foundation and other agencies By Scott Waldman, Corbin Hiar & E&E News OMB Director Russell Vought testifies before the House Appropriations Committee on…
TikTok superstar Khaby Lame was detained by ICE before being allowed to leave the U.S.
By Bill Chappell Khaby Lame, famous for his silently hilarious TikTok persona, was detained by immigration officers last week, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Lame, 25, rose to fame while living in Italy, becoming the most-followed personality on TikTok by creating comedy skits and skewering ludicrous “life hacks” promulgated online. He currently has…
Austria school shooting death toll rises to 11 after victim dies in hospital
Ten people have been killed in a school shooting in the Austrian city of Graz, in what is the deadliest gun attack in the country’s recent history. Police said the 21-year-old gunman, a former student, took his own life in a school bathroom shortly after. The incident took place at Dreierschützengasse secondary school in the…
See Michelle & Barack Obama’s Off-Duty Family Portrait With Daughters
Michelle Obama and Barack Obama celebrated youngest daughter Sasha Obama’s 24th birthday by sharing a rare family portrait that also included eldest daughter Malia Obama. Michelle Obama and Barack Obama will always put family first. The former first couple shared a rare vacation photo with daughters Malia Obama, 27, and Sasha Obama, 24, in honor…
‘Escape Room: Game Zero’ A Book Review
Christopher Edge is one of those authors who offers slender novels packed full of ideas. It ought to be impossible to include the broad sweep of technology and science that he brings to his stories and get them under 200 pages. Even harder if you’re aiming at a middle grade audience. Yet he has done…
How to Protect Yourself from Recent Salmonella Outbreak in Recalled Eggs
Science-Backed Ways to Stay Healthy during Salmonella Outbreak in Eggs To prevent Salmonella food poisoning, refrigerate your eggs, cook them well, never eat them raw and clean, clean, clean By Mark Fischetti edited by Dean Visser Join Our Community of Science Lovers! At least 79 people have been sickened by a Salmonella outbreak linked to…
U.S.-China trade talks continue for a 2nd day in London
By Fatima Al-Kassab , Emily Feng LONDON — Lancaster House, an ornate government mansion in the U.K. capital, is the location for the second round of tariff negotiations between the U.S. and China. Investors and world leaders are watching these talks closely to see if they can help thwart the prospect of a deepening trade…
Teresa Giudice’s Next Gen NYC Cameo Will Have RHONJ Fans Buzzing
RHONJ‘s Teresa Giudice and Gia Giudice had a must-see mother-daughter moment alongside RHOSLC‘s Meredith Marks and Brooks Marks in E! News’ exclusive sneak peek at Bravo’s Next Gen NYC. Teresa Giudice and Meredith Marks are taking over a completely different city. The Real Housewives stars make a highly anticipated appearance on Next Gen NYC while…
UK sanctions far-right Israeli ministers for ‘inciting violence’ against Palestinians
The UK has sanctioned two far-right Israeli ministers over “repeated incitements of violence against Palestinian communities” in the occupied West Bank. Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich will both be banned from entering the UK and will have any assets in the UK frozen as part of the measures announced by the foreign secretary. David Lammy…