Air Canada suspends restart plans after union defies return to work order
By The Associated Press TORONTO — Air Canada said it suspended plans to restart operations on Sunday after the union representing 10,000 flight attendants said it will defy a return to work order. The strike was already affecting about 130,000 travelers around the world per day during the peak summer travel season. The Canada Industrial […]
Scientific American Is Older Than the Discovery of Neptune
The UniverseFridays One Year after Scientific American’s First Issue, the Solar System Grew by a Planet Neptune’s discovery was a race that ended not long after this magazine came to be By Phil Plait edited by Lee Billings The planet Neptune, as seen by NASA’s Voyager 2 probe during a flyby in August of 1989. […]
Cosmic Tornado from Star’s Birth Whirls in Dazzling JWST Image
Cosmic Tornado from Star’s Birth Whirls in Dazzling JWST Image This telescope has revealed the whipped-up dust from the birth of a star—and a shining background galaxy—more clearly than ever before By Gayoung Lee edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier Join Our Community of Science Lovers! When a star is born, the process leaves behind a […]
Vibrio pectenicida Identified as Cause of Sea Star Wasting Disease Affecting Billions
Mysterious Illness Decimating Sea Stars Finally Identified A devastating bacterium has decimated populations of sunflower sea stars, predators that play a crucial role in their environment By Andrea Tamayo edited by Andrea Gawrylewski A giant sunflower star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) walks across the reef underwater in Point Dume State Beach, California. Join Our Community of Science […]
What Are Light Echoes, and Why Do They Matter?
The UniverseFridays Echoes of Light Illuminate the Cosmos Bizarre phenomena called light echoes create strange, shifting shapes seen in some telescopic images, and help astronomers chart the heavens above By Phil Plait edited by Lee Billings Captured by the Hubble Space Telescope in February 2004, this image is part of a sequence showing the celestial […]
Police arrest 474 people at Palestine Action ban protest
Police have arrested 474 people at a demonstration in London in support of banned group Palestine Action. The Metropolitan Police said 466 protesters were arrested for supporting the group, five for assaults on police officers, two for public order offences, and one for a racially aggravated offence. Scores of people simultaneously unveiled handwritten signs with…
Grenada government and opposition join forces to drop oath of allegiance to King Charles
Move comes amid calls for reparations for slavery and king’s removal as head of state of Caribbean country The government and opposition in the Caribbean island of Grenada have joined forces to drop the oath of allegiance to the British crown amid growing calls to remove King Charles as the country’s head of state. A…
Sheinbaum rejects US ‘invasion’ after Trump orders military to target Mexico cartels
Mexico’s president says ‘there will be no invasion … it’s absolutely off the table’ after news reports of order Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has rejected the idea that the US might invade Mexico after news reports suggested Donald Trump had authorized the use of military force targeting drug cartels deemed terrorist organizations in Latin American…
Vance and Lammy host Ukraine talks ahead of US-Russia summit
US Vice-President JD Vance and UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy are hosting a meeting of senior security officials near London to discuss on the war in Ukraine. Earlier on Saturday, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer had a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and said they agreed it would be a “vital forum to discuss…
Princess Anne Debuts New Hair Look for First Time in 50 Years
Princess Anne debuted a new hairstyle for the first time in five decades in a portrait with her husband Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, which was released in honor of her upcoming 75th birthday. Princess Anne is switching up her iconic look. In a royal portrait released ahead of her 75th birthday, King Charles III’…
What Are Light Echoes, and Why Do They Matter?
The UniverseFridays Echoes of Light Illuminate the Cosmos Bizarre phenomena called light echoes create strange, shifting shapes seen in some telescopic images, and help astronomers chart the heavens above By Phil Plait edited by Lee Billings Captured by the Hubble Space Telescope in February 2004, this image is part of a sequence showing the celestial…
4 people and 5 months in space, NASA’s Crew-10 mission safely returns to Earth
By Brendan Byrne A crew of four wrapped up a nearly five-month stay on the International Space Station, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California under a canopy of parachutes Saturday in the same SpaceX capsule that launched NASA’s Crew-10 mission to the station back in March. It took the capsule…
This Mushroom’s Incredibly Bitter Taste Is New to Science
This Mushroom’s Incredibly Bitter Taste Is New to Science The first analysis of mushroom bitterness reveals ultrapotent compounds By K. R. Callaway edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier Join Our Community of Science Lovers! Ever bite into something so bitter that you had to spit it out? An ages-old genetic mutation helps you and other animals…
‘At least I’m safe’: A Kenyan immigrant opts to leave the U.S. on his own terms, leaving children and wife behind
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán LANSING, Mich. — On a recent Thursday afternoon, Samuel Kangethe pushes his 5-year-old daughter on the swings at a leafy park near his home. While she swings, the little girl eyes the nearby playground on top of a small hill. Nearby, Kangethe’s 13-year-old son is showing his dad a few things about fishing…
Where Blake Lively & Justin Baldoni’s Legal Battle Stands
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s movie It Ends With Us debuted in theaters in August 2024. Months later, the costars began their headline-making legal battle. Revisit the timeline of their lawsuits. Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni never thought a movie project would end like this. But by the time It Ends With Us—the film adaptation…
Bolsonaro supporters pray for Trump rescue as coup plot trial verdict nears
Far-right ex-president’s devotees pin hopes on pressure campaign but tariffs and sanctions appear likely to fail Each morning, Edite Costa steps out of her bungalow on Brasília’s sun-baked savannah, stands beneath a mango tree and lifts her hands to the sky in prayer. “I ask God to work so that not just Trump but all…
‘People are angry’: Behind the wave of asylum hotel protests
“We are not happy with these men in this hotel because we fear for our children,” Orla Minihane tells me. “If that makes me far-right then so be it.” Orla has lived near Epping since she was a child and describes herself as a “very boring woman who has worked in the City of London…
Physicists Divided on What Quantum Mechanics Says about Reality
Physicists Can’t Agree on What Quantum Mechanics Says about Reality A survey of more than 1,000 physicists finds deep disagreements in what quantum theories mean in the real world By Elizabeth Gibney & Nature magazine But researchers still disagree widely on how best to describe the physical reality that lies behind the mathematics, as a…
Who Bryan Kohberger Planned to Accuse of Committing Idaho Murders
Before Bryan Kohberger pled guilty to the four University of Idaho student murders, he submitted the names of four possible new suspects as part of his defense, according to court docs. Bryan Kohberger was planning to accuse other people of committing his horrific murders. pled guilty to the 2022 killings of University of Idaho students…
Brazil’s president signs environmental ‘devastation bill’ but vetoes key articles
Campaigners had urged Lula to veto the bill entirely, but many have welcomed his alterations Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has signed into law a controversial bill that scientists and environmentalists had dubbed the “devastation bill”, but vetoed key articles that would have in effect dismantled the country’s environmental licensing system. On Friday,…
Where could Trump and Putin meet about the war in Ukraine? The options are limited
Jaclyn Diaz President Trump said his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss an end to the war in Ukraine is set to happen “very shortly” at a date and location that Trump said he would announce “a little bit later” on Friday. When — and, most critically, where — these talks could happen…
Trump and Putin to meet in Alaska for Ukraine talks next week
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Alaska next Friday to discuss the future of the war in Ukraine. The spokesperson added that Trump had been invited to Russia for a potential second summit. There was no immediate reaction from Ukraine. The announcement of the meeting came just hours after…
Kris Jenner’s Lavish Birthday Gift to Kylie Jenner Is a Royal Flush
Kylie Jenner gave fans a peek at the poker table she was gifted from mom Kris Jenner for her 28th birthday Aug. 10, complete with custom cards and chips featuring photos of the Kardashians star. Kylie Jenner officially has a full house. As the Kardashians star prepped for her 28th birthday on Aug. 10, Kylie…
Israel rejects international criticism of Gaza City takeover plan
Israel has strongly rejected criticism from world leaders after its security cabinet approved a plan to take control of Gaza City. Defence minister Israel Katz said countries that condemn Israel and threaten sanctions “will not weaken our resolve”. “Our enemies will find us as one strong, united fist that will strike them with great force,”…
Top US diplomat in Brazil summoned to foreign ministry over Bolsonaro trial comments
US embassy accused supreme court judge of persecuting ex-president, currently on trial for alleged coup attempt Brazil’s foreign ministry has summoned the US chargé d’affaires after the embassy posted comments about the trial of former president Jair Bolsonaro, as relations between the two countries continue to deteriorate. On Thursday, the embassy published a social media…
AI-Designed Hydrogel Inspired by Nature Creates Ultra-Strong Underwater Adhesive
Nature-Inspired Gel Explains Why This Duck Is Stuck Today this material can seal pipes and brave the ocean. But someday it could be used in surgery or underwater repairs By Andrea Tamayo edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier A rubber duck glued to a rock by the sea using one of the researchers’ hydrogels. Join Our…
Trump says he will meet Putin ‘very shortly’ and will announce the date and place soon
By Franco Ordoñez , Danielle Kurtzleben President Trump said on Friday that he plans to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin “very shortly” to talk about a plan to end Russia’s war in Ukraine. Trump told reporters he would announce the date and location soon — possibly as early as Friday — but said he was…
EPA plans to end a program that makes solar power available to low-income Americans
By Julia Simon , Jeff Brady The Trump Administration says it will end a $7 billion program to help low-income households and communities get access to affordable solar energy. The move is part of President Trump’s effort to reverse former President Biden’s climate agenda and boost fossil fuels instead. The “Solar for All” program had…
Weather tracker: heavy rainfall across India, Japan and Hong Kong causes widespread disruption
Hong Kong hit by 350mm of rain in 24 hours, while mountainous state of Uttarakhand badly affected by landslides and flooding Large parts of Asia have been especially wet this week and the heavy rain is forecast to continue into next week. Hong Kong issued four black rainstorm warnings – the most times this warning…
Congressman Eric Sorensen on Defending Climate Science, Depoliticizing Weather and Bringing Scientific Rigor to Capitol Hill
By Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi, Jeffery DelViscio & Alex Sugiura Representative Eric Sorensen of Illinois. Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. Representative Eric Sorensen of Illinois spent 22 years forecasting the weather on television before winning his congressional seat in 2022. He now finds himself defending scientific agencies from unprecedented attacks…
Israel’s plan means more misery for Palestinians and big risk for Netanyahu
News of the Israeli government’s decision to take over Gaza City is being met not surprisingly with despair in Gaza. Gaza City, its capital, is on a countdown to oblivion. Assuming that Hamas does not capitulate in the coming weeks – and there are currently few signs of this happening – then the Israeli military…
Why Pete Davidson Says SNL50 Audience Was Simply “Terrible”
Pete Davidson reflected on the star-studded audience for Saturday Night Live‘s 50th anniversary, which had him sitting next to Meryl Streep. Pete Davidson found the SNL50 audience to be a big time letdown. The comedian was one of the many alums who returned to Saturday Night Live for its 50th anniversary special back in February, and he isn’t…
Secrets About Freaky Friday Revealed
As hyped as we are that Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan are reuniting for the Freaky Friday sequel Freakier Friday, could you, like, chill for a sec and look back on the original 2003 film? We definitely can’t chill for a sec over this news. More than two decades after its release, Freaky Friday is…
Trump administration cuts McGruff the Crime Dog’s fentanyl campaign
Kristin Wright Adults of a certain age may remember McGruff the Crime Dog best. The animated bloodhound in a trench coat warned children about the dangers of using drugs in a series of both gritty and cheery public service announcements on TV in the 1980s and 1990s. McGruff was as frank about stranger danger and…
Starlink and Astronomers Are in a Light Pollution Standoff
Can Astronomers and Satellite Operators Learn to Share the Sky? Satellite streaks are ruining astronomical images. Can scientists and space companies find solutions before it’s too late? By Emma R. Hasson edited by Lee Billings Sunlight reflecting off a pair of communications satellites creates two bright flares in this time-lapse photograph of the night sky.…
New research reveals King George IV profited from slavery in Grenada
Experts say finding heightens pressure on the monarchy to confront its historical links to slavery The research by independent scholar Desirée Baptiste shows that George IV, who ruled for a decade until 1830, received profits from enslaved labour on Grenadian plantations – a finding that experts say heightens pressure on the monarchy to confront its…
Courts service ‘covered up’ IT bug that caused evidence to go missing
The body running courts in England and Wales has been accused of a cover-up, after a leaked report found it took several years to react to an IT bug that caused evidence to go missing, be overwritten or appear lost. Sources within HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) say that as a result, judges in…
NFL Star Tyreek Hill’s 8-Month-Old Daughter Hospitalized
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill’s 8-month-old daughter Capri was taken to the hospital after appearing to act differently with her mom Keeta Vaccaro. Tyreek Hill’s daughter Capri is doing well after a health scare. The NFL star’s 8-month-old was taken to the hospital after her mom Keeta Vaccaro contacted the child’s pediatrician Dr. Jared…
Homelessness Minister Rushanara Ali quits over rent hike claims
Rushanara Ali has resigned as homelessness minister, Downing Street has confirmed. The move comes after she was accused of hypocrisy over the way she handled rent increases on a house she owns in east London. There were calls for her to step down from homelessness charities and opposition politicians. In a letter to the prime…
NYC shooter had two ‘mental health holds’ in Las Vegas. They didn’t affect his legal right to own guns
Martin Kaste Records released this week by Las Vegas Metropolitan Police confirm they had several contacts in recent years with Shane Tamura, the 27-year-old man who drove to New York and killed four people on July 28. The records show he was known to suffer from mental illness, had been the subject of two emergency…
Students Find Hidden Fibonacci Sequence in Classic Probability Puzzle
Students Find Hidden Fibonacci Sequence in Classic Probability Puzzle Though the Fibonacci sequence shows up everywhere in nature, these young mathematicians were surprised to find it in the answer to a variation of the pick-up sticks problem⁠—a nearly two-century-old form of puzzle By Emma R. Hasson edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier A variation of a…
Trump administration doubles reward for arrest of Venezuela’s president to $50m
Nicolás Maduro was indicted in 2020 on federal charges of narcoterrorism and conspiracy to import cocaine The Trump administration is doubling to $50m a reward for the arrest of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, accusing him of being one of the world’s largest narcotraffickers and working with cartels to flood the US with fentanyl-laced cocaine. “Under…
Trump orders colleges to share admissions data, with an eye on affirmative action
Cory Turner President Trump signed a presidential memorandum Thursday requiring colleges and universities to submit expanded admissions data to the U.S. Department of Education. The move is the latest salvo in the administration’s fight against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies and is intended to reveal if schools are still preferencing race in admissions even…
Netanyahu divides Israelis and allies with plan to occupy Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans for a new military push in the Gaza Strip have raised warnings from the army leadership, opposition from hostage families and concerns that more Palestinians will be killed, and risk isolating the country even further. As the security cabinet prepared to meet to discuss the proposals, Netanyahu gave an…
JWST Spots Possible Alien Planet at Alpha Centauri
Our Nearest Sunlike Star Might Have a Planet, JWST Shows in Stunning Finding In some of its most ambitious work yet, the James Webb Space Telescope looked to spot a planet in a potentially habitable orbit around Alpha Centauri A, the nearest sunlike star to our solar system By Meghan Bartels edited by Lee Billings…
Jenny Han Addresses Summer I Turned Pretty 3’s Lack of Taylor Swift
Jenny Han hinted as to why there has only been one Taylor Swift song in season three of The Summer I Turned Pretty so far and shared there may be more to come. Jenny Han wants fans to know that there’s still plenty of blank space for Taylor Swift tracks to fill in season three of The Summer…
Bank of England cuts interest rates to two-year low of 4%
The Bank of England has cut interest rates to 4%, taking the cost of borrowing to the lowest level for more than two years. The cut, from the previous rate of 4.25%, is the fifth since August last year, but was only narrowly backed by the Bank’s policymakers who took two votes to reach a…
Federal judge rules cuts to humanities grants were ‘unlawful’
Elizabeth Blair A federal judge has ruled that the government’s abrupt elimination of humanities grants previously approved by Congress was “unlawful” and that a lawsuit brought by humanities groups can move forward. In April, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), terminated grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities to thousands of groups across the…
Dozens more countries face higher levies on exports to US as new Trump tariffs come into effect
Donald Trump’s latest wave of ‘reciprocal’ rates were in place as of a minute past midnight Washington time on Thursday See the full list of Trump tariff rates Business live – latest updates Dozens of countries face higher levies on their exports to the US now that Donald Trump’s latest wave of country-specific tariffs has…
Mathematicians Question AI Performance at International Math Olympiad
Opinion AI Took on the Math Olympiad—But Mathematicians Aren’t Impressed AI models supposedly did well on International Math Olympiad problems, but how they got their answers reminds us why we still need people doing math By Emily Riehl A defining memory from my senior year of high school was a nine-hour math exam with just…
MGK Details Chat With Taylor Swift Amid Travis Kelce’s Super Bowl Loss
Machine Gun Kelly detailed his conversation with Taylor Swift at the 2025 Super Bowl where they cheered on Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs before they lost to the Philadelphia Eagles. By the way, Taylor Swift is going out tonight, but she didn’t after the last Super Bowl. As Travis Kelce and the Kansas…
Why the EPA’s Latest Move Could Worsen the Climate Crisis
Opinion Why the EPA’s Latest Move Could Worsen the Climate Crisis If the EPA abdicates its responsibility to address climate change, it will harm health and the planet in exchange for pandering to fossil fuel interests By Rachel Cleetus & Carlos Martinez Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a sweeping effort to do…
Brazil judge eases Jair Bolsonaro house arrest to allow family visits
Ex-president can see children and grandchildren without prior court approval, but phone and video ban remains A Brazilian supreme court judge has eased the terms of Jair Bolsonaro’s house arrest, allowing the far-right former president to receive visits from family members without prior judicial approval. The former paratrooper turned populist has been under house arrest…
Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to ‘kill’ cops
Tom Dreisbach Police bodycam footage introduced at the trial of Jared Wise showed him berating police officers on Jan. 6, 2021 and yelling “kill ’em” as rioters attacked law enforcement. Less than five years after urging rioters to “kill” police at the Capitol, a former Jan. 6 defendant is working as a senior adviser for…
First migrants detained under ‘one in, one out’ deal with France
The first migrants have been detained under the UK’s new “one in, one out” deportation deal with France after crossing the English Channel. Pictures showed the migrants wearing life jackets disembarking from Border Force boats in Dover on Wednesday, the first day the pilot scheme came into force. The Home Office said those detained will…
Eddie Palmieri, a trailblazer in Latin music, has died at age 88
Luis Trelles Bandleader and pianist Eddie Palmieri, whose pounding rhythms forged a new style for Latin music, died Wednesday at the age of 88. Fania Records, the renowned Latin jazz label that released several of Palmieri’s classic recordings, announced his death in a statement. “Today, Fania Records mourns the loss of the legendary Eddie Palmieri,…
Trump says ‘good prospect’ of summit with Putin and Zelensky after envoy’s Russia visit
Donald Trump has said there is a “good chance” he could meet the Russian and Ukrainian leaders, following what he described as “very good talks” between his envoy and Vladimir Putin earlier in the day. Asked at the White House whether the two leaders had agreed to such a summit, the US president said there…
MRI Accidents Explained: What Causes Deaths and Injuries in Scanners
MRI Accidents Explained: What Causes Deaths and Injuries in Scanners When serious accidents happen in magnetic resonance imaging scanners, it’s usually because people ignore one very important rule By Michaela Maya-Mrschtik Last month a man on Long Island died after he was pulled into a magnetic resonance imaging scanner by a large metal chain he…
Assault on Sudan’s Zamzam refugee camp may have killed more than 1,500 civilians
Guardian investigation finds number killed in April attack by Rapid Support Forces far greater than current estimates More than 1,500 civilians may have been massacred during an attack on Sudan’s largest displacement camp in April, in what would be the second-biggest war crime of the country’s catastrophic conflict. A Guardian investigation into the 72-hour attack…
Kelly Clarkson Shares Ex Brandon Blackstock Is Sick, Postpones Shows
Kelly Clarkson postponed the remaining August dates of her Studio Sessions residency at Las Vegas’ Caesars Palace after sharing that her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock is sick. Kelly Clarkson needs to be there for her family. The “Since U Been Gone” singer shared that she had to reschedule the remainder of her August Studio Sesson concerts…
US destruction of contraceptives denies 1.4m African women and girls lifesaving care, NGO says
Incineration of $9.7m of contraceptives to lead to 174,000 unintended pregnancies and 56,000 unsafe abortions, IPPF says A decision by the US government to incinerate more than $9.7m (£7.3m) of contraceptives is projected to result in 174,000 unintended pregnancies and 56,000 unsafe abortions in five African countries. More than three-quarters of the contraceptives (77%) were…
Proposed House Bill Would Weaken Marine Mammal Protection Act, Endangering Whales, Dolphins and More
The Law That Saved the Whales Is Under Attack Proposed amendments to the Marine Mammal Protection Act would cut down protections to whales, dolphins, polar bears and other species By Ryan Green edited by Andrea Gawrylewski Aaron Doughty finishes securing a dead humpback whale that was hauled out of Portland Harbor on to his trailer…
A zoo in Denmark asked patrons to donate their pets. Not as attractions, but for food
By Alana Wise A European zoo stirred up intrigue and controversy after a social media post asking for surplus pets to be donated to feed captive animals went viral. In a post on Facebook, the Aalborg Zoo in Denmark asked people to donate unwanted pets that would be “gently euthanized” and fed to predators in…
The secret system Hamas uses to pay government salaries
After nearly two years of war, Hamas’s military capability is severely weakened and its political leadership under intense pressure. Yet, throughout the war Hamas has managed to continue to use a secret cash-based payment system to pay 30,000 civil servants’ salaries totalling $7m (£5.3m). The BBC has spoken to three civil servants who have confirmed…
Teyana Taylor Undergoing Emergency Vocal Chord Surgery
Teyana Taylor said she’ll be undergoing emergency surgery after doctors found a noncancerous growth on one of her vocal chords: “This moment hurts.” Teyana Taylor is focusing on her health. The “Gonna Love Me” singer shared on Aug. 6 that she’ll be undergoing emergency surgery on her vocal chords to remove a benign growth. “I’ve…