For more than 500 years, Leonardo da Vinci has been admired as a brilliant artist, inventor, and thinker whose talents seemed far ahead of his time. Now, an ambitious international effort known as the Leonardo DNA Project is bringing scientists closer than ever to uncovering the biological roots of his genius. A newly published book,…
The Athletes Unlimited Softball League surprised star collegiate softball players with “golden tickets” in the weeks leading up to the draft — letting them know they will be drafted this season on one of the six AUSL teams. On Monday, draftees found out which team selected them during the AUSL Draft Show (ESPN2; 7 p.m….
Supermodel and television host Heidi Klum is one of many to pay homage to the art world at the 2026 MET Gala. Klum took to the steps on Monday night in a custom look by designer Mike Marino, inspired by classical works such as the “Veiled Christ” by Giuseppe Sammartino and the “Veiled Vestal” by…
Iran has executed three men charged in connection with political protests this January, authorities have said, the latest in a wave of hangings against the backdrop of the war against the US and Israel. Iranian authorities have carried out executions on a near-daily basis in recent weeks in what activists have denounced as a bid…
The traffic management sim Mini Motorways is once again asking players to vote for its next map. Developer Dinosaur Polo Club just put up a website that lets folks choose from four city maps, including Vienna, Auckland, Singapore and Lima. The city with the most votes will get an…
One in four humanities students will take more than 25 years to fully repay their student loans because of Morrison government changes to university fees, newly public Treasury modelling reveals. The job-ready graduates program, introduced in 2021 under the former prime minister Scott Morrison, will also leave almost two-thirds of humanities and creative arts students…
Colin Angle, the guy who co-founded iRobot and helped put robot vacuums in millions of homes, just unveiled his new company and forthcoming product. The new venture is called Familiar Machines & Magic and it’s making robots for companionship, and not for sweeping floors. They are called Familiars and…
A trading floor manager works on the floor of the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Monday, May 4, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. stock futures were little changed on Monday night after the major averages suffered declines amid growing concerns…
Hundreds of the biggest names in entertainment and fashion are descending upon the Metropolitan Museum of Art tonight for the annual Met Gala. The 2026 event is co-chaired by Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams as well as Vogue’s Anna Wintour. Its theme: celebrating Fashion is Art. The night’s honorary chairs are Jeff Bezos and Lauren…
Employees will be paid directly for generating business instead of sharing revenue between the group’s units
