Meet the new face, and braincase to boot, of Asia’s mysterious Stone Age denizens, the Denisovans. The nearly complete, roughly 146,000-year-old skull of an adult male was found nearly a century ago, possibly during bridge construction in Harbin, China. An earlier study claimed that the Harbin skull, nicknamed Dragon Man, represented a new species called…
The technology exists to reduce driving speeds to improve safety. Should we use it? It’s been almost 400 years since the leaders of New Amsterdam (now New York City) confronted a growing threat on their streets: people moving too fast. In 1652, the colonial council passed what may be North America’s first speed limit: “No…
Fans of actress Simone Ashley have been let down after finding out this week that the star has been left on the cutting room floor of Brad Pitt’s new film, F1. With the film premiering this week, the 30-year-old has been inconspicuously absent from promotions alongside Pitt and her fellow British actor Damson Idris, which…
Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark got hit in the eye and knocked to the ground, while also doing some shoving of her own, during a testy and physical game against the Connecticut Sun on Monday night in Indianapolis. The Fever emerged with an 88-71 win after a game that featured a pair of skirmishes, including…
In a defiant address, Iran’s supreme leader rejects Trump’s call to surrender.
Mysterious Link between Earth’s Magnetism and Oxygen Baffles Scientists The strength of Earth’s magnetic field and the amount of oxygen in its atmosphere seem to be correlated—and scientists want to know why By Davide Castelvecchi & Nature magazine A group of Dimetrodon’s hunting in a Permian era environment. Stocktrek Images, Inc./Alamy Stock Photo The strength…
Google is rolling out the ability for users to have a back-and-forth voice conversation with AI Mode, its experimental Search feature that lets users ask complex, multi-part questions. With the new Search Live integration, users can have a free-flowing voice conversation with Search and explore links from across the web. Users will be able to access the…
Chef and TV personality Anne Burrell, who coached culinary fumblers through hundreds of episodes of Worst Cooks in America, died Tuesday at her New York home. She was 55. Police were called to Burrell’s address before 8 a.m. and found an unresponsive woman who was soon pronounced dead. Reps for Burrell confirmed her death in…
President Trump has increasingly pointed to rate cuts by other central banks as he pressures Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair, to reduce borrowing costs.
In an angry post on social media, President Trump suggested that President Emmanuel Macron of France was a publicity seeker with no clue about American plans in the Israel-Iran conflict.
