Capybaras Were the Newest Lobbyists in This Brazilian Legislature
In Mato Grosso, Brazil, capybaras wandered into the building, but they were polite during the incursion.
Govt reduces petrol price by Rs3.19, HSD by Rs1.50 for August 7
[ Latest revision takes petrol to Rs329.82 per litre and HSD to Rs382.36 under the new pricing system People wait in line at a petrol pump. — FILE PHOTO The federal government on Thursday reduced the prices of petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs3.19 and Rs1.50 per litre, respectively, for August 7. According to … Read more
Birds Are Dying. Clues Point to El Niño.
A die-off of seabirds has some experts thinking an El Niño weather pattern is to blame, a look at data centers and pollution, and more climate news.
Salman Khan, sister Alvira summoned in Being Human jewellery case
Indian court directs siblings, company officials to appear in Oct over complaint linked to Being Human jewellery brand Bollywood actor Salman Khan and his sister, Alvira Khan Agnihotri, have been summoned by a district court in India’s Chandigarh in connection with a complaint related to the Being Human jewellery brand. According to Gulf News, the … Read more
Italy swelters, Hungary and Romania cut power as Europe’s heatwave intensifies
Europe, the fastest-warming continent, faces record heat and wildfires, with France and Spain worst hit A man cools himself with water from the Fontana della Barcaccia during a heatwave in Rome, Italy, August 6, 2026. REUTERS/Claudia Chieppa Italy placed all major cities under the highest heat alert on Thursday as a severe heatwave gripped large … Read more
This A.I. Just Created Viruses Not Found in Nature
Scientists trained artificial intelligence on libraries of DNA and then asked the model to create recipes for viral genomes. Sixteen of them were viable, yielding new viruses.
North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile, South Korea says
Launch comes ahead of joint South Korean-US military drills expected this month North Korea has repeatedly declared itself an ‘irreversible’ nuclear state. Photo: AFP/file North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile on Thursday towards the sea off the peninsula’s eastern coast, South Korea’s military said, the first such launch in more than 40 days after … Read more
Israeli Settler Charged in Death of Activist Awdah Hathaleen
The indictment was a rare case in which the Israeli authorities pressed charges against an Israeli in the killing of a Palestinian.
James R. Urbaniak, Master of Stitching Back Fingers, Dies at 90
He was among the first to perform microscopic surgery in the 1970s and revolutionized techniques to treat traumatic injuries.
‘Olmo’ Review: A New Mexican Coming-of-Age Comedy
Fernando Eimbcke’s film, set in Las Cruces, finds tenderness and turmoil in a 1970s Mexican American household.