A video purporting to expose extensive fraud at child care centers in Minnesota shows the relationship between the Trump administration and self-described citizen journalists.

From university breaches to cyberattacks that shut down whole supply chains, these were the worst cybersecurity incidents of the year.

Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.

How much more chaotic could a second Trump term be? 2025 did not disappoint.

Rachel Reid says the publicity from the hit TV adaptation led a Parkinson's specialist to get in touch.

Mars isn’t just dusty—it crackles with electricity. Scientists discovered that dust devils can generate tiny electric sparks, captured for the first time by Perseverance’s microphone. These static discharges may rapidly destroy chemicals like methane and reshape how Mars’ atmosphere works. The spark…

Scientists have uncovered an extensive underwater vent system near Milos, Greece, hidden along active fault lines beneath the seafloor. These geological fractures act as pathways for hot, gas-rich fluids to escape, forming clusters of vents with striking visual diversity. The discovery surprised res…

In a recent study published in Antiquity, Dr. Dirk Brandherm and his colleagues identified more than 600 suspected house platforms in the Brusselstown Ring hillfort, making it the largest nucleated settlement ever discovered in the entirety of prehistoric Britain and Ireland thus far. Subsequent tes…

Factor meal kits offer a free $200 Withings body-scanning scale after a three-week subscription. I was afraid, then maybe a little motivated?

The boom in artificial intelligence was the biggest driver of gains in the stock market. That could pose a risk in 2026.

A shorter commute strengthens pay equity efforts.

George and Amal Clooney, along with their twin daughters, Ella and Alexander, were awarded French citizenship Friday. The French government listed their names in the naturalization decree published Saturday. Amal Clooney, a prominent human rights lawyer, was listed under her maiden name, Alamuddin, …

A new technical paper titled “Probing the Nanoscale Onset of Plasticity in Electroplated Copper for Hybrid Bonding Structures via Multimodal Atomic Force Microscopy” was published by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Intel, and Colorado School of Mines. Excerpt  “The…

A new technical paper titled “BARD: Reducing Write Latency of DDR5 Memory by Exploiting Bank-Parallelism” was published by Georgia Tech. Abstract “This paper studies the impact of DRAM writes on DDR5-based system. To efficiently perform DRAM writes, modern systems buffer write requests and try to co…

It will turn much colder across the UK for the start of the new year. Additional warnings for cold weather, snow and ice have been issued as Simon King outlines.

Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.

You might think that the human body has many holes, but that number shrinks when you stop to consider what counts as a hole.

Leader hails ‘new heights’ for economy, technology and defence in year racked by trade turmoil

From auroras at 36,000 feet to comet flybys and eclipses, these are the standout images our readers shared with Space.com in 2025.

Mothers starving to feed children, surgeries without anaesthesia and loss of privacy define female experience in Gaza.

As the military pushes ahead with a widely condemned election, Beijing’s priorities are proving decisiveMyanmar’s first election since the 2021 coup: everything you need to knowMyanmar’s military has managed to regain momentum in its battle against a determined patchwork of opposition groups, retaki…

Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) on Monday appealed a judge’s order allowing her criminal prosecution to proceed.  McIver’s notice of appeal begins her fight at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, which hears federal cases arising from New Jersey and will consider the congresswoman’s argumen…

The highly contagious norovirus is spreading quickly across the country as the year comes to a close thanks to a surging variant. Why it matters: The new norovirus outbreaks come as the flu, whooping cough, measles and COVID have all seen spikes nationwide.Sickness from norovirus, often referred to …

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Hisense is perhaps best known for its budget-friendly electronics and appliances, like TVs and refrigerators. But at CES 2025, the China-based company showed its high-end chops with a massive 136-inch micro LED TV, which recently became available for a whopping $1…

Scientists in Kansas believe Kernza could cut emissions, restore degraded soils and reshape the future of agricultureOn the concrete floor of a greenhouse in rural Kansas stands a neat grid of 100 plastic plant pots, each holding a straggly crown of strappy, grass-like leaves. These plants are peren…

Global Change Biology, Volume 32, Issue 1, January 2026.