Threads of underground fungal networks are long enough to reach beyond the Solar System

Researchers have quantified the length and mass of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal networks globally. [...]

The Strait of Hormuz Has Been Closed for 100 Days. Why Aren’t Oil Prices Higher?

President Donald Trump says a secret mission moved 100 million barrels of oil through the blocked Strait of Hormuz. That number is impossible to verify. [...]

China’s EV Market Is Booming. There’s Just One Problem

More EVs reaching the end of their life means more batteries to recycle. But waste management companies have yet to catch up to the new reality. [...]

Meta Tapped a Pentagon Supplier to Prototype Face Recognition for Its Glasses

Rank One, whose board includes a former CIA deputy director and a former FBI science chief, supplied face recognition to Meta for internal development of its smart glasses app. [...]

1 in 4 World Cup Matches Could Be Played in Dangerous Temperatures

A new report warns that Miami, Kansas City, Philadelphia, Dallas, and Houston could be particularly hot places to play during the 2026 World Cup. [...]

Brain experts tell the UK government there's 'very little' scientific evidence that phones are harming kids — but a social media ban is going ahead anyway

A few words from the academics speaking at the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee in the House of Parliament. [...]

Good news—we have extra time before the Sun ends life on Earth

Will the Sun roast Earth’s plants or starve them? [...]

The US government may be asking Anthropic the impossible by demanding unhackable LLMs

Government officials accuse Anthropic of disregarding Trump's cyber directive and releasing Fable 5 without approval. "They screwed us," one administration official said. Talks are unde [...]

DOJ Lawyers Argue xAI Is ‘Vital’ for National Security in NAACP Lawsuit

In a bid to dismiss a lawsuit over xAI's polluting gas turbines, the Justice Department claimed the company is integral to military operations—including the Iran War. [...]