Mercury, the smallest and least explored planet in the inner solar system, hides mysteries far greater than itself, and finally, scientists will soon get not one, but two spacecraft designed to decode this strange world. This is thanks to the BepiColombo mission, a joint project of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace … Read more
A genetically modified kidney from a pig called Wilma has kept a 66-year-old man with kidney failure alive for a record nine months and successfully acted as a “bridge” to a human transplant in a world first.Tim Andrews was seriously ill with end-stage kidney disease caused by type 2 diabetes and had only a 9% … Read more
Home Middle East live Published on: 04/09/2026 – 04:56 Modified: 04/09/2026 – 05:13 (ARCHIVE) Ships transit the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, southern Iran, on August 10, 2026. © Atta Kenare, AFP South Korea is considering sending military assets to the Strait of Hormuz to support freedom of navigation, media reported Thursday. Seoul denied … Read more
A federal prosecutor in Minnesota who was investigating an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer for possible civil rights crimes has been fired, four sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Evans was investigating ICE officer Christian Castro for the shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant earlier this year. The Justice Department … Read more
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Some survivors sheltering in relief camps after deadly floods in Nepal struggled Thursday for essential medicines and cash, even as authorities provided food and other basic supplies to thousands of displaced people. The shortage adds to the difficulties of those living in temporary shelters after losing homes and belongings. Suresh Kumar … Read more
‘Barron’s Roundtable’ panel looks at how big box retailers outperform the competition on value, their innovation and their revenue models. Costco Next, an online marketplace that Costco members often consider one of the retailer’s most coveted hidden perks, has quietly disappeared from the company’s website. The service offered members up to 40% discounts on certain … Read more
Yesterday, Magic: The Gathering attempted to launch Zeta Set, a collaboration with art collective MSCHF, on its online retail platform Secret Lair. We say “try” because it went so wrong that publisher Wizards of the Coast has now apologized and called the events that occurred “a disaster.” “There’s no other way to say it,” reads … Read more
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU coach Lane Kiffin’s chances of fielding former NFL players improved Thursday night when a Louisiana judge issued a preliminary injunction against the NCAA in a high-profile eligibility case. East Baton Rouge Parish Judge William Jorden issued his ruling the night before LSU presented its 105-man roster to the Southeastern … Read more
For the first time, physicists have measured the small quantum shift that an object acquires as it falls through Earth’s gravity, an effect of Einstein’s relativity that was predicted nearly a century ago but never observed. The researchers placed ultracold rubidium atoms in a superposition, a quantum state in which a single particle takes two … Read more
Pig kidney works in human body for 271 days – is this the future of organ transplants? bbc.comGenetically modified pig kidney keeps man alive for record nine months The GuardianBoston doctors report first pig-to-human transplant bridge WCVBA Transplanted Pig Kidney Is Still Working After a Record-Setting 9 Months in a Patient wired.comIn a First, a … Read more