When you swim through the blue waters of the Great Barrier Reef, there is one entity on the seafloor that is almost impossible to miss: the giant clam. Its enormous ribbed shell frames a soft mantle that shines in electric blue, green and gold. As the largest living bivalve in the world, Tridacna gigas can … Read more
Iowa father with stage 4 colorectal cancer gets liver transplant thanks to surprise donorKyler Hess is a father of four battling stage 4 colorectal cancer. Doctors told him a liver from a living donor will give him a chance at a cure. Then a surprise donor stepped up. POLK CITY, Iowa —Throwing the football in … Read more
Teenagers in France have been blocking their schools and demonstrating since last week to protest a series of grievances. Standing outside the Lycée Hélène Boucher, FRANCE 24 journalist Antonia Kerrigan said students said there were “classes of more than 36 people.” Click on the video to learn more. Keywords for this article
People gather during a March 4 Mercy protest against the death penalty at the Tennessee State Capitol, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn., ahead of the scheduled Sept. 30 execution of Christa Pike. George Walker IV/AP hide caption toggle caption George Walker IV/AP NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Christa Pike was 18 when she killed a … Read more
Hungary’s parliament lifts the immunity of Orban’s sitting leader and two former ministers, clearing the way for criminal investigations. Posted on September 29, 2026 September 29, 2026 Hungary’s parliament has stripped Prime Minister Peter Magyar and two ministers of former leader Viktor Orban’s nationalist government of their immunity, clearing the way for prosecutors to carry … Read more
Anthropic plans to warn potential investors in its initial public offering that advanced AI could pose “catastrophic or existential risks to humanity,” an extraordinary warning from a company seeking to profit from the same technology. The company’s IPO prospectus, reviewed by Reuters, highlighted risks associated with its AI models, which it said could exhibit “self-preservation … Read more
Today’s NYT Strands tips will be easy if you’re creative. Strands, the elevated New York Times word search game, requires the player to put a spin on the classic word search. Words can be formed from linked letters: up, down, left, right or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in whimsical shapes and … Read more
Case Keenum, playing in his first game since 2023, ran for a touchdown and threw two touchdowns to lead the Bears to a 27-7 rout of the Eagles. Both teams are 2-1. Despite playing without starting quarterback Caleb Williams, who is out with a hamstring injury, the Bears dominated the Eagles. Keenum, in his 67th … Read more
For the first time, astronomers have directly detected radio emissions from a planet beyond our Solar System. This artist’s impression shows what the gas giant exoplanet might look like inside the disk of Beta Pictoris. Image credit: L. Calçada / ESO. First discovered in 2008 by astronomers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope, Beta Pictoris b … Read more
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – An extremely potent illegal drug called cychlorphine is killing people in multiple states, including a teenager in California. Hawaii health officials say it is a matter of time before deaths from the drug happen in the islands.Cychlorphine is an opioid made in a lab that is up to 10 times stronger than … Read more