Astrophysicist and author Hakeem Oluseyi talks with cosmologist Janna Levin in a new 10-episode podcast series, Particles of Thought, from GBH and the producers of NOVA. In August 2025, 2,171 ...

Virginia Gewin is a freelance reporter in Portland, Oregon. Amid a backdrop of massive cuts in US federal support for scientific research, a new effort — the Science Foundation — launched last week to ...

Racial quotas now standard for Canadian academic hiring, grant funding You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. First Reading is a Canadian politics ...

Getting rid of Daylight Saving Time (DST) has been a much talked about subject for years, with people mainly residing in two camps: Make DST permanent or get rid of it entirely. Now, a new study from ...

Academics may have uncovered a new symptom for urological cancers in middle-aged adults, a study has suggested. Urological cancers include those of the bladder and kidneys and in men the prostate, ...

A once-a-day tablet for obesity could expand the use of weight-loss drugs to many people who have struggled to access them before, experts have said, after a new study found the pill can lead to ...

The New York Giants will face the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 4 of the 2025 NFL season. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET on Sunday, September 28, 2025, at MetLife Stadium. The game will be ...

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Unlike refusing a straw at a restaurant, it’s difficult to cut down on plastic while strapped unconscious to an operating table. Single-use plastic is facing more scrutiny than it ever has, and the ...

Diversity mandates as practiced by Canada are eroding basic science and discrediting the academic system, the renowned Harvard cognitive scientist Steven Pinker warned in recent testimony to a House ...

The SHA Board says Rotich remains an employee of the public service and has lost his job as previously reported. The Social Health Authority (SHA) has moved to clarify reports regarding the employment ...

A now almost nailed on increase in the full state pension to around £12,535 a year next April will put it only just shy of the income tax threshold. Many pensioners already earn over the £12,570 ...