Jury orders Meta and Google to pay woman $3 million in social media addiction trial
Technology Jury orders Meta and Google to pay woman $3 million in social media addiction trial March 25, 2026 1:32 PM ET Bobby Allyn Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, center, leaves the Los Angeles Superior Court after testifying in the social...
Why insects aren't huge: a new challenge to a decades-old idea
Download the Nature Podcast 25 March 2026 In this episode: 00:44 Why insects aren’t massive Research Article : Snelling et al. 11:39 Research Highlights Nature: Faster ticking of ‘biological clock’ predicts shorter lifespan Nature : Mighty mini-magnet is low in...
Geopolitical tensions are leading China to rethink research collaboration
But evidence from within Chinese institutions suggests that rather than retreating from global science, China is reorganizing how it collaborates — and defence‑aligned universities and virtual research environments are predicted to play a central role. Nature Index 2026 China In...
A leadership vacuum adds to strains on the CDC
During the current Trump administration, the embattled agency tasked with protecting the nation's health has had a Senate-confirmed director for less than a month, and it has lost at least a quarter of its staff due to cuts and attrition...
Sock. Something. Um.
Quilm wanted to be fair, it said, and offer fair value for our experiences, although many of us hypothesized the real motivation was that memories not freely given would transfer poorly. Starchild 18,000,000 minutes by Spencer Nitkey Eviction notice by...
Brazil's Bolsonaro gets temporary house arrest for ill-health
Brazil's Bolsonaro gets temporary house arrest for ill-health 37 minutes ago Share Save Vanessa Buschschlüter Latin America online editor Share Save Reuters Jair Bolsonaro, who governed from January 2019 to December 2022, was jailed last year A judge in Brazil...
Hundreds of UK teenagers to trial six-week social media curbs for major study
Photograph: Hispanolistic/Getty Images Hundreds of UK teenagers to trial six-week social media curbs for major study Government’s pilot ban for under-16s accompanies consultation as peers vote on Australia-style restrictions Hundreds of UK teenagers will trial social media bans, digital curfews...
N. Korea forecast to boost status, role of parliament: unification ministry | Yonhap News Agency
OK SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears to be boosting the status and role of its parliament, the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA), a move that may lead to increased legislation supporting ruling party policies, the unification ministry in...
Anthropic and Pentagon face off in court over ban on company’s AI model
Photograph: Koshiro K/Shutterstock Anthropic and Pentagon face off in court over ban on company’s AI model After Anthropic refused to let its AI to be used in autonomous weapons systems, Trump ordered US agencies to quit using it Sign up...
BBC and NWA: the day ABC staff went on strike – and left Aunty looking ‘a bit different’
Photograph: Dean Lewins/AAP View image in fullscreen Journalist Fran Kelly addresses ABC staff after walking off the job at the broadcaster’s Ultimo studios. Photograph: Dean Lewins/AAP BBC and NWA: the day ABC staff went on strike – and left Aunty...
Tough negotiations loom as Denmark's Social Democrats fail to secure a majority
Tough negotiations loom as Denmark's Social Democrats fail to secure a majority 33 minutes ago Share Save Adrienne Murray in Copenhagen Share Save Reuters Mette Frederiksen, Denmark's Prime Minister and leader of the Social Democrats party, during an election party...
NHS dentistry is rotting. Will the plan to fix it work?
In the past two years, hundreds in Bristol have queued for hours to register with an NHS dentist "Without fundamental change, NHS dentistry will remain a service that has gone for good in many parts of the country," says Mark...
ABC switches to BBC programming as staff walk off the job for 24-hour strike
0:37 ABC News announces the beginning of strike action on air then broadcasts BBC – video ABC switches to BBC programming as staff walk off the job for 24-hour strike Managing director Hugh Marks says broadcaster will not back down...
Banks' bad-loan ratio unchanged in Q4 | Yonhap News Agency
OK SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean banks' bad-loan ratio remained unchanged during the fourth quarter of last year from three months earlier, data showed Wednesday. Loans classified as substandard or below (SBL) held by local banks came to...
Qatari energy firm declares force majeure on LNG contracts with S. Korea, China, Italy, Belgium: reports | Yonhap News Agency
OK WASHINGTON, March 23 (Yonhap) -- A Qatari state-owned energy company on Tuesday declared force majeure on its long-term liquefied natural gas supply contracts with South Korea, China, Italy and Belgium due to damage caused by last week's missile attacks...
Canadian woman held with daughter by ICE warns all immigrants to ‘lie low’ whatever their legal status
Photograph: Family handout Canadian woman held with daughter by ICE warns all immigrants to ‘lie low’ whatever their legal status Tania Warner says she has documents showing she is in the US legally, but immigration agents were not swayed Sign...
Endangered butterfly count key to peat bog health
Endangered butterfly count key to peat bog health 8 minutes ago Share Save Amy Mackrill BBC Wales Share Save Aaron Houghton Georgina Paul is leading a two-year project on large heath butterflies A conservationist believes butterflies could act as a...
Congress loses a flying perk as DHS shutdown continues
Politics Congress loses a flying perk as DHS shutdown continues March 24, 2026 1:37 PM ET By Barbara Sprunt Delta Airlines has announced it is temporarily suspending a specialty services program for members of Congress as the shutdown of the...
Can a mouse be cloned indefinitely? Decades-long experiment has answers
How Dolly the sheep’s legacy lives on: CRISPR cattle and cloned camels Those DNA changes could be the reason why subsequent cloning attempts failed, the authors argue. “That probably generalizes to any kind of vertebrate cloning, which has huge implications...
Protect men and boys from manosphere influencers, Labour MPs tell Ofcom
Photograph: Netflix/PA Protect men and boys from manosphere influencers, Labour MPs tell Ofcom Exclusive: Group says measures to curb harmful content will also help to tackle violence against women and girls Men and boys need as much protection as women...
UK manufacturers hit by sharpest rise in cost inflation since Black Wednesday in 1992
Energy-intensive companies such as foundries have been affected by the rise in costs driven by higher oil prices. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Energy-intensive companies such as foundries have been affected by the rise in costs driven...
More North Sea drilling will put UK at mercy of fossil fuel markets, ministers say
Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA Media View image in fullscreen A Labour MP wrote in the Sun this week that additional drilling in the North Sea would help ‘kickstart economic growth’. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA Media More North Sea drilling will put UK...
Surprise sighting of pine marten in Cornwall
Surprise sighting of pine marten in Cornwall 12 minutes ago Share Save Jonathan Morris South West Share Save Kernow Conservation/Trewithen Estate A pine marten is spotted on the Trewithen Estate in Cornwall A pine marten has been caught on camera...
Lee vows support to strengthen workers' basic rights | Yonhap News Agency
OK By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung said Tuesday workers' fundamental rights should be guaranteed to help address imbalances between labor and management, vowing support for efforts to strengthen those rights. President Lee Jae...
Trump’s ‘very good’ talks with Iran buy him time with oil and energy markets
Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images Analysis Trump’s ‘very good’ talks with Iran buy him time with oil and energy markets Andrew Roth in Washington Tehran denied negotiations that delayed US strikes and Trump was vague on the details, but talks signal...
Ministers delay new rules for low-carbon housing in England
Most newly built homes will come equipped with solar panels and heat pumps from March 2028, according to updated regulations for England called the “future homes standard” (FHS), but the government has relented on plans for more stringent rules under...
Brent crude oil back over $100 a barrel as optimism over Middle East de-escalation fades – business live
Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy. Yesterday’s equity rally was driven by Donald Trump appearing to blink first in the Iranian war, by claiming “very good” talks had taken...
Funeral service begins for some victims of auto parts plant fire in Daejeon | Yonhap News Agency
OK DAEJEON, March 24 (Yonhap) -- Bereaved families have begun funeral services for some of the 14 victims who died in a fire at an auto parts plant in the central city of Daejeon last week, city officials said Tuesday....
Trump administration places Christopher Columbus statue on White House grounds
National Trump administration places Christopher Columbus statue on White House grounds March 23, 2026 5:05 PM ET Heard on All Things Considered By Hosts , Ava Berger A statue of Christopher Columbus now stands at the White House Listen ·...
Supreme Court sounds ready to limit counts of late-arriving ballots – Roll Call
The American flag flies in front of the Supreme Court in Washington. ( Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo ) By Michael Macagnone Posted March 23, 2026 at 4:06pm Facebook Twitter Email Reddit The Supreme Court appeared ready during oral...