A 40‑year‑old plus‑size model recently shared that a major insurance company rejected her application for life coverage because of her weight. In a video posted to TikTok, she explained that the decision was based on her being over 300 pounds and only 5‑foot‑3. She joked that she had assumed her hea
A man from Myanmar, nearly blind and 56 years old, vanished after U. S. Border Patrol released him at a doughnut shop in Buffalo. He had been taken into custody on February 19, but federal officials decided he was not deportable and let him go that same day. Five days later, police discovered his bo
The new science shows that the best way to protect your mind as you age is to move enough, but not too much. Studies that followed older people for almost a decade found that those who walked between 5, 000 and 7, 500 steps each day had slower buildup of the tau protein that causes Alzheimer’s. E
A key chemical tag on messenger RNA, called m6A, is common across all eukaryotes. Cells control how much of this tag appears by adding or removing it with specialized enzymes known as writers and erasers. In plant cells, the chloroplast—a site of photosynthesis—contains many mRNAs that carry this ta
Researchers examined how adding organic material changes the tiny life in two different soils. The study focused on microbes that help break down nutrients and keep the climate stable. Scientists wanted to know if these tiny organisms would react in the same way when the soils receive the same organ
A quiet road in the Western Sahara turned into an unexpected battlefield when a gigantic group of locusts appeared out of nowhere. Drivers had to weave around the insects, which looked like a living cloud that blocked the highway and rattled cars. Locusts are notorious for destroying crops, and s
OpenAI has announced that it will establish its largest research center outside the United States in London, citing Britain’s vibrant tech scene as a perfect setting for creating new artificial‑intelligence systems. The decision comes at a time when the UK is positioning itself as an “AI superpow
The latest earnings report from Nvidia showed that the company beat analysts’ forecasts for both revenue and profit. The news caused a quick rise in share price after the market closed, but that excitement disappeared during regular trading hours. The dip may be linked to comments from the chief fin
Citi is gearing up to weave Bitcoin into its everyday banking services. The bank’s chief of digital asset custody, Nisha Surendran, told attendees at a strategy conference that they will soon launch a system to keep Bitcoin safe and easy for big‑money clients. The new service will let customers h
Bluprynt, a platform that helps digital asset firms stay compliant, has closed a $4. 25 million seed round that attracted more investors than it could accommodate. The lead investor was Valor Capital Group, and the fund also drew support from Cultivation Capital, Robinhood, Coinbase Ventures, Quona
