President Donald Trump will officially install Kevin Warsh as the next chair of the Federal Reserve on Friday at the White House. Warsh, who is 56 years old, was approved by Congress in a vote that almost split along party lines on May 13. He will replace Jerome Powell, who will stay on the bo
A British mountaineer has reached the summit of Mount Everest for the twentieth time, setting a new record for foreign climbers. The 52‑year‑old reached the top before sunrise and began his descent to lower camps. He was part of a team organized by an Austrian adventure company that has led se
A new exhibit at UC Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science shows how a community can keep its stories alive even when federal money disappears. The project, called “Yuutka” (The Place of the Acorn), mixes real‑world plants with digital tools so visitors can pick virtual acorns while learning about Ohlo
Scientists across the United States are feeling the strain of recent federal changes that have shaken up funding, hiring, and research freedom. A survey conducted by a university panel gathered 280 responses from fields such as biology, engineering, and public health. The results show that more than
Scientists across the United States are feeling the bite of delayed federal funding, especially after a series of cuts during the previous administration. One Harvard researcher, who works on the origins of life, once had a bustling lab filled with students and colleagues. Now, after his grant was a
Summer streaming just got more interesting with Pluto TV adding the entire run of Major Crimes starting June 1. The show’s arrival makes sense for a platform that’s been quietly building its crime drama collection. Major Crimes follows Captain Sharon Raydor taking over Los Angeles’ Major Crimes unit
Next month, Syria will take a seat at the G7 table in France. President Ahmed al-Sharaa is expected to attend the June summit in Évian-les-Bains, marking the country’s first appearance at the yearly gathering since it began in 1975. The invitation was handed personally to Syria’s finance minister du
The world’s climate keeps heating up. Scientists call it global warming, not just weather changes. It brings stronger storms, hotter days, and unpredictable seasons. For many young people, just hearing the news can feel like a big weight on their shoulders. Some feel anxious or sad without even noti
Drug-resistant cancer cells are a major challenge in long-term cancer treatment. Traditional methods often rely on giving patients the highest possible drug dose until the body can no longer tolerate it. But this approach doesn’t always work well because it doesn’t account for how different cancer c
Medical records are being used more and more in research and AI. But before we can trust them, we need to ask: are these records actually useful? Most people think of data quality like a test score—90% is better than 70%. But in medicine, it’s not that simple. Records might look fine at first glanc
