Science & Tech · Pollar

Climate·11h ago

Flesh-eating screwworm parasite confirmed in Texas calf, first US cattle case in decades

The New World screwworm, a parasitic fly whose larvae consume living flesh, has been confirmed in a three-week-old calf in La Pryor, Texas, marking the first US cattle case since 1976 and triggering a quarantine zone.

La Pryor · Mexico City

Brooke Rollins Sid Miller Don McLaughlin Bud Dinges

Discoveries·13h ago

Autopsy begins on humpback whale Timmy after weeks-long Baltic saga and controversial rescue attempt

Veterinarians and whale experts started the post-mortem of the young humpback whale Timmy on the beach of Anholt island, hoping to learn why the animal died after repeatedly stranding in the Baltic and a thwarted transport to the North Sea.

Anholt · Wismar

Peter Teglberg Madsen Till Backhaus

AI & Tech·3d ago

Meta AI support chatbot tricked into handing over Instagram accounts with a single request

A vulnerability in Meta's AI-powered support assistant allowed attackers to take over high-profile Instagram accounts simply by asking the chatbot to change the associated email address, bypassing passwords and two-factor authentication.

Menlo Park

Andy Stone Jane Manchun Wong John F. Bentivegna Barack Obama Siddharth Sundharam Albert Renshaw Gergely Orosz

AI & Tech·May 27

NASA Awards Hundreds of Millions to Blue Origin and Others to Build a Permanent Moon Base by the 2030s

Less than two months after a historic crewed flyaround, NASA has awarded contracts to Blue Origin, Astrolab, Lunar Outpost, and Firefly Aerospace to deliver landers, rovers, and drones to the lunar south pole, marking the first phase of a permanent settlement.

Washington, D.C. · Cape Canaveral

Jeff Bezos Carlos Garcia-Galan Jared Isaacman Elon Musk Simeon Barber Donald Trump

Climate·2d ago

UN warns of likely El Niño event by August, raising fears of extreme weather worldwide

The World Meteorological Organization says there is an 80% chance El Niño conditions will develop between June and August, with a 90% probability it persists through November, amplifying heatwaves, droughts, and floods.

Geneva · Madrid · São Paulo

Antonio Guterres Celeste Saulo Tércio Ambrizzi Carlos Câmara José Marengo

Climate·2d ago

UN warns of potentially strong El Niño later this year, urges world to brace for extreme weather and heat records

The World Meteorological Organization says there’s an 80 percent chance of an El Niño event between June and August, likely lasting through November, with at least moderate strength. The agency urges governments and humanitarian groups to prepare for extreme weather, heatwaves, and disruptions to agriculture and water supplies.

Geneva · London

António Guterres Celeste Saulo Adam Scaife

Climate·May 26

Europe swelters under 'historic and unprecedented' May heatwave, shattering records from London to Paris

An exceptional early-season heatwave is sweeping across Western Europe, with temperatures soaring past 35°C in the UK and France, prompting health alerts, transport cancellations, and military suspensions.

London · Paris · Edinburgh · Rome · Jülich

Matthieu Sorel Adrien Warnan Greg Dewhurst Chloe O'Brien Cuminsky François Gourand Sebastien Lecornu

Climate·May 26

Wildfire in Spain's Doñana National Park burns 250–400 hectares of ecologically critical dunes and marshland

A wildfire in the heart of Doñana National Park has consumed between 250 and 400 hectares of dunes and marshland since Sunday, with over 130 firefighters and ten aircraft working to stabilize it amid suspicions of arson.

Almonte

Antonio Sanz Juan de los Santos Cano

Discoveries·5d ago

Meteor Fireball Explodes Over New England With Force of 300 Tons of TNT, Shaking Homes Across Multiple States

A bright fireball streaked across the daytime sky over the northeastern United States on Saturday, breaking apart with an explosive force equivalent to 300 tons of TNT and triggering a double sonic boom that rattled buildings from Delaware to Montreal.

Boston · Concord

Jennifer Dooren Robert Lunsford Allard Beutel Steve Sobie

AI & Tech·May 26

Pope Leo XIV calls for AI to be 'disarmed' in first encyclical, drawing praise from US Vice President JD Vance

Pope Leo XIV has issued a sweeping call to 'disarm' artificial intelligence in his first papal encyclical, warning against its concentration of power and use in warfare, while US Vice President JD Vance praised the document as 'profound'.

Vatican City · Washington

Pope Leo XIV JD Vance Chris Olah Claudia Paganini Donald Trump Elon Musk

Climate·5d ago

Meteor Explodes Over New England With Force of 300 Tons of TNT, Shaking Homes and Flooding Police With Calls

A meteor entering Earth's atmosphere exploded over the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border on Saturday, releasing energy equivalent to 300 tons of TNT and triggering a wave of startled emergency calls.

Boston

Jennifer Dooren

AI & Tech·3d ago

Anthropic grants EU cybersecurity agency ENISA access to Mythos AI model after weeks of negotiations

The European Union's cybersecurity agency ENISA will join Project Glasswing, gaining controlled access to Anthropic's Mythos model that has autonomously discovered over 10,000 zero-day vulnerabilities across major operating systems and browsers.

San Francisco · Brussels · Athens

Thomas Regnier Arthur Mensch