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South America was a frightening place during the Miocene. More than 10 million years ago, a vast lake covered much of the continent, home to giant turtles and crocodylians.
Intercepted communications and other intelligence suggest a strategic shift by hard-line leaders to raise the costs for the U.S. and its regional allies.
The Independent and Yahoo will earn a commission from purchases made via links in this article. Pricing and availability are subject to change. It has been a summer defined by a single image: a raging fire tearing through woodland, sending thick plumes of black smoke into a dusty sky. Across the … Source
Key developments on Aug. 15-16: Ukraine launches one of its largest drone attacks on Moscow Oblast, damaging Wildberries warehouse • Russian attacks … Source
With the midterms around the corner, the results threaten a disaster for Republicans. New polling shows more than half of voters think they are worse … Source
The new head of the Justice Department said on “Meet the Press” on Sunday that the president had never asked him to prosecute specific people — and never would. Todd Blanche, the newly confirmed attorney general, refused to say on Sunday that he would always act independently of White House control … Source
The Shark Tank star’s biggest bet is unraveling in real time Three Utah politicians lost their seats this summer because of a data center proposal … Source
In a nation on the precipice of a technological revolution, there are few states quite like Virginia, where hundreds of warehouses full of powerful and power-hungry computers have earned one region the nickname “Data Center Alley.” So it was all the more surprising when Virginia lawmakers decided in … Source
A defiant Iran called on the U.S. to “accept the reality of defeat and stop indulging in delusions” after President Trump suggested that he would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz a “territory of the United States.” NBC News’ Julie Tsirkin reports.Aug. 15, 2026 Source
Diego Garcia supports U.S. carrier strike groups and supply chains after an Iranian strike on Bahrain forced the Pentagon to shift logistics.
They're even more unpopular than data centers. A decade ago, young adults were flocking to vaunted tech giants like Google and Apple in pursuit of … Source
The state's governor says there "amazingly" does not seem to have been any loss of life besides a car crash.
Islands are widely recognized as natural laboratories of evolution. The ocean restricts movement among islands, allowing isolated populations to adapt to different environments and, at times, diverge into new species. However, on large islands, geographic distance may restrict movement, while environmental variation may impose divergent selection, thereby promoting adaptive divergence. Does adaptive divergence occur not only among islands but also within islands?
Trump cites his "very good relationship" with North Korea's leader in deciding to downsize the exercises.
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has officially become the deadliest in the country's history, data suggests.
U.S. Central Command (Centcom) commander Adm. Brad Cooper on Sunday addressed concerns about the mental health of service members aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln as the aircraft carrier returns home after being docked in the Middle East for more than 260 days. Cooper called his visit to the ship on Saturday “awe-inspiring” in a statement,…
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) on Sunday expressed anger over President Trump’s reaction to reported conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln. “I mean, not only are these conditions and the reports of the conditions heartbreaking, the response of the president of the United States pisses me off. And it should piss all of us off,”…
Elderly couple die as wildfires sweep Greek island of Salamina Reuters
New Zealand's a2 Milk tumbles on weak earnings forecast, profit miss Reuters
Adm Cooper acknowledges service at sea for long periods is "uniquely challenging", after visiting the warship.
Trump’s newest Latin American ally, Flávio Bolsonaro, takes the helm as his father serves 27 years for plotting a coup.
Flock Safety is facing a growing backlash across the country from communities and civil liberties advocates concerned over the surveillance technology company’s network of AI-powered license plate readers. Amid a wave of privacy lawsuits and terminated contracts, Flock announced changes to its privacy and data retention policies Thursday in an attempt to quell concerns around mass surveillance and misuse…
Admiral Brad Cooper, head of U.S. Central Command, acknowledged the difficulty of the carrier’s nearly nine-month deployment but said mental health issues were lower than on other vessels.
A brief chat about firearm safety can sharply increase willingness among gun owners to consider temporarily storing their firearms outside the home during times of crisis, a step that could help reduce suicide risk, according to a Rutgers-led study.
Some parts of Indiana received more than 11 inches of rainfall over three days, beginning Aug. 11, causing record floods. Several suburbs of Indianapolis also underwater.
Since last week, hazardous weather has caused seven deaths, forced people from their homes and required some to be rescued by boat. The region was at risk for more flooding on Sunday.
About 200 firefighters worked to keep the fires from converging on Salamina, with one now under control.
US Attorney General Blanche publicly backs Pirro after Trump criticism over Reflecting Pool Reuters
Hurricane Lala was pulling away from Hawaii's Big Island early Sunday as heavy rain and strong winds struck the U.S. Pacific state and officials warned of potentially dangerous flooding.
A lingering weather system has brought severe flooding and intense winds — including a few tornadoes — to Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, killing at least eight.
Amy Hunt has won a record fourth gold medal at a single European Athletics Championships after Great Britain and Northern Ireland won the Mixed 4x100m relay.
Not all progressives are equal: Candidates of the activist left typically don’t perform as well as other Democrats.
Alabama gubernatorial candidate Doug Jones (D) on Sunday dismissed Republicans equating a slew of left-wing Democrats winning primaries to “communists” taking over the party. During an interview on “The Hill Sunday,” the former Alabama senator said Republicans are “preaching to their own choir” when they call Democrats socialists and communists. “This is also a little…
Japanese scientists are readying a mission to Mars' moons to retrieve samples that may unlock the origins of the solar system and life on Earth, although a rival Chinese mission aims to make it back first.
Moscow also launched deadly strikes against Ukraine overnight, sparking fires across the capital Kyiv.
The attack left five injured outside a halls of residence, and the suspect was not a student there, say police.
Researchers at Rice University have found that gently squeezing a crystal of iron sulfide can change two of its unusual properties at the same time: its tiny magnetic signal and the way electricity moves through it. The result gives scientists a clearer picture of how a newly recognized class of magnetic materials works and suggests a simple way to control their behavior.
In Spain's Ceuta, hundreds of migrants stage protest and demand asylum Reuters
Humans love dogs, but petting them can leave some people sneezing and wheezing. About 15% of the world's population lives with a dog allergy, which can increase the risk of hay fever and asthma. The main culprit is Can f 1, a protein found mainly in dog saliva. Right now, staying away from furry friends or getting regular immunotherapy shots or tablets is the only way to deal with the symptoms.
Sebastien Pocognoli has been confirmed as new head coach of Scotland's men's team.
The United States and Iran are poised to blow past a deadline they had set themselves to broker terms on peace and Iran’s nuclear program.
A new study from Murdoch University has found that the introduced plant disease Phytophthora dieback is indirectly hindering quendas in Western Australia's jarrah forests by reducing their habitat quality and consequently decreasing their digging activity. The paper, "Exotic Plant Pathogen Reduces Habitat and Foraging Activities of a Digging Mammal," was published in the journal Austral Ecology.
Arsenal humble Man City to win Community Shield Reuters
On Friday, Italian police said they'd recovered three paintings stolen from a museum near the city of Parma. By Saturday night, thieves in Sicily had made off with four more masterpieces.
Zambia's Hichilema leads presidential vote count Reuters
More than 200,000 without power in Hawaii, 100 homes damaged as Lala shifts to tropical storm Reuters
Senate hopeful Talarico touts his faith. Texas Republicans call it blasphemy. The Washington Post
Cristiano Ronaldo has said the new football season is "probably" his last.
Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm Sunday after skirting Hawaii without making landfall, but it wasn't done punishing the Big Island with hurricane-force gusts.
Hundreds of migrants have again attempted to cross from Morocco into the Spanish territory of Ceuta. This time, Moroccan officials fended them off, raising new questions about the crossing of July 30.
A stash of gold coins and bars was discovered in the process of laying sewage pipes on the site of a former brewery.
Four Renaissance paintings have been stolen from an Italian museum during the country's summer national holiday.
The works were taken overnight without alarms being triggered, raising suspicion of a professional hit.
Two women, aged 60 and 80, have been killed after torrential rain triggered a landslide in northwest Spain.
Hundreds of homes and public buildings have been severely damaged with at least 53 people killed.
Pope calls for an end to West Bank violence against Palestinians Reuters
A photograph of President Donald Trump sitting down.
A longtime Republican living in California says the Trump administration's continuing actions to target transgender youth take a personal toll.
8/16/1933: President Roosevelt adopts the Code of Fair Competition for the Governance of the Petroleum Industry. The Supreme Court declared… The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 16, 1933 appeared first on Reason.com.
Donald Trump is seen next to pieces of paper that say "John F. Kennedy Memorial"
Qatar denies it is holding the three crew members, whose jets were downed early in the war.
And what each gets wrong about the other.
Dozens more are seriously injured after the tourist bus overturned in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The incursion and a rare attribution to Moscow add to fears that the war in Ukraine will spill into Europe.
Regulations reduced prenatal exposure to harmful emissions, but wildfire smoke is erasing gains.
Enes Kanter Freedom Obviously Doesn’t Belong in the WNBA The Atlantic
A dubious post that spread on X became the basis of false claims that Iran’s leadership had declared it a nuclear power.
Sunflower sea stars are critically endangered in the Pacific Ocean. University of Washington researchers are working with the Samish Indian Nation to bring this 24-armed creature back from the brink of extinction.
The cyclists' union is "filled with anger" after the death of British rider Finlay Tarling during the Volta a Portugal race.
Can Los Angeles once again serve as the epicenter of evangelical revival?
Hengli is accused by the U.S. of being a major importer of illicit Iranian crude; the Chinese petrochemical company denies trading with Iran.
Jason Arday's family have thanked his supporters after a fundraiser set up in memory of the former University of Cambridge professor passed more than £120,000.
Adm. Brad Cooper, whose stop comes amid reports of poor living conditions, says history will record the deployment as among “the most operationally intense and consequential of the modern era.”
Five male teenagers have died and more people are seriously injured after a crash on a motorway in County Kildare, Irish police have said.
A man who was bitten by a dog during an "altercation" has died, police have said.
The IDF Tzrifin Base in Central Israel stores a massive arsenal seized from Hezbollah and Hamas, including Iranian rockets, drones and Nazi-era guns.
"Flamingo missiles were used. A good achievement."
An illustration of Donald Trump surrounded by redacted documents
The Problem With Child-Led Potty Training The Atlantic
Mainstream Democrats said no to a democratic socialist in Wisconsin.
Seyed Ahmad Seyedabdollahi was sentenced to seven months in prison by the Islamic Republic after posting a video appealing to Trump to support protesters.
Eccentric people help bring our society to new heights. How can we support them?
A new book’s search for the elusive codes that separate tennis’s GOATs from its ghosts.
Construction workers in Belgium discovered $10 million in gold coins and bars while building a sewer, but a finder's fee remains uncertain.
Israel’s battered tourism industry is showing rare flickers of life this summer as cautious Americans begin returning.
Some excerpts from the long Turpin v. Charlotte Latin Schools, Inc., decided today by the N.C. Supreme Court, in an… The post Dissenting Parents' Defamation Claim Over School's Allegations of Racism Can Go Forward appeared first on Reason.com.
President Trump’s Air Force One subterfuge duped potential adversaries — and the press. Here’s what happened.
Judge warns pro se litigants are using chatbots wrong and getting desperate.
Kalshi ordered to stop offering bets in Washington, must implement geofencing.
"We don't have access to the data on the hardware/servers," Iron Mountain told Ars.
Nigel Farage reclaimed his Clacton seat with 22,239 votes, but the parliamentary investigation into his undeclared £5 million gift is now active again.
It turns out that the economics of rocket reuse are pretty, pretty good.