Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, companies are telling regulators they plan to move ahead, whether or not rules are in place. (Image credit: NOAA Ocean Exploration) Read More
Springtime means cherry blossoms in the nation’s capital. On a recent breezy morning, with peak bloom still two days away, the Tidal Basin was packed with both blossoms and visitors. (Image credit: Tyrone Turner) Read More
The appointment of Catherine Eschbach could raise conflict-of-interest concerns. She will also lead the downsizing of an agency that holds contractors accountable to federal civil rights laws. (Image credit: Alex Edelman) Read More
The reduction in force comes along with a reorganization of the Department of Health and Human Services, consolidating 28 divisions to 15. (Image credit: Jason C. Andrew/Bloomberg) Read More
Ahmed al-Sharaa founded the Syrian branch of Al-Qaeda, but is now advocating unity. The Atlantic’s Robert Worth discusses al-Sharaa’s leadership and the Trump administration’s group chat on Signal. Read More
The World Food Programme says it has just five days left of flour and two weeks left of other food supplies in Gaza. (Image credit: Jehad Alshrafi) Read More
A prosecutor says a Florida woman engaged in a “brazen fraud” by selling her student aid startup to JPMorgan Chase & Co. for $175 million after dramatically exaggerating its customer baseRead More
NAS’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured Neptune’s glowing auroras in the best detail yetRead More
Chinese researchers are reporting new steps in the quest for animal-to-human organ transplantsRead More
The United States has given an initial approval for the energy-rich Mideast nation of Qatar to buy eight armed MQ-9B Predator drones for its military, an estimated purchase worth nearly $2 billionRead More