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In 2016 billionaire Yuri Milner hosted a press conference at One World Observatory, the atrium topping the slick skyscraper at the center of the rebuilt World…

September 2, 20253 min readNew ‘Glass Straw’ Fibers Could Speed Up the InternetA cable design that sends light through air rather than solid glass could cut…

Horrox says England 2025 is a chance to consolidate a burgeoning game and propel women’s rugby to new levels, before future World Cups in Australia in…

Imagine knowing that the stock market will likely crash in three years, that extreme weather will destroy your home in eight or that you will have…

Iran’s deputy foreign minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, then the country’s envoy in Vienna, awaiting the start of the International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors meeting in…

Benjamin Netanyahu arrived back in Israel on Friday without a ceasefire in the Gaza war despite heady predictions from US and Israeli officials that this week…

Israeli air defense system fires to intercept missiles during an Iranian attack over Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday. Leo Correa/AP hide caption toggle caption Leo Correa/AP The…

Getty ImagesTwo breakthrough Alzheimer’s drugs have been deemed far too expensive, for too little benefit, to be offered on the NHS.The medicines are the first to…

Quantum Computers Simulate Particle ‘String Breaking’ in a Physics BreakthroughPhysicists are a step closer to using quantum computers for simulations that are beyond the ability of…

Updated at 3:38 p.m. ET on May 31, 2025Solving HIV vaccination—a puzzle that scientists have been tackling for decades without success—could be like cracking the code…