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A sketch of the giant octopus. Yohei Utsuki/Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Hokkaido University hide caption toggle caption Yohei Utsuki/Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Hokkaido University A hundred million years ago during the late Cretaceous period, the oceans were filled with giant predators, prowling for their next meal. There was the mosasaur —

President Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell tour the Fed's $2.5 billion headquarters renovation project on July 24, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The U.S. Justice Department is dropping its criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, paving the way for the Senate to confirm Kevin Warsh

BREAKING, A Malian soldier stands in position with his weapon during an attack on Mali's main military base Kati outside the capital Bamako, Mali, April 25, 2026. [Stringer/Reuters] Mali’s army says unidentified ⁠armed “terrorist” groups ⁠have attacked several military positions in ‌the capital and in the country’s interior. In a statement on Saturday, the army

Scientists have used machine learning to help robots learn how to do new tasks even in changing conditions. Malte Mueller/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Malte Mueller/Getty Images Imagine a robot that could do your laundry, make your bed, cook your dinner, or stock the dairy section at your local grocery store. Humans have long

Bison walk on the dry lake bed of the Great Salt Lake on April 08, 2026 near Syracuse, Utah. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images North America At its peak, Great Salt Lake, located right outside the state's capital of Salt Lake City, was bigger than the state of

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., takes questions at a news conference at the Capitol on Tuesday. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP Speaker Mike Johnson, R.-La., is forging ahead with his latest proposal to renew a key American spy power. His bill, revealed Thursday, is largely unchanged from a

Ongoing U.S. blockade of Strait of Hormuz strands thousands of seafarers, Trump administration eases rules on medical marijuana, Wildfires fueled by drought continue to spread in parts of Georgia.

Environmental crisis in Russian city after drone attack on refinery NewsFeed People in the Russian city of Tuapse are worried about the toxic effects of a huge oil refinery fire that’s been burning for days after a Ukrainian drone attack. Al Jazeera’s Yulia Shapavalova is there. Published On 24 Apr 2026

Deagreez/iStockphoto/Getty Images Myra Cheng, a computer science PhD student at Stanford University, has spent a lot of time listening to undergraduates on campus. "They would tell me about how a lot of their peers are using AI for relationship advice, to draft breakup texts, to navigate these kinds of social relationships with your friend or

A view of My Khe beach in 2019 in Da Nang, Vietnam. Some Americans who moved to Vietnam or Thailand say they now have less stress and can afford more than they could in the U.S. Linh Pham/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Linh Pham/Getty Images Chad Dunn used to spend his days on the