Scientists have developed a faster way to spot dangerous drugs at crime scenes. Amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS), like meth and ecstasy, are a big problem worldwide. They harm people's health and create safety risks. Finding these drugs in messy samples is tricky. Crime scene samples often contain
Long before streaming existed, sci-fi was split into two camps. One side dreamed of hopeful futures like Star Trek, where people solved problems together under the stars. The other side laughed at those same dreams through shows like Futurama, which pointed out how silly it was to believe humans wou
Chinese battery maker CATL just reported its latest earnings—and the numbers are big. In the first three months of this year, the company pulled in over HK$129 billion in sales, pushing its profit past HK$20 billion. That’s a huge jump from last year, when it earned just HK$84 billion and kept HK$14
In the northwest corner of Oakland County, a historic dam built in 1840 is at the center of growing worries. The Stiff’s Mill Pond, located near a 1901 home owned by Gary Helton and Tina Hembree, has risen after heavy rain this month. The couple’s property sits on a hill close to the dam, which is o
In the Iguaçu National Park, researchers collected blood from 73 coatis across three locations. They used PCR tests to look for DNA from several tick‑borne bacteria and parasites: Anaplasma, Ehrlichia, Borrelia, and piroplasms. Almost half of the animals—about 48%—showed Anaplasma DNA, while n
The Supreme Court has granted a procedural win to major oil and gas companies, allowing them to move their environmental lawsuits from state to federal court. The decision comes after a Louisiana jury ordered Chevron to pay over $740 million for damage to the state’s coast, a case that has been part
Cardano’s chief says the network has cut audit costs for banks in half, a win that lets them check every transaction instead of just a few. The trick uses legal IDs to pull all records, match them with the ledger, and finish the audit quickly. The same team turned a $100‑million reinsurance deal
A study looked at all the papers that mention “moral injury” from 1992 to 2025. The researchers used three ways to find the papers: searching titles, keywords and abstracts together; only abstracts; or just titles. Each method gave a different number of papers, showing that how you search matters.
Three courts, one big question. The Supreme Court looked at a fight that began in Louisiana over oil drilling in the 1970s. The state law stopped oil work without a special permit. In 2013, local parishes sued big companies for past drilling practices. They said the companies used bad methods and ha
Adam Silver, a former lawyer who grew up in Rye, New York, entered the NBA as a junior staffer in 1992. He moved quickly through roles—from special assistant to chief of staff, then president of NBA Entertainment—before becoming commissioner in 2014. Over the last decade, he has guided basketball in
