The super-rich have already screwed up the planet in their pursuit of power and profit. AI simply gives them a new tool to hasten their story – and ours – to its dramatic finale

President Trump’s surgeon general nominee reported investments in the tobacco company Philip Morris International as well as beverage companies Monster Beverage Corp., Coca Cola Co. and Pepsi Co., …

ICE says it has no updated information on the number of miscarriages after 3 October 2025. Lawmakers, advocates and immigration attorneys have raised alarms that pregnant detainees are not receiving b...

Animal sounds could be a window into their internal emotions, new research indicates.

A new warning has us worried. Should we be?

🚨 An undercover investigation shown on Channel 4 exposed Reform figures allegedly breaking the law over foreign funding. Demand a full criminal investigation now. Sign the petition. 🔥

Police officers were injured and vehicles damaged during a stand-off with more than 500 balaclava-clad men after the migrants were brought ashore at Eastney Landing on Sunday.

On 26 August 2026, catastrophic flash floods caused by glacial collapse struck Nepal’s Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading, Gorkha and Tanahun districts, involving approximately 109,700 people; killing 1311 and ...

Together, we can make sure no one - however rich or powerful they may be - is allowed to take us or our democracy for a ride.

The confused man has mistaken the names of major bodies of water and a prominent performing arts center in his city of residence.

Scientists, engineers, and other technical experts have a unique role to play in protecting our democracy. Become a Science Rising Ambassador for Election Protection to join a bench of rapid response-...

A report detailed “grave concerns” that a new system being rushed into use by the U.S. Postal Service could imperil millions of mail ballots ahead of the midterm elections.

Letters obtained by Guardian and AP contradict testimony that 2019 visit to Samoa had ‘nothing to do with vaccines’

From Nazi 'language rules' to the American military's 'collateral damage' and Israel's 'voluntary migration' policy for Gaza, euphemisms do more than conceal crimes. They allow ordinary people to live...

Below is the text of the closing speech Tony Greenstein prepared for the end of his trial at Kingston Crown Court.

Under “binning” proposal, applications’ numerical ratings would no longer be used for final funding decisions

Millions drowned, but they deserved it. Be like Noah, and be saved. It is easy to laugh at the idea of Noah’s Flood as a historical account, with all the animals (including, according to the …

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks that are intended to gain compliance from combative individuals.

Why MAGA wants children to get sick and die

Dr. Anthony Fauci devoted nearly 40 years to protecting Americans from infectious diseases and helped save millions of lives around the world. Now, Donald Trump, Rand Paul, Ron Johnson, and MAGA Repub...

by Paul BratermanStudy this book if you are at all interested in the threats to the scientific and rational underpinnings of our culture, in the US and to

Clinical delusions, collective irrationality, and the fragile achievement of human knowledge

I ask the Government to set up a National Commission on Electoral Reform, as advocated by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Fair Elections. It should be an independent, time limited, expert led re...

A review of the current literature supports a zoonotic origin for SARS-CoV-2 and emphasizes the need to focus on identifying the exact animal host through collaborative and carefully coordinated studi...

Former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale is overseeing an operation posting hundreds of blog posts on behalf of Israel, with the goal of infiltrating artificial intelligence.

by Paul Braterman I first learnt of Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission, which delivered its draft report on June 26, from a post in Hemant Mehta’s Friendly Atheist, where he describes it as a clown show and as “a blueprint to end church-state separation.” Mehta is far too optimistic. The commission’s report is much more than that. The final report, we are promised, “will equip all Americans with the knowledge and support needed to defend their Constitutional rights.” The draft shows us what these words really mean.

A federal judge has delivered a sweeping rebuke of President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, ruling that the case never presented a legitimate legal controversy, voiding t...

Women from Afghanistan, as well as Sudan, Myanmar and Cameroon, who have worked tirelessly to achieve offers to UK universities are now being denied the opportunity to study under the UK government’s ...

You can read our full open letter asking the government to take action and call a comprehensive and transparent inquiry that looks at the full...

Israel has killed over 120 rescue workers, damaged 16 hospitals, and targeted over 130 ambulances in Lebanon since March 2.

Wikipedia is good on this: . Reform got 26% of the vote, with Labour, Lib Dems, Conservatives, and Greens all within the range 16% – 18%. Not significant differences, but for what it’s worth, the highest of those was for the Greens. I watched a little bit of BBC News reporting. Absolutely nothing about the Greens, but a great deal about Keir Starmer’s personal unpopularity.

Plus: U.S. and Iranian forces exchange fire in the Strait of Hormuz, Kalshi is valued at $22 billion, and Sue Bird is the bird of the month.

The steep cuts to the cruise ship inspection team baffled officials in the program, which is not paid for by taxpayer dollars.

It has not been a banner day for members of the Trump administration.

It has not been a banner day for members of the Trump administration.

6 lessons scientists under siege learned the hard way, and how we all can fight back