Earth’s underground fungal network is so vast that, if it were in outer space, it would span roughly 10% of the Milky Way if placed in a straight line, a new study finds.These subterranean structures, called arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal networks, work in partnership with most of the world’s land plants, feeding plants nitrogen and phosphorus in return for their carbon. Now, the first global map of this fungal network has revealed where their intricate branching structures are most densely packed.In grasslands that are high-altitude or flooded grasslands, such as the Everglades in Florida, the top 6 inches (15 centimeters) of…
A century-old tuberculosis vaccine reduced insulin use in people with diabetes, new clinical trial results suggest. The catch: Research on this vaccine has divided the diabetes research community for years.The Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine contains a weakened version of the bacterium Mycobacterium bovis, the germ that causes tuberculosis. Inside the…
The latest smartphone feature? Making it harder to have kids. Data from the CDC shows that the birth rate has been declining steadily since 2007. In 2025, about 53 babies were born for every 1,000 women aged 15–44 — an all-time low. Now a new study is putting much of…
These Knicks fans are flying high — very, very high. As the New York Knicks secured the Game 4 comeback win in the NBA Finals on OG Anunoby’s miraculous put-back shot with 1.2 seconds, you may have heard distant screams from 30,000 feet. After Wednesday’s history-making victory over the San…
Chrissy Teigen is mourning the sudden loss of her father, Ron. “Yesterday I woke up with a daddy and went to bed without one,” Teigen, 40, wrote via Instagram on Wednesday, June 10, alongside a video of her 86-year-old dad. “All the same things happened. Hurried shower. Picked up stuffing…
OpenAI is considering slashing prices in an effort to win customers from its rival Anthropic – potentially igniting a price war ahead of planned public listings this year by both companies. The San Francisco-based artificial intelligence giant is contemplating big price cuts for its tokens, the unit of measurement AI…
It’s official: El Niño is here, and it’s shaping up to be among the strongest ever recorded.The natural climate cycle, which supercharges temperatures and shifts weather patterns across the planet, officially took hold over the past month, according to a June 11 update by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s…
A string of over-the-counter drug-induced deaths is putting care providers and state officials on high alert. In the past two months, three children in Connecticut have allegedly died in connection to overdoses of diphenhydramine, the active ingredient in Benadryl. The fatalities were confirmed earlier this week by the state Office…
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is here and some fans are wondering if Croatia superfan Ivana Knöll will make an appearance in one of the 16 cities in Canada, Mexico and the United States that will host the tournament, which begins Thursday. The 5-foot-11 model went viral and became known…
Michael J. Fox and his wife, Tracy Pollan, enjoyed a date night at Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals. Fox and Pollan, both 65, were spotted sitting courtside at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, June 10, where the New York Knicks narrowly beat the San Antonio…
WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice announced indictments against three illegal immigrants who sought to smuggle more than a dozen children into the US by “exploiting the loopholes created by the last administration.” The Guatemalan nationals “took part in a wide-ranging conspiracy” that included submitting bogus sponsor applications to care…
Wholesale inflation shot up in May to its highest level since November 2022 as higher energy costs amid the Iran war weighed on the economy – likely keeping the Fed from slashing interest rates anytime soon. The Producer Price Index rose 6.5% in May over the past 12 months, the…
Many Elon Musk fans hoping to buy a piece of SpaceX will be out of luck on Friday when the rocket firm makes its record-setting public debut, according to a report. SpaceX, which is aiming to raise $75 billion at a $1.75 trillion valuation, has drawn more than $70 billion…
With the arrival of the summer solstice on June 21, stargazing becomes a late-night hobby. But June is one of the best months of the year to photograph the Milky Way from the Northern Hemisphere. As summer arrives, the brightest region of our galaxy — the galactic core — begins…
Commuters could be up a creek — yet again! The problem-plagued New Jersey Transit system is readying two massive boats to ferry World Cup fans across the Hudson River to games in case of a meltdown on the rails, officials said. The transportation agency — which normally only runs trains…
Are you there, reader? It’s me, Jason. Forgive the too-cute intro, but I wanted to grab your attention to something I think you should know: Prime Video is streaming some really good movies now. How good? Well, the title of this article includes “masterpiece” in it. Yeah, these films are…
Although three in four Americans polled say they “care a lot” about what they put in their bodies, 35% have not thought about one essential part of their health in the past year: the quality of their tap water. A survey of 2,000 general population Americans found that, at a…
As the wheels were coming off for the Spurs, Stephon Castle stepped out of bounds to turn the ball over with 65 seconds remaining — or did he? With 1:05 left and the Spurs having already blown a 29-point lead, down 105-104, Castle drove baseline against Josh Hart and was…
One of Prime Video’s most-watched shows, The Boys, recently ended in May, but the streamer isn’t sitting on the sidelines. The platform quickly debuted a slew of new series that the Watch With Us crew binge-watched as soon as they dropped. Yes, they’re that good. At the top of our…
A top Trump agency is cutting off funding to the Los Angeles agency responsible for coordinating billions in homelessness spending after accusing it of “obvious fraud,” “wanton mismanagement” and repeated failures to safeguard taxpayer dollars, Fox News Digital has learned. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which is a member…
Those who love both pizza and an iconic franchise will be in for quite the treat as a new pizzeria opens in Santa Monica this month. The first official Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pizzeria will open on the 3rd Street Promenade (1444 Third Street Promenade) on Saturday, June 20 at…
You may yet be able to lean out without losing out, as a new drug could save GLP-1 users from the flat fate of “Ozempic butt.” A symptom of rapid weight loss, Ozempic butt is characterized by a sudden loss of volume and muscle in key areas, leaving users looking…
Big Apple streets were absolutely electric Wednesday night following the Knicks’ historic come-from-behind victory over the Spurs in Game 4 — putting the hometown heroes one game away from their first championship in more than 50 years. All over the city, strangers became best friends, sharing high-fives and embraces after…
PORTLAND, Maine — A female fan of Senate hopeful Graham Platner downplayed concerns about his old Nazi-linked tattoo at a local rally Sunday — but said if he had ink of an Israeli flag, that would cross a red line for her The woman had been asked by a New…
Skinny lattes come with a side of curves at this new coffee shop. Tanlines Coffee, a Los Angeles bikini barista coffee shop in the industrial hub of Commerce, has drawn quite the buzz thanks to its scantily clad staff. But employees are spilling the tea on the worst kind of…
A 24-year-old AI wunderkind dubbed the “Nostradamus of AI” has become Wall Street’s newest obsession after growing his hedge fund into a more than $20 billion powerhouse in less than two years. Leopold Aschenbrenner, a former OpenAI researcher with no professional investing experience, launched Situational Awareness in 2024 with a…
The Arctic Ocean has crossed a tipping point that is wreaking havoc on the region’s food chain, with potentially dire consequences for commercial fishing and the ocean’s capacity to soak up carbon, a new study reports.Scientists found that vast areas of melting sea ice in the Arctic are leading to…
Don’t sleep on a few troubling behaviors that could increase your risk of developing dementia. Known risk factors for dementia include age, high blood pressure, hearing loss, smoking, high cholesterol, genetics and sleep — and a new study has found that a few key behaviors related to how we rest…
Nelly Korda’s biggest win of 2026 came a with congratulatory message from one of sports most recognizable figures. Lakers superstar LeBron James celebrated Korda’s dramatic U.S. Women’s Open victory Sunday after the world’s No. 1 player captured her first title at the event and her fourth career major championship. James…
Below Deck Mediterranean‘s Captain Sandy Yawn revealed how worried viewers should be about her future on the show after celebrating 15 seasons on screen. “With Below Deck,, I want to do that for the rest of my life — as long as they have me,” Sandy gushed exclusively to Us…
A former CIA officer caught with $40 million in gold bars stashed in his Virginia home created a bogus secret intelligence program to help him hide the massive flow of government money into his personal coffers. David Rush, who worked for the US spy agency for 17 years, obscured his…
Sam Bankman-Fried has formally asked President Trump for a get-out-of-jail card. The disgraced FTX founder, once one of the Democratic Party’s biggest financial backers, has applied for a presidential pardon more than two years after he was convicted over the spectacular collapse of his cryptocurrency empire, Bloomberg News reported. Bankman-Fried,…
OpenAI is giving its chatbot a sweeping makeover – aiming to turn ChatGPT into a “superapp” that features coding tools and AI agents that can perform simultaneous tasks for users. The overhaul comes after details surfaced in April about how OpenAI fell short of internal revenue and user targets ahead of…
Indigenous Andeans in Peru may be able to digest potatoes and other starches more easily than anyone in the world, a new study finds.Scientists discovered that Indigenous Andeans have more copies of the gene for saliva-based starch digestion enzymes — called amylase — than any other population worldwide. Natural selection…
It’s a shock in the fight against anaphylaxis. Affecting 1 in 13 children in the US, food allergies saw a 50% increase between 1997 and 2011 — a jump due to several factors, including more refined diets, vitamin D deficiencies and the “hygiene hypothesis,” which posits cleaner environments cause the immune…
Rick Brunson was in dad mode when he had his heated courtside reaction to Jalen Brunson’s staredown with De’Aaron Fox during Game 2 of NBA Finals. The Knicks assistant coach pointed toward Fox after the physical sequence involving the two guards. Rick was then seen screaming, “Don’t do that. You…
Rosie O’Donnell is opening up about her recent facelift and whether she plans to have any more cosmetic work done. “No, I don’t think so,” the former talk show host, 64, told E! News at the 2026 Tony Awards on Sunday, June 7. O’Donnell said she decided to get a facelift,…
PORTLAND, Maine — Dem Senate hopeful Graham Platner is facing a firestorm over everything from his treatment of women to rape fantasies and a Nazi-linked tattoo, but try telling that to the crowd at an Elks Lodge here Sunday. The embattled candidate took the stage to a booming hero’s welcome…
A deadly Ebola disease epidemic is rapidly unfolding in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda. In May, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the epidemic a public health emergency of international concern, citing a high risk of further international spread.As of June 6, there have been 515…
Epidemiologists will be busy this summer sifting through sewage and social media with the goal of keeping soccer fans and the public safe from severe illness during the World Cup, one of the largest and most globally diverse mass gatherings ever anticipated. A public health squad based in Washington, D.C., plans…
Broncos star Jonathon Cooper broke his silence after Friday’s domestic violence arrest with a bible verse he posted on social media. Cooper, 28, was held overnight on two counts of domestic violence and one count of misdemeanor criminal mischief after an alleged fight between Cooper and his longtime girlfriend Jade…
Landman has gone through some surprise onscreen losses — but could Billy Bob Thornton‘s Tommy be next? “I think Yana Grebenyuk Taylor [Sheridan] is going to let me hang around,” Thornton, 70, exclusively told Us Weekly while attending the Newport Beach TV Fest sponsored by Visit Newport Beach on Saturday,…
Goldman Sachs is keeping its soon-to-be-former top lawyer on the payroll despite the Jeffrey Epstein scandal that forced her resignation earlier this year. Kathryn Ruemmler, the bank’s outgoing chief legal officer and general counsel, will remain at Goldman as an adviser after CEO David Solomon personally asked her to stay…
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