When the dinosaur-killing meteor hit Earth 66 million years ago, many flowering plants transformed into “hopeful monsters” to endure the resulting environmental crisis. Now, new research suggests that this was not the only time these plants responded this way. In nine separate events over the past 150 million years, flowering plants have duplicated their whole genome to give themselves a better chance of survival in the face of catastrophe.The work could help scientists understand what will happen to flowering plants, which include most of the crops people eat, as the climate changes and organisms endure another environmental upheaval.”Waves of whole…
Willy Wonka’s Violet Beauregarde could start a support group. According to a case report in the New England Journal of Medicine, a 68-year-old woman developed “blue-gray hyperpigmentation” on her limbs just a couple of weeks after she started taking a common medication. The woman sought treatment after dark patches on her…
Three pitches into its first at-bat, USC had the lead. Several batters – and two more homers – later, the Trojans were up by four runs. Before some fans could settle into their seats Thursday night at Dedeaux Field, USC’s surging offense had put on another dazzling display. The early…
Justin Baldoni’s lawyer is speaking out after Blake Lively requested damages following their recent settlement agreement. Us Weekly obtained court documents on Thursday, May 7, in which Lively, 38, claimed she was “entitled” to receive damages because of the “harm” she suffered as a result of what she described as…
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been roundly scorned after she claimed on a podcast this week that the idea anyone can earn their way to billionaire status is a “myth.” “You can’t earn a billion dollars. You just can’t earn that,” the Bronx and Queens rep told comedian Ilana Glazer Thursday…
Refresh 2026-05-08T12:37:39.327Z “We shouldn’t be alarmist; we should be realistic,” hantavirus expert says This is what Gustavo Palacios, a hantavirus expert and professor of microbiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York who documented a previous outbreak of the disease, told El País in a…
There’s a Shakespearean irony unfolding in the Western Conference semifinal series between the Lakers and Thunder. It’s a tale of two superstars: LeBron James and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Between them, they have a total of six MVPs, but the irony is that through the first two games of the series, the…
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The War Department released more than 160 files Friday related to sightings of UFOs dating back nearly 80 years, two days after President Trump predicted “I think some of it’s going to be very interesting to people.” The disclosure of 162 files by the Pentagon follows a presidential order from…
Hiring was surprisingly strong in April for the second month in a row, signaling the labor market may be withstanding pressures from higher energy costs amid the Iran war for now. US employers added 115,000 jobs in April – about twice the amount analysts had expected, the Bureau of Labor…
Mangrove forests around the world provide a largely overlooked nitrogen-pollution cleanup service — one that, if humans had to pay for it, would cost $8.7 billion per year, a new study estimates.Mangroves are salt-tolerant plants that grow between the high-tide and low-tide marks in tropical and subtropical coastal regions. Their…
Fans got a show before the minor league matchup between the Triple-A Charlotte Knights and the Gwinnett Stripers last Friday. Ronald McDonald, the clown character and mascot of McDonald’s, performed a rendition of the Star Spangled Banner and left some in disbelief at Truist Field in Charlotte. A few Knights…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Temperatures are starting to climb, and on the hottest days of the season, getting dressed can suddenly feel like a chore. The more easy outfits in your wardrobe, the better.…
The Justice Department is fighting to yank citizenship from a convicted Cuban spy who briefly served as a US ambassador to Bolivia in the early 2000s, while quietly feeding secrets to Havana. Federal prosecutors filed a civil denaturalization complaint Thursday against Manuel Rocha, arguing that his history of aiding the…
A man’s lower jaw recovered from a medieval church in Aberdeen reveals the oldest known use of a dental bridge in Scotland, a new study finds. The gold wire, called a ligature, was installed around two teeth about 500 years ago to span the gap created by a lost tooth.”The…
The aunt of two Atlanta Falcons stars was killed after a driver plowed into her car while she was waiting for her mom outside a Kroger supermarket during a routine grocery store trip. Giselle Perry, the aunt of brothers AJ and Avieon Terrell, was parked outside the Decatur, Ga., grocery…
Researchers have created a network that they say demonstrates the real-world feasibility of a quantum internet that’s physically impossible to hack, at least without detection.Working with quantum startup Qunnect and networking company Cisco, the team connected a trio of nodes across New York’s existing fiber-optic cables with quantum signals in…
Jauan Jennings is headed up north next season. The wide receiver inked a one-year, $13 million deal with the Vikings on Thursday, ESPN reported. Acquiring Jennings fills a hole for Minnesota, as Jalen Nailor signed a three-year deal worth $35 million with the Raiders in March and Adam Thielen retired…
Billie Eilish is giving an insight into her experience with Tourette’s syndrome. Speaking to Amy Poehler on her “Good Hang” podcast on Tuesday, May 5, the singer, 24, opened up about the often “frustrating” condition. “I do have Tourette’s and I have vocal tics but, luckily for me and for…
Every so often, Dr. Laurence Levine fields a phone call from a circumcised man desperate to restore his penis to its original glory. Levine, a board-certified urologic surgeon in Chicago, said he does a “fair amount of penile cosmetic surgery,” but he doesn’t replace foreskin lost to circumcision. “A man…
The White House ripped “Star Wars” star Mark Hamill as “one sick individual” on Thursday after he blasted out a mocked-up image of President Trump dead in a grave. The 74-year-old actor, best known for playing the original Luke Skywalker, posted the AI-generated image on Bluesky of Trump lying beneath a…
Former Knick and NBA veteran P.J. Tucker announced his retirement on Thursday, hanging up his sneakers after a professional basketball career that spanned parts of two decades. Tucker, 41, played three games for the Knicks during his final season in the NBA last year, and his career included time with…
The Hunting Party brought season 2 to an end with a main character getting shot — before a surprise last-minute twist. During the Thursday, May 7, episode of the hit NBC series, Bex (Melissa Roxburgh), Hassani (Patrick Sabongui) and Shane (Josh McKenzie) attempted to take down Lazarus (Kari Matchett) once…
Anders Lee has made a career of potting goals around the net, but this one wasn’t your typical deflection score or rebound stuffer. The Islanders captain lowered his shoulder coming down the right wall and swooped around a defenseman on his backhand, before shifting to his forehand and burying the…
Hollywood’s biggest stars stepped out in full force for SAG-AFTRA’s 32nd Actor Awards. Celebrities delivered a masterclass in modern glamour and timeless tailoring as film and television’s finest gathered to celebrate standout performances at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 1. From scene-stealing gowns to perfectly cut…
Indiana Rep. Jim Baird’s wife Danise died early Sunday from “complications” related to more than a dozen fractures she sustained in a hit-and-run car crash in early January. The congressman and his wife were both originally expected “to be okay” after a “pretty bad” car crash while returning to Washington,…
Keaton Parks admits the thought that he may never again get to take the pitch crossed his mind as he recovered from surgery to address a blood flow issue in his right leg. For the New York City FC midfielder, it was the third time he’d had a procedure done…
John F. Kennedy’s grandson Jack Schlossberg is revealing the last thing his sister Tatiana Schlossberg said to him before she died at the age of 35. “I can tell you that she’s still rooting for us and the last thing she said to me was, ‘You better win,” Jack, who…
PORT ST. LUCIE — A day after SNY analyst Ron Darling said the Mets should go to a five-man rotation instead of having to “work around” Kodai Senga’s preference to pitch in a six-man rotation, Senga threw live batting practice on a back field and looked good again. Carlos Mendoza,…
Bravo celebrity Caroline Stanbury is giving an update on the whereabouts and wellbeing of her family amid the U.S. and Israel’s ongoing missile strikes on Iran. “Thank you so much for all the amazing messages I am getting — I am currently in L.A, which is not ideal because my…
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Maggie Gyllenhaal is revealing how she really felt about her brother Jake Gyllenhaal’s early career success. “In general, I am very interested in envy,” Maggie, 48, said during a Saturday, February 28, interview with The New York Times, when asked about a “sibling rivalry” between her and Jake, 45. “I…
President Trump warned the ongoing joint US-Israeli war against Iran could stretch on for “four weeks or so” — as he mourned the three American service members killed in the conflict and said there could be more deaths. Trump told Daily Mail Sunday that the campaign was “going as per…
The CEO of McDonald’s was ruthlessly mocked across social media after posting a viral video of himself struggling to chomp down on a new super-sized menu item — which he oddly called a “product” — at the fast food chain. The clip posted to social media last month shows McDonald’s…
What should be most obvious about these Knicks by now is that the moment you want to paint them into a corner in order to declare who they are — They’re contenders! They’re pretenders! They’re Finals bound! They’re frauds! — is exactly the moment when they will all but openly…
WWE breakout star Kiana James navigated a major wardrobe malfunction in the middle of the Women’s Elimination Chamber Match. James, 28, wore a purple two-piece during the Saturday, February 28, wrestling bout. As she fought off her competitors, a part of her crop top slipped down too low, fully exposing…
President Trump demanded that those left in Iran’s regime lay down their arms or face “certain death” while cautioning that more US troops were likely to die after three were killed during Iran’s response to the Saturday assassination of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. “I once again urge the Revolutionary Guard,…
Australia’s internet regulator said it may push search engines and app stores to block artificial intelligence services that fail to verify user ages after a Reuters review found more than half had not made public any steps to comply by a deadline next week. The warning reflects one of the…
USC’s reeling basketball team suffered a huge setback Sunday, announcing that star guard Chad Baker-Mazara was no longer a member of the program. The departure of the team’s top remaining scorer means that the final image of Baker-Mazara in a Trojans uniform will be him limping through the handshake line…
A mass shooting outside an Austin, Texas, bar has left three people dead — including the suspected gunman — and another 14 seriously injured, Us Weekly confirms. Gunfire broke out during the early morning hours of Sunday, March 1, outside Buford’s, a popular beer garden on West Sixth and Rio…
SAN ANTONIO — Democratic Texas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett’s showdown with local Dem state rep James Talarico has become the latest flashpoint in the battle between moderates and firebrands for the soul of the party. While Crockett has tried to mobilize the party’s far-left base as a raw, brass-knuckled fighter who…
Jimmy Garoppolo could make an unexpected return to starting duties in 2026. The veteran quarterback is viewed as a “strong option” to join the Cardinals this offseason, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. The team has already shown interest, the NFL insider wrote, in exploring a reunion between Garoppolo and newly…
Despite all the acting accolades, Cillian Murphy’s No. 1 achievement is the life he has built with his family. “Middle age is really interesting,” Murphy, 49, told The Times of London in a Saturday, February 28, profile. “You’ve had children and been successful and then hit this certain age and…
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