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Since the war began, ships have been attacked and the route effectively closed, pushing up oil prices and putting pressure on the global economy. Photograph: Nathan Howard/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Since the war began, ships have been attacked...

Treasure hunter freed from jail after refusing to turn over shipwreck gold 24 minutes ago Share Save Grace Eliza Goodwin Share Save Getty Images Gold bars taken from the SS Central America ship are displayed at the Museum of American...

President Donald Trump said Saturday that "hopefully" South Korea and other countries, affected by Iran's attempt to close the Strait of Hormuz, will send ships to keep the crucial oil shipping route "open and safe," amid growing concerns over disruptions...

Illustration: Anais Mims / Guardian Design/Getty View image in fullscreen If the cracks in the datacentre boom widen, the entire AI bubble could burst in a replay of the 2001 dotcom crash. Datacentre investment boom is one of the biggest...

Politics Week in Politics: Missile attack on a girls' school in Tehran; DHS remains unfunded March 14, 2026 7:42 AM ET Heard on Weekend Edition Saturday By Scott Simon , Ron Elving Week in Politics: Missile attack on a girls'...

Politics What's Marco Rubio's role as secretary of state and Trump's national security advisor? March 14, 2026 7:42 AM ET Heard on Weekend Edition Saturday Scott Simon What's Marco Rubio's role as secretary of state and Trump's national security advisor?...

U.S. military bombs Kharg Island, Iran's main oil export hub, Trump says March 14, 2026 5:30 AM ET By NPR Staff This picture, taken a position in northern Israel, shows an Israeli Air Force fighter jet flying over the border...

Alasdair Keane climbs aboard an electric boat in Norway. 24 mins Inside Europe’s Space Race Adrienne Murray visits the Esrange Spaceport in the far north of Sweden. 25 mins Winter Olympics: Can Tech Boost Performance? Alasdair Keane visits the Olympic...

Dennis Richardson had said he quit the royal commission because he decided he was ‘surplus to requirements’ and the work he was able to contribute could not justify the $5,500 a day he was being paid. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP View...

Politics Unlike past eras, anti-Muslim GOP rhetoric draws little pushback from party leaders March 13, 2026 5:47 PM ET Heard on All Things Considered By Barbara Sprunt Unlike past eras, anti-Muslim GOP rhetoric draws little pushback from party leaders Listen...

Climate Class-action lawsuit filed after the Potomac sewage spill March 13, 2026 6:25 PM ET Jeff Brady A warning sign was placed in January at the site of a massive pipe rupture, as sewage flowed into the Potomac River in...

Bolivia’s president, Rodrigo Paz, speaks at a press conference in La Paz on 13 March 2026 confirming the arrest of Sebastián Marset. Photograph: Luis Gandarillas/EPA View image in fullscreen Bolivia’s president, Rodrigo Paz, speaks at a press conference in La...

President Donald Trump has said that the United States will hit Iran "very hard" over the next week, as the U.S. military operation against the Islamic Republic enters its 14th day, aiming to destroy Tehran's missile capabilities, its Navy, and...

President Donald Trump has said that the United States will hit Iran "very hard" over the next week, as the U.S. military operation against the Islamic Republic enters its 14th day, aiming to destroy Tehran's missile capabilities, its Navy, and...

Nature | 4 min read Reference: Science Advances paper AI use could ‘same-ify’ human expression People who use large language models are picking up writing patterns, reasoning methods and even opinions from the chatbots, some research suggests. Nature | 6...

Jess Mador/WABE hide caption toggle caption Jess Mador/WABE The Trump administration later brought back some of the workers who were fired in the first round, but it has also continued to cut more staff and funding. Jess Mador/WABE hide caption...

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Credit: Juan Gaertner/Science Photo Library Access through your institution Buy or subscribe When densely packed, long molecular chains, such as chromosomes, in living cells can crawl past their neighbours, computer simulations and theoretical modelling suggest 1 . Article Google Scholar...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that Iran's new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei is wounded and "likely disfigured," as the United States and Israel continue their campaign of strikes on the Islamic Republic. On Thursday, the new Iranian leader...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that Iran's new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei is wounded and "likely disfigured," as the United States and Israel continue their campaign of strikes on the Islamic Republic. On Thursday, the new Iranian leader...

Photograph: Chip Theory Games View image in fullscreen Less board game than way of life … The Elder Scrolls. Photograph: Chip Theory Games Less respawning, more re-rolling: six of the best board games based on video games From war zones...

NOAA/DeepCCZ expedition hide caption toggle caption NOAA/DeepCCZ expedition Vacuuming deep sea nodules All types of mining have an environmental impact. NOAA Ocean Exploration hide caption toggle caption NOAA Ocean Exploration "What we're proposing is that we basically build a large...

Photograph: Chris Radburn/PA View image in fullscreen Part of the Sizewell nuclear plant in Suffolk, where the government has already committed to building a new nuclear power station. Miliband, the energy secretary, said: “As the current Middle East conflict shows,...

King expresses 'concern' over Alberta separatists in meeting with First Nations chiefs 3 hours ago Share Save Nadine Yousif Senior Canada reporter Share Save PA Media First Nations Grand Chief Joey Pete called the meeting with King Charles III "significant"...

UFC fighters to train FBI agents at Quantico 8 hours ago Share Save Sareen Habeshian Share Save Reuters Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) athletes will be training agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) this week, both organisations say. Current...

The Americas A record number of political parties register for Haiti's first election in a decade March 13, 2026 1:28 AM ET By The Associated Press Members of the EDE (Committed to Development) political party arrive to register the party...

MPs 'deeply troubled' by BBC World Service funding uncertainty 26 minutes ago Share Save Ian Youngs Culture reporter Share Save Getty Images A committee of MPs have said they are "deeply troubled" by uncertainty over the government's future funding for...

French vote tests polarised electorate with right hoping to win control of Paris 60 minutes ago Share Save Hugh Schofield Paris correspondent Share Save Reuters/BBC/Léa Guedj Emmanuel Grégoire (L) and Rachida Dati are the front-runners in the race for Paris...

Politics Trump blames Iran for the war — critics question the diplomacy March 12, 2026 5:24 PM ET Heard on All Things Considered Michele Kelemen Trump blames Iran for the war — critics question the diplomacy Listen · 3:48 3:48...

‘The best way for us to respond to the devastation of this war is to strengthen the mechanisms that should never have allowed it to occur in the first place.’ Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters View image in fullscreen ‘The best way...