timef 08/27/2025

A new study reveals some of the crucial molecular steps on the path to bipedalism.

In a proof of concept, researchers demonstrated that they could bioengineer a couple of hours of light into a common plant.

Scientists have found that a single tree can be home to a trillion microbial cells — an invisible ecosystem that is only beginning to be understood.

Businesses and policymakers are casting around for help from unlikely places, as the country’s exports to the United States are crushed by 50 percent tariffs.

The state announced the first 22 projects to take advantage of its hefty new incentives to attract production.

Apps from Google, Apple and other companies let you customize your content so you’re always up to date on the matters you care about most.

It becomes the latest country to restrict phone use in schools, with a law that will go into effect in 2026.

The group in Southern California stole goods worth millions of dollars since January, officials said. Nine people were charged this week over the thefts.

Joe Gebbia wants to make government services more “satisfying.” Some peers in the design industry are skeptical.

The trillions of dollars that tech companies are pouring into new data centers are starting to show up in economic growth. For now, at least.

Leaders in Britain and the European Union are promoting the promise of economic benefits from increased military spending, but there is a trade-off.

Winemakers consider the deposits to be waste material, but an entrepreneur in Eastern Europe saw something different.

While adornments in the shape of letters go back to ancient Egypt, experts say the style has hit new heights in recent years.

As punishment for buying Russian oil, President Trump is doubling the tax on goods imported from India, jeopardizing a relationship decades in the making.

The chain, known for its farmhouse aesthetic, ignited a social media firestorm when it announced its “fresh” rebrand last week.

The dupes of the cute-ugly toys have left consumer complaints and warnings about safety risks and potentially hazardous chemicals in their wake.

The two PACs reflect a new level of political engagement by companies like Meta and investors such as Andreessen Horowitz, which are spending heavily on artificial intelligence.

After two consecutive scrubs, the Starship vehicle is due for its 10th test flight as Elon Musk’s company aims to overcome earlier setbacks.

The market reaction was muted after President Trump moved to fire the Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook. One economist likened the response to a frog in “gently heating” water.

He shared the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on gravitational waves, which helped confirm Einstein’s general theory of relativity and how the universe began.

The patient had traveled to Central America, where an outbreak of myiasis, an infection by screwworm larvae, has been ravaging livestock.

The director of Federal Housing Finance Agency could win the president an opening on the Federal Reserve board.

Honeycomb, a mathematical marvel, is made by worker bees. A new study shows that the insects are very good at adapting to wonky foundations.

To blunt the toxic arsenic in the waters where it lives, a deep-sea worm combines it with another chemical to produce a less toxic compound.

Lawyers for Ms. Cook promised to take legal action one day after the president moved to fire her over allegations of mortgage fraud.

President Trump’s attempt to fire Lisa Cook, a Fed governor, will set off a long legal battle. Economists warn it could lead to higher inflation and government borrowing costs.

President Trump’s attempt to fire Lisa Cook, a Fed governor, will set off a long legal battle. Economists warn it could lead to higher inflation and government borrowing costs.