Snakes Use Smelly Musk to Keep Ants Out of Their Pants
Forget fangs full of venom — the backsides of serpents pack secretions volatile enough to kill insect invaders.A writhing ball…
Meta’s New Superintelligence Lab Is Discussing Major A.I. Strategy Changes
Members of the lab, including the new chief A.I. officer, Alexandr Wang, have talked about abandoning Meta’s most powerful open…
Cognition AI Buys Windsurf as A.I. Frenzy Escalates
The deal follows Google’s $2.4 billion investment in Windsurf, an A.I. start-up, as companies race to gain technological talent and…
Why are resident doctors striking and what are they paid?
8 minutes agoShareSaveShareSaveGetty ImagesResident doctors in England are planning a walkout for five consecutive days from 25 July, over a…
How to Perfect Your Dive This Summer
Doug Beavers was always a reluctant swimmer. Doing laps for swim team as a kid was boring, and toiling away…
Meta Built a Data Center Next Door. The Neighbors’ Water Taps Went Dry.
After Meta broke ground on a $750 million data center on the edge of Newton County, Ga., the water taps…
Apollo-Soyuz 50th Anniversary: A Handshake in Orbit That Transformed the Space Race
Some 140 miles above France, American astronauts opened a spacecraft hatch and found themselves face to face with cosmonauts from…
What Do You Want to Know About Vaccines?
The Times wants to hear from you.Are you confused about changing vaccine recommendations in the United States, or worried about…
South African AIDS Activist Pushes for H.I.V. Treatment Access After U.S.-Aid Cuts
The activists gathered on the steps of the cathedral in the center of Cape Town. Most were older women, faces…
How Healthy Are Peaches?
There’s a reason you need a napkin when you bite into a ripe summer peach — the fruit is nearly…