Science

UK’s first trans judge appeals to European court of human rights over supreme court ruling

May 5, 2025

Britain’s first transgender judge is taking the UK to the European court of human rights over the supreme court’s ruling on biological sex. The UK supreme court ruled earlier this month that the terms “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act referred only to a biological woman and to biological sex, with subsequent guidance from […]

“Losing Our Democracy”: Workers & Immigrants Lead Nationwide May Day Protests Against Trump

May 4, 2025

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. NERMEEN SHAIKH: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. Millions around the world celebrated the International Workers’ Day of May Day on Thursday, including hundreds of thousands here in the United States. Unions and immigrant rights groups led rallies in every state against the […]

Meet Lucy Guo: The youngest self-made woman billionaire surpassing Taylor Swift

May 4, 2025

No sooner had she hit the three-decadal mark than Lucy Guo, the 30-year-old tech entrepreneur, became the youngest self-made woman billionaire in the world. The milestone that beats the illustrious Taylor Swift comes along with an estimated net worth of around $1.25 billion for Guo, all of which goes to showcase the novelty that is […]

WATCH: ‘America at a Crossroads’ — Judy Woodruff on political divisions | 2025 Reframe Festival

May 4, 2025

PBS News special correspondent Judy Woodruff will host a conversation Friday that explores how to engage and connect in a time of deep political divisions. Woodruff will be joined by Scott Shigeoka of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley and Robb Willer of the Polarization & Social Change Lab at Stanford University. WATCH […]

Who is Diana Fox Carney? What to know about the wife of Canada’s PM

May 3, 2025

Who is Diana Fox Carney? What to know about the wife of Canada's PM As election day got underway on Monday, and went well into the night, Liberal Leader Mark Carney’s wife, Diana Fox Carney, remained by his side. They were seen together at the polls in Ottawa in the afternoon. And then, as Carney’s […]

To beat China, America needs a full-scale innovation strategy

May 3, 2025

For the past 80 years, America has led the world in innovation, driving global progress through our technology, talent and values. But the latest “Annual Threat Assessment” report by the U.S. intelligence community finds that China is now our top strategic competitor and technology is a central battleground. To win that tech race, the U.S. […]

Siblings In Service

May 3, 2025

FORT BELVOIR, Va. – What began as one brother’s journey quickly blossomed into a shared vision, weaving together family bonds, personal ambitions, and a healthy dose of sibling rivalry. “My sister and I haven’t even been to BCT [Basic Combat Training] yet, but we hype ourselves a lot about who’s going to survive the first […]

Trump aims to cut $6 billion from NASA budget, shifting $1 billion to Mars-focused missions

May 3, 2025

Reportage: SpaceX Crew-4 mission (April 2022) – Kennedy Space Center director Janet Petro speaks to members of the media after the arrival of NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Robert Hines, Jessica Watkins, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti at the Launch and Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center ahead of SpaceX’s Crew-4 mission, […]

‘The Eternaut,’ Argentina’s Most Ambitious Sci-Fi Series, Debuts On Netflix

May 3, 2025

Ricardo Darín as Juan Salvo in "The Eternaut," as he braves the unknown after a toxic snow kills … More millions. Netflix/Marcos Ludevid Argentina is about to make history with the global debut of The Eternaut, its most ambitious and first-ever major science fiction series. The series is the first screen adaptation of the 1957 […]

Momentum renewed for banning Congress from trading stocks

May 3, 2025

A push to ban lawmakers from trading stocks is picking up momentum after President Donald Trump said he would sign a bill that made it to his desk in an issue that has been debated for years and is broadly supported by voters on both sides of the aisle but has struggled to make it […]