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James Dewey Watson, who helped reveal DNA’s double-helix structure, kicked off the Human Genome Project, and became infamous for his racist, sexist, and otherwise offensive statements, has died. He was 97. His death was confirmed to The New York Times by his son Duncan, who said Watson died on Thursday in a hospice in East Northport, New York, on Long Island. He had previously been hospitalized with an infection. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory also confirmed his passing. Watson was born in Chicago in 1928 and attained scientific fame in 1953 at 25 years old for solving the molecular structure of…

Olivia Rodrigo is making it clear that she is not happy with the Trump administration (and his Department of Homeland Security) using her music to promote their policies. On Friday, the pop singer slammed the White House and DHS for posting a video about self-deportation using one of her songs. A video posted to Instagram on Tuesday opened with the chaotic, rock part of her Guts favorite “All-American Bitch” showing clips of ICE agents detaining undocumented immigrants with the caption “If ICE finds you,” and then undocumented immigrants seemingly choosing to self-deport with the softer, more peaceful part of the…

November 7, 20254 min readChina’s Stranded Astronauts Show the Dangers of Space JunkThree Chinese astronauts will likely return safely to Earth after a reported space-junk strike. But the incident highlights the growing risk of orbital debrisBy Humberto Basilio edited by Lee BillingsWang Jie, Chen Dong and Chen Zhongrui before their April 2025 launch on the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft. This week the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) announced that the homecoming for three of its astronauts was delayed after a piece of space junk struck the Shenzhou 20 spacecraft that was intended to ferry them back to Earth from China’s Tiangong space…

Israel has received a coffin that Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad said contains the body of a hostage, Israel’s military says.Hamas’s armed wing said the body had been found on Friday in Khan Younis in southern Gaza. The body has been transported to Israel via the Red Cross for identification.Before this handover, Hamas had returned all 20 living hostages and 22 out of 28 deceased hostages under the first phase of a ceasefire deal that started on 10 October. Five of the six dead hostages still in Gaza were Israelis and one was Thai.Israel has criticised Hamas for not…

If in doubt, we used to talk about the weather. Or if not that, then why the trains were late again, or how sweet someone’s baby was: the kind of routine bland nothings you exchange with strangers on the street. But something about the way we speak in public is changing.A few days ago I was in Aldi, making the usual small talk at the checkout. When the cashier said she was exhausted from working extra shifts to make some money for Christmas, the man behind me chipped in that it would be worse once “she takes all our money”…

Janine MachinEast of England technology correspondent, in CambridgeBBCResearchers say their “swimming cap”, which uses light and ultrasound to improve brain monitoring in newborns, is the first of its kind in the world Three-week-old Theo is fast asleep in a cot, unaware he is helping to trial new technology that could change the lives of others. Dr Flora Faure is gently fitting him with a small black cap that looks like a swimming cap, or something a rugby forward might wear.It is covered with hexagonal lumps, containing technology that monitors how his brain is working. Researchers at the Rosie Maternity Hospital…

Gabriel Bonfim and Randy Brown took very different paths to their first UFC Fight Night main event. Bonfim is a relatively new addition to the UFC roster; meanwhile, Brown celebrates a decade with the promotion in January. They collide on Saturday night at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.Bonfim (18-1) is defending his ranking, but arguably has more to prove than his opponent. Bonfim became a top 15 welterweight off a controversial decision win over longtime contender Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson. Two years ago, nearly to the day, he was knocked out by Nicolas Dalby. A close decision win over Brown,…

Qicheng Zhang used the Lowell Observatory to observe comet 3I/ATLAS in all of its green glory. (Image credit: Qicheng Zhang/Lowell Observatory)A new image of comet 3I/ATLAS has revealed that the interstellar visitor is glowing green and hiding its tail, but that doesn’t mean there’s anything wrong with it.Qicheng Zhang, a researcher at the Lowell Observatory in Arizona, used the observatory’s powerful Discovery Telescope to make fresh observations of the comet as it zoomed away from the sun on Wednesday (Nov. 5). The comet recently became visible again after swinging around the far side of our star.Comets develop an atmosphere, or…

Not all business-class seats are created equal. Some have sliding doors, others have privacy panels. On some planes, you may have to step over a neighbor to reach the aisle. Even planes from the same airline can have differing configurations. Some flights serve caviar and pricey Champagne while others rely on a more basic no-frills approach. With so much variety in the market, how do you know which flights are worth the hefty price tag?Business-class tickets (like all other seats on the plane) carry a price tag based on market demand, which means the cost can vary widely by airline,…

Hundreds of flight cancellations spread across the US on Friday as airlines began complying with the Federal Aviation Administration’s unprecedented order to reduce service nationwide because of the government shutdown. FRANCE 24’s Fraser Jackson brings us the latest from Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, DC, and speaks to travellers stranded amid the travel chaos.