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September 26, 2025 2 min read Evolution Shocks Scientists in an Electric Battle against Invasive Bass Scientists electrically culled invasive fish in a 20-year battle—but the fish fought back with rapid evolution By Martin J. Kernan edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier Ana Maria Tudor/Alamy Stock Photo A group of Cornell University scientists have been outmaneuvered by a formidable (and genetically supercharged) adversary: the smallmouth bass of Little Moose Lake in New York State’s Adirondack Mountains. The invasive—and drastically overpopulating—species prevailed over the scientists’ 20-year electric culling campaign by evolving to grow faster and spawn younger. This strategy let them reproduce…

From nail-biting quick-fire challenges to high-stakes elimination rounds like the show’s signature Restaurant Wars, the judges of Top Chef eat well during filming. (Well, most of the time. Lesson learned: serving ceviche on a 90 degree day isn’t the move.) But they’re not on set all day, every day during the seven-week production schedule. Although Top Chef previously filmed in another Carolina city—Charleston back in 2014—this is the first time the globe-trotting culinary reality competition has landed in Charlotte, North Carolina. And the arrival has energized the crew, including longtime judge and food writer Gail Simmons. “I’ve never been to…

new video loaded: China’s Skyscraper Delivery Problem Creates a New WorkforceFood delivery drivers in Shenzhen are trying to get orders to office workers faster by paying intermediaries to complete the final, upward leg of the journey.By Jiawei Wang and Gilles SabriéSeptember 26, 2025

If the controversy behind Jimmy Kimmel’s show is a series of dominoes that fell one after the other, from the late-night host making his comments on Charlie Kirk’s killing to ABC halting production of his show, the first domino arguably fell this summer.Months before Kimmel was briefly pulled off the air, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) quietly announced it was seeking to make a huge change to broadcasting rules.The change would primarily affect three companies that own more local TV stations than any other company: Sinclair Broadcasting, Nexstar Media Group and Gray Television Inc. All three companies own the maximum…

Last month, the Trump administration issued an executive order asserting political control over grant funding, including all federally supported research. In general, the executive order inserts a layer of political control over both the announcement of new funding opportunities and the approval of individual grants. Now, a coalition of more than 50 scientific and medical organizations is firing back, issuing a letter to the US Congress expressing grave concerns over the order’s provisions and urging Congress to protect the integrity of what has long been an independent, merit-based, peer-review system for awarding federal grants. As we previously reported, the order requires…

Jennifer Lawrence has spoken up about Israel’s war in Gaza and censorship in the US. Speaking at a press conference for her new film Die, My Love at the San Sebastián film festival, Lawrence responded to several journalists’ questions about fraught political topics, despite a festival moderator attempting to shut them down, according to Deadline. When asked about Israel’s violence in Gaza, which many of the world’s leading experts have called a genocide, Lawrence replied: “I’m terrified. It’s mortifying. What’s happening is no less than a genocide and it’s terrible.” “What makes me so sad is the disrespect in the…

Sep 26, 2025, 10:23 AM ETFor the first time in his five-year NASCAR Cup Series career, Chase Briscoe has won multiple races in a season. Logan Riely/Getty ImagesChase Briscoe doesn’t feel comfortable.”I’ve never brought a single dime to any race team, so really, all I can bring is myself,” he told ESPN. “If you’re not performing, and all you can bring is your helmet, it makes it really easy for them to go in another direction. It’s why you have to perform and show your worth. Yeah, we’ve been fortunate enough to do that this year, but I’ve always felt my…

A pair of diamonds that formed hundreds of kilometers deep in Earth’s malleable mantle both contain specks of materials that form in completely opposing chemical environments — a combination so unusual that researchers thought their coexistence was “almost impossible.” The substances’ presence provides a window into the chemical goings-on of the mantle and the reactions that form diamonds. The two diamond samples were found in a South African mine. As with plenty of other precious gemstones, they contain what are called inclusions — tiny bits of surrounding rocks captured as the diamonds form. These inclusions are loathed by most jewelers…

There’s no doubt about it: Traveling with a dietary restriction can be stressful. This is especially true when you don’t have much control over what’s being served, like on a cruise, at an all-inclusive resort, or on a safari. I should know. As an ulcerative colitis (UC) sufferer and an avid traveler, avoiding my triggers—gluten and certain nuts—is not always easy away from home. While I do my best to plan ahead, there have been moments when I’ve resorted to a bag of chips or a handful of rice crackers for dinner on a trip because I had no other…

A Turkish attempt to force kebab shops in the EU to adhere to strict rules on how to make a doner kebab has been withdrawn.If the bid for a “Traditional Speciality Guaranteed” label had succeeded, restrictions would have been imposed on the types of ingredients that could be used.Germany’s kebab industry would have particularly skewered, as the quintessential high street doner has evolved over the decades to be rather different than the original from Turkey.Turkish authorities argued the doner should be viewed a national dish that spread to Europe through the migration of Turks. But German officials said its take…