The Scottish electronic duo remain hugely influential – but their new album’s interrogation of religion is dubious, and the drum programming is worse still ...

In order to fall asleep, we have to slow down our brains from conscious beta speed, through relaxed alpha, all the way down to the delta waves associated with dreamless sleep. We run into trouble, ...

Researchers at MIT have suggested that rice seeds can hear the sound of rain, according to a new study. MIT calls it "the first direct evidence that plant seeds and seedlings can sense sounds in ...

Director Mascha Schilinski employs a non-linear structure to shift between their stories, intertwining the lives of her inquisitive heroines into a quietly profound meditation on the plight of women ...

Novartis' chief executive, Vas Narasimhan. Novartis has started to show the effects of its patent cliff more strongly, with sales and profits falling in the first quarter of this year on generic ...

The scope and ambition of Mascha Schilinski’s Sound of Falling (now streaming on Mubi) earned it the Jury Prize at Cannes 2025, sharing the award with the similarly unforgettable Sirat. But where the ...

President says incident, in which Secret Service agent was saved by bulletproof vest, was ‘totally shocking to me’ Suspect in custody after Trump evacuated in shooting incident Donald Trump said on ...

Placebo and “knowcebo” effects are a problem. But they can also help people feel better. This week I want to look at where we are with psychedelics, the mind-altering substances that have somehow made ...

Stocks are under pressure today, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 falling to 3.75-month lows, and the Dow Jones Industrials falling to a 5-month low. Stocks are sliding today on concerns about the ...

Windy conditions will remain a major factor through much of the day. A wind advisory remains in effect until 8 p.m. Monday as south winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph move across Northeast ...

Bang, bang. Bang, bang. You know it. You love it. If you’re any kind of The Vampire Lestat fan, darling, you’ve already heard bits and pieces of this song before. Yes, we’re talking about The Vampire ...

It takes backbone to solve an enigma like the “falling cat” problem. By Taylor Mitchell Brown In 1894, the French physiologist Étienne-Jules Marey tried to resolve a particularly vexing question in ...