A new study suggests instead of releasing waste, the first anal orifice was an exit hatch for male sex cells which was given a new task. Researchers from the University of Bergen in Norway investigated the genetics of xenacoelomorphs; distant relatives of flatworms that have a cul-de-sac for a gut. Despite this lack of a dedicated poop-hole, xenacoelomorphs use some of the same genes we use to turn our digestive system into a tube, only to create a genital opening known as a gonadopore instead. "Once a hole is there, you can use it for other things," zoologist Andreas Hejnol told Michael Le Page at New Scientist.

Mangione, 26, faces separate federal and state murder charges for the killing.

A Boston judge dismissed charges and held an ICE agent in contempt after a defendant was arrested during a trial, accusing ICE and state police of obstructing justice.

Indiana University quietly removes profile of tenured professor and refuses to say why.

The people destroying Teslas should really hear about this: You can now beat up Elon Musk, at a party, in front of guests.

Seoul, Beijing and Tokyo are major U.S. trading partners, although they have been at loggerheads among themselves over issues, including territorial disputes.

Workers on a mission to help colleagues were buried in mass grave in southern Gaza, says humanitarian office

It marks the first time Trump has seriously threatened Russia with consequences for dragging its feet in Ukraine ceasefire negotiations.

An elbow-injury epidemic has become an existential threat to the sport, prompting the M.L.B. to brainstorm new solutions, such as the use of a heavier ball.

A CDC spokesperson told ProPublica in a written statement that the agency decided against releasing the assessment “because it does not say anything that the public doesn’t already know.” She added that the CDC continues to recommend vaccines as “the best way to protect against measles.”

Along with crumpled roads, entire blocks of buildings either badly damaged or destroyed, and power cut to most of Mandalay and Sagaing, both cities sweltered in temperatures as high as 39 degrees Celsius (102 degrees Fahrenheit) on Sunday.

Fossils of this bizarre organism, which lived some 400 million years ago, were initially thought to be the remains of rotted trees, complete with the fungi that assisted their decomposition inside them. In 1872, however, a ticked-off Canadian scientist named William Carruthers trashed that concept and suggested, against scientific convention, that the name prototaxites, which translates to "first yew," be changed to "nematophycus," which means "stringy algae."

Ozy had falsely claimed to have deals with Google and Oprah Winfrey before the company and CEO Watson were criminally charged.

Henry Hank Frantz, 32, went missing four years ago, according to reports.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order on the Smithsonian Institution that targets funding to programs that contain what he calls “divisive narratives” and “improper ideology.”

The skeletal remains of the missing son of Henry Frantz, an Atlanta bagpiper who died while scuba diving in Hawaii, were found in a Georgia treehouse.

The proposal, which builds on the 2024 law, sparked heated debate, with critics of the plan saying it would lead to exploitation of children and proponents calling it a "parental rights" issue.

A new book has sparked debate with its provocative claim that progressive public policy in the US is broken

Social Security systems contain tens of millions of lines of code written in COBOL, an archaic programming language. Safely rewriting that code would take years—DOGE wants it done in months.

Outback Queensland residents say the floodwater has reached "unprecedented" levels, with many forced to evacuate their homes and leave stock to fend for themselves.