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Simon FrantzScienceAug 16, 2026 6:00 AMInside the Experimental Traps Scientists Set for Ghostly NeutrinosObservatories have been built in mines, deep under the Antarctic ice sheet, and elsewhere in an effort to detect the fleeting particles.Photograph: Kamioka Observatory, ICRR, The University of TokyoSeventy years ago, the physicists Clyde Cowan and Frederick Reines took a custom-built 10-ton…
Inside the Palestinian village under siege by Israeli settlers in the West Bank“They’ve decided to literally seize the house,” Mo Ridi told NBC News from Toledo, Ohio. Members of his family are among those trapped in Qusra by settlers who have cut off the water supply and electricity.Listen to this article00:0000:00Israeli settlers being chased by…
Trump and his top aide eye prospects for his new chief spokespersonWhite House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s departure creates a vacancy in one of the administration’s most closely watched jobs — one that Trump often does himself.Listen to this article00:0000:00White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House…
Ukraine attacks Russia’s Samara industrial site as Kyiv ramps up long-range strikesUkraine’s longer-range attacks have increased dramatically this year, aiming to cut Moscow’s revenue for the war and make Russians feel the consequences of the invasion.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Aug. 15, 2026, 7:57 AM EDT / Source: The Associated PressBy The Associated…
Cardinals’ Joshua Báez hits 3 homers in his first 3 at-bats in historic major league debutCalled up from Triple-A Memphis before the game, Báez had 30 members of his family in attendance at Wrigley Field. Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Joshua Báez of the St. Louis Cardinals hits his third home run during…
Taliban mark five years back in power in Afghanistan as aid groups warn of crisisDriven by droughts, deadly earthquakes and the deportation of Afghans from neighbouring states, Afghanistan’s humanitarian needs have reached a record level, aid officials warn.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00A convoy of Taliban security personnel take part in a parade…
Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon kills 7 people, state media reportsThe airstrike targeted a home on the edge of the village of Ansar and that paramedics were still searching through the rubble, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00A man checks a destroyed home that was hit by an…
People ride past a large billboard erected in central Tehran in May depicting the Strait of Hormuz sewn across President Donald Trump’s lips.Morteza Nikoubazl / APIran‘Revenge is inevitable’: Iran ramps up propaganda war with violent billboardsAnti-U.S. messaging has intensified since Israel killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, with artificial intelligence playing a major role.Listen to this…
Justine Goode / NBC News; Getty ImagesFOR SUBSCRIBERSEnvironmentWhen conspiracy theorists drive policy: The nationwide push to ban weather modificationAlthough no large-scale projects to alter the weather exist in the U.S., dozens of states are trying to outlaw it anyway — a trend fueled, in part, by unfounded ideas about “chemtrails.”Listen to this article00:0000:00Aug. 15, 2026,…
At least 6 people have died in flooding across Indiana, authorities sayThe damage so far was concentrated along the White River from Hamilton County into the northern Indianapolis suburbs.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Hundreds evacuated as Indiana flood threat expands02:05Get more newsLiveonAug. 15, 2026, 4:54 PM EDT / Updated Aug. 15, 2026, 6:48…