One year after their brief war, how close are India and Pakistan to another conflict?

A year has passed since conflict broke out between India and Pakistan, briefly raising fears of an all-out war between the two nuclear powers. While violent conflict between the neighbours has been commonplace for the past 80 years, this latest round of fighting felt different. Both sides used new weaponsContinue Reading

The real reason RFK Jr. is coming for your antidepressants

commentary The HHS Secretary’s attacks on psychiatric medication follow a pattern of putting politics over public health Published May 18, 2026 6:45AM (EDT) Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) The siren call was apparently irresistible. “Kennedy Starts a Push to Help Americans Quit Antidepressants,”Continue Reading

New Jurassic Pterosaur Unearthed in Germany

Paleontologists have described a new genus and species of early monofenestratan pterosaur based on a nearly complete and well-preserved fossil skeleton discovered in Bavaria, Germany. The holotype specimen of Laueropterus vitriolus seen under natural light. Image credit: D.W.E. Hone, doi: 10.7717/peerj.21204. Pterosaurs were the first vertebrates to achieve powered flight,Continue Reading