Cells Contain Far More Membraneless 'Mini‑Organs' Than Previously Thought

• Biomolecular Condensates Form Membraneless Cellular Compartments
• About 30 Types Identified As Of 2022
• Intrinsically Disordered Proteins Often Drive Condensate Formation

Expert Debunks Viral TikTok Claim That CO2 ‘Greening’ Means Net Benefit: ‘Too Complex For A One-Size-Fits-All Law’

• CO2 Can Boost Photosynthesis But Benefits Are Limited
• Studies Find Diminishing Growth Responses Above Modern CO2 Levels

Poll: MAGA Loyalty Holds — But Cracks Are Growing As Economic Worries Rise Ahead Of 2026

• Trump Job Approval At 42% Versus 58% Disapproval
• Strong Approval Fell To 21% From 26% Since April
• MAGA Republicans Strong Approval Dropped To 70% From 78%

They Thought She Fell — Surveillance Revealed Her Son Staged Nada Huranieh’s Death

• Teen Son Convicted Of First‑Degree Murder
• Autopsy Found Asphyxiation With Blunt‑Force Head Trauma
• Surveillance Footage Showed Movement At Second‑Story Window

Fiddler on the Moon: How Judaism Might Adapt as Humanity Moves Into Space

• Documentary Asks How Jewish Life Will Adapt Off Earth
• Directors Seth Kramer, Daniel Miller And Jeremy Newberger Lead The Film

Hissing Hawkmoth Larvae Mimic Snakes: Air-Driven Hisses Ward Off Predators

• Hawkmoth Larvae And Pupae Emit Loud Hisses
• Most Mature Larvae And About Half Of Pupae Responded To Simulated Attacks
• Hisses Produced By Expelling Air Through Specific Spiracles

Labor Department Holds First-Ever Employee Prayer Service, Sparking Workplace and Constitutional Concerns

• Labor Department Held Its First-Ever Employee Prayer Service
• Rabbi Yaakov Menken Delivered Remarks Criticized By Some Attendees

Nobel Laureate Ales Bialiatski Recounts Harrowing Belarus Prison Ordeal After Sudden Release

• Ales Bialiatski, 63, Freed After More Than Four Years In Belarusian Prisons
• Limited Medical Care In Penal Colony; Dental Treatment Often Meant Tooth Extraction

Washington Floodwaters Begin To Recede After Record Rains, Evacuations and Rescues

• Floodwaters Begin To Recede After Record Rains
• Federal Emergency Declaration Approved For Washington
• Atmospheric River Dropped More Than 1 Foot Of Rain

Photo Essay: Thousands Flee Mali as Sahel Becomes World's Deadliest Region for Extremist Violence

• Thousands Shelter In Makeshift Camp In Douankara, Mauritania
• Sahel Identified As World's Deadliest Region For Extremist Violence

Myanmar Asks Countries to Repatriate Hundreds of Foreign Detainees After Raids on Scam Hubs

• 13,272 Foreigners Detained Since January
• 1,655 Foreign Nationals Remain In Custody
• Raids Targeted KK Park And Shwe Kokko On Myawaddy Outskirts

Khartoum Begins Exhuming Makeshift Graves, Reawakening Families’ Grief

• Makeshift Graves Being Exhumed Across Khartoum Region
• Operation Overseen By High Committee For Collecting Remains
• Forensic Teams, Civil Defence And Red Crescent Coordinating Work

No Evidence Erika Kirk Was Banned From Romania — Viral Claims Debunked

• No Verifiable Evidence Of A Ban From Romania
• Viral Posts Cite Unrelated 2001 And 2023 Reports
• Founded Everyday Heroes Like You In 2006

Hong Kong’s Largest Pro‑Democracy Party Votes to Dissolve After 30+ Years

• Democratic Party Voted To Dissolve After 30+ Years
• About 97% Of Members Supported Liquidation
• Leaders Cited A Sharply Changed Political Environment

AP: Refugees Allege Sexual Assaults By New Russian Unit In Mali; Survivors Say Many Cases Go Unreported

• Alleged Sexual Assaults By New Russian Unit Known As Africa Corps
• 14-Year-Old Survivor Developed Severe Infection After Alleged Rape

Man Who Drove Into Liverpool Title Celebration Crowds To Be Sentenced

Paul Doyle, 54, who admitted steering his car into crowds celebrating Liverpool's Premier League title on 26 M...

How Trump’s Agenda Has Boosted Democratic Governors Into the 2028 Spotlight

• Trump’s Agenda Has Elevated Several Democratic Governors
• Gavin Newsom Championed A Ballot Measure And Expanded National Outreach

Scientists Alarmed After Gulf of Panama’s Seasonal Upwelling Collapses for First Time in Decades

• Gulf Of Panama Upwelling Collapsed Earlier This Year
• No Similar Event In 40 Years Of High-Quality Data

Fishermen Off Gwadar Spot Rare Pod of Six Endangered Arabian Humpback Whales — A Sign of Recovery

• Pod Of Six Arabian Humpback Whales Spotted Off Gwadar
• WWF‑Pakistan Confirms Rare Sighting As Encouraging Sign

Texas Senate Race Shifts: Jasmine Crockett Tops Early Democratic Poll as Property-Tax Fight Heats Up

• Crockett Leads Democratic Primary 51%–43% In TSU Poll
• Poll Sampled 1,600 Likely Democratic Primary Voters (Dec. 9–11; ±2.45%)

Ear Piercings as a First Rite of Passage in Maya Childhood, Study Finds

• Ear Piercing Identified As An Early Maya Rite Of Passage
• Analysis Based On 83 Depictions From Classic And Postclassic Art
• Initial Piercings Could Occur As Early As 3–4 Months

Why Half of Americans Worry About Falling Birth Rates — Economic Strain, Identity Politics and Policy Debates

• Half Of Americans Say They Are Worried About Falling Birth Rates
• U.S. Fertility Rate Fell To 1.6 In 2024 (Replacement ≈ 2.1)

AfD Lawmaker Urges US–German Nationalist Alliance at New York MAGA Gala

• AfD Lawmaker Calls For US–German Nationalist Alliance
• About 20 AfD Lawmakers Attended New York Young Republican Gala
• US Strategy Paper Praises Europe’s Patriotic Movements

Elon Musk Says DOGE ‘Wasn’t Worth It’ — Critics Say USAID Shutdown Cost Hundreds Of Thousands Of Lives

• Hundreds Of Thousands Of Deaths Estimated From Aid Disruptions
• DOGE Dismantled The 64-Year-Old USAID Under Special Authority