Security experts have warned of a major new secret-stealing worm roaming the npm ecosystem which could affect millions of downstream users. Shai-Hulud first appeared in September, when threat actors ...

In the audio version of this story, as in a previous web version, we incorrectly say that Napoleon called his soldiers back from Russia after barely engaging with that country’s army. In fact, the ...

A single base change can create a devastating genetic disorder or a beneficial adaptation, or it might have no effect. How do mutations happen, and how do they influence the future of a species?

Dec. 15, 2025 Around 1,000 years ago, a major climate shift reshaped rainfall across the South Pacific, making western islands like Samoa and Tonga drier while eastern islands such as Tahiti became ...