Prognosis 'not good' for humpback whale
Hopes that a whale stranded in shallow waters off the Baltic coast can be guided back to the ocean are …
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A sorghum pangenome reference improves global crop trait discovery
Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10229-9A pangenome reference for the phenotypically diverse crop sorghum aims to help accelerate future …
Women's Champions League: Bayern fall to Barcelona in semis
Bayern Munich have come up short in their bid to win the Women's Champions League for the first time after …
Aged men can travel freely
A new rule requiring men to get permission to travel abroad recently put Defense Minister Boris Pistorius under pressure. He …
Trump's naval blockade raises economic pressure on Iran
A US naval blockade cuts off Iran's main source of hard currency by halting most of its oil exports. Will …
Which countries use the death penalty?
Israel is debating the approval of a death penalty bill that targets Palestinians. Although the number of countries carrying out …
Afghanistan, Pakistan held 'useful' peace talks, Kabul says
Clashes between the Afghan Taliban and Pakistan reignited in February. Pakistan accuses Afghanistan of harboring hostile militants, which Kabul denies. …
Why UAE's OPEC exit is a blow to Saudi Arabia
The United Arab Emirates is leaving OPEC to pump more oil on its own terms. The break strips Saudi Arabia …
Ukrainian civilians abducted, tortured in Russian prisons
Russia has been holding thousands of Ukrainian civilians behind bars for years, in breach of international humanitarian law. Families have …
Russia's Putin declares Easter ceasefire
Russian President Putin has announced a ceasefire in its war in Ukraine over the Orthodox Easter holiday. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy …
Minister floats fare-dodging decriminalization
A debate is brewing about whether fare-evasion on trams, buses and trains in Germany should no longer be a criminal …
Russian oil tanker docks in Cuba, the 1st since US blockade
The tanker carrying some 730,000 barrels of crude oil is sanctioned by the US, the EU and the UK amid …
Fujimori leading, runoff likely
Keiko Fujimori looked set to face a conservative rival in a runoff vote. More than 30 candidates had been contention …
Skeleton in Magdeburg Cathedral is almost certainly Otto I
When the sarcophagus of the former Holy Roman Emperor Otto the Great sustained damage and had to be opened, researchers …
Gene conversion empowers natural selection in a clonal fish species
Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10180-9Analysis of the asexually reproducing Amazon molly Poecilia formosa and its sexually reproducing progenitors …
Up night trains need
Europe has a bit of an on-off relationship with night trains. A Berlin team's smart cabin concept could lead to …
Monuments to go dark as 20th edition kicks off
The 20th edition of Earth Hour has begun in New Zealand and will slowly progress around the globe. The event …
Delhi police arrest Lashkar-e-Taiba commander
Shabbir Ahmed Lone is accused of plotting terror attacks in India. Elsewhere, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has resigned from …
Italy's Meloni concedes defeat on judiciary referendum
With Italian voters rejecting the judicial reform pushed by Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, the far-right leader lamented the "lost …
How Iran is wielding the Strait of Hormuz as leverage
While the US is signaling a desire to negotiate, Iranians are playing for time — counting on the world's dependence …