King Charles III hails design of Cambridge eco mosque

King hails design of Europe's first eco mosque

King Charles III wearing a grey suit while shaking the hand of a woman at the mosque, who is wearing a smart jacket and green hijab.Image source, PA Media

The funniest game of 2026 is also one of the best reviewed

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Published Jul 20, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT

The Mermaid Mask is a murder mystery full of lovable goofballs

The funniest game of the year is also one of the best reviewed

Detective Grimoire and Sally stand in front of a cauldron in The Mermaid Mask art. Image: SFB Games

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Judge pauses $110B Paramount-Warner Bros. merger

Paramount Skydance’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has hit a roadblock after a judge temporarily paused the deal in response to a lawsuit filed by a coalition of 12 state attorneys general who argue that the merger would harm competition.

The new rules for building a career — and protecting it

Karena Plepel (left), Nicholas Jenkins (center), and Maahir Sharma (right)

Karena Plepel (left), Nicholas Jenkins (center), and Maahir Sharma (right) each invested time outside work to build and protect their careers.

Karena Plepel (left), Nicholas Jenkins (center), and Maahir Sharma (right)

You’ll never see Dune the same way once you learn this ancient secret

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Published Jul 20, 2026, 1:51 PM EDT

The connections go far beyond the fact that they’re made for IMAX and feature a lot of sand

Osaurus, the Native macOS Harness for Local AI Models, Celebrates 7.3K GitHub Stars and #2 Product of the Day on Product Hunt

San Francisco, CA, July 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Osaurus, the native macOS harness built around local models, has crossed 7.3K stars on GitHub and over 185K downloads, and finished as the #2 Product of the Day on Product Hunt following its latest launch. The open-source project, built entirely in Swift, lets people run local models directly on their own Macs, online or fully offline, without sending their data to an outside server.

World's first gene edited Culicoides biting midges open door for livestock disease research

World's first gene edited Culicoides biting midges
A Culicoides midge after a blood meal. Credit: The Pirbright Institute

Scientists have successfully edited the genome of biting midges, opening the door to new research on how these insects transmit disease. Culicoides biting midges are small blood-feeding insects responsible for spreading important vector-borne viruses such as bluetongue virus (BTV), Schmallenberg virus (SBV) and epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV), which cause major losses to livestock production worldwide. Despite their importance as disease vectors, Culicoides are among the smallest blood-feeding insects, just 1–4 mm (0.04–0.16 inches) long, making them difficult to study in the laboratory.

Five key takeaways from FIFA World Cup 2026

The biggest FIFA World Cup in history has come to a close, and most would agree Spain deserved their victory – certainly in the final against Argentina.

The 2026 edition had an additional spotlight on it given one of the host nations – and the team staging the final – the United States, were involved in a joint war with Israel on one of the competitors, Iran.

David Zaslav’s Next Act: Summer Camp Owner

For nearly 100 years, tens of thousands of children have spent their summers at Mohawk Day Camp in Westchester County, New York, participating in activities like swimming, archery, crafts, dance and theater.