Cats have been on quite a journey from wild animal to undisputed ruler of millions of couches worldwide. A pair of new studies published on Thursday show that the road to cat domestication was far more complex than scientists first suspected. One of the new papers, published in Science, centers on…

In July 2024, Magdalena Robinson was laid off from her job as a vice president of talent acquisition at a media agency. The news came as a shock — by all accounts she was doing well — but she saw a silver lining: Maybe it was finally time for a career break. She took the rest of the year off,…

A group of liberal senators is quietly challenging the minority leader over his approach to the midterms and President Trump, in a sign of the party’s deep frustration. Listen to this article · 9:04 min Learn more Democrats have increasingly broken ranks in recent months to criticize Senator Chuck…

Coffee beans and chocolate; coffee fruit on the plant; bags of roasted coffee; a mug of coffee with a pile of roasted beans f you are a consumer of coffee or of chocolate, I have a question for you: Could you easily find the identity of the farmer or farm cooperative and the country of origin of the…

News Analysis Election defeats earlier this month and the approach of 2026 have G.O.P. lawmakers cautiously asserting themselves. Credit...Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times News Analysis Election defeats earlier this month and the approach of 2026 have G.O.P. lawmakers cautiously asserting…

Apple’s been making interesting tweaks to its operating systems after the release of the 26.0 versions in September. Back in October, the 26.1 beta cycle brought Slide Over back to iPadOS, a feature that’s now released for everyone. We’re now three betas into the 26.2 beta cycle, and this week…

For humans, kissing holds major cultural cachet, accompanying confessions of romantic love, religious rituals of reverence and even betrayals, à la The Godfather Part II’s “kiss of death.” New research suggests that kissing probably predates humanity and evolved between 16.9 million and 21.5 million…

As many as 70 million people in the U.S. have problems with sleep, and many are increasingly turning to melatonin supplements to help them fall asleep. People generally perceive these over-the-counter gummies, liquids and tablets as harmless. But recent research has raised new questions about…

Artist Doug Rosenberg (center) leads a group of volunteers to his guerrilla wetland in the Los Angeles River. Courtney Theophin/NPR LOS ANGELES — To many locals, the Los Angeles River — hugged by concrete embankments and heavy vehicle traffic — hardly seems like a river at all. The waterway…

A team that faced seemingly insurmountable odds wins its first championship, with wider ramifications for the role women play in public life. Listen to this article · 6:39 min Learn more Harmanpreet Kaur and her teammates on India’s national women’s cricket team celebrate their win, right after…

It’s the milestone 10th anniversary of the iPad Pro. iPadOS 26 has dramatically improved the iPad’s power-user functionality. And the new M5 iPad Pro has brought unprecedented power to the platform. With all that in mind, I decided to revisit one of my old experiments and travel (to London, for a…

Katie Wilson, who narrowly defeated the incumbent, Bruce Harrell, emerged from the city’s left-wing activist class and brings with her little experience in governing. Seattle’s mayor-elect, Katie Wilson, was elected on a wave of energy from the political left, in Seattle and beyond.Credit...Ruth…

Ms. Wilson, a self-described socialist, joined the race after Mayor Bruce Harrell opposed taxing high-income residents to finance construction of new housing. Listen to this article · 4:01 min Learn more Katie Wilson had never sought public office before her run for mayor in Seattle.Credit...Ruth…

In his victory speech after winning the New York mayoral election last week, Zohran Mamdani came out swinging. The speech included, among other dramatic flourishes, a reference to the socialist titan Eugene Debs, shoutouts to the city’s “Senegalese taxi drivers and Uzbek nurses”, tributes to…

Given the choice, Apple would have rolled out its first custom-designed Mac chips on its own terms, probably at a high-profile event in the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Park. But given that it was November 2020, the company was forced to release a 45-minute video instead. No amount of in-person…

Subscriber-only Newsletter The Tilt It wasn’t just about superior turnout. Party switchers played a significant role in Virginia and New Jersey. By Published Nov. 6, 2025Updated Nov. 10, 2025 Leer en español You’re reading The Tilt newsletter, for Times subscribers only. Nate Cohn, The Times’s chief…

Democrats are concerned that the immigration crackdown will hurt Latino turnout on Tuesday. Republicans dispute that the raids will play any role in the election. Credit... Listen to this article · 10:36 min Learn more The journalists interviewed 40 voters, elected officials and voting-rights and…

WORLD CUP Beating South Africa in Sunday’s final and lifting trophy in front of home fans has the potential to be as impactful as men’s T20 triumph in 2007 — for country and wider sport Simon Wilde, Cricket Correspondent Saturday November 01 2025, 9.00pm, The Sunday Times There will be 35,000 inside…

(Photo by Julia Demaree Nikhinson - Pool/Getty Images) Reflecting on the past year in history conjures many searing memories, most of them bad. I can remember sign posts we’ve passed along the road to dictatorship, and several acts of worthy resistance—mostly undertaken by regular people, some by…

That’s a pretty aggressive headline, huh? Sounds like Resistance clickbait, right? Well, I am not above dabbling in clickbait from time to time. What’s the point of writing this newsletter several times a week if you never open it? However, this headline is not just irresistible—it’s also an…

“That’s enough screen time for today,” you tell your kid, urging them to turn off the video-game console or iPad. As for what they should do instead, you are not quite sure. And what about you? If only you could put down your phone and listen to your spouse, or read a book, or embrace the sensation…

It’s been a busy few weeks around here, what with Apple’s latest platform updates and new iPhones, but I finally have time to catch my breath and talk about the most important of topics: the Apple Vision Pro. We’ve already established that the Vision Pro is a “whoa” device that can be a great place…

They marched in their millions. Some waved the Stars and Stripes. Some clutched signs with slogans such as: “Nothing is more patriotic than protesting.” And some donned inflatable costumes that included aliens, chickens, clowns, frogs, lobsters, mushrooms, penguins, seahorses, sharks, squirrels,…

Credit...Animation By Fromm Studio There is no F.D.A.-approved testosterone product for women. Insurance won’t cover it. Many doctors won’t prescribe it. It’s become a cultural phenomenon. Credit...Animation By Fromm Studio By Oct. 22, 2025 Spend enough time speaking to women who are taking…

It’s been ten years since Apple released the first iPad Pro. In 2015, there were already people trying to integrate the five-year-old iPad platform into their working lives, but the wisdom of that choice seemed questionable—at least until Apple validated it by adding a true, professional-level…

Did the Vision Pro need an update? On the one hand, no: Apple’s cutting-edge VR computer hasn’t exactly taken the world by storm. It’s a view of the future that, at its current size and price, doesn’t have much of a place in the present. On the other hand, it turns out that the M2 processor that…

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Subscriber-only Newsletter Jamelle Bouie Oct. 18, 2025, 12:09 p.m. ET Credit...Ariana Gomez for The New York Times By Opinion Columnist Millions of Americans are gathering across the country on Saturday — including in Washington, D.C. — to protest the monarchical pretensions of the Trump…

National Geographic Explorer-at-Large Louise Leakey grew up hearing about the July morning in 1959 when her grandmother—paleoanthropologist Mary Leakey—discovered a 1.8-million-year-old hominin skull in Oldupai Gorge (originally misnamed Olduvai) in Tanzania. After spotting fossilized teeth lodged…

With iOS 26, Apple seems to be leaning harder into visual design and decorative UI effects — but at what cost to usability? At first glance, the system looks fluid and modern. But try to use it, and soon those shimmering surfaces and animated controls start to get in the way. Let’s strip back the…

No modern car company is better-known for advancing technology than Tesla. Inside one of Elon Musk’s vehicles, you can stream Netflix on a massive touchscreen while you wait for the car to recharge, then switch to Autopilot on the highway for a hands-free ride home. For a company like Tesla, dumping…

Maine is the most important Senate race in the country. Democrats have a narrow path to a majority, but they have no path if they cannot defeat Susan Collins in a state Kamala Harris won by seven points last year. Collins is the last Republican representing a truly blue state. Losing Maine wouldn’t…

4 hours ago - Politics & Policy Holly Otterbein, Alex Thompson Add Axios on Google Add Axios as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Add Axios on Google Chi Ossé at a New York City Council meeting last year. Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images New York City Council member Chi…

The more I think about the iPhone Air, the more I think back to the introduction of the MacBook Air back in 2008. I used the word “compromise” ten times in my review of that first lightweight Mac laptop. If the story of the MacBook Air is a story about compromise, the decision about whether the…

Hundreds of people gathered Saturday morning at downtown Los Angeles’ 6th Street Bridge to protest the Trump administration’s immigration policies that have left many migrant communities shaken. More than a dozen local unions, immigration rights organizations and elected officials gathered for the…

I sent this to Apple CEO Tim Cook today. I’ve tried to remain calm and measured in terms of language, but if I’m honest, Apple’s action in removing ICEBlock from the App Store has left me seething with rage. We are in a very dark place right now in our country, and we need leaders who act with…

Slide Over lets you hide apps off the side of the iPad screen. Again. Monday’s second beta for iPadOS 26.1 includes two highly requested changes from iPad users (including us) that were absent in this summer’s iPadOS 26 beta cycle: a return of Slide Over and the addition of USB microphone gain…

After a long summer of discontent, Apple released its latest operating system updates earlier this month, and the result has been RAGE! PANIC! RIOTING IN THE STREETS! Wait, sorry, just checked, apparently that’s… Portland? That can’t be right. The frustration over Liquid Glass has now reportedly…

A brief, throat-clearing caveat: while I had written most of this pre-launch, I was unable to complete it by the time Apple shipped its annual round of operating system updates. Real life, and all that. I have avoided reading reviews; aside from the excerpt I quoted from Dan Moren’s, I have seen…