SCIENCEHermes agent maker Nous Research in talks for new funding at $1.5B valuationThe company is raising at least $75 million, led by Robot Ventures, with significant participation from USV and other prominent investors.TechCrunch·July 13, 2026
SCIENCEYouTube still recommending eating disorder videos to teens, research findsThe site is continuing to recommend harmful videos despite new rules meant to better protect teenagers in the UK, a study finds.BBC News·July 13, 2026
SCIENCEHow my period is supercharging my ADHDA first-of-its-kind study by UK researchers is looking at the link between menstrual cycles and ADHD.BBC News·July 13, 2026
SCIENCESam Neill Inspired a Generation of ScientistsThe actor, who died at age 78 on Monday, embodied a passionate approach to research and positive masculinity in his role as paleontologist Alan Grant in the 1993 blockbuster Jurassic Park.Wired·July 13, 2026
SCIENCEStates make last-ditch effort to stop the Paramount ‘media behemoth’A dozen state attorneys general are trying to block the $110 billion merger of Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery they warn would raise movie prices and crush cable TV distributors. The states - California, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, NeThe Verge·July 13, 2026
SCIENCEStates sue to stop Paramount-Warner Bros blockbuster mergerCalifornia is among the states suing to block Paramount from buying Warner Bros. Discovery in a Hollywood mega-merger that would unite some of the nation's largest movie studios and TV newsrooms.<br><br>NPR·July 13, 2026
SCIENCEPythons' extreme biology may hold clues for treating human diseaseThese snakes can go for months without eating, grow and shrink the size of their hearts and jump start their metabolism on a dime.NPR·July 13, 2026
SCIENCE28 Best STEM Toys for Kids (2026): Learning Made FunWe found lots of math-filled and science-rich toys for tiny nerds to assemble, bake, squish—or even tear apart and rebuild.Wired·July 12, 2026
SCIENCEOregon’s Attorney General withdraws effort to delay Paramount and Warner Bros. mergerOregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield had been seeking documents from Paramount related to its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. Rayfield also asked a state circuit court judge to delay the closing of the deal by 60 days so that his office could review the documents. But according to Deadline and VThe Verge·July 11, 2026
SCIENCEWhite House taps the guy who keeps crying ‘aliens’ to run UFO groupHarvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb will head the UAP Science Advisory Council established by the White House, the Pentagon, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the FBI, and "the intelligence community." The Council will provide scientific reports and advice to the UAP Governing Board, The Verge·July 11, 2026
SCIENCEChina’s Tianwen-2 Space Probe Has Rendezvoused With Earth’s Quasi-MoonThe probe sent back the first pictures of the asteroid Kamo’oalewa. Next step: landing on the surface and collecting samples to send back to Earth.Wired·July 11, 2026
SCIENCEOpenAI’s Head of Safety Is Leaving the CompanyJohannes Heidecke’s departure comes as OpenAI tries to further integrate its research and safety teams.Wired·July 11, 2026
