Typhoon No. 23 (Nakri) Forms, Moving Northwest Toward Okinawa

A tropical depression that had been moving northwestward over the Mariana Islands developed into Typhoon No. Continue reading Typhoon No. 23 (Nakri) Forms, Moving Northwest Toward Okinawa

Plant-based diets are better for people, planet

The diet promotes more vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes and nuts, with only modest amounts of meat, fish, poultry and dairy. Continue reading Plant-based diets are better for people, planet

OpenAI enhances developer tools with GPT-5 Pro and Sora models

OpenAI has announced a series of new API updates at its Dev Day event. The highlights include the launch of GPT-5 Pro, the company’s latest language model, and Sora 2, an advanced video generation model. Continue reading OpenAI enhances developer tools with GPT-5 Pro and Sora models

Lamy sounds alarm as ocean research community moves to fill knowledge gaps

Pascal Lamy, coordinatator of the Jacques Delors Institutes and chair of the board of the EU Mission on restoring ocean and waters. Photo credits: Thomas Blairon / Pixelshake Significant gaps are appearing in international efforts to address the state of the oceans, according to Pascal Lamy. At a time when, unfortunately, we see the US distancing themselves from ocean action [.] there is a sort of void appearing, the former trade chief said. Continue reading Lamy sounds alarm as ocean research community moves to fill knowledge gaps

US researchers: Choose Europe, but part-time

Photo credits: Jonas Willingstorfer/rsm for Volkswagen Foundation Amid the European rush to attract disenchanted US researchers, the Volkswagen Foundation is experimenting with a different approach: grants for US researchers to split their time between the US and Germany. The funding scheme, due to open in. Continue reading US researchers: Choose Europe, but part-time