Keanu Reeves.Photo: Jon Kopaloff/Getty Keanu Reevesinspired the naming of a new fungus-killing bacteria. “The lipopeptides kill so efficiently that we named them after Keanu Reeves because he, too, is extremely deadly in his roles,” Sebastian Götze, a researcher with Germany’s Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology,shared in a news releaseon Monday. The compound, named “keanumycins” after the actor, fights against plant fungal diseases and human-pathogenic fungi. It is harmless to plant and human cells, making it an environmentally friendly alternative to chemical pesticides, according to the press release....

Photo:Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo OceanGate is making headlines afteritsTitansubmersible went missingon June 18, following a dive to visit theTitanicwreckage. However, the recent trip quickly went awry as almost two hours after the vessel’s dive, the crew ofTitan’s support vessel,the Polar Prince, lost contact. As the U.S. Coast Guard in Boston undergoes a search and rescue operation, new information has come to light about the infamous vessel, whichCBS Sunday Morningcorrespondent David Pogue previously boarded for a segment in 2022....

Photo: Emma McIntyre/Getty Images, Ring ConciergeTikTok starJesse Sullivanknew exactly what he wanted when it came to designing a bespoke engagement ring for fiancéeFrancesca Farago.“Jesse had so many incredible ideas for Francesca’s engagement ring and began thinking through the design in August of last year,” Nicole Wegman, founder and CEO of New York City-based luxury jewelerRing Concierge, tells PEOPLE exclusively. She and Sullivan worked together on creating the custom rock for the Netflix star, 29....

Photo: Sardaka/Wikimedia Commons Halloween is almost here, but for some critters, life can feel like October 31st all year round. To celebrate the upcoming holiday,The Nature Conservancyshared some of their favorite spooky creatures that animal lovers can find in the wild all around the world. Sometimes nature’s ways seemright out of a scary movie, but unlike goblins, possessed dolls, and vengeful demons, these critters are not figments of a director’s imagination....

Gilbert Gottfried’s loved ones are celebrating his life. The beloved comedian and actor,who died on Tuesdayat age 67, was laid to rest on Thursday morning in Westchester, New York, with celebrities from all parts of the industry paying tribute to their sweet friend. Jeff Ross, Colin Quinn, Susie Essman, Mario Cantone, Dave Attell, and Paul Shaffer, as well as Bob Saget’s wife,Kelly Rizzo, and his three daughters, Aubrey, Jennifer, and Lara, were in attendance at the memorial....

Photo: Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald via AP An 11-year-old camper was killed in what authorities are calling a “freak of nature” accident after a large tree fell on her during a Girl Scout outing at an Indiana campground. Though Meyer was with three other people at the time of the tragedy, she was sadly the only one to suffer fatal injuries. The others, luckily, were unharmed, according to Malone....

Photo: Facebook At long last, 4-year-old Audrina Hatton-Wright was able to ring her hospital’s “cancer bell” to celebrate the end of one of her treatments to fight off a rare and deadly disease — and she did so while dressed as aStar Warscharacter! Ever since Audrinawas diagnosed with high-risk neuroblastomain July 2018, she has undergone numerous rounds of chemotherapy and multiple operations, including a surgery to remove the tumor in December....

Gisele Bündchenis happy for her ex-husbandTom Bradyamid his retirement announcement, sources tell PEOPLE. A insider close to the supermodel tells PEOPLE she has nothing negative to say about her ex-husband and that she is “sincerely happy” for Tom in whatever he does. “Gisele moved on with her life quite a while ago and is happy about whatever Tom chooses to do with his life now,” the source says. The insider adds that “the welfare and happiness of the children” remain her top priority....

Photo: Lotus HouseGisele Bündchenis sharing her fortune with those in need.On Tuesday, Lotus House, the nation’s largest women’s shelter in Miami’s Overtown neighborhood, broke ground on their new Children’s Village, a facility centered on the needs of the community’s youth.At the event, it was also announced that the supermodel would donate $1 million to fund a new playground along with programming within the Children’s Village.“Building a solid community for children is so important,” the supermodel shared in a press release announcing the new shelter and her donation, “especially for those who are vulnerable and in need....

Photo: Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images Gisele Bündchenis speaking out after her husband,Tom Brady, announced hisofficial retirementfrom the NFL. The supermodel, 41, issued astatement on TwitterandInstagramTuesday addressing Brady’s retirement. “What a ride my love!” Bündchen captioned the Twitter post, adding a heart emoji and a tag for her footballer husband, 44. In the attached statement, written in both English and Portuguese, Bündchen continued, “So many memories! When I met you over 15 years ago, I didn’t know the first thing about football....

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Glenn Close inHillbilly Elegy.Photo: Lacey Terrell/NETFLIX Glenn Closeis experiencing a rollercoaster of an awards season this year. On Monday, the actress, 73, landed an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in last year’sHillbilly Elegy. The honor came a week after Close was jokingly included in the Razzie Award’s worst supporting actress race for that same film. The eight-time Oscar nominee plays Bonnie “Mamaw” Vance in the Netflix movie opposite Amy Adams....

Jessie Close, the younger sister of actressGlenn Close, felt it was her “fault” when her son Calen was diagnosed with schizo-affective disorder a decade ago. “I had struggled for years with my own mood swings and I knew intuitively I was responsible for passing along my flaws to my son,” she tells PEOPLE. As Jessie would come to learn after she was diagnosed with manic depression, it was not a “flaw,” but part of her genetic makeup....