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phys.org
Math anxiety may be stopping students from learning useful AI and data skills
Artificial intelligence is increasingly becoming part of everyday life and work. AI can generate information, …
sciencedaily.com
Alzheimer's may have early warning signs outside the brain
A surprising discovery suggests that some early signs of Alzheimer’s disease may begin outside the brain. Usin…
nautil.us
Common Food Additive Linked to Lower Risk of Cognitive Impairment
It’s found in mayonnaise, chocolate, and lean meats The post Common Food Additive Linked to Lower Risk of Cogn…
technologyreview.com
Nancy Pelosi's replacement is ready to regulate AI
As a California state senator, Scott Wiener authored legislation aimed at curbing the risks of advanced AI. No…
phys.org
Starling numbers are declining—we're investigating whether their spectacular murmuration displays are changing too
Every autumn, from city centers to wetlands, starling murmurations attract crowds of spectators. Thousands of …
sciencenews.org
Drugs like Ozempic may help reverse chronic kidney disease
Scientists found that semaglutide, Ozempic’s key ingredient, repaired blood vessels, dampened inflammation and…
bbc.co.uk
Monty Don bids 'final goodbye' to Gardeners' World after two decades
The head gardener on the long-running BBC TV series signed off from Longmeadow garden on Friday.…
womenshealthmag.com
The Term Medical-Grade Skincare is Confusing.
Is it the key to a healthier complexion or just a gimmick? Experts weigh in.…
variety.com
Indonesian Horror Hit Pabrik Gula Gets 2028 Sequel as MD Entertainment Lines Up Three Imax Films
Indonesian studio giant MD Entertainment will release a sequel to its 2025 horror smash “Pabrik Gula” in early…
variety.com
3 Body Problem Director Derek Tsang Boards DEA True-Crime Series Group 41 From Zhang Yimous Shadow Producer Jonah Greenb
bbc.co.uk
Print commissioned by Nasa uncovered for exhibition
The Pop Art at Cartwright Hall exhibition tells the story of the British International Print Biennale.…
sciencedaily.com
Human bodies produce 2 billion metric tons of CO2 a year just by staying alive
Humans collectively produce more than 2 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide annually just by turning food into en…
themarginalian.org
How to Harness Your Existential Wanderlust
"Wander where you will over all the world, from every valley seeing forever new hills calling you to climb the…
nautil.us
This Photo of the ISS Next to Jupiter Was Two Years in the Making
Part of the art and science of astrophotography is figuring out when certain flying objects in the sky are goi…
themarginalian.org
Albert Camus on Stubbornness and Creativity
"There is no greatness without a little stubbornness... Works of art are not born in flashes of inspiration bu…
phys.org
Theory predicting an older universe without dark matter or dark energy passes key cosmological tests
An alternative model in which the universe is 26.7 billion years old and needs neither dark matter nor dark en…
theguardian.com
Nasdaq heading for worst day in 18 months as Wall Street sustains widespread losses
Share index slumps 5% amid signs AI industry will face tougher regulation after Democrats’ midterm elections s…
polygon.com
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time’s Changes to the Infamous Water Temple Are Actually Brilliant
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time's Switch 2 remake makes some small, but impactful changes to Zelda's most…
polygon.com
Cucco locations in Kakariko Village in Ocarina of Time
This guide shows you were to find all the Kakariko Village Cucco locations in the Zelda: Ocarina of Time remak…
esquire.com
Is <i><em>Black Doves</em></i> Returning for Season 3?
The Keira Knightley-led spy thriller finally returns to Netflix with a cliff-hanger that demands more episodes…
bbc.co.uk
Over 1,000 tonnes of sewage seen at landfill site
The Environment Agency says it has issued the operator with a series of actions after an inspection.…
phys.org
Where U.S. states rank on new housing supply pipeline
In order to know where you're going, you must know where you've been, says an old adage. And a new UNLV housin…
phys.org
Hubble learns galactic history from stars
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image provides a lesson in galactic history. The sparkling collection of …
atlasobscura.com
Kejimkujik Petroglyphs in Jakes Landing, Nova Scotia
Along the shores of Kejimkujik Lake in Nova Scotia, more than 500 petroglyphs are etched into the smooth slate…
sciencenews.org
Record-low temperature created on China’s space station
With gravity's effects mitigated, atoms orbiting Earth on China’s space station reached about 10 trillionths o…
aeon.co
Methodical/mercurial
I need order and routine – just as much as I crave excitement and variety. What’s life like with both autism a…
newscientist.com
Stunning collection of prehistoric engravings found in Spanish cave
A close examination of a frequently visited cave wall in Spain has revealed a spectacular assembly of rock art…
phys.org
AlphaFold 3 predicts complex immune interactions using protein sequences alone
Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), part of City of Hope, have developed a ne…
phys.org
Unveiling the science behind a beautiful singing voice
Expert listeners can often form an immediate impression of a singer's performance. But what exactly in the voi…
sciencenews.org
Earwax’s surprisingly slippery but sticky properties deters insects
A comprehensive study of earwax reveals a combination of slippery and sticky properties that may protect again…
bigthink.com
The more you know, the harder it is to change someone’s mind
Here’s the bad news: The deeper your understanding of an issue and the stronger your conviction about the solu…
atlasobscura.com
Gallery O on H Street in Washington, D.C.
From the outside, Gallery O on H looks like an unassuming row of Washington, D.C. houses. But behind their ord…
sciencedaily.com
The brain’s hidden fear mechanism may explain anxiety and PTSD
A surprising new discovery suggests that fear may cause the brain to blur the line between danger and safety r…
nautil.us
The Monstrous Raptors That Threatened Our Ancestors
Did birds of prey shape human evolution? The post The Monstrous Raptors That Threatened Our Ancestors appeared…
smithsonianmag.com
Greece Has Its Own Pompeii, and the Ruins Tell a Captivating Story of a Sophisticated, Seafaring Bronze Age Society
The Thera volcano, on modern-day Santorini, buried Akrotiri in ash in the 17th or 16th century B.C.E. The erup…
19thnews.org
These trans and nonbinary candidates just made history
Six transgender and nonbinary candidates made history on Election Day by winning races in states that have nev…
themarginalian.org
Love in the Time of Dinosaurs
In 1824, studying a set of large fossil bones discovered in a quarry near Oxford two centuries earlier, the En…
technologyreview.com
The agentic web is here
In 2001, a decade after he invented the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee articulated a new vision. Together wit…
psyche.co
It’s time to ditch the ‘empty self’ view of human psychology
Popular psychology findings make people seem fickle and insubstantial, but this is a misleading view of human …
phys.org
Flexible connectors enable new designer materials built from nanoparticles
Creating better-performing materials comes down to having more control over their structure at the smallest po…
bbc.co.uk
Scientists detect signals at the smallest scale ever explored
Researchers have detected signals from the smallest distances ever probed.…
newscientist.com
The best new popular-science books of November 2026
From a “modern bestiary” by Richard Dawkins to a book co-authored by Robert Macfarlane and an Ecuadorian cloud…
polygon.com
All map and weapon loot pool changes in the Fortnite Chapter 7 mini season
The Fortnite Chapter 7 mini season, "Treasure Hunters," completely changes the map. Here's everything differen…
polygon.com
How to get the Pirate Shop Access Token in Fortnite Chapter 7 mini season
The Pirate Shop Access Token lets you get anything for free in Fortnite Chapter 7 mini season. Here's how to g…
sciencenews.org
Newborn survival improves when families receive financial support
Rx Kids, a program that provides unconditional cash transfers for pregnant people and infants, reduced neonata…
psyche.co
That feeling of values crumbling has a name: civic grief
Fairness, dignity and shared obligation are precious. Grieving their loss is a first step toward doing somethi…
phys.org
Scientists build whole-Earth simulation to help find life on other planets
It's a dizzyingly busy time for scientists searching for life on distant planets. To date, astronomers have ca…
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smithsonianmag.com
How an Irish Backroad Tradition Is Rolling Into Small-Town America
With roots in County Armagh and County Cork, the sport of road bowling is finding new life stateside, both as …
bbc.co.uk
Woman who flew with swans warns of lead danger
Sacha Dench, known as the "human swan", welcomes new laws banning the sale of lead ammunition.…
sciencedaily.com
Scientists shrink Archimedes’ screw to the size of a single molecule
Scientists have built a groundbreaking molecular motor that spins in either direction using electricity, inspi…
19thnews.org
Historic firsts and high-stakes races: What The 19th is watching on election night
Right now, Republicans control not just the White House but both chambers of Congress. At the beginning of the…
phys.org
Ultracold atoms simulate hard-to-observe matter-antimatter pair production
According to quantum electrodynamics, the theory describing interactions between light and electrically charge…
theguardian.com
From gold rush to cosmic questions: a South Dakota mine and the search for the secrets of the universe
A mile beneath the Black Hills, scientists are building giant detectors to analyse neutrino particles – and po…
phys.org
Chemists develop AI tool to convert human ingenuity into life-enhancing enzymes
Many have voiced concerns that artificial intelligence will take jobs away from humans. But assistant professo…
themarginalian.org
Albert Camus on the Three Antidotes to the Absurdity of Life
"In a world whose absurdity appears to be so impenetrable, we simply must reach a greater degree of understand…
lithub.com
Lit Hub Weekly: October 26 – 30, 2026
From Psycho to Christine, a highway is something “altogether different when they appear in the horror genre: t…
phys.org
Breeding advance could help protect East African rice harvests from bacterial blight
The rice disease bacterial leaf blight (for short: BB) is causing significant yield losses in Asia and Africa.…
phys.org
High-speed microscopy captures 3D images of living cells nearly 400 times faster
Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed a high-speed microscopy technique that captures images s…
aeon.co
In praise of the dilettante
A wayfaring cosmopolitan who never gets stuck, the dilettante is the right anti-hero for our hyper-specialised…
noemamag.com
The Sediment Of Culture Shapes Political Order
The post The Sediment Of Culture Shapes Political Order appeared first on NOEMA.…
bbc.co.uk
South West Water given lowest environmental rating
The water firm is performing "significantly below target" for pollution, the Environment Agency says.…
19thnews.org
‘Hideous’ and ‘devastating’: Data centers are shaping how these women vote
Women have been at the forefront of a fast-growing, bipartisan backlash to data centers, packing local meeting…
phys.org
Smaller ants devote more of their resting energy budget to their brains
The energy required for brains of different sizes to function could play a role in how different species evolv…
psyche.co
When giving up teaches you more than persevering ever could
Grit is all well and good, but sometimes abandoning your goals can be crucial to discovering who you are- by M…
phys.org
Q&A: Are polls trustworthy?
In the final stretch to the midterm elections, polls have come out tracking candidates' likelihood of victory …
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smithsonianmag.com
The World's Newest Carnivorous Plant Is a Red Sundew That 'Death Hugs' Its Insect Prey. Its Survival Depends on a Rare a
Confined to hidden sinkhole lakes in the Panhandle, the Florida threadleaf sundew is both a discovery and a wa…
phys.org
Relocating amphibians and reptiles to make way for human development rarely delivers long-term conservation success
Relocating amphibians and reptiles to protect them from development rarely leads to long-term conservation suc…
bigthink.com
3 ways to find and nurture better friendships
Why do you think anything is normal? Presumably, somewhere in your childhood, someone normalized things. Your …
undark.org
The FDA Wants to Pull Its Approval of a Drug. It’s Not So Easy.
In 2021, the FDA was on the fence about whether to approve a new treatment for a rare form of vasculitis. Afte…
newscientist.com
Inhaling CO2 may rescue nerves’ ability to regrow
Breathing out after birth switches off the ability of tissues to regenerate, a study in mice suggests. But the…
quantamagazine.org
A New Map of ‘Empty’ Space Challenges a Tranquil Picture of the Galaxy
For decades, astronomers treated the interstellar medium as a static backdrop to the goings-on of the universe…
phys.org
Comets probably didn't seed life on Earth after all, new study suggests
The theory that comets delivered the molecular building blocks for life on Earth is a long-standing one, since…
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smithsonianmag.com
Divers Recover a Mysterious Cauldron That Had Been Hiding at the Bottom of an English River for Hundreds of Years
Nobody knows how the three-legged iron cauldron ended up in the River Wear. Weeks before Halloween, it finally…
newscientist.com
Does Sabrina Pasterski’s holographic theory make her the next Einstein?
Often described as a genius, physicist Sabrina Pasterski built and flew her own plane by the age of 16 and is …
psyche.co
On Japan’s Shinkansen trains, pork buns split reality in two
If eating on a public train gets seen as an act of terrorism, insights from olfactory genetics can pave the wa…
newscientist.com
Hannah Fry: I lost my dad to Alzheimer’s. New research into its origins is amazing
My lovely father died of Alzheimer's last year, and since then, I've been digging into the disease to try to u…
aeon.co
Love with nowhere to go
Grief is not only for the dead. When we are unable to honour other profound losses, we become strangers to our…
bbc.co.uk
Hospital deemed 'dangerous' and 'dreadful' online claims to be among safest in the country
Grange University Hospital has faced criticism over long delays, overcrowding and staff shortages.…
pitchfork.com
Elvis Presley Catalog Owners Sue AI Company Anthropic for Copyright Infringement
The lawsuit claims Anthropic illegally used 274 songs by The King to train its AI model Claude…
vogue.com
Dakota Johnson and Machine Gun Kelly Make Their Daytime Debut
In a rare joint sighting in Los Angeles, the rumored couple kept things low-key, with Johnson delivering anoth…
wired.com
Hyve Smart Package Locker Review: Protecting Your Holiday Deliveries
Hyve’s smart porch lockbox can secure incoming gifts—if your delivery driver uses it and there’s still room in…
19thnews.org
Game on: The 19th is launching a sports desk
The 19th launched as a nonprofit newsroom covering politics and policy through the lens of gender and race. We…
bbc.co.uk
Police using AI risks making discrimination worse, researchers warn
AI tools learn from biased records and may deepen discrimination against minorities without oversight, researc…
sciencenews.org
Claude helped plan risky bird flu research. What did the AI add?
Anthropic says Claude helped a scientist plan potentially risky bird flu research, a case that highlights ques…
smithsonianmag.com
Two Years After World War II Ended, This Ship Brought the Bodies of 6,251 Fallen Service Members Back Home to America
The S.S. "Joseph V. Connolly" arrived in New York City on October 26, 1947. The caskets stored in its holds co…
phys.org
Southern Africa's first known stenciled rock art found hiding in plain sight
Southern Africa has one of the most detailed and elaborate bodies of rock art anywhere in the world, from herd…
phys.org
Patterns of polar vortices discovered in lead-free superlattices on silicon
A team at HZB has, for the first time, reported polar vortices in (BaTiO₃/SrTiO₃)₁₀ superlattices on silicon. …
theguardian.com
Andy Burnham says he wants ‘honest discussion’ about freedom of movement with EU
Prime minister is considering different options for new relationship with Brussels ahead of summit in November…
stereogum.com
Slayyyter Addresses People Trying To “Recancel” Her, Cancels Rest Of Tour
The post Slayyyter Addresses People Trying To “Recancel” Her, Cancels Rest Of Tour appeared first on Stereogum…
bbc.co.uk
Why the charts are full of old songs - and so are your playlists
The chart is full is full of old music and classic songs are dominating streaming services. But why?…
variety.com
Happy 20th Birthday, ‘Debut’: A Look Back at Taylor Swift’s Self-Titled First Album, Via a Previously Unpublished Q&A
Today, Oct. 24, 2026, marks the 20th anniversary of the release of Taylor Swift’s self-titled debut album. It …
quantamagazine.org
How Voting Is Like a Klein Bottle
A new topological model connects a centuries-old voting paradox to a surface with no distinct inside or outsid…
atlasobscura.com
Joseph W. Young Statue in Hollywood, Florida
If you're out for a stroll along Hollywood Boulevard you may come across a short walkway filled with a few ben…
lithub.com
Lit Hub Weekly: October 19 – 23, 2026
Meet the authors shortlisted for the 2026 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. | Lit Hub In Conversation Was …
phys.org
Global underground CO₂ storage hit record 43.6 million metric tons in 2024 alone
The most comprehensive record yet of carbon dioxide stored underground through geological carbon dioxide stora…
sciencedaily.com
Could lowering high blood pressure be as simple as stimulating your ear?
A small device that gently stimulates nerves through the ear could offer a new way to tackle stubborn high blo…
phys.org
Single X-ray pulse reveals plasma nanostructures across scales with one camera
Understanding instabilities and turbulence in plasmas is one of the key challenges across a wide range of plas…
runnersworld.com
She Didn’t Start Running Until Her 40s. At 47, She Finished Her First Marathon in 3:17—and Then Got Even Faster
polygon.com
'Avatar: Seven Havens' Episode 9 Ending Explained: Everything We Learned About the Havens
Avatar: Seven Havens episode 8 and 9 reveal new details about the seven Havens, Republic Forest, and the meani…
techcrunch.com
Tesla is prepping a Cybercab onslaught
The company is looking to roll the gold two-seater robotaxis out to other U.S. cities this year, even as it go…
techcrunch.com
Spotify confirms Family Plan crackdown, but calls it a ‘routine improvement’
Spotify told investors its roll out of QR code verification to ensure Family Plan members live in the same hou…
phys.org
ALMA spots 'dragon egg' that may represent the earliest stages of massive star formation
Astronomers identified an exceptionally tiny core that may represent an early stage in the formation of a mass…
bbc.co.uk
At least four dead after storm brings flooding to southern France
The deaths include two women found drowned in a cellar in the Bouches-du-Rhône region.…
bbc.co.uk
Historic swimming pond to be restored
Specialists are looking at how to clear the Cornwall bath house pond and understand the tidal inlet.…
lithub.com
Why Wikipedia is a Wonder of the Modern World—That We’ll Never See the Likes of Again
At the very top of the Wikipedia article “List of artificial objects on the Moon” is a short disclaimer: Thoug…
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smithsonianmag.com
'Pretty Boy' Floyd, One of the Most Notorious Outlaws of the Great Depression, Was Shot and Killed in an FBI Raid 92 Yea
Some Americans lauded the 30-year-old bank robber as a Robin Hood-esque folk hero. Others castigated him as a …
technologyreview.com
Designing an AI serving harness built to last
The next competitive advantage in enterprise AI has less to do with which model you choose than with what you …
phys.org
Poor ocean conditions leave murrelet chicks exposed to nest predators for longer
Less favorable ocean conditions mean marbled murrelet chicks take longer to leave the nest, making them more v…
lithub.com
Cinema Amid the Ruins: How Two Sisters Built a Movie Theater For the Children of Gaza
Even before the war, cinema was never really a part of everyday life in Gaza. Most movie theaters disappeared …
19thnews.org
A historic win for paid parental leave, led by nurses
As a nurse in the neonatal intensive care unit, Jean Stone knows what it really means to live in a country wit…
phys.org
What faces in paintings can tell us about how we perceive emotion
Look closely at a face in a painting and you might think you know what emotion the person is experiencing. A s…
sciencedaily.com
Too much RNA can starve cells of energy, scientists discover
Scientists have uncovered an unexpected danger lurking inside cells: too much RNA can damage the structures re…
phys.org
Hot plasma may explain how rapidly feeding black holes launch powerful jets
Some supermassive black holes rapidly consume surrounding matter while simultaneously firing powerful streams …
phys.org
Giant canyon on Mars is still tectonically active today
Scientists at Columbia University and Imperial College London have found that the largest canyon system in the…
technologyreview.com
A visit to Samsung’s massive new semiconductor hub
Generative AI models run on powerful chips known as GPUs, which depend on stacks of specialized memory chips p…
openculture.com
Doctor Who’s Tom Baker Plays Douglas Adams’ Digital “Agent” in the AI-Predicting Hyperland (1990)
Cast your mind, if you will, back to the year 2020. It now feels like a different time, what with the spreadin…
19thnews.org
These White suburban moms regret voting for Trump — but aren’t sold on Democrats
Two years ago, six White suburban mothers were among the more than 77 million Americans who voted to put Presi…
aeon.co
Other people
Disconnection is at the heart of today’s crises. So my husband and I chose a radical and revealing remedy: liv…
newscientist.com
1000 human mathematicians pledge to shun AI in their research
There is a growing backlash against the way AI companies have gone about tackling mathematical problems – and …
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smithsonianmag.com
How a Bunch of Broke Teachers Created a Hot New Way to Vacation
Generation Z and millennials are choosing home swapping over hotels as chic clubs launch to embrace the trend…
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19thnews.org
These trans and nonbinary candidates just made history
Six transgender and nonbinary candidates made history on Election Day by winning races in states that have nev…
aeon.co
Methodical/mercurial
I need order and routine – just as much as I crave excitement and variety. What’s life like with both autism a…
quantamagazine.org
A Strange Quantum Theorem Has Killed Einstein’s Reality
Albert Einstein fought to save our everyday notion of reality from the strangeness of quantum mechanics. But t…
nautil.us
The Evolutionary Arc From Pigeon Brains to Machine Consciousness
A conversation with comparative cognition researcher Edward Wasserman about learning and the “edge of chaos” T…
aeon.co
Celestial nuisance
The cosmos has become a lab for the Big Questions in physics. Along the way, we’ve lost sight of its glorious …
technologyreview.com
Nancy Pelosi's replacement is ready to regulate AI
As a California state senator, Scott Wiener authored legislation aimed at curbing the risks of advanced AI. No…
19thnews.org
Cornell University is embroiled in another sexual assault lawsuit
This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York…
quantamagazine.org
How a Metabolic Spark Could Have Jump-Started Life
Energetic pathways that make and break complex molecules are critical to all life. It’s even possible that the…
lithub.com
10 Books on the Birth of Modern New York
New York has never been shy about celebrating the people who built it. Their names are etched into buildings, …
bigthink.com
5 big astronomy “facts” that changed in the 21st century
As our understanding of the Universe advances — and as we collect more comprehensive, better data about all th…
publicdomainreview.org
Soldiers of Misfortune: The Drawings of Urs Graf the Elder
A mercenary and miscreant, the Swiss Renaissance artist Urs Graf lived the violence and vice he summoned on hi…
atlasobscura.com
Kejimkujik Petroglyphs in Jakes Landing, Nova Scotia
Along the shores of Kejimkujik Lake in Nova Scotia, more than 500 petroglyphs are etched into the smooth slate…
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