Some Tesla owners have yet another thing to worry about. As sales crash in Europe and protests gather outside Tesla showrooms in the US as a result of the CEO’s political engagement, it now emerges that more than 376,000 Model…

A recent neuroimaging study of adolescent females with anorexia nervosa reported increased neural activation in the somatomotor cortex when viewing fearful faces following short-term weight recovery. There were no differences in reactivity to neutral, angry, or surprised faces. The paper…

Regardless of the state of the world—whether you’re staring down a Constitutional crisis or enjoying happier times, at ease on a beach—it’s wise to remember that there will always be tiny worms with gaping mouths ringed by razor-sharp teeth ready…

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy, and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. Ten new electric vehicle battery factories are on track to go online this year…

New research suggests that consistent aerobic exercise could be a powerful tool in reducing the biological signs associated with Alzheimer’s disease. A study conducted by scientists from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom and the Federal University of…

Welcome to Edition 7.32 of the Rocket Report! It’s true that the US space program has always been political. Domestic and global politics have driven nearly all of the US government’s decisions on major space issues, most notably President John…

New research published in Evolutionary Psychological Science suggests that a person’s personality can influence the way they attempt to attract someone who is already in a relationship. The study found that individuals who are naturally inclined to be dominant are…

Apple and Lenovo had the lowest laptop repairability scores in an analysis of recently released devices from consumer advocacy group US Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) Education Fund. While Apple’s low marks are partially due the difficulty involved in disassembling…

If you know how OLED displays work, you know about one of their greatest strengths: Individual pixels can be shut off, offering deeper blacks and power savings. Dark modes, now available on most operating systems, aim to save power by…

Just because Meta admitted to torrenting a dataset of pirated books for AI training purposes, that doesn’t necessarily mean that Meta seeded the file after downloading it, the social media company claimed in a court filing this week. Evidence instead…

Engineers who work for Elon Musk’s SpaceX have been brought on as senior advisers to the acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), sources tell WIRED. On Sunday, Sean Duffy, secretary of the Department of Transportation, which oversees the…

Cable company Altice agreed to give Warner and other record labels the names and contact information of 100 broadband subscribers who were accused of pirating songs. The subscribers “were the subject of RIAA or third party copyright notices,” said a…

Crafty cuttlefish employ several different camouflaging displays while hunting their prey, according to a new paper published in the journal Ecology, including mimicking benign ocean objects like a leaf or coral, or flashing dark stripes down their bodies. And individual…

Nvidia’s RTX 50-series makes its first foray below the $1,000 mark starting this week, with the $749 RTX 5070 Ti—at least in theory. The third-fastest card in the Blackwell GPU lineup, the 5070 Ti is still far from “reasonably priced”…

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a public inquiry into alleged censorship online, saying it wants “to better understand how technology platforms deny or degrade users’ access to services based on the content of their speech or affiliations, and how…

Garbage truck fires are never ideal, but they are usually not catastrophic. When a fire broke out on December 6 in the back of a garbage truck making its Friday rounds through the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights, the fire…

On Wednesday, Microsoft Research introduced Magma, an integrated AI foundation model that combines visual and language processing to control software interfaces and robotic systems. If the results hold up outside of Microsoft’s internal testing, it could mark a meaningful step…

A new study from Norway suggests that a brief educational program can help teenage boys develop more grit, a trait linked to success and well-being. Researchers discovered that a short intervention focused on building belief in one’s own abilities led…

After 14 years of trying and failing to gain a smartphone foothold, Amazon has announced it will discontinue its app store. Anyone who has content in Amazon’s store will be able to access it for now, but all bets are…

Popular Amazon-owned game streaming platform Twitch announced Wednesday that it will be imposing a 100-hour limit on the archived video highlights users can preserve permanently on the site. And while Twitch says that only 0.5 percent of users will be…

A little over a month after SpaceX’s large Starship launch ended in an explosive breakup of the vehicle over several Caribbean islands, the company is preparing its next rocket for a test flight. According to a notice posted by the…

A study of depressed individuals found that an eight‐week treatment with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) reduced the activity of 5-HT4 receptors—a specific type of serotonin receptor—in the neostriatum region of the brain. This finding is consistent with the expectation…

New Yorkers’ ongoing attempts to rein in car traffic on the island of Manhattan took a serious blow yesterday. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy terminated the city’s congestion charge, which made drivers pay for going below 60th Street. Duffy claimed that…

We are effectively living in a post-horsepower world. As the roster of production cars offering quadruple-digit output figures continues to expand and a growing number of garden-variety vehicles now offer straight-line acceleration that would have been exclusively supercar territory a…

Human beings are inherently social. We thrive on connection, communication and shared experiences, which help shape our identities and foster a sense of belonging. Yet, in an increasingly digital and fast-paced world, feelings of loneliness and social isolation have become…

Looking competent matters for electoral success, but its appeal varies by social class, according to research published in Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin. The way politicians look can influence voting decisions. Prior studies have shown that voters tend to favor…

A recent study published in the journal Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace has shed light on the various reasons why people use the popular dating application Tinder. Researchers discovered that individuals fall into distinct groups based on their…

Signal, as an encrypted messaging app and protocol, remains relatively secure. But Signal’s growing popularity as a tool to circumvent surveillance has led agents affiliated with Russia to try to manipulate the app’s users into surreptitiously linking their devices, according…

Regular physical activity is widely recognized for its benefits to physical health, including improved heart function and weight management. Now, new research suggests that exercise may also directly enhance brain function. A study published in the journal Aging Cell has…