New study links brain network damage to increased religious fundamentalism
A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that specific…
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Simple trick could lower city temperatures 3.6 F, London study suggests
Painting city roofs white could lower the temperature in London dramatically on the hottest days,…
India approves development of reusable launcher, space station module
Enlarge / Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma and Virendra Sachdeva, two members of Narendra Modi’s ruling…
Mistrial declared for ex-AT&T exec accused of bribing government official
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | AaronP/Bauer-Griffin) A mistrial was declared today in the trial of…
Ever wonder how crooks get the credentials to unlock stolen phones?
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) A coalition of law-enforcement agencies said it shut down a service…
How to stop LinkedIn from training AI on your data
Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto) LinkedIn admitted Wednesday that it has been training…
Microsoft releases a new Windows app called Windows App for running Windows apps
Enlarge / The Windows App runs on Windows, but also macOS, iOS/iPadOS, web browsers, and…
Fitbit users struggle with “very frustrating” app bugs for months
Enlarge / Fitbit’s Charge 6. (credit: Google) Users of Fitbit’s iOS and Android apps have…
Creator of fake Kamala Harris video Musk boosted sues Calif. over deepfake laws
Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto) After California passed laws cracking down on AI-generated…
People in Scandinavia may have used boats made of animal skins to hunt and trade 5,000 years ago
The people who created the Pitted Ware Culture may have used seal hides to build…
Elite athletes are generally smarter than us – cognitive sciences can explain why
The year was 1920. It was George “Babe” Ruth’s first season playing for the New…
Life imitates xkcd comic as Florida gang beats crypto password from retiree
Enlarge / Sometimes this is all you need. (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Image) Remy…
Cocaine found in mummified brains reveal that New World drug came to Italy 200 years earlier than thought
Researchers unexpectedly found traces of cocaine in the mummified brain tissue of 17th-century people buried…
Homeopathic company refuses to recall life-threatening nasal spray, FDA says
Enlarge (credit: Getty | Florian Gaertner) The maker of a homeopathic nasal spray with a…
Anti-cheat update leaves GTA Online’s Steam Deck players out in the cold
Enlarge / Artist’s conception of what used to be possible, before BattlEye ruined things. Last…
A handy guide to the universal language for the mathematically perplexed
Enlarge / Math for English Majors talks about numbers as nouns, verbs as calculations, and…
What’s your mathematical style?
Enlarge (credit: Ben Orlin) Math teacher Ben Orlin writes and draws the (aptly named) blog…
30th-anniversary limited-run PS5 and PS5 Pro bring back mid-’90s gray plastic
The PS5 Pro version of the 30th anniversary bundle comes with both varieties of DualSense…
Real-time Linux is officially part of the kernel, after decades of debate
Enlarge / Cutting metal with lasers is hard, but even harder when you don’t know…
Earth’s ancient ‘greenhouse’ conditions were hotter than thought
A timeline of 485 million years of Earth’s surface temperatures shows ancient greenhouse conditions were…
Big Five traits shape self-esteem development in adolescence
A new study published in Journal of Personality & Social Psychology suggests that personality traits…
EEG scans reveal early signs of PTSD development in sexual assault survivors
A new study published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research has uncovered differences in brain…
Cloudflare helps Brazil block Elon Musk’s X after platform briefly evaded ban
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto) Elon Musk’s X temporarily became accessible again in Brazil…
AI’s hungry maw drives massive $100B investment plan by Microsoft and BlackRock
Enlarge (credit: J Studios via Getty Images) If you haven’t noticed by now, Big Tech…
