Predatory birds from the Jurassic may have driven cicada evolution for millions of years
Researchers calculated the flight ability of more than 80 ancient cicada species to analyze their…
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Researchers identify brain activity patterns linked to movie genre preferences
A neuroimaging study conducted in Germany found that individuals who like action movies show higher…
Missouri AG claims Google censors Trump, demands info on search algorithm
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey said he is investigating Google, claiming that the tech giant…
If you thought Astra was going to go away quietly, you were wrong
On Wednesday morning, a surprising email popped into my inbox with the following subject line:…
Accidental discovery of 1st-ever ‘black hole triple’ system challenges what we know about how singularities form
Researchers spotted a second distant star orbiting a well-known black hole and its stellar companion…
‘We don’t really consider it low probability anymore’: Collapse of key Atlantic current could have catastrophic impacts, says oceanographer Stefan Rahmstorf
A visualization from space of the Gulf Stream as it unfurls across the North Atlantic…
Does activated charcoal interact with medication?
Activated charcoal can reduce the effectiveness of certain medications. But why is that?
1,300-year-old throne room of powerful Moche queen discovered in Peru
Archaeologists in Peru have unearthed the throne room of a powerful queen from the Moche…
Study: DNA corroborates “Well-man” tale from Norse saga
A 12th-century Norse saga tells of an invading army from the south razing a castle…
Male mosquitoes sometimes suck, too
Blood isn’t actually toxic to all male mosquitos. In at least one virus-carrying species, it…
DNA analysis of medieval man thrown into a well suggests story in Norse saga really happened
A new analysis indicates the human remains found in a well in Norway are from…
Fool’s Gold is driving a new accelerating climate feedback loop in Canada
A hut sits at an altidue of 1,800 meters near the Mackenzie Mountains in Yukon,…
Google, Microsoft, and Perplexity promote scientific racism in AI search results
AI-infused search engines from Google, Microsoft, and Perplexity have been surfacing deeply racist and widely…
What’s the difference between a psychopath and a sociopath? Less than you might think
Articles about badly behaved people and how to spot them are common. You don’t have…
The U.S. empire was built on bird dung
A mid-1850s act let the United States seize islands rich in bird guano. Those strategic…
Fallout: London is a huge Fallout 4 mod that is now playable—and worth playing
It took a crew of more than 100 talented modders and another hundred voice actors…
Diamond Beach: Iceland’s spellbinding black sand beach covered in sparkling ice jewels
Icebergs and other glacial fragments regularly wash up on Iceland’s southern Diamond Beach, making the…
New psychology research reveals how one’s own personality predicts long-term relationship satisfaction
A recent study published in Personality & Individual Differences found that relationship satisfaction over a…
What I learned from 3 years of running Windows 11 on “unsupported” PCs
The Windows 10 update cliff is coming in October 2025. We’ve explained why that’s a…
Rocket Report: Sneak peek at the business end of New Glenn; France to fly FROG
Welcome to Edition 7.17 of the Rocket Report! Next week marks 10 years since one…
How to make ‘worms’ more nutritious — and easier to swallow
Mealworms for lunch? Ewww! For many of us, that would be our first reaction to…
‘Quantum CD’ could hold up to 1,000 times more data than today’s optical discs
The new study models how light spreads at the nanometer scale to understand how energy…
Perseverance rover watches a solar eclipse on Mars
On Sept. 30, NASA’s Perseverance rover turned its eyes toward the sky and photographed a…
Psychedelic drug DOI activates specific brain neurons to ease anxiety
In a new study published in Neuron, researchers uncovered how the little-known psychedelic drug DOI…
