Ancient Roman rule continues to shape personality and well-being in Germany, study suggests
Regions of Germany that were under Roman rule approximately 2,000 years ago exhibit higher levels…
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There was a straight shot from Earth to the Moon and Mars last night
I almost missed it. Amid a bout of prime-time doomscrolling, a social media post reminded…
Obesity needs a new definition beyond BMI, health experts argue
Experts say clinical obesity is more than a high BMI and instead is a disease…
Hand-feeding squirrels accidentally changed their skulls
When fed peanuts, red squirrels in Britain developed weaker bites — showing that food supplements…
Maker of weight-loss drugs to ask Trump to pause price negotiations: Report
Eli Lilly and other drugmakers are reportedly planning to urge the Trump administration to pause…
After CEO exit, Sonos gets rid of its chief product officer, too
A day after announcing that CEO Patrick Spence is departing the company, Sonos revealed that…
FBI forces Chinese malware to delete itself from thousands of US computers
The FBI said today that it removed Chinese malware from 4,258 US-based computers and networks…
The psychology of alexithymia: What it is, who it affects, and why
Alexithymia is a term you may not have heard before. But it describes something many…
ChatGPT becomes more Siri-like with new scheduled tasks feature
OpenAI is making ChatGPT work a little more like older digital assistants with a new…
Amid a flurry of hype, Microsoft reorganizes entire dev team around AI
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has announced a dramatic restructuring of the company’s engineering organization—all around…
Humility reduces anger and promotes more benign interpretations of conflict
Research published in Personality and Individual Differences suggests that humility—both as a trait and as…
Buyers of Razer’s bogus “N95” Zephyr masks get over $1 million in refunds
The Federal Trade Commission said yesterday it is sending over $1 million in refunds to…
Meta says 5% staff cut is critical to further AI, social media
Anticipating that 2025 will be an “intense year” requiring rapid innovation, Mark Zuckerberg reportedly announced…
Woman’s sudden hearing loss turned out to be a tick lodged in her ear canal
The tick was found lodged in the skin of her left ear canal after a…
What’s in the pink fire retardant being dropped on LA, and is it dangerous?
Parts of Southern California are covered with pink fire retardant as firefighters try to control…
Up close and personal with the stag beetle in A Real Bug’s Life S2
A plucky male American stag beetle thinks he’s found a mate on a rotting old…
Biden’s ban on Chinese and Russian car software moves ahead
Plans to block new vehicles with software and hardware linked to either China or Russia…
Non-deceptive placebo pills reduce stress, anxiety, and depression—even remotely administered
A recent study provides evidence that non-deceptive placebos—placebos given with full disclosure—can effectively reduce stress,…
Elon Musk could be China’s pick to buy TikTok, report says
Chinese officials have reportedly discussed selling TikTok’s US operations to Elon Musk as the threat…
Parallels Desktop gains “really slow” support for x86 OSes on Apple Silicon
Virtualization software like Parallels and VMware Fusion give Mac owners the ability to run Windows…
Lawsuit: Allstate used GasBuddy and other apps to quietly track driving behavior
Texas has sued insurance provider Allstate, alleging that the firm and its data broker subsidiary…
China plans to build enormous solar array in space — and it could collect more energy in a year than ‘all the oil on Earth’
China has announced plans to build a giant solar power space station, which will be…
New supergiant ‘Darth Vader’ sea bug discovered in South China Sea — and it’s absolutely massive
The giant isopod has been named Bathynomus vaderi due to its resemblance to Darth Vader’s…
Famous Sutton Hoo helmet may be clue that early Anglo-Saxons fought as mercenaries for Byzantine Empire, study suggests
The famous helmet is among the Anglo-Saxon artifacts that indicate an eastern link with the…
