Illuminating the Headlines
Whether poop speeds through your gut like a bullet train or takes a more smell-the-roses approach could have more profound implications for your overall health than a first glance would suggest.
A new study shows a simple nasal spray that reduces brain inflammation, improves memory, and may slow aging related brain decline.
Scarlet fever was probably not introduced to the Americas by European colonists, after all.
If you're trying to listen carefully to something, it might be better to keep your eyes open.
Tiny organisms on the ground – bacteria and fungi – have a "superpower" that allows them to reach up into the atmosphere and pull down the rain, according to a recent study.
The growth of the human population has not always been a smooth ride, but has been punctuated by some strange fluctuations.
President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. had fired on and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman.
Donald Trump says after the Iranian ship ignored warnings, the US navy "blew a hole" in its engine room. The US has released footage of the attack.
“We have to take care of ourselves because we can’t rely on one foreign partner,” Mark Carney said in a video address. “We can’t control the disruption coming from our neighbors."
After a spate of arson attacks targeting Jewish sites in London, British authorities are investigating a shadowy online group with possible ties to Iran.
The upbeat economic growth has reduced the urgency for fresh stimulus measures, prompting economists to postpone forecasts on the timing of interest rate cuts.
Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria party projected to win 38.1 percent of the vote in parliamentary election.
Can humans regrow limbs? Researchers find SP6 and SP8 genes are vital for regeneration in axolotls and mice, creating a viral gene therapy that mimics salamander regrowth powers.
The industry has seen an initiative seeking to permit recreational pot in limbo, tighter restrictions brought by Gov. Ron DeSantis, and little federal headway in Washington.
Chinese authorities have called for “every effort” to strengthen capacity controls in the solar industry, as the sector continues to struggle with excess production.
A major airline announced Friday that it is suspending select routes in the U.S., citing soaring jet fuel costs that have made certain operations unprofitable.
Authorities warn of potentially life-threatening contamination after rat poison was found in a tampered baby food jar likely sold in Europe.
The BBC has found a pattern of spikes in trades ahead of public announcements by the US president.
The United Arab Emirates has begun talks with the US about a financial backstop in case the Iran war plunges the country into further crisis, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing US officials it didn’t identify.
Wave of inflation will persist as higher fuel prices feed through into businesses
Even if fuel shortages can be avoided, airfare prices overseas and in the United States are expected to continue to climb as the war in Iran disrupts supplies.
Sruthi Chandran has been elected the new Debian Project Leader 'DPL' after running unopposed in this year's elections.
You might be burnt out.
When their queen dies, naked mole rat females usually wage bloody battles of succession. But peace may be possible, a new study suggests
Shark sightings on the Southern California coast, amidst surfers, has been more frequent.
Officials say a gunman in Louisiana killed eight children, including seven of his own, and shot two other people Sunday in an attack of domestic violence.
The latest increase reverses a large chunk of Friday's sharp decline.
Recovery efforts are underway in areas of Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, that were jolted by strong weekend earthquakes.
This is the 1st phase in the administration complying with court orders that could see billions of dollars in paid tariffs refunded.
WWE WrestleMania 42 Results, Winners And Grades On WrestleMania Sunday.
Kim Kardashian has a new driver in her life … and he clearly knows how to handle curves.
The Bengals traded the 10th overall pick and signed the defensive tackle to a one-year extension.
Jacob Tierney is opening up about what fans can expect to see next in Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Ilya Rozanov's (Connor Storrie) complicated love story.
Welcome to the second day of the 2026 NBA Playoffs! We've got four series tipping off, starting with Celtics-76ers at 1 ET on ABC.
The predictions site Polymarket is talking to investors about raising $400 million in funding at a valuation of about $15 billion including the new money, according to two people familiar with the talks. The financing would add to the $600 million already inv…
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) is fast becoming a bet on physical AI and automation rather than a traditional car company. Barclays analyst Dan Levy sees that shift gaining traction, pointing to the
A ticket matched all five white balls but missed the Powerball number, falling just short of a $75.8 million jackpot.
Deal for Kelonia Therapeutics could come as soon as Monday
As the competition for talent reaches new extremes, ‘interception trades’ between rivals are heating up.
In the week ahead, ceasefire talks, record highs for the US stock market, and Tesla earnings will be in focus for investors.
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Some online colleges allow students to take unlimited courses on their own time, leading to quick degrees and worries about devaluing credentials.
Shredded cheeses offer plenty of convenience, but are they tasty? We sampled a couple of options from seven brands to test the flavor and quality.
We traded a low price for a longer trip with national park views, spotty WiFi and moments of relaxation and restlessness.
The stock market has hit new records despite narrow breadth
A ground stop was issued for departures headed to Phoenix Sky Harbor on Sunday morning.
This "sync loop" is a productivity game-changer
A real photo of the iPhone 18 Pro in its new color options shows off two very welcome additions.
Watch Tyler Reddick make a wild run in NASCAR Overtime to win at Kansas Speedway and earn his fifth win of the 2026 season.
The infamous Gutter appears to have been far more ambitious in an earlier development phase
Space Force weighs Vulcan flights without solid boosters Space Force weighs Vulcan flights without solid boosters
A winning eBay bid on elusive film reels kicked off Callan Brown’s quest to build the lone playable version of Nintendo's 1974 Wild Gunman
These games were announced years ago, but where are they now?
Timur Kristóf of Valve's Linux graphics driver team is the one that worked on improving the old AMD Radeon GCN 1.0/1.1 graphics card support by making AMDGPU driver improvements so it could become the default for these Southern Islands and Sea Islands GPUs ra…
This isn't an article with any new information that wasn't covered yesterday, I just wanted to clear things up on a few points on the cameras that are coming next. It looks like the next three EOS R cameras from Canon will be the EOS R8 V, EOS R8 Mark II and
New research suggests that sustained exercise may quietly reshape the biology of stress.
If you sip on canned sparkling water or seltzer regularly, listen up.
Fish oil supplements may not always support brain recovery, as EPA was linked to impaired healing after repeated mild brain injuries. The findings suggest omega-3 effects are context-dependent and not universally beneficial.
There's lore about chickens surviving from seconds to months after their heads are chopped off, but what does the science say?
Luminous fast blue optical transients (LFBOTs) are among the universe's brightest and fastest explosions but their origin is not completely understood. A new study takes a closer look at the galaxies they occur in, offering two important clues about their nat…
Liftoff is scheduled for 2:48 a.m. ET on Monday (April 20).
What does it take to reach the moon? NASA's Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch shares the three career mantras that shaped her success/
Watch the crescent moon cross the blue-white stars of the Pleiades on April 19 from the comfort of your home.
In fact, it is so close to the real thing that it's tricking some astronomers.
After the Apollo 8 crew captured the iconic Earthrise photo in 1968, Artemis astronauts have recreated the image, revealing changes to our fragile blue planet.
Comet Pan-STARRS, also known as comet C/2025 R3 (Pan-STARRS), just got closest to the sun and should still be visible from the Northern Hemisphere on Monday, April 20.
A simple pattern links billions of people: just a few connections apart. New research suggests this may be an unavoidable feature of human networks.
The northern lights may be visible overnight from up to 20 northern U.S. states on Saturday, April 18, into Sunday, April 19, 2026, during a G1 or G2 geomagnetic storm.
People often solve simple arithmetic problems, such as basic addition, subtraction, multiplication or division, in their minds. The precise mental processes they rely on to solve these problems, however, are not entirely clear. Researchers at Université de Bo…
Tage Thompson and Mattias Samuelsson engineered a furious comeback to win Game 1.
Let's break down the key elements from all of Sunday's Game 1s.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing a showdown in Parliament over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington. Starmer will appear before the lawmakers Monday. Mandelson, a friend of Jeffrey Epstein, was appointed despite failing …
A few of your favorite pairs reunite — for better or worse — this week. Read our Episode 2 recap!
Legionnaires' disease is a severe form of pneumonia caused by the bacterium known as Legionella. According to Mayo Clinic, most people who catch Legionnaires' disease breathe in the bacteria from water or soil.
A case of measles has been confirmed in a Baltimore area resident who recently traveled internationally.
Authorities say around 25 protesters were arrested as about 1,000 animal welfare activists tried to enter a beagle breeding and research facility in Wisconsin. The protest on Saturday was the second attempt in two months to take beagles from Ridglan Farms.
But it failed to deliver its space-based cell tower payload.
To put it simply: Apple Silicon is impressively optimized for running local AI models. And the data is clear: people...
Anthropic says Claude Opus 4.7 is more tasteful on work tasks.
Microsoft is preparing a major Windows 11 reliability update for May 2026 with improvements across File Explorer, explorer.exe, taskbar, Settings, clipboard history, input systems, and Windows Hello. Early Insider builds show faster performance, fewer crashes…
Context.ai breach enabled Google Workspace takeover at Vercel, exposing limited customer credentials and prompting $2M data sale claim.
'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 8' winner Jimbo was among passengers evacuated from a United flight that was diverted amid a reported bomb scare: 'Everyone thought we were dying,' Jimbo tells EW.
Abt Electronics might be an unfamiliar name to many, but this Illinois superstore scored unparalleled customer satisfaction ratings from Consumer Reports.
Narayanan said that he is looking forward to spending some time with his ageing parents in India before deciding what's next.
Tesla launched 'Robotaxi' in Dallas and Houston with virtually zero availability — just days before Q1 earnings. Data shows the same pre-earnings pattern as January.
The global memory chip shortage may result in the next MacBook Pro and Mac Studio models launching later than expected, according to the latest...
Ford has regained the title for the fastest American production car at the Nürburgring after beating the Corvette ZR1X's lap time by more than eight seconds.
At the end of March, Google started teasing a screen-less Fitbit band. 9to5Google can now report that this device will...
Apple is working to bring the biggest change to iPhone messaging in years.
Intel Arc G3 for gaming handhelds announcement expected in a few weeks Intel's dedicated Panther Lake chips for gaming handhelds are now expected to make
Visually, Gemini Live has remained mostly unchanged since launch, but Google is now testing a redesign that removes the fullscreen interface.
Leaked iPhone Ultra/Fold cases confirm a wider book-style foldable design for Apple’s 2026 flagship. However, the leaked images suggest a conflict between the device's ultra-thin 4.5mm chassis and MagSafe compatibility, as dummy units lack magnets while cases…
Series S runs well, but image quality and features take a big hit.
Sometimes, as hackers and makers, we can end up with messy lashed-together gear that is neither reliable nor tidy. Rackmounting your stuff can be a great way to improve the robustness and liveabili…
Limited Cooler Master RTX 5080 sent for repair after PSU swap What do you do when you install new hardware and see a spark inside your PC?
Nintendo has released its maintenance schedule for the week of April 26, 2026: Technically two new sessions are on the docket, though both are happening at the same time. Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch will be impacted with DLC and virtual game cards, but the d…
The ultimate Android AI showdown
The official THQ Nordic site is teasing seven unannounced games which are scheduled to be released on the Nintendo Switch 2. There are no hints as to what they are and are simply titled unannounced…
Out of the box, Windows 11 prioritizes services and automation, but not every default setting works in your favor.
Also: Memory shortages could push back new Macs.
This small change completely cleans up your inbox
It's been a little over a month since Alex and a new balance patch were released for Street Fighter 6. The meta has seen a few shifts since the previous version of the game.As such, Will2pac recently released ...
Scientists used cosmic-ray particles to scan the Great Pyramid and found a hidden void larger than anyone expected, sealed since the reign of Pharaoh Khufu.
A healthy thymus in adults is tied to longer life, reduced disease risk, and improved cancer treatment response.
Researchers investigating a rise in lung cancer among younger non-smokers have uncovered a puzzling pattern linked to diet and environmental exposure. A diet packed with fruits, vegetables, and whole grains is widely considered healthy and typically seen as a…
Is fructose the real cause of obesity? A new study explains how fructose metabolism bypasses energy "brakes" and triggers fat storage independently of calorie count.
A new study explores the statistical links between childhood trauma, adult attachment styles, and sexual preferences. Researchers found nuanced associations between emotional insecurities and whether individuals prefer submissive or dominant roles during inti…
A researcher explains what we know — and what we don't — about the link between loneliness and memory problems.
A 22-year-old woman who started vaping has been given 18 months to live after being diagnosed with cancer
Experts share the best foods for good gut health, so you get enough fiber, prebiotics, and probiotics.
Maintaining a firm grip helps you perform better at the gym and in everyday life. We spoke to experts about why it matters and how to improve your grip strength.
The nickname of this species the Tree of Death tells you everything you need to know about its lethality. Native to the Caribbean, Florida, the Bahamas, and parts of Central and South America, the …
Worms reduce inflammation only on high-fiber diets; low fiber disables their benefits and disrupts gut health.
This is one bug you don't want to be 'kissed' by
Research suggests that the Mediterranean diet and certain others can lower Parkinson’s risk, while those high in ultraprocessed foods can increase it.
From lap bands to fen-phen, plenty of obesity aids have crashed and burned.
A team of researchers from Henry Ford Health and Michigan State University’s Health Sciences have found a mechanism that allows certain forms of cancers to evade immune systems. They also figured out how to disable it.
New research suggests your morning coffee may boost memory, especially when sleep is lacking. Learn how caffeine and rest impact brain health and function.
Scientists have observed particles forming from the vacuum, revealing how matter may emerge from seemingly empty space.
French mathematician Frank Merle, who won a prestigious Breakthrough Prize on Saturday, told AFP that fundamental research must be supported because it is a "foundation stone" for the future.
Protein engineering is a field primed for artificial intelligence research. Each protein is made up of amino acids; to optimize a protein function, researchers modify proteins by switching out one of 20 different amino acids for another. For a protein that is…
A new model reveals that waves on alien oceans, especially on Titan, could behave in ways that defy everything we know from Earth.
A set of ancient bones found in Argentina is drawing unusual attention from researchers. There’s something about this dinosaur that refuses to fit neatly into existing categories.
Researchers in the UC Santa Barbara Materials Department have uncovered the elusive quantum mechanism by which energetic electrons break chemical bonds inside microelectronic devices—a detrimental process that slowly degrades performance over time.
Buried for over 50,000 years, this tiny Neanderthal fossil is now at the center of a surprising scientific puzzle.
Expect bright fireballs during the Lyrid meteor shower, which will peak in moonless skies on April 22, 2026.
The largest 3D map of the universe, created based on data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, shows 47 million galaxies in stunning detail.
This week, NASA announced it had shut down one of that spacecraft's remaining science instruments — not because the mission has failed, but to keep it alive a little longer.
Yellowstone has long been one of the most studied volcanic systems on Earth, yet a hidden process deep underground is now coming into focus.
Named Apophis after the ancient Egyptian God of evil and destruction, the space rock spans about 1,230 feet — even longer than the Eiffel Tower’s whopping 1,083-foot height.
Early humans crossed Philippine seas 40,000 years ago, building coastal networks, fishing offshore, and developing maritime skills.
A remarkable discovery answers one of the greatest survival stories in Earth’s history—and a decades-old scientific mystery.
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