Illuminating the Headlines
Early signs of Alzheimer's disease may be hidden in the way a person speaks, but it's not yet clear which details of our diction are most critical for diagnosis.
Millions of people have a heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation, which causes the heart's upper chambers or atria to beat chaotically rather than in a smooth, coordinated rhythm.
It would be tempting to assume there's nothing much of note happening on Mars, but that dusty rusty planet has a lot of interesting stuff going on.
Comb jellies – very simple, gelatinous creatures best-known for their hypnotic underwater light shows – first appeared in Earth's oceans around 550 million years ago.
Ancient humans were surprisingly creative, structured, and geometrical in their thinking some 60,000 years ago, according to some intricately engraved ostrich eggshells found across southern Africa.
NASA's Hubble Telescope captured the rare phenomenon of a comet breaking apart, catching scientists off guard until they saw the jaw-dropping proof for themselves.
It suggests traders don't see a near-term end to the war or risks to oil transit in a key strait that's throttling supplies.
US President Donald Trump gave Iran a two-day deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or have its power plants bombed, upping the ante in a war now in its fourth week with no sign of de-escalation.
If you only watched Fox News over the weekend, you didn’t hear about President Donald Trump’s widely condemned reaction to Robert Mueller’s death.
ICE agents aren't trained for security screenings.
Trump and Starmer's conversation comes days after the UK authorized the US to use British military bases to carry out strikes on Iranian missile sites used to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
Paris and Marseille are held by the Socialists in local elections which saw the nationalist right win in Nice and certain towns.
Prime Minister Robert Golob's governing liberal Freedom Movement of Slovenia was almost perfectly tied with Janez Jansa and his right-wing SDS party, with 99% of votes counted.
The violence began after 18-year-old settler Yehuda Sherman was killed after reportedly being hit by a vehicle driven by a Palestinian while on his quad bike.
Asia-Pacific markets tumbled Monday as investors weighed escalating tensions in the Middle East after the U.S. and Iran threatened to intensify military hostilities.
March 22, 2026 This newsletter issue discusses the self-reinforcing nature of geopolitical crises, and explores to what extent the war against Iran challenges the “gradual print” thesis I’ve been discussing in recent issues. And for readers who enjoy fiction,…
The Trump administration brokered an unusual deal with a U.S. mining, refining and magnet company as part of a plan to diminish America's reliance on China for rare earths.
With the Iran war doubling oil prices, experts say the airline industry’s belt-tightening is an economic canary in the coal mine for the rest of the world.
The FBI is warning that criminals may hijack your home Wi-Fi through residential proxies, using your IP address to hide illegal online activity.
The X-59 isn't 'thumping' yet.
Sunday TSA security lines already impacted with long wait times because of ongoing partial federal government shutdown.
In Colorado, where gas prices have surged higher than the rest of the country, the impact of the Iran war has changed daily lives for many.
My pockets can't take this anymore.
Linus Torvalds just issued Linux 7.0-rc5 as we inch toward the stable Linux 7.0 kernel release in April.
An information stealer called VoidStealer uses a new approach to bypass Chrome's Application-Bound Encryption (ABE) and extract the master key for decrypting sensitive data stored in the browser.
Kennedy is transforming a government that long championed the lifesaving benefits of vaccines into one that spreads doubts about their safety here and abroad.
Several ambulances belonging to a Jewish volunteer rescue organization were set on fire outside a synagogue in a neighborhood home to London’s largest Jewish community early on Monday, in what police are treating as an antisemitic attack.
NHL reporter Jessi Pierce and her three children were killed Saturday in a weekend house fire in Minnesota, the league announced on its sports website Sunday.
Australian stocks fell, nearing a technical correction as investors’ anxieties over the Iran war hit the country’s commodity-rich market.
As 'Saturday Night Live UK' makes a splash for Sky TV, the British spin-off of the NBC sketch comedy show is making its way across the pond tonight.
"Today Show" co-host Savannah Guthrie is renewing pleas to residents of Tucson, Arizona, to jog their memories in the hopes of sparking new leads in the disappearance of her mother, Nancy.
Joe Amabile is predicting that the cancellation of Taylor Frankie Paul’s season 22 of The Bachelorette will not be the end of the franchise.
Latest 2-round 2026 NFL mock draft includes a deep run on pass rushers and offensive weapons, as well as an early emphasis on luxury.
Allergy season can be miserable for tens of millions of Americans when trees, grass, and other pollens cause runny noses, itchy eyes, coughing and sneezing.
A selloff in stocks, gold and bonds deepened as the US and Iran hardened their rhetoric and signaled a potential escalation to their conflict, which is entering its fourth week.
The three-day Polymarket pop-up event, which ran into some technical glitches on its opening night, drew young professionals, journalists — and the simply curious.
“Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me,” goes the old saying. And when it comes to Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI), the market seems to have
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Over the past week, spot prices at the Waha gas trading hub in the Permian Basin fell as low as -$9.75 per million British thermal units.
Elon Musk recently outlined ambitious plans for a chip-building collaboration Tesla and SpaceX — but he has a history of overpromising.
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The ‘TACO trade’ that fueled previous quick rebounds could be torpedoed by an escalating Iran conflict
The S&P 500 could drop 20% as oil, rates, and credit spreads rise. Read more macro analysis here.
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Pokémon PokopiaReleased: March 5th, 2026Developer: Omega Force, Game FreakPublisher: Nintendo, The Pokémon CompanySystems: Switch 2Pokémon Pokopia is so fantastic I’m not even going to focus on the alleged nightmare fuel that is The Dittosapien.
In 1967, a Texas-based car dealer wanted a four-door Porsche 911 S. Porsche wouldn't make it, so he turned to coachbuilders for help.
Prepare to power up your homes, my friends!
Riftbound is fantastic, but Riot needs to be more active in clarifying some contentious card interactions.
The loss of Yoran 'Yorhel' Heling has site moderators working to figure out a preservation strategy
Jupiter has announced PICROSS S KONAMI ANTIQUES edition for Switch. It will launch via Nintendo eShop on April 30 for $17.99 / €17.99 / £16.19 / ¥1,800.
Agents and editors say market fit, timing and competition, not just quality, are key factors determining which manuscripts get acquired today.
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 may feature a 200W TDP and 192 MB L3 cache, but CPU-Z lists it incorrectly with 128 MB total cache.
Could a parasite encourage chimpanzees into encounters with leopards?
In the brutal world of deep caves, bacteria live in a miniature world of terror. The weapons they have evolved can defeat antibiotics – but now they are inspiring powerful new drugs.
A new study reveals an unexpected connection between physical strength and brain activity.
Over 25 million cubic yards of rock and ice broke loose and plunged into Greenland's Dickson Fjord, creating a 650-foot-high mega-tsunami
The Hubble Space Telescope celebrates 36 years of incredible discoveries, stunning imagery, and a lasting impact on astronomy.
SpaceX filed plans with the FCC for up to one million satellites designed to function as orbital data centers. Astronomers are not happy.
Twenty years ago, I started a list of what I considered “stupid things” that old people do. Now, I’m seeing my life, and my list, in a different light.
A 215-million-year-old crocodile relative built for speed, not water, has just been unearthed in England, and it changes everything.
A high school student’s algorithm processed 200 billion infrared detections, revealing 1.5 million cosmic objects the world had never cataloged.
The ancient and rare star PicII-503 is helping astronomers understand how carbon became so abundant in the universe.
The crew of Artemis II will be the first astronauts to get a full, clear view of Mare Orientale on the far side of the Moon.
Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: The Rebbe’s response to a woman asking about equality between genders and the explanation of the bracha, Shelo Assani Isha.
A newly discovered, well-preserved Archaeopteryx fossil offers fresh insights into how early dinosaurs may have evolved flight.
Must-have gear and how to scout the perfect landscape photo.
The Artemis 2 launch vehicle and spacecraft have returned to the launch pad for a launch as soon as April 1.
Using a new method, physicists found a way to 'catapult' electrons across solar materials in quadrillionths of a second.
Almost a week on, the controversy and backlash over NVIDIA’s DLSS 5 announcement are still swirling, following some mixed messaging from the company about how the tech works. A reveal trailer on Tuesday showcased multiple games like “Resident Evil Requiem,” “…
MEMA issued evacuation warnings for Central Molokai due to flash flooding from heavy rain, and a shelter is open at the Kaunakakai Gym.
Trump administration officials claim Illinois' sanctuary state policies enabled the attack.
Alvaro Folgueiras nailed a 3-pointer with 4.5 seconds remaining and Iowa eliminated defending national champion Florida, sending the top-seeded Gators home with a 73-72 victory in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Under first-year coach Ben McCollum, I…
The Dog Aging Project is working to help dogs live longer, healthier lives. The research results may help humans age well, too.
Samsung has officially confirmed plans to start rolling out AirDrop support over Quick Share starting with the Galaxy S26 series...
The film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio was the No. 1 film at the US and Canadian box office this weekend with $80.5 million worth of tickets.
Elliott Managing Partner Jesse Cohn says the company is ‘essential’ to the global chip industry
Pop singer Chappell Roan has said she "does not hate children" in response to former Chelsea and Arsenal player Jorginho's criticism.
Resident Evil series executive producer, Jun Takeuchi, has written to Resident Evil players across the world, thanking …
Meta Platforms chief uses the tool to get information faster as the company seeks to embrace artificial intelligence in all it does
After four years, and multiple subpoenas and depositions, the beleaguered startup has dodged yet another bullet.
When hundreds of thousands of Model S and Model X customers return to luxury EV shopping, they'll have plenty of choices.
Leaders who want more innovative European business must insist on a bolder approach
Micron’s huge earnings win came with one jaw-dropping catch.
The 3DFX Voodoo was not the first dedicated 3D graphics chipset by any means, but it became the favourite for gamers among the early mass-market GPUs. It would be found on a 3D-processing-only PCI …
The MacBook Neo starts at $600, but these five laptops deliver better RAM, storage, and larger screens for the same price or less.
When Apple initially rolled out Apple Intelligence, the company was pretty openly against the idea of creating a Siri chatbot....
A tech enthusiast who bought a bunch of used Apple products off a stranger in a car park was left pleasantly surprised by the haul
Like other Google apps, Messages for Android A/B tests many features. It can take the RCS/SMS client a rather long...
A 200% price hike is extraordinary.
An Apple employee states that the M5 Pro and M5 Max sport a new chiplet design where the dies are stacked vertically on top of one another
It’s performing a ‘comprehensive audit’ to remove any AI assets.
Two Pearl Abyss developers have claimed Crimson Desert was developed in a troubled environment, characterised by an inv…
Look, we've spent the last 18 months building production AI systems, and we'll tell you what keeps us up at night and it's not whether the model can answer questions. That's table stakes now.
Apple has had a jam-packed March so far after launching seven new products and surprisingly announcing an eighth.
Microsoft update breaks Windows — emergency fix suddenly released and available now.
Niagara Launcher changes how home screens behave from the ground up
"Crimson Desert" should've been a big win for Xbox Play Anywhere on PC, but what followed was a swath of issues that casts a bit of a question mark over Xbox Helix.
The court stressed that company executives are expected to exercise independent judgment, not outsource good-faith decisions to an AI.
Max Monday features a different Pokémon in power spots for the whole day. Regice Max Monday takes place on March 23rd, 2026. This Max Monday is the fourth March Pokémon, and it is the debut of the legendary Ice Pokémon Dynamax Regice!
Experts explain the best time of day to go on a walk, depending on your goals from weight loss to digestion. There are benefits for morning, afternoon, and e...
Pumpkin seeds and chia seeds are both considered superfoods and have a unique combination of nutrients, offering plant protein, dietary fiber, and healthy fats. But is one healthier than the other?
Odds are, you’ve taken pills before; it’s a statistical certainty that some of you reading this took several this morning. Whenever you do, you’re at the mercy of the manufacturer…
One of the patients was a 15-year-old boy, who will now need to do follow-up testing to ensure he is disease-free for the next six months, per his parents
Restore full-body strength after 60 with 5 at-home exercises recommended by a certified fitness expert.
New landmark studies using AI to determine thymus health and its link to major outcomes
Using medical or recreational marijuana to ease symptoms of numerous mental health conditions doesn't work, according to two new analyses of existing gold-standard research.
When a virus jumps to humans from another species, it can seem like a supervillain bent on world domination – especially if it goes on to ignite a pandemic, as many zoonotic viruses have done in recent decades.
He indicated that the FDA will soon widen access to the small proteins, which biohackers tout as therapies for a range of ills
Spring teen Myra Fennell suffered from severe pain that one doctor dismissed as "all in her head." Then a Memorial Hermann doctor spotted something in an MRI.
Ghana continues to battle a high burden of tuberculosis (TB), with health authorities estimating about 44,000 new cases each year.
Did you know high cholesterol levels can be lowered naturally? Dr Sood shares 5 dietary additions to reduce LDL levels.
A scientist from Zambia who loves — LOVES! — chemistry runs a lab in South Africa that is being hailed for "extraordinary" work.
New research on ADHD and autism reveals a hidden neurotype with real advantages.
When it comes to turmeric, timing matters! Dietitians explain why taking turmeric supplements with fat is key for optimal absorption.
In the early days, the virus posed a graver threat to people and the health care system, Trump embraced lockdowns he now blasts, and the benefits of vaccines were oversold.
Scientists say the gut microbiome may influence healthy aging, with diet, exercise and fewer processed foods helping support it.
It’s frustrating to watch, given my field of study.
Scientific Reports - Genetic predisposition to coffee consumption and the association with the early risk of atherosclerosis
A new study indicated that excess fat stored around the waist or visceral fat was more strongly associated with heart failure risk than body mass index (BMI).
A newly identified cellular system monitors subtle variations in genetic coding, hinting at a hidden level of control over how genes are expressed.
What if the biggest volcano on Earth looked nothing like one? Hidden far below the ocean’s surface, scientists have found a structure so immense it changes the picture entirely.
The whites of your eyes are not an accident. They are, scientists now believe, one of the most sophisticated social communication tools in the animal kingdom.
Using a 2-watt laser and a ground system built to fight atmospheric distortion, researchers report a geostationary downlink that outpaced Starlink.
Contrary to what you might expect, Neanderthals did actually organize their spaces like humans, but they were less consistent.
Deep beneath a Canadian mine, researchers cracked open a fracture in the ancient rock and found water that should not exist there.
Researchers have uncovered friction without contact—driven entirely by magnetic interactions. As two magnetic layers slide, their internal forces compete, causing constant rearrangements that dramatically increase resistance at certain distances.
Astronomers have uncovered surprising evidence of a thick atmosphere surrounding TOI-561 b, a scorching, fast-orbiting rocky planet once thought too extreme to hold onto any gas. Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, researchers found the planet is far coo…
Life scientist Shu Xiaokun has moved to Shanghai to join Fudan University after more than two decades in the U.S., where he secured more than US$20 million in research funding.
I cook for myself most nights. It's one of those rituals I look forward to after a day of being stuck in my own head, working through ideas and staring at a
Researchers in Germany have found a clever solution that involves turning Martian-like dust and hardy microbes into a working fertilizer system that can produce edible plants.
A batch of dusty, decades-old salmon cans was never meant to make headlines. Yet when scientists finally opened them, what they found inside raised unexpected questions about life beneath the ocean’s surface.
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