A newborn planet munches on gas and dust surrounding its host star
In a first, astronomers imaged a baby planet within a gap in the disk of material around a star, confirming predictions about how rings form.
Month: August 2025
8 fast fixes for common Google Drive problems
Ah, the cloud. It sounds so light, so fluffy, so worry-free — doesn’t it? Here in the real world, though, cloud services aren’t always so
Apple warns UK: Overzealous mobile regulation is bad for all
Poor Apple customers in the UK will suffer what they must as politically driven regulators make the same existential threats against Apple and Google as those made by the EU.
‘Aging clocks’ tell you how much ‘older’ you are than your chronological age. How do they work?
“Biological aging tests,” also called aging clocks, can predict your risk of age-related disease, disability, early mortality and more — but are they ready for
Loughareema: The ‘vanishing lake’ in Northern Ireland that mysteriously drains and refills itself within hours
The Vanishing Lake in Northern Ireland’s County Antrim can be full in the morning and empty a few hours later, thanks to an underground drainage
Scientists cram an entire computer into a single fiber of clothing — and you can even put it through your washing machine
A new fiber computer contains eight devices that work together as a single computing entity, and scientists want to weave many of them so they
Fake stories about Texas floods reached millions on Facebook. Foreign ad companies likely profited
A slew of fabricated stories duped Facebook users after the deadly floods — and sites promoting them had ties to ad tech firms in Southeast
Did Florida ban ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’? Here’s the truth
Florida did not ban “The Diary of Anne Frank” statewide, as posts suggest. A graphic-novel adaptation was removed from some schools’ shelves.
Did Will Smith use AI to fake concert crowd in a video? We looked into it
Online users and prominent news media outlets promoted partly misleading information about yet another trending topic.
American Couple Wasn’t Trying To Prove ‘Humans Are Kind’ When ISIS Killed Them
Information circulating online potentially confused some users about the motives of a couple murdered in Tajikistan in July 2018.
Intel’s New Deal + Waymo C.E.O. Tekedra Mawakana on Scaling Driverless Cars + Trumps in Tech
“At its core, what this is is like a state-sponsored industrial project.”
Adolescent anorexia linked to higher unemployment and lower earnings
Anorexia is a serious mental health disorder that typically begins during adolescence. A study, conducted by the Research Unit of Population Health and Oulu Business
Inflammation marker can help identify heart risk in women without traditional factors
Cardiologists have long known that up to half of all heart attacks and strokes occur among apparently healthy individuals who do not smoke and do
What are the benefits of chewing gum beyond oral health?
Chewing gum offers health benefits beyond oral care, enhancing performance and recovery, but research gaps for children and seniors need addressing.