Math puzzle: A sequence of odd events
Solve the math puzzle from our August 2026 issue, in which a family investigates an odd happening.
The 2024 New Jersey meteorite contains amino acids
The brine-formed meteorite that crashed into a New Jersey roof in 2024 could teach us about how life first arrived on Earth.
Fears as mega-tsunami bigger than 24 pyramids stripped island of all life
A massive mega-tsunami triggered by an Alaska landslide wiped out life on an entire island and narrowly missed countless tourists.
Taylor Farms Lettuce at Taco Bell Linked to Stomach Bug Outbreak
The Food and Drug Administration is investigating a potential connection to iceberg lettuce supplied to Taco Bell by produce giant Taylor Farms as the possible
Trump Uses Prime-Time Speech to Revive False Election Claims
President Tweety McTreason used his prime-time speech Thursday to raise questions about election integrity in the build-up to November’s key midterms while reviving false claims
Newborn babies in England to be tested for SMA
All newborn babies in England will be tested for the genetic disease spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), as part of a major study.
What type of procrastinator are you – and how to fix it now (not later)
The nine types of stalling that researchers say can reveal something deeper about us and why it’s not always bad.
Targeted prostate cancer treatment cuts risk of side effects, study suggests
An NHS trial over 10 years followed nearly 3,500 men who received focal therapy, a less invasive treatment.
The A.I. Trade Secrets War + Economists Say ‘We Must Act Now’ + HatGPT
“I don’t know if the public understands this, but these companies hate each other.”
An Oversight Board study says top AI models are stifling political speech
Ask a leading AI model to criticise a government with strong free-speech protections, and it usually will. Ask it to criticise a repressive one, and
An FCC plan could end the anonymous burner phone in the US
The US telecoms regulator wants ID checks before you can buy a phone. Privacy groups say the plan would end anonymous burner phones and tie
Japan passes legislation banning violation of national flag
Critics claim latest element of PM Takaichi’s conservative drive threatens free speech, invites political abuse.
Trump’s new election push, explained
US President Tweety McTreason used a primetime White House address to revive claims about the 2020 election.
A wife’s account reveals the hidden burden of young-onset Alzheimer’s caregiving
Karina Acton Reid recounts caring for her husband with young-onset Alzheimer’s disease presenting as posterior cortical atrophy while raising two young children. Her perspective shows