A year on, six questions still haunt the Air India crash investigation
From fuel switches to engine failures, here are the biggest mysteries around the Air India crash inquiry.
Flipper One is a Pocket-sized Linux Cyberdeck
Pocket-sized computer tools are the definition of cool, recruiting many people over to the developer side of things, including your humble writer. A project like
KDE is Going Wayland Only So This New Project Gives You KDE With X11
When KDE announced that Plasma 6.8 would be dropping the X11 session entirely, not everyone was happy about it. Wayland has been the default on
Dr. Dan Landau receives Lotus Award for ovarian cancer research
Dr. Dan Landau, the Bibliowicz Family Professor of Medicine, and a member of the Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center and the Englander Institute for
GLP-1s may improve testosterone levels and sperm quality in men with obesity
GLP‑1s do not harm male hormones or fertility after long-term use, according to a study being presented Monday at ENDO 2026, the Endocrine Society’s annual
Just ten viral particles can infect cows with bird flu
Just 10 viral particles of the H5N1 bird flu that caused hundreds of influenza outbreaks in U.S. dairy cattle can cause infection in cows, a
They’re Uninsured After Obamacare Became Too Costly. And They’re Far From Alone.
SUGAR GROVE, N.C. — Year after year, Ross and Rebecca Tobiassen saw their healthcare costs rise, having relied on the Affordable Care Act for federally
San Francisco’s Patchwork Streets
A period of unsettled weather brought scattered showers and thunderstorms to California’s Bay Area on May 27, 2026. That afternoon, a break in the clouds
How Many Elementary Particles Are There, Really?
Every time I write about particle physics, I encounter a moment of uncertainty about a quantity that, at first glance, ought to be clear. How
Wastewater analysis offers novel approach to track HIV burden
Human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) detection in wastewater offers a novel approach to monitor the virus in communities.
Gut microbes control liver genes by flipping DNA switches
A local research study led by scientists from the A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) has uncovered how the gut microbiome can influence gene
Bilingual speakers use identical brain systems for both languages
In a new JNeurosci paper, Xuanyi Chen and Esti Blanco-Elorrieta, from New York University, explored whether Spanish–English speakers use the same or different brain mechanisms
Maternal weight shifts microbiota signaling in the fetal environment
A study conducted at the University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital suggests that factors related to maternal weight are reflected in signaling particles produced
Study investigates whether obesity accelerates brain aging
Scientists have long known that being obese increases the risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. What remains unclear is how that risk develops in the