Russell Brand given bail after London court appearance for rape, sexual assault charges
Actor-comedian Russell Brand was granted conditional bail by a London court on Friday after appearing to face charges of rape and sexual assault involving four
We love the Sony A7 III for noise-free astrophotography, and it’s now $500 less at Amazon
The Sony A7 III may be showing its age, but it’s a fantastic camera for users who want to upgrade to full-frame, and it’s now
Legendary ‘women of the sea’ in South Korea freedive well into their 80s. A new study hints at how.
A new study explores the physiology of Jeju Haenyeo, the famous female freedivers in South Korea.
El Cono: The mysterious sacred ‘pyramid’ hidden deep in the Amazon rainforest
Cerro El Cono is a solitary, pyramidal hill in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest whose origins remain mysterious and that holds spiritual significance for Indigenous people.
NAD+ restoration improves mitochondrial function in Werner syndrome cells
A new research paper was published in Aging (Aging-US) on April 2, 2025, as the cover of Volume 17, Issue 4, titled “Decreased mitochondrial NAD+
Study uses artificial intelligence to classify patient pain archetypes after knee replacement
A study using artificial intelligence to classify patient pain archetypes and identify risk for severe pain after knee replacement has earned a Best of Meeting
ZIP4 protein identified as driver of glioblastoma aggression
In a study published Wednesday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), University of Oklahoma researchers detail their discoveries about why the
New drug technique targets gut inflammation with precision
A new approach to drug design can deliver medicine directly to the gut in mice at significantly lower doses than current inflammatory bowel disease treatments.
COVID-19 leaves longer-lasting symptoms than flu or pneumonia, study finds
A large U.S. cohort study found that post-acute symptoms after COVID-19 vary by initial disease severity, age, sex, and comorbidities. Compared to influenza and pneumonia
Glynne Wood, the man with a pigeon on his head
October 1969: Glynne Wood gained fame in the UK when a pigeon landed on his head and refused to leave. Wood stoically accepted his fate
A Dictionary of Euphemisms
I learned of this book serendipitously, because Anthony Burgess reviewed it approvingly in a collection of his essays that I’m reading. Conveniently, you can read
Eric Schmidt apparently bought Relativity Space to put data centers in orbit
In the nearly two months since former Google chief executive Eric Schmidt acquired Relativity Space, the billionaire has not said much publicly about his plans
Grand Theft Auto VI gets pushed back to May 26, 2026
Rockstar’s highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI will finally launch on May 26, 2026, Rockstar Games said in a Friday morning announcement. That means the