2025-10-31

How Do Metal Detectors Work?

What sneaky invisible forces enable these instruments to locate buried treasure? [...]

2025-10-31

Trump's FCC is officially moving to make it easier for internet companies to charge hidden fees

The Republican-led FCC has voted on and approved a proposal that would make it harder for consumers to receive itemized bills with accurate information from their ISPs, as originally spotted by CNET. [...]

2025-10-31

Wear marks suggest Neanderthals made ocher crayons

Neanderthals were apparently no easier on their art supplies than modern kids. [...]

2025-10-30

New study settles 40-year debate: Nanotyrannus is a new species

"This fossil doesn't just settle the debate. It flips decades of T. rex research on its head." [...]

2025-10-30

The best 2025 advent calendars: Our favorites from Lego, Pokémon, Funko Pop, Magna-Tiles and more

Why settle for tiny pieces of chocolate when you could unwrap a Pokémon card, a Funko Pop or a Star Wars LEGO ship instead? Advent calendars have gone full geek mode, with options for fans of movies, [...]

2025-10-30

Falling panel prices lead to global solar boom, except for the US

The economic case for solar power is stronger than ever. [...]

2025-10-30

A New Startup Wants to Edit Human Embryos

Seven years after the first gene-edited babies were revealed, biotech startup Manhattan Genomics is reviving the idea of editing human embryos to make disease-free children. [...]

2025-10-30

Meta researchers open the LLM black box to repair flawed AI reasoning

Researchers at Meta FAIR and the University of Edinburgh have developed a new technique that can predict the correctness of a large language model's (LLM) reasoning and even intervene to fix its [...]

2025-10-30

NASA's Quiet Supersonic Jet Takes Flight

The X-59 successfully completed its inaugural flight—a step toward developing quieter supersonic jets that could one day fly customers more than twice as fast as commercial airliners. [...]