Roman Villa Unearthed in Northern Wales Continues to Rewrite the Region's Ancient History

Learn what the remains of a Roman villa and other ancient artifacts can tell us about life in Roman Wales 2,000 years ago.

discovermagazine.com

Honey bees inject venom with a two-stroke stinger

Unlike other poisonous animals, bees use a strange set of pistons to pump toxin

science.org

Elon Musk’s James Talarico Smear Blew Up In His Face

But that doesn’t mean the danger from Musk’s lies is over.

thenation.com

Six senators call for Trump administration to 'immediately reverse course' on Russian diesel plan

A bipartisan group of six senators are calling on President Donald Trump’s administration to “immediately reverse course” on a plan to purchase diesel from Russia as part of an effort to lower high fu...

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Live updates: Rep. Ilhan Omar says she will ‘not be silenced’ after Homeland Security searches her home

Federal agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar's home, Trump, Rubio weigh firing Kimberly Guilfoyle, six senators call for Trump to reverse course on Russian diesel plan.

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Justice Dept. Is Investigating TV Networks Over Trump Pool Coverage

Major TV networks were notified on Friday that the department was examining whether they violated antitrust laws when they suspended pool coverage of President Trump.

nytimes.com

Trump Has Approved a US Military Firing Squad Execution for Fort Hood Shooter Nidal Hasan, the First Since 1945

Nidal Hasan fired inside a crowded soldier-processing center at Fort Hood on Nov. 5, 2009, in one of the deadliest shootings ever on a U.S. base.

military.com

Did an AI or human write that paper? New detector decides by examining its ideas

Algorithm looks for clues about a paper's origin that text-based detectors miss

science.org

Brain entropy during a psychedelic trip tracks later gains in insight and well-being

The more disordered a person’s brain activity became during their first psilocybin trip, the more their well-being tended to improve a month later, according to a small, exploratory study of healthy v...

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A chemical produced by gut bacteria may accelerate Alzheimer's disease

A metabolic byproduct of gut bacteria can damage the blood-brain barrier and drive the formation of Alzheimer's-related proteins. Elevated levels of the chemical correlate with worse cognitive decline...

psypost.org

Award-winning microscopy image disqualified over AI use

The incident has prompted discussions about the use of artificial intelligence in scientific imagery.

nature.com

Luna Moth Leaks Shed Light on Ransomware Group's Inner Workings

Leaked documents suggest a multi-pronged operation, with social engineering and more technical attackers working together to manipulate a single target

infosecurity-magazine.com

People who worry more tend to have more negative dreams, study finds

People who reported more worry and depressive symptoms also tended to report more negative dreams, according to a network analysis of 389 Italian adults that placed stress at the center of daytime dis...

psypost.org

How extreme boredom can push people toward aggressive behavior

Boredom does more than just drain your energy. New research reveals that extreme monotony increases the desire for stimulation, pushing people toward both physical aggression and stronger support for ...

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Antidepressants in pregnancy not tied to extra autism or ADHD risk beyond maternal depression, study finds

In a study of more than 167,000 children in Wales, autism and ADHD rates were similar whether a mother’s depression was treated with antidepressants or left untreated. Depression itself, however, was ...

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Psychologists map the emotional borders between social anxiety and narcissism

While social anxiety and vulnerable narcissism both stem from feelings of inadequacy, a new study reveals they are driven by different types of shame. Social anxiety relies on self-criticism, whereas ...

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Most long-term singles stay satisfied with their lives over 11 years, study finds

Are people who stay single doomed to unhappiness? An 11-year study of German singles suggests not: about 90 percent maintained relatively high life satisfaction, even though their sex lives, desire fo...

psypost.org

Is ‘Attention’ the Essence of Intelligence? | Quanta Magazine

A mathematical mechanism enables AI models to process language at scale, undergirding the current AI revolution. Our columnist asks: Why is attention the key?

quantamagazine.org

When women share a husband, physical fights between co-wives are common across cultures

Women are often thought to compete through gossip and exclusion rather than fists. But an analysis of ethnographic records from 19 cultures found physical fights between co-wives documented in 12 of t...

psypost.org

A New Anti-Aging Drug Looks to Turn Back the Clock on Skin Age

After four weeks of using the cream, participants lowered the biological age of their skin by about two years on average.

wired.com

TikTok gave children placebo safety controls in undisclosed experiments, New York alleges

TikTok deliberately withheld algorithmic safety protections from millions of users and assigned tens of thousands of others, including children and teenagers, nonfunctional versions of a tool intended to help them...

biometricupdate.com

Humanoid robots can sprint and box – but the real test is doing the laundry

By Wai-keung Fung, Cardiff Metropolitan University At the recent World Humanoid Robot Games 2026 in Beijing, robots sprinted, boxed, played football and tackled tasks inspired by factories, restaurants and emergency...

robohub.org

Cops can creep on Airbnb

Good Monday morning! Today's big story is an investigation from Joseph about cops and an AI tool that takes data from sites like Airbnb and Zillow and identifies specific properties....

404media.co

The Anatomy of a Literary Scandal

June Loper, Harrison Stetler The pillorying of Canadian-Haitian novelist Thélyson Orélien, accused of using AI to write his new novel, is the latest in a chaotic year for French publishing....

thenation.com

Samoa opens market engagement for national digital ID system

Samoa is holding a virtual Early Market Engagement session to brief potential bidders for a National Digital Identification Information System (NDIDS). The Samoan government is preparing a request for proposals...

biometricupdate.com

AI Company Lets Cops Pinpoint Specific Houses Based on a Single Interior Photo

An AI company now lets cops take a photo and nearly instantly figure out what specific home it was taken in, using only clues in the photo itself, and is...

404media.co

FBI seizes Chinese hacking tools

Cyber hacking tools associated with the Chinese government have been intercepted by the FBI. Authorities and the Department of Justice have swooped in to seize vulnerability scanning equipment and phishing...

identityweek.net

Mathematicians invented a knitting stitch that stops mistakes from spreading

With a little help from knot theory, scientists have invented a “robust knit” to fight laddering

scientificamerican.com

How Does Life Unfold? A Landscape Metaphor Comes Into Its Own. | Quanta Magazine

C.H. Waddington’s powerful image of embryonic stem cells specializing on a rolling landscape has captivated biologists since the 1950s. Experimental data is finally confirming, and complicating, his v...

quantamagazine.org

What Shapes Independent Political Identity?

The increase of independent political identities has significant implications for the basic functioning of American democracy.

psychologytoday.com