With modern seismic tomography, Earth scientists have discovered that above Earth's core-mantle boundary (CMB), about 2,900 kilometers beneath our feet, there is a thin layer about 300 kilometers thick with remarkable structural complexity and compositional heterogeneity. Among these features are sm…

Christmas is just around the corner, and you might be wondering how to spend those long, lazy afternoons. If you're tired of the same old Monopoly, perhaps it's time to try Settlers of Catan.

Tohoku University and Fujitsu Limited have successfully used AI to derive new insights into the superconductivity mechanism of a new superconducting material.

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and collaborators have developed a new type of lidar—a laser-based remote-sensing instrument—that can observe cloud structures at the scale of a single centimeter. The scientists used this high-resolution lidar to dir…

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Growth raises concerns about underwriting and risk management at fast-expanding groups

Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have imaged the largest protoplanetary disk ever observed circling a young star. For the first time in visible light, Hubble has revealed the disk is unexpectedly chaotic and turbulent, with wisps of material stretching much farther above and below the…

Founded by MIT alumni, the Pickle Robot Company has developed machines that can autonomously load and unload trucks inside warehouses and logistic centers.

Behind the move is a sharp narrowing in the profitability of the basis trade, in which traders attempt to capture a spread by buying spot bitcoin while selling BTC futures.

In their own statement, the band’s other members confirmed they had parted ways with Farrell

The president has made immigration an early priority to start second term, with ICE making more than 900 arrests Sunday.

This blog is now closedSydney council seeks to shut down Islamic centre linked to controversial preacher Wisam HaddadGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastShareholders have overwhelmingly thrown their support behind a deal to create an Australian media giant spanning television,…

Andrew Mankus, MIT’s award-winning director of dining, describes why leading with a “students-first mentality” leads to better food offerings for the entire community.

DOT is facing pressure as it tries to retake the $1.76 support/resistance level.

This is the company's second sale of part of its ETH treasury, following a $40 million sale in October to fund share repurchases.

RIKEN physicists have discovered for the first time why the magnitude of the electron flow depends on direction in a special kind of magnet. This finding could help to realize future low-energy devices.

Card providers can decide whether to offer unlimited payments on contactless cards.

Also in today’s newsletter: ByteDance’s AI spending spree, and private credit firms snap up consumer debt

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The adverts for prescription-only drugs showed healthcare professionals impersonating the British retailer.

The annual instalment of the massive series faces new challenges from competitor Battlefield 6.

New treatments promise to make buildings fire-resistant without using older, toxic chemicals.

The company expanded its USD buffer runway beyond 2027, supporting dividends and reduces refinancing risk ahead of the next bitcoin halving.

Congress struck back in a little-noticed move that shifted power away from the Trump administration.

It used to be the most wonderful time of year for the retail and hospitality sectors, but consumer behaviour is shifting

Researchers have developed a tool that reliably predicts where destructive new roads are likely to carve through tropical forests, giving environmentalists and public health officials a head-start in identifying at-risk areas and potential disease outbreaks in humans.

Why would writing about fighting fascism offend right-wingers to the point they would send death threats?

U-turn lifts limit from £1m to £2.5m after protests and warnings that family farms were at riskMinisters will increase the threshold for taxing inherited farmland from £1m to £2.5m after months of pressure from campaigners and MPs representing rural areas.In a statement slipped out just before Chris…

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Chinese biotech is in the midst of a full-blown Cambrian explosion, writes Brian Finrow.

The world's largest asset manager is promoting its underperforming bitcoin fund over higher-fee winners, signaling long-term commitment.

The U.S. grew at a snappy 4.3% annual pace in the third quarter — the biggest increase in two years — but the economy is unlikely to match that feat in the waning months of 2025 due partly to the long government shutdown.

Kroger boosts its stock buyback program, just as the shares are in danger of having their worst month in three years.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention late Tuesday formally dropped the decades-old federal recommendation that all infants receive the hepatitis B vaccine at birth.Why it matters: The widely anticipated move marks the Trump administration's first major change to the U.S. childhood vaccinat…

The conservative Salem Radio Network is tapping CNN commentator Scott Jennings and Breitbart News' Alex Marlow to fill its national midday slot formerly held by slain activist Charlie Kirk.Why it matters: The noon–3pm ET block — once commanded by Rush Limbaugh — is a staple of conservative talk radi…

Data: American Edge Project and Technology Councils of North America; Map: Axios VisualsNearly 3,000 new data centers are under construction or planned across the U.S., per a new analysis shared first with Axios — adding to the more than 4,000 already in operation.Why it matters: Big tech and many l…

Ready for some wordplay? Sharpen your skills with Slate’s puzzle for Dec. 23, 2025.

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Concern over rural economies as distilleries left with a surplus that has forced some to pause or scale back production

UC Riverside scientists have created a small-scale system that transforms food waste into high-protein animal feed and fertilizer using black soldier flies, offering a sustainable solution to a major environmental problem.

As the summer holidays begin in Australia, parents may feel concerned their children will "forget how to spell their own names" during the long school break.

The country is focused on exports, but China is slowing imports and U.S. tariff threats are growing. Politicians are offering few alternatives.

Move over, Santa. Now there’s another magical character for kids to track: the Tooth Fairy. After making a personalized Tooth Fairy video for his nephew, Oliver Finel noticed a gap. While there are plenty of Santa trackers, nothing similar existed for the Tooth Fairy. Recognizing that Generation Alp…

A rundown of the best underground metal releases of 2025, as picked by Heavy Consequence's Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey.
Mining Metal: The Best Underground Metal Albums of 2025
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Justice secretary urged to ‘show a bit of humanity’ with protesters severely ill after refusing food for weeksWho are the Palestine Action hunger strikers and what are the health risks?Families and supporters of Palestine Action-affiliated hunger strikers have pleaded with David Lammy to meet them i…

“There is a great deal of…longing.”

CSAIL researchers find even “untrainable” neural nets can learn effectively when guided by another network’s built-in biases using their guidance method.

He’s made millions from referring clients to trial lawyers, and he advocates mass tort litigation that would ruin the vaccine industry.

The answer to today’s engineering challengeEarlier today I asked you to reinvent a component of the sixteenth century Dutch sawmill, which – according to a new book – was the world’s first industrial machine. You can read that post here, along with some great BTL discussion about the world’s greates…

The Danish foreign minister says his country insists that everyone, including the United States, must respect “the territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Denmark.”

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Artists Rights Enforcement Corporation claims Warwick owes them “hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of dollars” in royalties

Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, summed it up in three words: “This is embarrassing.”   Hassabis was replying on X to an overexcited post by Sébastien Bubeck, a research scientist at the rival firm OpenAI, announcing that two mathematicians had used OpenAI’s latest large language model, GPT-5…

Airline plans to appeal against competition authority’s ‘bizarre’ and ‘unsound’ ruling

Maryland officials have confirmed a second positive test for bird flu at a commercial poultry operation in Queen Anne's County, the 10th detection in the state in 2025, as public health experts warn the virus continues to pose a serious threat to animals—but remains a low risk for most people.

A study conducted during the 2024 French elections finds that information about immigrants' efforts to overcome poverty and learn French reduces negative beliefs about immigration and modestly decreases opposition to immigration among voters. The study is published in the journal PNAS Nexus.

The president, calling the heavily bombed enclave “a demolition site,” proposed relocating Palestinians temporarily or long-term, a move rejected by Arab countries since the war began.

The singer's character got the Grinch pregnant. You read that right.
Ariana Grande Falls for The Grinch in Love Is Blind Parody Sketch on SNL
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A new method could enable users to design portable medical devices, like a splint, that can be rapidly converted from flat panels to a 3D object without any tools.

It would be absurd to claim the UK has suddenly become a life-sciences leader thanks to the new pricing and tariffs pactThat’s gratitude, eh? It’s not even a fortnight since the government agreed to raise the prices the NHS pays for new medicines and here comes the boss of GSK, Britain’s second larg…

Scientists are beginning to understand that ageing is not simply a linear process and we age, according to recent research, in three accelerated bursts: at about 40, 60 and 80 years old. In this episode from July, Ian Sample talks to Stanford University’s Prof Michael Snyder, who explains what the d…

Most tokens that debuted this year are trading below their initial valuations.

A Croatian man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for fatally stabbing a 7-year-old student in an attack at a school that shocked the European Union country

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The FDA has approved the oral version of Novo Nordisk’s injectable weight loss drug Wegovy, making it the first GLP-1 pill to be cleared by regulators for obesity.

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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said in his Wednesday Senate testimony that the agency he governs "is not an independent agency, formally speaking." During his testimony, the word "independent" was removed from the FCC's mission statement on its website.Why it matters: The extraordinary statement speaks t…

Threshold to increase to £2.5mn from April after backlash, following original proposal of £1mn

Spending limits for 2025 to be extended into new year but officials warn new budget is needed to finance investments

More than a billion years ago, in a shallow basin across what is now northern Ontario, a subtropical lake much like modern-day Death Valley evaporated under the sun's gentle heat, leaving behind crystals of halite—rock salt.

Researchers have used a cutting-edge robotic system capable of synthesizing hundreds of metal complexes to develop a possible antibiotic candidate—offering fresh hope in the global fight against drug-resistant infections.

The Chinese foreign minister spoke by phone with Marco Rubio, the new secretary of state who has been a critic of Beijing.

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In a conversation with Rep. Jake Auchincloss, Bhattacharya focused on the agency’s policy goals and funding practices.

Cutting air travel and purchasing renewable energy can lead to different effects on overall air quality, even while achieving the same CO2 reduction, new research shows.

If all you know or remember of the eponymous biblical character’s story is that he defeated a hulking giant with a humble slingshot, then “David” might have some surprises in store for you — chief among them, the fact that the film continues for a full hour after this famous, seemingly climactic sho…

3 key issues to watch at FDA as Makary struggles to stabilize the agency

Federal agencies that used to set up guardrails for health technology have transformed into cheerleaders for new risky technologies like AI.

With Europe imposing sanctions on Moscow, there has been a growing network of vessels sailing without a valid flag from Russia through European waters.

Nvidia boss Jensen Huang is among the influential tech figures that adorn one of the two covers.

Teenagers affected by Australia's under-16 social media ban showed the BBC what happened when they tried to access their accounts.

Most tokens that debuted this year are trading below their initial valuations.

Gold and copper have outperformed other major assets this year, with gold rallying more than copper.

New House proposal would exempt some stablecoin payments from capital gains taxes and allow stakers to defer income recognition for up to five years.

Crypto continues to lose ground ahead of this week's record options expiration, while defensive positioning and thinning liquidity suggest caution into 2026.

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The U.S. military early Saturday boarded a tanker that is not under U.S. sanctions as it shipped Venezuelan oil in hopes of escaping a blockade imposed by President Trump, according to two sources familiar with the action.Why it matters: The show of force makes it clear the Trump administration cons…

President Trump on Monday stood by his comments that Rob Reiner's death was the result of "Trump derangement syndrome," issuing a new round of sharp attacks on the late director. The big picture: Trump said he believed Reiner was "very bad for our country" and repeated his previous rhetoric describi…

Trump thinks he’s a peacemaker. The reality is quite different.

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