Pleasure and pain: Tiny worm reveals secret to protecting skin sensations
A tiny roundworm has helped University of Queensland scientists uncover minuscule structures in skin tissue that may protect the body's ability to feel temperature, touch...
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Watch: Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche holds press conference
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche spoke with reporters Friday morning as the Department of Justice (DOJ) continues to work its way through files related to...
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Kissing the sun: Unraveling mysteries of the solar wind
Using data collected by NASA's Parker Solar Probe during its closest approach to the sun, a University of Arizona-led research team has measured the dynamics...
Energy
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I’m a former FBI agent who studies policing, and here’s how federal agents in Minneapolis are undermining basic law enforcement principles
U.S. Border Patrol agents stand guard at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, Minn., on Jan. 8, 2026. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty ImagesThe...
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Top investors for the first time say they’re putting more of their money into quant funds than any other type of hedge fund
The last five years has seen interest rates rise materially and this has created more dispersion across asset class returns, much to the benefit of...
Materials Science
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Best Apple Deals of the Week: AirPods Pro 3 Return to $199 Record Low Price, Plus AirTag 4-Pack at $69.99
Apple's AirPods Pro 3 returned to their all-time low price of $199.00 this week on Amazon, accompanied by other solid discounts like $60 off AirPods...
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Apollo Returns 18% for Retail Clients With Higher-Stakes PE Bets
Apollo Global Management Inc. reaped returns of 18.3% last year for individual investors by largely betting on single companies that private equity firms want to...
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The neuroscience of practice: How birds master singing
A baby's babbling may sound like nonsense, but it's actually an extended act of trial-and-error learning. As babies produce different sounds, their brains note which...
Neuroscience
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The lonely promise of cute robots
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that...
Robotics
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Syria and Kurdish-led forces agree on ceasefire and phased integration deal
The Syrian government and US-backed Kurdish forces have declared an integration deal.The agreement comes after government forces captured swathes of northern and eastern Syria from...
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Apple TV’s hit detective series with Colin Farrell sets return date
Apple TV’s hit neo-noir detective series Sugar is back for season 2 this year, with Colin Farrell returning. Here’s the just announced release date. more…
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NASA faces a crucial choice on a Mars spacecraft—and it must decide soon
A consequential debate that has been simmering behind closed doors at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC, must soon come to a head. It concerns the...
Space & Astronomy
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Will the iPhone Air 2 Launch This Year? The Latest Report Says No
A second-generation iPhone Air is "not expected this year," according to a Nikkei Asia report today that cites people familiar with Apple's supply chain. The...
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Why Apple’s blockbuster earnings weren’t enough to lift the stock
While the iPhone 17 is seeing explosive demand, analysts are flagging supply-chain bottlenecks and a divisive Google AI partnership that one critic likens to Apple...
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Trump’s National Defense Strategy document breaks new ground
At least in some respects, this defense document breaks new ground.
Gray wolves are hunting sea otters and no one knows how
On a remote Alaskan island, gray wolves are rewriting the rulebook by hunting sea otters — a behavior few scientists ever expected to see. Researchers...
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Tillis Vows to Block Warsh Nomination Until Fed Legal Fight Ends
Republican Senator Thom Tillis reiterated his intention to block Kevin Warsh from becoming chairman of the Federal Reserve until a criminal investigation into renovations at...
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'Big Short' Michael Burry says Elon Musk is an 'American treasure' — but 'even earlier than me' in predicting the future
Michael Burry and Elon MuskGettyMichael Burry says Elon Musk is an "American treasure" but a "desperately incentivized futurist."Burry cast doubt on the timing of Musk's...
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With US-Iran talks, Turkey has "another opportunity to carve out its mediator role"
Iran's top diplomat said that his country's missile and defence capabilities would "never" be on the negotiating table, as US President Donald Trump appeared to...
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Why has Burkina Faso banned political parties, and what’s next?
It's the latest of several measures that rights groups say are shrinking the civic space in the Sahel nation.
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Three reasons for the record rise in gold prices, and one why they are falling
Gold has fallen from recent highs but there are several reasons investors are still finding refuge in the precious metal.
33 of the best and worst looks Melania Trump has worn as first lady
Melania Trump has style hits and misses as first lady.Kevin Dietsch - Pool/Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesMelania Trump's style has been closely watched since she became first...
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US and Iran have "little wriggle room" as tensions remain high
Iran's foreign minister was in Turkey on January 30 as Ankara led a diplomatic push to mediate between Tehran and Washington, after US President Donald...
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Tillis doubles down on pledge to oppose Trump Fed nominees
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) condemned President Trump’s nomination for the next Federal Reserve chair, staying true to his word of opposing all of the president’s...
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