Virtual reality games can increase a player's desire to help others, research shows
Playing a virtual reality game can increase a person's sense of altruism and influence levels of empathy, according to a new study from University of...
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Virtual reality games can increase a player's desire to help others, research shows
Playing a virtual reality game can increase a person's sense of altruism and influence levels of empathy, according to a new study from University of...
Critical need for third‑trimester syphilis screening in carceral settings to prevent congenital syphilis
Researchers at the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases urge immediate action to strengthen syphilis screening protocols for pregnant individuals in U.S. jails and...
Health
World News
Amazon orders 90-day reset after code mishaps cause millions of lost orders
An Amazon warehouse and delivery trucksYing Tang/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesAmazon's e-commerce site suffered major outages in recent weeks.One outage was linked to internal use of...
Technology
Business
macOS 26.3.2 delivers quality-of-life improvements for MacBook Neo
The MacBook Neo has yet to reach end consumers, but the new budget-oriented laptop already has a bug-fix update — macOS 26.3.2.The MacBook Neo has...
Apple & Mac
Software
Could we see a ‘super El Nino’ this year? What to know
A renowned research and modeling organization's most recent forecast shows the planet could see a strong or "super" El Nino this year.
Astronomy
The charts warn that airline stocks face more worries than just rising oil prices
The Jets airline ETF has broken below some key chart levels, which signals there’s now more to the selloff than just rising oil prices.
Finance
Ukraine retakes territory as Russia’s buffer zone strategy falters, official says
Ukraine says it has regained almost complete control of its eastern Dnipropetrovsk region and recaptured several hundred square kilometers of territory in recent counterattacks. Pushing...
Engineering
Software
Apple verification server issue breaking local app installation for developers [U]
Update: The issue with Apple’s verification server is now resolved. If you’re an Apple developer unable to install test builds on your device, you’re not...
Software
Apple & Mac
Israel rejects Lebanon’s request for ‘cessation’ in fighting to allow for talks
Meeting between two longstanding enemies could take place in Cyprus
Approved IV drug reduces lupus symptoms, clinical trial finds
An already-approved IV drug significantly reduces the symptoms of lupus, a new clinical trial showed. More than three-quarters of lupus patients taking obinutuzumab (Gazvya) had...
Medicine & Health
Health
Gnaw-y by nature: Researchers discover neural circuit that rewards gnawing behavior in rodents
Researchers at the University of Michigan have discovered that the constant gnawing of rodents isn't just a reflex or a consequence of a tough diet....
Neuroscience
Psychology
Gnaw-y by nature: Researchers discover neural circuit that rewards gnawing behavior in rodents
Researchers at the University of Michigan have discovered that the constant gnawing of rodents isn't just a reflex or a consequence of a tough diet....
Neuroscience
Psychology
Live results: Hyde-Smith slated to win Mississippi Senate primary
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith is facing GOP primary challenger Sarah Adlakha in her quest to keep representing Mississippi in the Senate. Democratic challengers include Scott Colom,...
Politics
Live results: Georgia special election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene
Seventeen candidates spanning both parties are vying for former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R) seat in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District. Twelve Republicans, three Democrats and...
Politics
Sustainability
Live results: Thompson faces young Democratic challenger in Mississippi House primary
Rep. Bennie Thompson is fighting to hang onto his seat in Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District as he battles with Evan Turnage, a former Senate aide,...
Politics
Biology
Ancient DNA Reveals a Pre-Inca Trade Network That Carried Parrots Alive Across the Andes to Coastal Peru
Learn how ancient DNA and isotope analysis revealed that Amazon parrots were transported alive across the Andes to coastal Peru in a pre-Inca trade network.
Genetics
Biology
AirTag’s best feature is now on Apple Watch, here’s how to set it up
Apple’s AirTag 2 comes with several improvements over the original model, one of which is that it expands AirTag’s best feature—Precision Finding—to the Apple Watch....
Apple & Mac
Software
Iranian Women’s Soccer Player Reverses Australia Asylum Decision
One of the two members of the Iranian women’s soccer team granted asylum by Australia on Tuesday night has decided to withdraw her claim and...
Trump threatens to escalate attacks on Iran as US military destroys 16 mine-laying boats
President Trump on Tuesday threatened to escalate U.S. attacks on Iran if it has put mines in the Strait of Hormuz amid reporting that it...
Policy
Israeli president defends war with Iran, says targeted oil sites were 'not the oil reserves of the people'
Israel's President Herzog speaking during an interview with BILD.NAFTALI HILGER/Naftali HilgerIsraeli president Isaac Herzog defended the war with Iran in a sit-down interview with BILD.The...
World News
European Affairs
Iran Threatens to Stop Oil From Leaving the Middle East
Trump has warned that doing so will only escalate the U.S. military’s war effort.
Trump’s exit strategy on Iran swirling with uncertainty
President Trump’s exit strategy on Iran is swirling with uncertainty as he and his administration offer varying accounts of the war’s timeline and what the...
MacBook Neo Has Up to 8× Slower SSD Speeds Compared to New MacBook Pro
While the MacBook Neo achieves a breakthrough $599 starting price, that of course comes with some compromises, and one of them is slower SSD speeds....
Apple & Mac
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