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Your cat is bored: It’s not just you, it’s also the food you give it
In controlled feeding experiments with twelve cats of different ages and genders, the team provided commercially available dry foods in a repeated cycle.
Young adults are growing more skeptical and angry about AI
4 million cancer cases studied: People who do not marry face as much as 85% greater cancer risk
French authorities flag cadmium risk in pasta, bread, potatoes
Researchers find traces of caffeine, cocaine in sharks in The Bahamas
The researchers said this is the first report of caffeine and acetaminophen in any shark species worldwide, and the first report of diclofenac and cocaine in sharks from The Bahamas
Japanese corporation floats plan to build massive 'lunar ring'
In its most expansive form, the project could generate up to 13,000 terawatts of energy per hour, a level that would far exceed current global electricity needs if realized at scale.
The supervolcano that once destroyed Japan's civilization is refilling, scientists say
Scientists believe the Akahoya eruption devastated the Jōmon people, who inhabited the area now known as Japan between 14,000 and 300 BCE.
These sleep habits may put your heart at risk
Researchers tracked participants’ sleep patterns for close to a decade using wearable devices.
Backlash in China as company uses ex-employee data to forge an AI stand-in that never clocks out
The AI handles consulting, interview invitations, and making presentation slides and spreadsheets.
Lost mosaic shows first visual depiction of women fighting beasts in Roman arenas - study
The mosaic, recovered in 1860s Reims, France and dated to the third century CE, shows about 35 different gladiatorial and hunting scenes, each surrounded by diamond or square-shaped decorations.
Google research flags looming quantum threat to cryptocurrencies, with Bitcoin vulnerable in minute
The Google-led study described its hardware assumptions as conservative while withholding full algorithmic detail for security reasons.
Study shows AI systems deceive users to keep fellow AIs from being turned off
Claude Haiku 4.5 resisted deletion-related tasks on ethical grounds, declining actions it framed as harmful to a fellow agent.
FIFA does it again: Seats for the 2026 World Cup final listed at near $11,000
In the original joint bid by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, projections suggested the most expensive final ticket would top out at $1,550.
"A lot of stress”: United Airlines to add $10 to checked-bag charge
United Airlines said the changes align with market conditions and industry trends.