Watch ZZ Top Perform ‘Tush’ at Band’s Final Concert With Original Lineup

This July 18, 2021 gig, in Louisville, Kentucky, marked the end of one of the single most enduring lineups in rock history

Scientists 'see' nanoscale forces, providing evidence of electric fields at the air‑water interface

Bubbles are round, and we know surface tension does that. But squeeze that gas-liquid boundary into a space only a few tens of nanometers wide—could other forces be at work?

Moving nitrogen within pyridine opens a new path for molecular editing

A research team has developed a new molecular editing strategy that can directly convert pyridine compounds into their positional isomers. Instead of moving individual substituents around the molecule, the method relocates the nitrogen atom within the pyridine ring itself,

Climate doom may discourage climate action, but there's a way to counter it

Every summer is getting hotter. Wildfires are blazing, and the worst is yet to come. There's nothing to be done—we're doomed! Sound familiar?

How Our Perceptions of Aging Can Affect Our Social Lives

Is it as easy as “mind over matter?” The post How Our Perceptions of Aging Can Affect Our Social Lives appeared first on Nautilus .

Judge swapped in Trump's defamation case against BBC

A judge who was recently nominated by the US president to serve in Florida's federal court will now preside over his $10bn defamation case against the BBC.

Robin Williams’ Instagram account brought back to fight ‘AI abuse’

Robin Williams' children are taking over their father's Instagram account after his daughter spoke out against the use of his AI likeness, as reported earlier by The Wrap. In a post on Tuesday, Zak, Zelda, and Cody Williams write that they want the late actor's Instagram

Ring of Fire in the Sky

Portuguese photographer Rui Santos captured this shot of the recent solar eclipse. Stunning. Here’s what makes this shot look a little different from other eclipse photos; from APOD : Usually the solar corona appears white, and to some observers the corona of last week’s

US working on deconfliction mechanism among Turkey, Israel and Syria, US envoy says

By Timour Azhari GENEVA, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The United States is working to establish a deconfliction mechanism among Israel, Turkey and Syria, U.S. special envoy for Syria Tom Barrack said on Tuesday after Israel struck a Syrian airbase near the Turkish border. Barrack, who is

Pirated Marvel Tōkon Copies Reportedly Run Much Better On PC

The improvements in the cracked version of Marvel Tōkon are being attributed to the retail version's anti-cheat on Steam

Genome-folding complex reveals a mechanism that helps establish neuron identity

A functional nervous system depends on the cooperation of many kinds of cells. As developing organisms build their nervous systems, their neurons must take on different forms and functions to fulfill their designated roles. That carefully orchestrated process gives rise to

The global race to make a practical quantum computer just took a big leap forward

In the global race to build bigger and better quantum computers, researchers have taken a step forward. A new machine called Helios is radically different from other quantum computers.

Jake Xerxes Fussell – “Boney” & “Boll Weevil”

Last month, Jake Xerxes Fussell announced his new album The Old Beloved Path . He shared the lead single " Rock Island Line ," which was his take on the American traditional. Today, the folk singer-songwriter is back with "Boney" and "Boll Weevil." The post Jake Xerxes Fussell

Oh God, No, Please Don’t Add Skill Trees And Crafting To The Tomb Raider Remake

Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis , like so many other AAA games, will have you grabbing crap to make different crap

Hayden Panettiere’s Estranged Mom Speaks Out After Actor’s Death: She ‘Lost Her Way’ and ‘I Wish She Had Stayed True to Herself’

Hayden Panettiere’s estranged mother and former manager, Lesley Vogel, has spoken out about her daughter’s shocking death at the age of 36. In an interview with NBC News, Vogel said, “I think Hayden was an amazingly talented person in so many departments and I think young

France to expel two Iranian diplomats: foreign minister

Paris will expel two Iranian diplomats posted in France in retaliation for Iran banning two French diplomats in the embassy in Tehran, the French foreign minister said on Tuesday. "Two Iranian diplomats in France will be expelled in the coming days," Jean-Noel Barrot said on

Experiment shows how AI discoveries can shape human cultural evolution

Artificial intelligence can develop solutions that humans would be unlikely to discover on their own. But what happens when machines do more than solve individual problems and actually discover entirely new solution strategies? And can such discoveries become part of human

Physicists entangle quantum memories across a record-breaking 420 km

Optical fibers are already the backbone of global communication systems. Recently, however, physicists have started to explore how their functionality could be boosted further by conveying information via entangled quantum particles—potentially enabling instantaneous exchanges

Frank Beard, Longtime ZZ Top Drummer, Dies at 77

Frank Beard, ZZ Top’s longtime drummer for the past 56 years, has died. He was 77. A representative for Beard confirmed that he died while in hospice care at his ranch in Richmond, Texas, with his family by his side. Just last week, ZZ Top abruptly canceled their performance at

OpenAI lays out new security changes after its AI hacked Hugging Face

OpenAI is announcing security updates following the July news that its AI broke out of a sandboxed environment and accidentally hacked Hugging Face, including improvements to its research environments, monitoring, and alignment techniques. The company had already put the brakes

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Costco to start selling Medicare plans to bring ‘greater value’ to seniors

The wholesaler already sells gasoline, gold bars, caskets, luxury resort packages and jumbo snack and cereal boxes.

GTA 6 Gameplay And A Full Map Have Seemingly Leaked Ahead Of The Big Netflix Reveal

It sure looks like some new gameplay footage of Grand Theft Auto 6 has leaked online

Psaki questions Ossoff on White House aide remark

MS NOW's Jen Psaki on Monday asked Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) about a comment he made last week mocking President Trump for his secret plane switch, namely for his decision to bring White House executive assistant Natalie Harp on the new aircraft while leaving multiple cabinet

Individual convicted in Bessent assassination attempt gets more than 6 years in prison

The person arrested last year in connection with an attempted assassination plot against Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was sentenced to six years in prison on Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced. Ryan Michael English, a 24-year-old from South Deerfield, Mass., who

How the ‘Hacks’ Production Team Created a ’70s Sitcom Set and Overcame Las Vegas-Sized Challenges

In the “Hacks” universe, “Who’s Making Dinner?” is a fictional sitcom celebrating its 50th anniversary at PaleyFest with a screening and party. The story goes that the sitcom was created in the 1970s by Deborah (Jean Smart) alongside her late husband, Frank. However, Frank

Fox News shifts Texas, Michigan races to 'toss-up' in Senate forecast

Fox News has switched the Senate races in Michigan and Texas to “toss ups,” with less than three months to go before Election Day. The outlet shifted the Michigan race from its previous Democratic lean status and moved the Texas battle from lean Republican. In Michigan,

Structural snapshots reveal key steps in switching on DNA replication

Every time a cell divides, it must accurately copy its entire genetic instruction manual. Before this process can begin, cells load their DNA-copying motor—a complex of six subunits known as the MCM2-7 helicase—onto DNA. However, this motor is deliberately kept inactive to

Right-leaning Canadians are losing trust in Canada's electoral process, study finds

Right-leaning Canadians' trust in the bodies that manage Canadian elections has declined significantly since 2019, a McGill-led research team has found.

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Frank Beard, ZZ Top’s Hard-Shuffling Drummer, Dead at 77

The tireless drummer anchored the Texas band on hits like “La Grange,” “Tush,” and “Legs” throughout its five-decade run

Over 2,000 emergency personnel tackle wildfires still raging in Portugal

The Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (source in Portuguese) has placed nine districts under orange warning until 18:00 this Tuesday, with the rest of mainland Portugal, except Lisbon, Setúbal and Faro, under yellow warning.

An African bat overlooked for two centuries is confirmed in Europe

An African bat whose presence in Sicily had remained an unresolved zoological mystery for almost two centuries has now been documented on Pantelleria Island. A study published in Global Ecology and Conservation reports the first solid evidence of the Egyptian slit-faced bat

Emmys: A Breakdown of the Music Nominees From Lady Gaga’s ‘Dead Dance’ to Hans Zimmer’s Race for His First Win

Emmy’s music branch continues to welcome newcomers. Eighteen of this year’s 54 nominees, or one-third of the total in seven categories, are first-timers to the competition. And only 12 are previous winners of TV’s highest honor. Composer Dave Porter, whose long professional

Italy demands compensation from Germany over migrant arrivals

Since Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni took office in October 2022, German aid organisations have, according to Rome's figures, brought around 22,500 migrants to Italian ports.

‘Nepo baby’ Phoebe Gates spotted hopping off helicopter in NYC days after Phia ‘cookie stuffing’ scandal

The 23-year-old startup founder was accused of an illicit scheme that legal experts said comes with a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison or, more likely, financial penalties.

Crunchyroll Guts Online Store Just As Anime Fans Feared

Many see this as yet another salvo in Sony's apparent war against physical media ownership

Pete Hegseth Casually Tosses Out a Slur at Iowa State Fair

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used an anti-LGBTQ slur completely unprompted at an Iowa State Fair on Monday, referring to transgender people as “trannies.” “At the Department of War, we do training, not trannies,” he said at a Salute to the Troops military fundraiser at the

Former DNC official: 'DSA candidates don't represent my party'

Jose Aristimuño, former deputy national press secretary for the Democratic Party, said Monday the democratic socialists don’t represent the party, emphasizing that the center-left pull remains dominant within the caucus. “I think the majority of Democrats agree with me —

Q&A: By analyzing media coverage, researchers connect public sentiment hedge fund returns

Economists have long used measures of public sentiment about the economy to forecast a wide range of key financial outcomes, like consumer spending and gross domestic product growth. Now, researchers at Penn State, Florida International University, the University of Cincinnati

Most mammal species discovered in the Global South since 1990 end up in Northern collections

According to a study by Brazilian scientists published in the journal npj Biodiversity, most new mammal species described over the past 35 years are housed in institutions in countries of the so-called Global North, even though the vast majority were discovered in poor or

Will David Ellison Say Goodbye to Hollywood? Some See Paramount’s Potential Exit From California as ‘Strategically Unwise’ — but Others Say It’s Just Smart Business

David Ellison, we have been told, loves Hollywood. He loves movies. In trying to rally industry support behind the Paramount-Warner Bros. megamerger, he has claimed the combined studios will release an unprecedented 30-plus films a year. Waving the banner for the entertainment

How to make a good Star Wars movie for once ....

How to make a good Star Wars movie for once . “Stop making stuff that’s so self referential and start focusing on projects that once again are bringing things from the outside and putting them in a Star Wars container.” Fan service is bad storytelling.

New Star Wars Series Officially Exposes a Dark Secret Behind the Sequel Trilogy

Ahsoka season 2 is set to arrive in January next year, but fans are already talking about its potential to retcon the Star Wars sequels.

Police decry conditions in Ceuta: One bathroom for 70 officers and eight officers to a room

Complaints about the conditions have already been formally submitted and the CEP expects measures to be taken as soon as possible to remedy the shortcomings and resolve the situation.

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Trump administration to rescind rule protecting old growth forests

Almost 45m acres of national forests could be potentially opened to road construction, drilling and logging The Trump administration said on Tuesday it plans to rescind the “roadless rule” that has protected old growth forests in the US for 25 years, potentially opening up

A new mathematical tool to uncover 'who eats whom' in nature

Understanding "who eats whom" is the key to keeping our oceans alive—and our dinner plates full. However, this invisible network that makes up the food chain can unravel with the pull of just one thread. Overfish one species, and its predators starve. Cut off a tiny prey

Will Ferrell’s Son Is Nominated For Best New Artist At The VMAs

This nominations for this year's VMAs are here. The awards show is next month, and Madonna is in the lead with 11 nods. The most interesting category, though, is Best New Artist. There've been many emerging musicians within the past year, and apparently one of them is Will

Tyler, the Creator, Future, Leon Thomas to Perform at Camp Flog Gnaw 2026

Tyler, the Creator has released the lineup for his 12th annual Camp Flog Gnaw Festival, taking place at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium on November 14-15. The rapper revealed the slate of performers via a website where fans had to unscramble letters for each act based on a