An interdisciplinary student research team at the University of Waterloo has achieved an advance in materials science with the creation of a tissue-like hydrogel for artificial muscles to make soft robots move.
Every week the Stereogum staff chooses the five best new songs of the week. The eligibility period begins and ends Thursdays right before midnight. You can hear this week’s picks below and on Stereogum’s Favorite New Music Spotify playlist, which is updated weekly. (An expanded
Sometimes all you need for a good time is some puppets and some blasters
[WHO] Geneva -- On 17 May 2026, pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 12 - Determination of a public health emergency of international concern, including a pandemic emergency of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR), the Director-General (DG) of the World Health
In the crushing darkness of the hadal zone—deep ocean trenches plunging 6,000 m to nearly 11,000 m—scientists have uncovered a hidden community. A study published in Science on May 14 reports the discovery of a protist-dominated hard-substrate fauna across seven hadal regions
Leave it to The Woz to hit the right note with freshly minted graduates The post Finally a Commencement Speech That Gets AI Right appeared first on Nautilus .
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Gabbard who has been largely out of public view during recent US operations says she is leaving due to her husband's illness.
Ukraine said it hit Russia's elite Rubicon drone military unit in a Moscow-occupied part of eastern Ukraine.
Bangladesh’s rulers have a habit of renaming institutions when they become politically radioactive. Roads are renamed after coups, and laws after public outrage. The practice is usually useless. Now, the same survival instinct is being applied to the Rapid Action Battalion
A couple of months ago, Compton club funkateer Channel Tres flipped the Crystal Waters classic “100% Pure Love” on his single “Medicine.” Today, he’s got another new track. As far as I know, this one doesn’t interpolate any early-’90s bangers, though it does have some of that
Olah, 33, is one of a handful of secular officials tapped to speak at a Monday event marking the publication of the missive, which is titled “Magnifica Humanitas.” The encyclical is focused on the importance of protecting human dignity during the rise of artificial
Dan Pfeiffer, co-host of the “Pod Save America” show, urged Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin to step down, after the committee released an incomplete investigation into the party's 2024 election losses. “I think Ken Martin should step down,” Pfeiffer, who
Diamond is extremely valuable to science and technology not for its sparkle but for its extreme hardness, high thermal conductivity, transparency to a large fraction of the light spectrum, and a host of other exceptional properties. Two decades ago, scientists discovered
The union said the Victoria’s Secret billionaire and Epstein associate’s name “does a profound disservice” to artists and community members.
A far-right Slovakian party Republic Movement went off about Assassin's Creed Shadows and games where you 'play as a queer character'
A collaborative research team has revealed the long-overlooked carbon storage potential of coral reef ecosystems and how reef-dwelling fish, corals, and surface sediments jointly shape reef carbon reservoirs. The paper is published in the journal Advanced Science. The team was
Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) on Friday called for renewed strikes on Iran, pressing President Trump to “finish the job he started” and warning him of an “ill advised” deal with Tehran. Wicker advocates for Trump to allow U.S. forces to fully
The artist’s game-like paintings and tapestries suggest an overactive imagination fueled by generations of crackpot supernatural lore.
US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard cites her husband’s bone cancer diagnosis as reason for stepping down.
President Trump on Friday afternoon is giving remarks alongside Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) in one of the nation's most competitive swing districts ahead of the November midterms. Trump will appear in New York’s 17th Congressional District, where the duo will tout work on
Elon Musk's SpaceX will attempt another launch of its mammoth Starship rocket Friday, after the previous evening's try was called off over technical issues.
The US has warned that a peaceful agreement with Cuba is unlikely, Havana insists this is a "fraudulent case" designed to justify military intervention.
It was Un Certain Regard, the second most prestigious section at the Cannes Film Festival, that brought arguably the event’s biggest surprise hit this year. Jordan Firstman’s directorial debut “Club Kid,” which played to thunderous applause on the first Friday of the festival,
Pakistan's powerful army chief arrived in Tehran on Friday, with Islamabad mediating as the Islamic republic examines a new US proposal to end the Middle East war. Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei, however, said the visit did not necessarily mean "we have
The bank denied Rana's portrayal of himself as a top-tier banker whose apparent brilliance caught the eye of the lender's top leaders, including CEO Jamie Dimon.
Want one of America's highest-paying jobs? You'll probably need to go to medical school.
The bonus items for the upcoming Square Enix action RPG range from in-game items to a spiffy diorama clock featuring Faie
What if the knowledge that could fuel the next scientific breakthrough has simply been forgotten in an old graph or table? Valuable scientific insights may already exist across decades of published experiments, yet remain buried in old research papers, waiting to be rediscovered.
For decades, doctors have widely used tetracyclines for conditions ranging from acne to tick-borne illnesses. Using high-resolution imaging technology, researchers in the laboratory of Christopher Bunick, MD, Ph.D., associate professor of dermatology at Yale School of Medicine
Ben Stiller and Mike Judge are developing a comedy series at Apple TV, Variety has learned. Currently titled “Protective Custody,” the series would star Stiller as a “a disgraced financier accused of massive fraud who is thrown into protective custody, where he must navigate
The US president piled major pressure on Kevin Warsh's predecessor to cut interest rates.
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The general consensus along the Croisette at this year’s Cannes Film Festival was that it felt like a quieter fest than usual: fewer big-name American titles, as festival director Thierry Frémaux himself admitted in his opening-day press conference, and slightly lower-key star
The winner of CBS’ “Survivor 50” was announced live on air on May 20. But traders on prediction market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket — and “Survivor” fans exposed to reports of the fluctuating odds — saw Aubry Bracco’s payday coming before the season even began. When a
New research shows that gay dating apps during travel can bring excitement and connection but also emotional exhaustion, catfishing and vulnerability.
Disney is asking the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to consider whether "The View" is exempt from a statutory "equal time" requirement that applies to broadcast shows. In a recent filing with the agency, Disney, which owns ABC, argued "'The View' qualifies" as a “bona
JPMorgan Chase exec Lorna Hajdini has revealed disturbing messages she received after disgraced ex-banker Chirayu Rana accused her of making him her “sex slave."
People with amygdala damage are shedding new light on why we trust or fear others The post How Your Brain Decides What Matters appeared first on Nautilus .
The head of the White House task force for the upcoming World Cup said Friday that Congo's national soccer team must remain in isolation for 21 days if it plans to enter the U.S. amid an ongoing Ebola outbreak, according to ESPN. Andrew Giuliani, the son of former New York City
After Donald Trump launched his war on Iran, a spirited debate broke out among a small set of public intellectuals over an unexpectedly relevant question: Is Trumpism dead? The case for Trumpism’s passing rested on the idea that the war is so contrary to his promises to the
The singer exhibited “drastic mood swings” during the March 4 incident in California, officers claim
After garnering a rapturous reception and a 16-minute standing ovation in Cannes, Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo’s “La Bola Negra” (“The Black Ball”) has sparked a multi-studio bidding war for U.S. rights. Among the bidders are A24, Mubi and Netflix. Thursday night’s premiere
They're being put out to pasture.
WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - Tulsi Gabbard said on Friday she is resigning from her job as President Donald Trump's director of national intelligence, saying her husband had been diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer and that she was stepping away from her role to help
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Over the course of evolution, plants have developed an elegant strategy to counteract a lack of phosphate in the soil—they form symbiotic relationships with soil fungi. These mycorrhizal fungi efficiently supply their plant partners with phosphate and other essential minerals.
Fashion and media have become visibly more diverse over the past quarter-century. Yet beneath that surface change, a new study suggests that the industry's central female body ideal has barely shifted.
