Beneath Antarctica's largest ice shelf, a hidden ocean is revealing its secrets
Beneath Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf lies one of the least measured oceans on Earth—a vast, dark cavity roughly twice the volume of the North Sea.
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Nature, Nurture, & DJ-Kicks: For Eris Drew, This Is 50
Eris Drew has become so intrinsic to the electronic circuit, one could be forgiven for thinking she had been a full-time artist for decades. She enjoyed futuristic television scores in the 1970s, so her grandmother gifted her a synthesizer. In the third grade, she moved to the
Harry Styles Announces 2026 Tour Dates
Harry Styles has announced dates for his hotly anticipated tour in support of his forthcoming fourth solo album with the intriguingly punctuated title of “Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.” The dates, a series of residences across the globe, were announced on his socials
New research reveals how dread shapes decision-making
A new study reveals that people are far more emotionally affected by anticipating negative future outcomes than by imagining positive ones, helping to explain why many individuals avoid uncertainty and prefer decisions to be resolved sooner rather than later.
‘Cats’ Is a Purr-fect Celebration of Felines in Art Throughout the Centuries
The new book, forthcoming from Phaidon, surveys felines in art throughout the millennia. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article ‘Cats’ Is a Purr-fect
Motivation Can Profoundly Shape Your Memories
Different moods may determine what details you remember and how you recall them later The post Motivation Can Profoundly Shape Your Memories appeared first on Nautilus .
Tuning color through molecular stacking: A new strategy for smarter pressure sensors
Piezofluorochromism, the phenomenon of materials reversibly changing their fluorescent color when pressure is applied, is used to create the pressure sensors used in automotive and medical industries. By monitoring color changes, researchers can visually recognize phenomena,
Rinko Kikuchi on Dance, Grief and Multicultural Love in Sundance Drama ‘Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!’
Japanese star Rinko Kikuchi is returning to the Sundance Film Festival for the second time as a lead actor, bringing the multilingual drama “Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!” to Park City’s U.S. Dramatic Competition. The Tokyo-set feature, directed by Josef Kubota Wladyka, marks
Aging zoo animals threaten long-term species conservation goals
Many mammal populations in European and North American zoos are aging—a trend that jeopardizes the long-term viability of so-called reserve populations and, with it, a core mission of modern zoos in global species conservation. This is the central finding of a new international
Clipse and Pharrell Williams to Perform at 2026 Grammy Awards
In the third Grammy performer announcement of the week, the Recording Academy has announced that multiple 2026 Grammy nominees Clipse and Pharrell Williams — captured above in a vintage photo from 2003 — will take the stage at the show on Sunday, Feb. 1. Clipse are up for five
2D topological crystalline insulator turns decade-old prediction into reality
Physicists from University of Jyväskylä and Aalto University (Finland) have experimentally realized a two-dimensional topological crystalline insulator. This is a quantum material that has been theoretically predicted for more than a decade but had remained inaccessible due to
Rieder odds rising for Fed chair after Trump calls BlackRock executive 'very impressive'
Traders on the Kalshi predictions market raised the odds for Rieder getting the nomination to 33%
Athens hit with several months of rain in one day: Expert
A deadly storm this week dumped nearly six months of rain on the Greek capital Athens in less than a day, one of the country's top weather experts told AFP on Thursday.
South Africa's Kruger park suffers 'devastating' damage from floods
South Africa's iconic Kruger National Park suffered major damage to critical infrastructure in recent flooding, with the cost of repairs estimated to run over 30 million dollars, officials said Thursday.
007 First Light: Everything We Know About The Hitman Devs’ James Bond Game
I'll take my information on this new Bond video game shaken, not stirred. Can you do that? The post 007 First Light: Everything We Know About The Hitman Devs’ James Bond Game appeared first on Kotaku .
Elon Musk predicts robot-majority future in first Davos appearance
The South Africa-born tech billionaire made his debut at the world's top political and economic summit in the Swiss Alps, telling the World Economic Forum that robots will outnumber people and AI will surpass human intelligence.
Rule-breaking supermassive black hole discovered in the early universe
An international research team led by scientists at Waseda University and Tohoku University has discovered an extraordinary quasar in the early universe that hosts one of the fastest-growing supermassive black holes known at this mass scale. Observations with the Subaru
US envoy calls for Syria truce to be upheld
DAMASCUS, Jan 22 (Reuters) - A U.S. envoy called for a truce between the Syrian government and Kurdish-led forces to be upheld, urging steps to build trust after Damascus captured swathes of the northeast in a push to reassert central authority. Tensions between President Ahmed
Anker Goes Full Liquidation on Docking Stations, Its 14-Port 160W Dock Crashes to an All-Time Low
It's time to say goodbye to the cord clutter at your workstation. The post Anker Goes Full Liquidation on Docking Stations, Its 14-Port 160W Dock Crashes to an All-Time Low appeared first on Kotaku .
Renee Good shot three times, grazed a fourth time: Private autopsy
Renee Good, the 37-year-old mother killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Minneapolis earlier this month, was shot three times and grazed by a fourth bullet, according to results from a private autopsy. The law firm representing Good’s family members
Webb telescope reveals galaxy cluster's gravity warping light from distant galaxies
This NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month brings us a scene from the distant universe. Pictured here is the galaxy cluster MACS J1149.5+2223, or MACS J1149 for short, which is located about 5 billion light-years away in the constellation Leo.
Hytale early access review: strong sandbox, but survival mode doesn't live up to Minecraft
Hypixel Studios' sandbox game Hytale is a feast for creativity, but falls short in survival mode
Four-eyed Cambrian fish fossils hint at origins of vertebrate pineal complex
New fossil evidence from China suggests that some of our vertebrate ancestors had four eyes. The study, published in Nature, takes a closer look at a structure found in multiple 518 million-year-old fossils, which appears to have the same features of other fossilized eyes, and
‘Scrabble’ Host Craig Ferguson on Why Producers Have to Cut So Much From His Tapings, and Whether He’d Return to Late Night
It’s been more than a decade since Craig Ferguson left his perch as host of CBS’ “The Late Late Show,” and he honestly doesn’t give the late night world much thought these days. That’s especially true when asked about his former employer’s decision to cancel “The Late Show With
Resistance and everyday life: Lessons from Warsaw
These conditions are very new for complacent Americans.
Worm – “Witchmoon: The Infernal Masquerade” (Feat. Marty Friedman)
In just a few weeks, the freakdy-deaky, theatrical Miami underground metal duo Worm will release their new album Necropalace, and I fully expect it to rule. But we’ve already got an album’s worth of new Worm music, since their three pre-release singles already include more than
In a fractured world, Prabowo pitches Indonesia as a calm investment bet at WEF
Indonesia ready to grow and co-invest with partners, but investment must rest on respect for the rule of law.
Lego's new Mario Kart set give Luigi the respect he deserves
It may be called Super Mario Kart, but Lego's new set is giving Luigi his due.
Rainfall–salinity link sustains prolonged La Niña events, study reveals
La Niña—a climate phenomenon characterized by unusually cool sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean—can persist for multiple years, exerting significant climate impacts worldwide. In recent decades, such prolonged La Niña events have grown
BF6 was the best-selling game of 2025, beating Black Ops 7
Battlefield 6 was the best-selling game of 2025, beating Call of Duty and a bunch of sports games.
