Astronomers Have Found a Sugar Molecule in Deep Space for the First Time Ever

Researchers identified traces of erythrulose, a monosaccharide, thousands of light-years away.

The Northeast Is Being Blanketed in Canadian Wildfire Smoke

Roughly 100 wildfires are raging out of control in Ontario, sending smoke streaming more than 1,000 miles from their origin.

Smoke From Canada’s Wildfires Turns Skies Sickly Orange Across the Eastern US

Roughly 100 fires are raging out of control in Ontario, sending smoke streaming 1,000 miles to the south and east.

2 Unsexy Habits That Make You An Irresistible Partner, By A Psychologist

Two counterintuitive habits — asking for small favors and letting your flaws show — make you more likable, according to decades of attraction research.

Message Screenshots Are Terrible Evidence—Courts Accept Them Anyway

A digital forensics expert on why screenshots of text messages prove almost nothing, what carrier records and backups miss and when only the smartphone can answer.

5 Reasons Metadata Can’t Prove Your Photo—Or Any File—Is Real

Metadata was never proof. It is an envelope written in pencil, and every new app and upload pipeline hands someone else an eraser.

Enshittification
Enshittification

Bryan, a food broker from Michigan, wasn’t sure if he’d be able to make it to urgent care in time. He started feeling off on Thursday, and by Saturday, he was having to use the bathroom every 15 to 30 minutes. “It’s no joke about the explosive diarrhea,” Bryan, who asked that his last name […]

Lionel Messi’s Final World Cup—and the Death of Early Retirement

Argentina’s Lionel Messi was supposed to be done years ago. Now, sports science is helping soccer’s biggest stars rewrite the rules of aging.

Daylight saving time is a step closer to becoming permanent in the US
Daylight saving time is a step closer to becoming permanent in the US

The US is getting closer to observing daylight saving time year-round. On Tuesday, the House advanced the Sunshine Protection Act on a 308 to 117 vote, which would turn clocks one hour ahead permanently, as reported by CBS News. President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social in May that the bill would save the “hundreds […]

5 Habits To Build Unshakable Confidence In Yourself, By A Psychologist

A psychologist breaks down why real confidence comes from method, not mood, and shares five research-backed habits that build lasting, durable self-belief.