South Korean upheaval rattles US plan to counter China
Washington’s attempt to build alliance in east Asia could founder if a left-wing president succeeds Yoon Suk Yeol
Washington’s attempt to build alliance in east Asia could founder if a left-wing president succeeds Yoon Suk Yeol
Archaeology
At the site of Pañamarca, a monumental center belonging to the Moche people, who controlled northern Peru's coastal valleys between around a.d. 350 and 850,...
The magic carpet ride of Isaiah George’s first month as an NHLer finally hit a spot of turbulence on Tuesday.
Dien Ho, iai
The placebo effect has puzzled scientists for centuries. Philosopher Dien Ho argues that we now know how it works, and that this should transform our understanding of the...
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while addressing the CII Global Economic Policy Forum said that inflation remains a major challenge globally and the problem cannot be tackled in isolation.
Stephanie Pappas, Live Science
Twenty-five years too late to help Ross get his new couch into his apartment in
Jess Thomson, Newsweek
A bizarre new predator has been discovered lurking 26,000 feet below the ocean's surface and has been named after its pitch-black home.
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Passant Rabie, Gizmodo
In 2017, an unexpected visitor with an oddly elongated shape zipped through the solar system. The interstellar object, later named 'Oumuamua, was initially classified...
Emotions boiled over not only on the ice, but on the benches in the third period Tuesday night as the Winnipeg Jets ran away with a lopsided 8-1 win over the Boston Bruins. Trent Frederic and David Gustafsson got a string of three fights between the two sides going at the 7:37 mark of the […]
Australian cricketers favor early-season Gabba Tests due to the venue's historical success rate before Christmas. The pitch curator notes that pre-Christmas pitches offer more pace and carry, benefiting home-team pacers. Post-Christmas, the Gabba has seen more Australian losses in recent years, challenging its fortress reputation. This factor influences scheduling preferences for optimal playing conditions.
Lauren Leffer, Pop Sci
In science fiction, spaceships moving at or beyond lightspeed enable all manner of universal exploration. But in Earth-bound reality, traveling at the speed of light...
The man directed a despicable act at the woman who accused Jarryd Hayne (pictured) of rape when the footy star was sentenced in a Newcastle court in March 2021.
Mark Thompson, Universe Today
The orbits of the planets around the Sun have been the source for many a scientific debate. Their current orbital properties are well understood but the...
Kiona Smith, Space
On Mars, some of the most likely places to look for traces of ancient life may also be the least likely to preserve those traces.
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Ashley Gardini, JSTOR Daily
Çatalhöyük is an icon of Neolithic architecture. The settlement in central Türkiye has long been studied to help us understand the transition humans made from...
President Joe Biden plans to formally block the $14.1 billion sale of U.S. Steel on national security grounds, people familiar with the matter said.
Sarah DeWeerdt, Anthropocene
Carefully planning where to build solar and wind power facilities can maximize the amount of renewable power available while minimizing costs by reducing the...
Imma Perfetto, Cosmos Magazine
Astrophysicists have added further flames to a 20 year debate about what lies at the centre the largest star cluster in the Milky Way galaxy - Omega...
Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal are set to busy in the January transfer window as Marcus Rashford's future comes under increased scrutiny with the Red Devils open to a sale
Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum
Farming in India is tough work—and it's only getting tougher. Water shortages, a rapidly changing climate, disorganized supply chains, and...
WHAT if you could tell all your life problems to someone and they would help you deal with them? While most of the conversation around artificial intelligence has focused on what it can do in the business, marketing and knowledge contexts, one increasingly popular iteration is the construction of AI ‘companions’.
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Lawrence Ulrich, IEEE
While the world is waiting—and waiting—for the giant leap to