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Artificial Intelligence Provides Fresh Insights into the Dating of Ancient Dead Sea Scrolls
A new study has used AI to decipher the age of the Dead Sea Scrolls, potentially rewriting what we know about when some of the world's most precious biblical te ...
Emerging COVID-19 Variant NB.1.81 Raises Alarms in the United States
A new Covid-19 strain, NB.1.81, is now in the United States. It already caused a surge of hospitalisations in China. The variant was first detected among intern ...
Snapchat Launches New AR Lens Creation App with Generative AI Tools
Snap is allowing users to make their own augmented reality lenses for Snapchat with a new standalone app that uses AI prompts to generate effects. ...
The Promising Future of Oxygen Therapy: Bryan Johnson's Journey to Reversing Aging
Bryan Johnson, a tech entrepreneur, claims to have reversed aspects of his biological age to that of a pre-teen through intense oxygen therapy. This i ...
Wild Elephant Creates a Stir in Thai Grocery Store
The animal from the nearby Khao Yai National Park left little damage behind, except mud tracks on the floor and the ceiling of the shop ...
MrBeast Reveals Financial Struggles Despite Billionaire Status Ahead of Wedding
MrBeast, the billionaire YouTuber, has revealed he has little personal money and is borrowing from his mother for his wedding. ...
Major Anti-Scam Operation Yields Over 1,800 Arrests Across Asia
SINGAPORE: Over 1,800 people were arrested during a month-long anti-scam operation by law enforcement authorities from seven Asian jurisdictions. Victims of th ...
Giant Coronal Hole on the Sun Sends Solar Winds Towards Earth
A giant mouth-like hole in the Sun about as wide as five Jupiters is blasting hot Sun breath in Earth's general direction. ...
Rare 'Doomsday' Oarfish Washes Up on Tasmanian Beach
The sea creature was discovered on Ocean Beach on the western coast of the Australian island on Monday by dogwalker Sybil Robertson. ...
Preserving Pre-AI Content: The Digital Equivalent of Low-Background Steel
As AI content floods the web, researchers are preserving pre-2022 human datasets. Like how low-background steel was salvaged from sunken warships. ...
Loughborough University's Nanolithography Breakthrough: Designing the Future of Materials
While this platinum-base violin isn't a playable instrument, it's undeniably, incredibly small. ...
New Zealand Prime Minister's Deputy Chief Press Secretary Resigns Amid Serious Allegations
The New Zealand prime minister's deputy chief press secretary Michael Forbes offers an apology for the harm his actions caused to women after reportedly recordi ...
Tragic Discovery: Over 100 Dead Cats Found in Abandoned Home in Japan
Around 100 dead cats were discovered at the squalid home of a woman in southwest Japan who belonged to an animal welfare group, a local official said on Wednesd ...
Dunsborough Sharks and Augusta Margaret River Hawks Colts Achieve Unprecedented Third Consecutive Draw
Dunsborough and Augusta Margaret River's colts teams recently played out their third successive draw — a statistical feat seemingly unprecedented in Australia ...
Two Chinese Scientists Charged with Smuggling Toxic Fungus into the U.S.
Yunqing Jian and Zunyong Liu charged after allegedly smuggling a fungus to US that can cause serious illness and billions of dollars in crop losses ...
Gracie McGraw Proudly Celebrates Her Queer Identity During Pride Month
Gracie McGraw, daughter of country icons Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, came out as queer in a recent social media post celebrating Pride Month. ...
Unveiling Antarctica's Hidden Past: Ancient Landscapes Beneath the Ice
Two kilometers beneath the thick ice of East Antarctica lies a hidden world—untouched for over 34 million years. ...
Surge in HIV Cases in the Philippines Leads to Call for National Public Health Emergency
HIV cases in Philippines surge 500%, prompting health department call for emergency Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles stri ...
Trade a Cucumber for a Gin and Tonic This June in Metro Manila
On June 14, more than 50 bars across Metro Manila will accept a cucumber in exchange for a Hendrick’s Gin and Tonic. No cash. No card. Just a... ...
Google Unveils AI Edge Gallery: A Groundbreaking Offline AI Experience
Google has quietly launched AI Edge Gallery, a new Android app that runs large language models like Gemma entirely offline. ...
Taylor Swift Sparks Pregnancy Speculation with Viral Photo
Taylor Swift fans think she’s pregnant with Travis Kelce’s baby after a viral photo sparked baby bump speculation. ...
Revolutionary Quantum Random Number Generator Enhances Digital Encryption
Scientists built the fastest quantum random number generator, creating truly random numbers using light from atoms, boosting encryption. ...
Leaked Documents Expose Depths of China's Censorship Regime, 36 Years After Tiananmen Square Massacre
Hundreds of pages of secret documents leaked to the ABC provide a rare glimpse into how human censors and AI erase references to the Beijing's violent crackdown ...
Labubu Dolls Take TikTok by Storm, Sparking Viral Craze and Chaos
Labubu toy collectors have had to face increasing demand, long lines in stores and wildly high prices on re-sale websites as the product blows up on TikTok. ...
Meta Partners with Constellation to Revitalize Aging Nuclear Power Plant
Meta struck a deal with energy company Constellation to expand an old nuclear power plant, part of a bigger trend of tech companies turning to nuclear reactors ...
Rijksmuseum Showcases 200-Year-Old Condom from Amsterdam's Red Light District
The Netherlands' national museum has a new object on display that merges art with Amsterdam's infamous Red Light District: a nearly 200-year-old condom, emblazo ...
McDonald's Snack Wraps Make a Comeback to U.S. Menu Next Month
McDonald's customers have been clamoring for the return of the snack wraps for years. ...
Scientists Inject Ancient Neanderthal DNA into Mice, Uncovering Surprising Skeletal Changes
Researchers insert a 40,000-year-old Neanderthal variant of the GLI3 gene into mice, altering their bone structure without malformations. ...
Historic Condom Goes on Display in Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum
Rijksmuseum exhibition includes contraceptive featuring erotic etching of a nun and three clergymen ...
Marvel's Avengers: Doomsday Set to Become the Most Expensive Film Ever
The most expensive ever made is costing the studio so much that even if it breaches $1 billion at the box office, it may still be a flop. | Hollywood ...
Mysterious 'Landlocked Lips' Hill in Sudan Sparks Research Interest
A 2012 Google Earth photo captured a hill formation in Sudan that bears a striking resemblance to human lips. Not much is known about the unusual landmark, but ...
The Global Evolution of Nintendo: From Toy Company to Industry Giant
The console exists thanks to a complex global network: designed in Japan, manufactured in Vietnam, and powered by a US-made processor. We took it apart piece by ...
Philippine Health Officials Sound Alarm Over Rising HIV Infections Among Youth
MANILA: Philippine medical authorities on Tuesday (Jun 3) warned of a looming "public health emergency" as HIV infections have soared this year, with young mal ...
Unraveling the Mystery of East Greenland's Seismic Signals
In September 2023, a bizarre global seismic signal was observed which appeared every 90 seconds over nine days—and was then repeated a month later. Almost a y ...
Rare Red Lightning Phenomenon Stuns Viewers in Tibet
Blink and you will miss it. A rare red lightning phenomenon illuminated the dark sky above Tibet over the weekend, setting social media on fire. ...
Scientists Advocate for Terraforming Mars in Groundbreaking Study
Complete terraformation could take centuries. ...
Exciting Launch of 2025 Minions Banana Day in China Features Blokees' New Mokoo Series
/PRNewswire/ -- On June 1, 2025, the 2025 Minions Banana Day was officially launched in Shanghai and Beijing, marking the commencement of a five-month tour... ...
Cancer Survival Rates in the UK Have Doubled Since the 1970s, but Challenges Remain
Half of those diagnosed will now survive for 10 years or more after advances in diagnosis and treatment ...
The Controversy Surrounding Sunscreen: Debunking Myths and Misinformation
Sunscreen’s long track record of contributing to healthier skin is no match for social media, which often favours entertainment over facts: experts weigh in o ...
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Meta Partners with Constellation to Revitalize Aging Nuclear Power Plant
Meta struck a deal with energy company Constellation to expand an old nuclear power plant, part of a bigger trend of tech companies turning to nuclear reactors ...
McDonald's Snack Wraps Make a Comeback to U.S. Menu Next Month
McDonald's customers have been clamoring for the return of the snack wraps for years. ...
MrBeast Reveals Financial Struggles Despite Billionaire Status Ahead of Wedding
MrBeast, the billionaire YouTuber, has revealed he has little personal money and is borrowing from his mother for his wedding. ...
Gracie McGraw Proudly Celebrates Her Queer Identity During Pride Month
Gracie McGraw, daughter of country icons Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, came out as queer in a recent social media post celebrating Pride Month. ...
Trade a Cucumber for a Gin and Tonic This June in Metro Manila
On June 14, more than 50 bars across Metro Manila will accept a cucumber in exchange for a Hendrick’s Gin and Tonic. No cash. No card. Just a... ...
Study Links Microvascular Complications of Type 2 Diabetes to Cognitive Impairment and Depression
The associations and strengths of these links varied by the complication type, including diabetic nephropathy, neuropathy, and retinopathy. ...
Emerging COVID-19 Variant NB.1.81 Raises Alarms in the United States
A new Covid-19 strain, NB.1.81, is now in the United States. It already caused a surge of hospitalisations in China. The variant was first detected among intern ...
The Promising Future of Oxygen Therapy: Bryan Johnson's Journey to Reversing Aging
Bryan Johnson, a tech entrepreneur, claims to have reversed aspects of his biological age to that of a pre-teen through intense oxygen therapy. This i ...
Giant Coronal Hole on the Sun Sends Solar Winds Towards Earth
A giant mouth-like hole in the Sun about as wide as five Jupiters is blasting hot Sun breath in Earth's general direction. ...
Loughborough University's Nanolithography Breakthrough: Designing the Future of Materials
While this platinum-base violin isn't a playable instrument, it's undeniably, incredibly small. ...
Unveiling Antarctica's Hidden Past: Ancient Landscapes Beneath the Ice
Two kilometers beneath the thick ice of East Antarctica lies a hidden world—untouched for over 34 million years. ...
Dunsborough Sharks and Augusta Margaret River Hawks Colts Achieve Unprecedented Third Consecutive Draw
Dunsborough and Augusta Margaret River's colts teams recently played out their third successive draw — a statistical feat seemingly unprecedented in Australia ...
Snapchat Launches New AR Lens Creation App with Generative AI Tools
Snap is allowing users to make their own augmented reality lenses for Snapchat with a new standalone app that uses AI prompts to generate effects. ...
Preserving Pre-AI Content: The Digital Equivalent of Low-Background Steel
As AI content floods the web, researchers are preserving pre-2022 human datasets. Like how low-background steel was salvaged from sunken warships. ...
Google Unveils AI Edge Gallery: A Groundbreaking Offline AI Experience
Google has quietly launched AI Edge Gallery, a new Android app that runs large language models like Gemma entirely offline. ...
Artificial Intelligence Provides Fresh Insights into the Dating of Ancient Dead Sea Scrolls
A new study has used AI to decipher the age of the Dead Sea Scrolls, potentially rewriting what we know about when some of the world's most precious biblical te ...
Wild Elephant Creates a Stir in Thai Grocery Store
The animal from the nearby Khao Yai National Park left little damage behind, except mud tracks on the floor and the ceiling of the shop ...
Major Anti-Scam Operation Yields Over 1,800 Arrests Across Asia
SINGAPORE: Over 1,800 people were arrested during a month-long anti-scam operation by law enforcement authorities from seven Asian jurisdictions. Victims of th ...