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May 26 2026SCIENCE

How Brain Timing Helps Spot ADHD Types

Kids with ADHD don’t all think the same way. Some struggle more with focus, others with sitting still. But a closer look at brain waves shows a hidden difference. Scientists tracked how children’s brains reacted during tasks that needed attention. They found that the timing of brain signals changes

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May 25 2026POLITICS

NASA’s Science Budgets Face Big Cuts, Even After Congress Says No

Congress chose to keep NASA’s overall spending flat for 2027, but it still trimmed the agency’s science arm by a full $1. 3 billion, shrinking the Science Mission Directorate from $7. 3 billion to $6 billion. The decision means a 17% cut in the programs that support research at Colorado’s universiti

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May 25 2026ENTERTAINMENT

Hidden Gems of 1970s Sci‑Fi TV

The seventies were a boom time for space adventures, but many shows have slipped into the shadows. A few of these series still feel fresh when you watch them today, and they deserve a second look. First up is the TV spin‑off of the classic “Planet of the Apes” saga. In 1974, a single season follo

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May 25 2026ART

Hudson River Views: Art, Nature and Hidden Science

A young artist in 1825 set out to draw the trees and streams of the Hudson Valley, a trip that changed how Americans saw their own land. Thomas Cole’s finished works were not European mountains or ancient ruins; they captured the jagged peaks of the Catskills, their green woods, silver rivers, water

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May 25 2026ENTERTAINMENT

Unanswered Questions in The Boroughs Season 1

The first season of The Boroughs wraps up neatly but leaves some big questions unanswered for future episodes. The showrunners admit they’ve saved at least three major mysteries for later seasons. One involves Sam Cooper’s reflection glitching in the bathroom mirror at the season’s end, a trick borr

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May 25 2026HEALTH

Brain Networks and Depression: How Key Brain Regions Change in Major Depressive Disorder

Understanding major depressive disorder (MDD) means looking at more than just mood swings. Brain scans show that people with MDD often have trouble with how different brain areas work together. Researchers studied 255 people with MDD alongside 255 healthy individuals to see if certain brain regions

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May 25 2026OPINION

New Jersey misses a key tool for fair justice

Last year, a team of students at a New Jersey college rebuilt a 1994 crime scene in 3D. The project uncovered flaws that freed two men after 37 years behind bars. They proved how modern tech can correct old errors. Yet every breakthrough comes with risks. Unchecked tools, like face-matching software

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May 24 2026SCIENCE

From school bench to cosmic benchmarks: The unlikely rise of Stephen Hawking

A teenage Stephen Hawking wasn’t exactly the classroom star. In the early 1960s his father scribbled in a family journal that the boy spent more time at home than with textbooks. The father even called him lazy. What’s more surprising is that Hawking’s mom agreed—she worried her son lacked the confi

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May 24 2026SCIENCE

Do Insects Feel More Than We Think?

Crickets might seem like simple creatures that just chirp at night and get eaten by lizards. But new research suggests they could feel something closer to pain than we ever gave them credit for. Scientists tested how crickets react to small injuries, and the results are harder to ignore than a bug f

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May 24 2026SCIENCE

Breakthroughs and Doubts: Science Week Wrap-Up

A week in science brought a mix of bold claims and careful rethinking. A company working on reviving extinct species announced it successfully hatched chicken chicks using lab-made eggshells, a small step toward their bigger goals. Meanwhile, scientists launched a space mission to study Earth’s magn

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