Have you ever thought about how sports can shape how a country thinks about itself? In Russia, President Vladimir Putin has been using big sports events to create a fresh story about what it means to be Russian. He looks back to the days of the tsars and the Soviet Union, pushing elite sports and tr
A groundbreaking development has been made in the realm of string field theory. Scientists have finally filled in the missing pieces of Witten's cubic string field theory, specifically the off-shell factor in the 4-tachyon amplitude. This breakthrough was accomplished using the Moyal star formulatio
Researchers have been quick to blame social media for negative impacts on teens' mental health, but is it the whole story? A recent study decided to find out by tracking 154 teenagers aged 12 to 15 every four hours for two weeks. They wanted to see if using social media causes more negative emotions
On Thursday, two big-name business leaders, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, met with Republican lawmakers. They're part of a new commission aimed at making the federal government leaner. The day started with Ramaswamy chatting with Senate Republicans about his ideas. He even suggested that some gover
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has given orders to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to take control of a buffer zone in Syria. This zone, located in Syrian territory, had been demilitarized as per the 1974 Disengagement Agreement. However, Netanyahu announced that this agreement has falle
Have you ever wondered why some people turn to violent extremism? Experts have been puzzled by this question for a long time. One tool they use is called Structured Professional Judgement (SPJ), which helps figure out what makes someone more or less likely to engage in extreme behavior. However, the
Over the last half-century, the field of neuromechanics has made giant leaps forward. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the International Society of Biomechanics, and it's a great time to look back at how far we've come. Neuromechanics is all about understanding how our brains control our move
Ever thought something was just a little too unusual? That's what a resident of the Yardley area experienced recently. They saw an "orange throbbing light" in the sky, and it was definitely not a plane or a regular bird. This isn't the first time Yardley has made headlines for strange sightings. Ear
Imagine cancer as a twisted version of the body's usual blueprint for growth. Scientists have come up with a new way to think about cancer, comparing it to how our bodies develop from a single cell into complex organisms. They call this the "cancer network" theory. Cancer networks are like maps tha
Lately, several countries, including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the US, have started sounding the alarm about a hacking campaign targeting telecommunications systems. The group named Salt Typhoon, which some suspect is backed by the Chinese government, has been trying to sneak into mobile n
