As President-elect Donald Trump inches closer to his second term, his lawyers are pulling out all the stops to prevent a special counsel's report from being made public. Jack Smith, the special counsel investigating Trump's handling of classified documents, is facing pressure from both the Justice D
Bad weather is heading to Dallas-Fort Worth, which has caused many events to be canceled or postponed. Some museums, like the Nasher Sculpture Center and Perot Museum of Nature and Science, are waiting to see how bad it gets before making a decision. The Kimbell Art Museum follows the local school d
Fossils of gibbons are quite rare, which makes their evolutionary history a bit of a mystery. One such fossil, Kapi ramnagarensis, was found in India and dated back to around 13 million years ago. Scientists initially thought it was an early gibbon due to a unique lower molar they found. However, so
Imagine a lake so filled with weeds that boats get stuck and fish struggle to breathe. That's the scene at Lake Naivasha in Kenya, where water hyacinths are taking over. These plants, originally from South America, are choking local ecosystems and causing trouble worldwide. But there's a twist: a Ke
Alzheimer's disease is a tricky condition to spot early. The usual methods involve spinal fluid tests and brain scans, but they have their downsides. Lately, scientists are buzzing about a new idea: checking blood plasma. This could make early screening a lot easier. Advanced tools that scan protein
Imagine if your everyday sunglasses could record everything you see, translate languages, and search the web. That’s what Meta’s smart glasses promise. But these high-tech tools were recently used by a terrorist in New Orleans to plan and record an attack that killed 14 people. The FBI revealed that
Ever wondered how your wearable devices could become even better? Well, scientists have just figured out a way to make them stretchier, more durable, and even self-repairing! They've discovered a new kind of conductive material that's based on tiny silver wires known as Ag NWs. These Ag NWs are mixe
You might not think about it when you're looking at a microscope slide, but making histology slides can release tiny plastic particles into the environment. These microplastics (MPs) are showing up in every corner of the earth, from the deepest oceans to the highest mountains. And guess what? They'r
Imagine you're a doctor. You need to know if a patient's cough or sneeze is just a passing thing or a sign of something bigger. That's where machine learning comes in. Researchers created an automatic system to spot sneezes and coughs, sounds that can hint at respiratory problems. The goal? Early di
Science fiction films have long used aliens to explore real-world topics like immigration. After the Cold War, Hollywood and other countries' films started to reflect more on race, class, and gender in relation to immigration. By looking at movies like Alien Nation, Coneheads, Men in Black, the Star
