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Theban tomb reveals how Egyptian burial trends evolved in time
A new study of a Theban tomb shows how Egyptian burial practices changed over centuries, from elaborate individual coffins to dense reuse of older sites.
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A new study of a Theban tomb shows how Egyptian burial practices changed over centuries, from elaborate individual coffins to dense reuse of older sites.
A study finds adults with severe intellectual disabilities die 24 years younger on average, with 40% of deaths avoidable and stark ethnic disparities.
A new study in JAMA Network Open found US traffic fatalities rose 15.1% on the release days of 10 major albums, pointing to smartphone-related distracted driving.
A skeleton found beneath Stirling Castle's chapel has been identified as the only known trebuchet casualty in history, researchers reported at a paleopathology meeting.
Survey of 7,700 employees finds remote workers happier and more likely to stay, backing flexible work.
A new study finds a Canadian mine releases about 140 metric tons of natural hydrogen annually, suggesting geologic hydrogen could be tapped as cleaner fuel, though commercial viability remains unproven.
A King's College London study finds people in England and Wales vastly overestimate the share of minority ethnic and foreign national offenders, with Reform voters furthest from reality.
KAHPERD to host international congress in Seoul this week commemorating the 1988 Olympics and exploring sport's social impact.
TMR (Tunnel Magnetoresistance) is superior to Hall Effect for gaming keyboards and controllers, offering lower power draw and higher sensitivity, but it costs more, according to TechRadar.
Le Monde reports that the 2026 Shanghai Ranking shows France holding steady while China advances.
In Fresh Air interviews, author Clint Smith discusses how slavery is taught and overlooked in America, and shares poems to his children about ancestral suffering and escape.
JWST astronomers found three supermassive black holes in one galaxy, a first for the early universe.
VA has launched a randomized clinical trial of psilocybin for veterans with treatment-resistant depression, including those with PTSD, following an executive order to accelerate psychedelic treatments.
DharmaOCR, built for Brazilian Portuguese, still beats newer rivals Mistral OCR4 and Unlimited-OCR, developers report.
West Virginia University researchers are testing focused ultrasound to target deep brain regions without surgery, offering a potential treatment for addiction and Alzheimer's disease.
Physicists at the BES III experiment have found new evidence for glueballs, particles made entirely of gluons, according to Ars Technica.
A Washington toddler died of an ultra-rare brain-destroying amoeba, with symptoms that misled doctors, according to Ars Technica.
Japanese researchers have used CRISPR to eliminate the Y chromosome in mouse embryos, creating female clones of male mice for the first time. The technique could aid conservation efforts.
Ars Technica reported Aug. 10, 2026, that a study on HPV vaccine mandates was challenged by a reviewer's misunderstanding, illustrating strains on the peer-review system as questions grow over its survival in the AI era.
Jill Lepore's new book warns that Silicon Valley, misreading sci-fi, is building an 'artificial state' that undermines democracy.
A German team says a live but weakened nasal Covid-19 vaccine blocked infection in hamsters' upper airways, achieving sterilizing immunity. The study suggests promise, but human trials remain.
A new study of lake mud from East Africa suggests the Toba supereruption 74,000 years ago caused only about half a degree of cooling for under two years, challenging the idea that it nearly wiped out humanity.
German scientists have identified how snails engineer their slime: collagen and calcium work in tandem to tune its mechanical properties, according to a new paper in Science.
Google's DeepMind-developed WeatherNext AI model can predict cyclones with a day more lead time than existing models, as shown in a Nature study.