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Most of us experienced drought and heatwaves - but temperatures and rainfall were not the same everywhere.

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BBC Inside Science
Sep 24, 2026
BBC Inside Science

How do we measure time accurately and why is the rotation of the Earth causing problems?

DNA discovery on Shroud of Turin corroborates biblical account of Jesus's resurrection
Sep 24, 2026
DNA discovery on Shroud of Turin corroborates biblical account of Jesus's resurrection

A recent DNA analysis of samples taken from the burial cloth believed to have wrapped the body of Jesus following the crucifixion aligns with details in the Bible.

Hurricane-like eye emerges in 'blockbuster' nor'easter set to hammer 12 US states: Prepare NOW
Sep 24, 2026
Hurricane-like eye emerges in 'blockbuster' nor'easter set to hammer 12 US states: Prepare NOW

Millions along the US East Coast have been told to brace for a major Atlantic storm set to cause heavy downpours, flooding and power outages.

A Second Judge Strikes Down New York’s Climate ‘Superfund’ Law
Sep 24, 2026
A Second Judge Strikes Down New York’s Climate ‘Superfund’ Law

A federal judge ruled that the new law, which would force fossil fuel companies to pay $75 billion to help cover the costs of climate change, was unconstitutional.

An Army of Paid Creators Is Carpeting the Web With Political Content
Sep 24, 2026
An Army of Paid Creators Is Carpeting the Web With Political Content

Unlike celebrity influencers with large followings, these creators produce a blizzard of videos for a fraction of the cost of traditional online campaigns and, in the process, shift public conversation.

Complaints About Meta’s ‘Pervert Glasses’ Won’t Slow Tech’s Wearable Gadgets Drive
Sep 24, 2026
Complaints About Meta’s ‘Pervert Glasses’ Won’t Slow Tech’s Wearable Gadgets Drive

Meta’s smart glasses are the latest in a line of products to raise eyebrows over privacy. That’s not stopping other companies from creating similar devices.

Suicide Rate Dropped Slightly in 2024, C.D.C. Finds
Sep 24, 2026
Suicide Rate Dropped Slightly in 2024, C.D.C. Finds

Suicide deaths have often fluctuated over the years but a sustained downward trend remains elusive.

Unpatched OnePlus Flaws Let Installed Android Apps Gain Root Without Permissions
Sep 24, 2026
Unpatched OnePlus Flaws Let Installed Android Apps Gain Root Without Permissions

A OnePlus 15 running the latest OxygenOS can be rooted by a malicious app the owner installs, one that asks for no special permissions. A researcher, Rasmus Moorats, chained two flaws in OnePlus's own software to gain root access, the highest level of control over an Android phone. OnePlus told him the same flaws affect many more of its own devices and those of OPPO, though it has not

Why Australia chose the world's biggest political stage to reveal OpenAI hack
Sep 24, 2026
Why Australia chose the world's biggest political stage to reveal OpenAI hack

Australia, which has strict social media restrictions and has proposed controls on algorithms and smart glasses, announced the breach at the UN.

Dogs really DO understand their master's voice! Study confirms pooches process speech in a way previously only seen in humans
Sep 24, 2026
Dogs really DO understand their master's voice! Study confirms pooches process speech in a way previously only seen in humans

Whether it's 'walkies' or 'dinner' dogs seem to have a knack for picking out the words they want to hear. Now, scientists have found that canine brains process speech in a surprisingly human-like way.

ThreatsDay: AI Search Poisoning, AI Coding Tool Leaking Repos, One-Click Code Execution and 13 More Stories
Sep 24, 2026
ThreatsDay: AI Search Poisoning, AI Coding Tool Leaking Repos, One-Click Code Execution and 13 More Stories

This week, the dangerous stuff keeps arriving dressed as something boring. An update. A login box. A search answer. A coding tool. A link you have clicked a hundred times before. That is the thread running through the pile. Trusted paths get poisoned. Old bugs find new jobs. AI tools leak more than expected. Fake prompts look real enough. And some attacks barely need an exploit at all — just

Trump and Xi Are Expected to Discuss Accusations of Copying American A.I. Tech
Sep 24, 2026
Trump and Xi Are Expected to Discuss Accusations of Copying American A.I. Tech

American artificial intelligence companies have accused their Chinese counterparts of using a technique called distillation to enhance their own systems.

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