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Science & Nature For decades, paleoanthropologists assumed that hominins -- the lineage leading to modern humans -- gradually grew larger over millions of years. The...

New findings suggest that melanoma does not behave uniformly across the lifespan, with immune defenses and tumor activity shifting in unexpected ways between youth, middle age, and advanced age. Cancer research may be overlooking a crucial variable: age. Cancer becomes more common with age and is often harder to treat in older adults. Yet most

Hyperliquid, one of the most active decentralised exchanges, may add prediction markets to its platform. This move would put it in direct competition with Kalshi and Polymarket. Singapore Summit: Meet the largest APAC brokers you know (and those you still don't!) The proposal, known as HIP-4, would let users trade outcome contracts on real-world events

In a bold move that could reshape the landscape for independent contractors in Minnesota, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has joined a coalition to challenge a recently enacted law that imposes strict classification requirements. The measure, introduced as part of the Jumbo Omnibus Bill in 2024, establishes a cumbersome fourteen-factor test, leaving many

Science & Nature Kepler-51 is a young G-dwarf star hosting three super-puffs and one low-mass non-transiting exoplanet. The post Kepler-51d Challenges Theories of Planetary Formation...

Through its Falcon models and an open, efficiency-driven research strategy, the Technology Innovation Institute is positioning the UAE as a producer of foundational AI, not merely a consumer of global platforms By Andrea Benito , Computer Weekly Published: 09 Feb 2026 12:35 As global artificial intelligence (AI) development becomes increasingly concentrated among a handful of

The composition of Uranus and Neptune might be less icy than previously thought, according to a new study by University of Zürich scientists. Uranus could be an ice giant (left) or a rock giant (right) depending on the model assumptions. Image credit: Keck Institute for Space Studies / Chuck Carter. “The ice giant classification is

Science & Nature The author of the award-winning science fiction novel Annie Bot, the January read for the New Scientist Book Club, on how...