At Build 2026, Microsoft previewed a genuinely good idea: Project Solara. Solara has three important layers: an operating system built for AI agents instead of apps; a governance standard that…
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Teens are turning to AI chatbots for emotional support – here’s how to keep kids safe
It’s 2 a.m., and a teenage girl, worrying about a friend issue, lies awake. Rather than wake her parents, she picks up her phone, opens an AI app and types,…
When is the next solar eclipse? Mark your calendar for an upcoming ‘ring of fire’ and the ‘eclipse of the century’
Yesterday (Aug.12), millions of people enjoyed a total solar eclipse as it swept across parts of Greenland, Iceland and Spain, while a partial solar eclipse was visible across much of…
Bandsman’s sword found in lake at Chiddingstone Castle
A sword believed to be around 200 years old has been discovered protruding from a lake at Chiddingstone Castle after hot, dry weather caused water levels to fall dramatically. The…
How advertising fuels high-carbon lifestyles
Helen Phillips’ book, ‘Hum’, is set in a dystopian near future, in a city suffering the effects of climate breakdown and with dire air quality. Robots (the Hums) press advertising…
Shame, Stigma, and Culture Prevent Male Domestic Violence Survivors From Seeking Help
Summary: A new large-scale study identifies the primary barriers that prevent male victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) from seeking help. Researchers found that viewing the abuse as a private…
Too many choices complicate female frogs’ sex lives
It’s not just you. Frogs also get overwhelmed when confronted with too many options — and sometimes, they make bad decisions. Female Cope’s gray tree frogs (Hyla chrysoscelis) prefer males…
“We’ve gone backwards” – new plastics treaty text dims hopes for production curbs
A new draft text to revive deadlocked UN plastics treaty talks does not include specific measures on managing runaway plastic production, a growing source of greenhouse gas emissions, drawing criticism…
Executive order on vaccines bypasses an evidence-based process that has kept kids safe
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Aug. 10, 2026, calling for the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to be given as three separate shots at three separate…
For refugees to the US, discrimination can make healthcare harder to get
Newly arrived refugees resettling in the United States face ending one long journey and embarking on another as they begin their new life here. But even after years of displacement,…
