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Fresh understanding of the causes of migraine reveals new drug targets

The trigeminal nerve is implicated in migraine, so it represents a target for better treatments jitendra jadhav/Alamy We could be on the cusp of a new wave of migraine therapies. Revisiting a neurological pathway that has long been dismissed for…

How to switch from iPhone to Android (or vice versa)

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. At this point in the smartphone age, many of us have committed our loyalty to one phone brand—but is the default choice always the…

“Celtic curse” hotspots found in Scotland and Ireland with 1 in 54 at risk

People with roots in the Outer Hebrides and north west Ireland face the highest known risk of developing hemochromatosis, a genetic disorder that causes the body to absorb and store too much iron. Over time, that excess iron can build…

13-hour AWS outage reportedly caused by Amazon’s own AI tools

A recent Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage that lasted 13 hours was reportedly caused by one of its own AI tools, according to reporting by Financial Times. This happened in December after engineers deployed the Kiro AI coding tool to…

Suspect in Tumbler Ridge school shooting described violent scenarios to ChatGPT

The suspect in the mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Jesse Van Rootselaar, was raising alarms among employees at OpenAI months before the shooting took place. This past June, Jesse had conversations with ChatGPT involving descriptions of gun violence…

The creator economy’s ad revenue problem and India’s AI ambitions

The creator economy is evolving fast, and ad revenue alone isn’t cutting it anymore. YouTubers are launching product lines, acquiring startups, and building actual business empires. In fact, MrBeast’s company bought fintech startup Step, and his chocolate business is outearning his media arm. This isn’t just one creator’s strategy. For many, it’s the new playbook.  On this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast,…

6 Best Phones With Headphone Jacks (2026), Tested and Reviewed

If a headphone jack is a must-have on your next phone, Motorola’s Moto G Stylus 5G 2025 strikes the best balance of performance, aesthetics, features, and price. Not only does it have the jack, but it also stores a stylus…

We’ve spotted the strongest microwave laser in the known universe

This image combines views from the Hubble and Keck II telescopes. A galaxy in the foreground, which appears as a diagonal line, is acting as a gravitational lens. The ring shape is a smeared image of the galaxy H1429-0028 in…

The Internet Archive records its 1 trillionth website

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. The Internet Archive—one of cyberspace’s most essential library projects—has achieved a feat that’s hard to even conceptualize. After nearly 30 years of painstaking work,…

Common pneumonia bacterium may fuel Alzheimer’s disease

A common respiratory bacterium that typically causes pneumonia and sinus infections may also play a role in Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers at Cedars-Sinai report that Chlamydia pneumoniae can persist in both the eye and the brain for years, where it may…