Police say they believe abducted child was murdered as body found in Outback
The five-year-old girl was last seen on Saturday at an Aboriginal town camp near Alice Springs. Source link
How to attract hummingbirds to your yard
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Hummingbirds mesmerize us with their lightning-fast zips across the yard and their impossibly tiny stature. It’s tempting to think attracting them is as simple…
Mayo Clinic discovers rare gene mutation that causes fatty liver disease
Scientists at Mayo Clinic’s Center for Individualized Medicine have identified a rare genetic variant that can directly cause metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, formerly known as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Researchers previously believed this condition developed mainly from a mix…
Roblox introduces real-time AI-powered chat rephraser for inappropriate language
Roblox has launched a feature powered by AI that can rephrase inappropriate language in real time. The online game has been using AI filters to block out any language that goes against its policy for a while now, but it…
Ratcheteer DX review: a bite-sized Zelda-style adventure
There are a lot of games that try to emulate The Legend of Zelda, but few that manage to capture that spirit in such a small, concise package as Ratcheteer DX. The postapocalyptic game only takes a few hours to…
Robinhood’s startup fund stumbles in NYSE debut
Retail investors are famously locked out of the startup world. Robinhood is attempting to change that by allowing the general public to invest in a portfolio of what it calls “some of the most exciting private companies operating today.” To…
How Each Gulf Country Is Intercepting Iranian Missiles and Drones
Over the past week, residents across the Gulf have watched missiles and drones cross the night sky—sometimes followed seconds later by bright flashes as air-defense systems intercept them. In cities like Dubai and Abu Dhabi, videos of interceptions have spread…
How an intern helped build the AI that shook the world
AlphaGo’s victory braodcast on TV Im Hun-jung/Yonhap/AP Photo via Getty Images In March 2016, Google DeepMind’s artificial intelligence system AlphaGo shocked the world. In a stunning five-match series of Go, the ancient Chinese board game, the AI beat the world’s…
Longest snake ever measured is over 23.5 feet long
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. A snake in southwest Indonesia has shattered the Guinness World Record for the longest serpent ever spotted in the wild. Nicknamed “Ibu Baron” (the…
AI blood test finds silent liver disease years before symptoms
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) driven liquid biopsy that analyzes genome wide patterns of cell free DNA (cfDNA) fragments circulating in the blood. The test examines how these DNA pieces break…
Valve doesn’t sound confident the Steam Machine will ship in 2026
As part of a Year in Review blog detailing changes Valve made to Steam in 2025, the company shared a minor update on its hardware plans that doesn’t sound good for anyone hoping to buy a Steam Machine, Steam Controller…
Jarren Duren and 5 MLB stars on surprising pretenders who should be traded
A month into the MLB season, nothing is written in ink. The clock is ticking, however, for several projected contenders who are limping out of the gate. There’s only so much leeway a team gets before the alarm bells ring…
Mark Zuckerberg Says Meta Is Working On AI Agents For Personal And Business Use
Regi Cris/Shutterstock Meta’s superintelligence team is working on a new set of AI agents that are meant to help the company’s users “achieve the diverse goals in their lives,” according to CEO…
