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April 20, 2026, 01:22 PM - 5 min read
The study suggests that our eyes descend from a worm-like ancestor that was roaming the oceans 600 million years ago. The same also applies to all bilateral animals, meaning animals whose bodies can be divided into roughly mirror-image left and right halves.
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April 19, 2026, 01:43 PM - 7 min read
Young people used AI to try on different identities, process real-life relationships, and re-author difficult real-life scenarios. Some people created “clones” of themselves, with superpowers or self-affirmingversions of themselves.
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April 17, 2026, 09:06 PM - 3 min read
The top leadership underscored the urgent need to accelerate capabilities for indigenous production of military hardware and strengthen self-reliance in defence to ensure long-term strategic resilience.
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April 17, 2026, 12:49 PM - 9 min read
Galaxies and stars from the contraction phase effectively collapse into black holes, erasing most of their detailed structure but preserving their mass. Could these black holes be dark matter? For decades, the leading candidate has been a fundamental particle — but none has been detected despite extensive searches.
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April 16, 2026, 12:33 PM - 6 min read
Malicious QR codes can redirect users to fake websites or prompt them to download harmful content. QR codes are so familiar and widespread, we tend to trust them without question. That’s exactly what scammers rely on.
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April 15, 2026, 03:33 PM - 7 min read
If AI companionship becomes widespread enough to influence those norms, popular ideas about what makes a good partner may prioritise availability and responsiveness, displacing other aspects of love and affection.
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April 14, 2026, 01:57 PM - 6 min read
The stakes here are higher than with most forms of personal data. Neural signals are not like a credit card number that can be changed if compromised. Generated by your brain in real time, they can increasingly be used to infer things about you that you have not chosen to disclose.
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April 8, 2026, 03:25 PM - 5 min read
Inspired by bats, a new ultra-low-power sensing system enables tiny drones to navigate through darkness, smoke and dust, where cameras and other light-based sensors fail.
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March 26, 2026, 04:02 PM - 7 min read
KGM’s case is the first of its kind, but won’t be the last: it is one of more than 20 “bellwether” trials due to go to court soon. These are essentially test cases used to gauge juries’ reactions and set a legal precedent. As such, the verdict is set to have far reaching ripple effects. It could be big tech’s big tobacco moment, with thousands more similar cases waiting in the wings.
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March 25, 2026, 02:49 PM - 7 min read
The United States and its allies have built a layered system to watch the skies day and night. This system uses satellites in space, radar on the ground, ships at sea and aircraft in the air. It also depends on well-trained military members from U.S. Space Command who make quick decisions with the data.
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March 22, 2026, 12:41 PM - 6 min read
A great deal of visual processing in the brain goes on well below our conscious awareness. People with blindsight report that they are unable to see, either entirely or in a portion of their visual field. However, when asked to guess what is there, they can often do so with remarkable accuracy.
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March 18, 2026, 02:08 PM - 6 min read
Many older adults are now online and willing to use tech, but they require frequent help. The problem isn’t just that devices and apps are getting complex; it’s that they are constantly changing. This relentless pace of change is directly at odds with age-related cognitive changes.
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