How electricity ended biphasic sleep, the two-night routine humans followed for centuries |

How electricity ended biphasic sleep, the two-night routine humans followed for centuries |

For hundreds of years, night didn’t mean a long sleep. Long before electric lights lit up homes and streets, people lived their lives according to the natural rise and fall of daylight. People changed their routines when the Sun went down and darkness came quickly. Historical records indicate that in various regions of Europe, Africa,…

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How district cooling can ease India’s climate and urban planning troubles

How district cooling can ease India’s climate and urban planning troubles

With rising temperatures, longer heatwaves, and a rapidly growing urban economy, cooling in India is rapidly shifting from a lifestyle choice to a basic need, driving up air-conditioner use in homes and workplaces. This surge is now a major part of cities’ power demand, in turn raising concerns about blackouts and higher emissions and about…

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Doordash (DASH) Q4 2025 earnings

Doordash (DASH) Q4 2025 earnings

Doordash‘s stock climbed 14% during extended trading on Wednesday, recovering from an initial downswing after the food delivery platform issued disappointing fourth-quarter results and guidance. The stock plunged 10% following the release of the company’s financials. Here’s how the company did versus LSEG estimates: Earnings per share: 48 cents vs. 59 cents expected $0.59 Est….

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Can humans cause earthquakes and can they ever be prevented |

Can humans cause earthquakes and can they ever be prevented |

Can humans cause earthquakes and can they ever be prevented Earthquakes are usually linked to natural movements along faults deep inside the Earth, but in certain situations, human activity can also produce measurable seismic events. Scientists distinguish natural tectonic earthquakes and vibrations or quakes triggered by human actions such as mining, reservoir filling, or the…

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Lean into the abyss: the counterintuitive beauty of skiing

Lean into the abyss: the counterintuitive beauty of skiing

Every instinct tells you to lean back. You’re standing at the top of a slope that drops away beneath you like the edge of the world, and every fibre of your being screams to press your weight into the mountain behind you. To hold on. To stay safe. And that’s exactly how you fall. Something…

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Etsy stock pops 14% on sale of Depop to eBay for .2 billion

Etsy stock pops 14% on sale of Depop to eBay for $1.2 billion

The Etsy Inc. headquarters in the Brooklyn borough of New York on June 25, 2024. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images Etsy shares skyrocketed more than 14% in extended trading on Wednesday after the company announced eBay would acquire its secondhand clothing reseller Depop for about $1.2 billion in cash. The deal comes…

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What ‘Slop’ Means and Why Your Social Media Feels Noisier

What ‘Slop’ Means and Why Your Social Media Feels Noisier

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! If your social media feed feels noisier, stranger or more manipulated than it used to, you’re not alone. The internet runs on its own language now, and those buzzwords quietly shape what you see, what you don’t see and how companies target you. From viral “slop” content…

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Ever wondered why some people sneeze when they look at the sun |

Ever wondered why some people sneeze when they look at the sun |

Why some people sneeze when they look at the sun For a lot of people, going outside into the bright sun makes them feel warm or clear. For some, it makes them sneeze out of nowhere. Doctors and scientists have been trying to figure out this strange reaction for decades. A person walks from a…

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The curious case of the star that may have swallowed itself

The curious case of the star that may have swallowed itself

An optical colour composite image of the viewing field taken from the PanSTARRS survey. The yellow cross-hair indicates the position of the star. | Photo Credit: DOI: 10.1126/science.adt485 When a sufficiently massive star runs out of fuel, its core collapses and triggers a supernova, a dramatic explosion that scatters the star’s outer layers into space….

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Palo Alto shares sink 8%, CEO defends cybersecurity from AI threat

Palo Alto shares sink 8%, CEO defends cybersecurity from AI threat

Chief executive officer at Palo Alto Networks Inc., Nikesh Arora attends the 9th edition of the VivaTech trade show at the Parc des Expositions de la Porte de Versailles on June 11, 2025, in Paris. Chesnot | Getty Images Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora addressed the recent downdraft in software stocks, telling analysts in…

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