Science

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Global Study of 200,000 Adults Links Friendship Quality to Better Health

Researchers analyzed data from 22 countries and found that satisfaction with friendships predicted both mental and physical health outcomes.

Aug 13, 2026

Australia Bans Under-16s from Social Media as Researchers Urge Alternative Approach

Experts from NYU's Center for Business and Human Rights argue that targeted design restrictions should be tried before age bans are imposed.

Aug 13, 2026

CBP Officers Used Surveillance Databases to Spy on Family and Aid Drug Traffickers

Freedom of information files spanning 2009 to 2022 show 300 tracked incidents, with 43 cases receiving no investigation at all.

Aug 13, 2026

University of Surrey Trial Tests Geothermal Pipes to Prevent Road Potholes

Researchers embedded heat-exchange pipes beneath a campus parking lot, with the second phase of the trial set to begin in mid-August 2026.

Aug 13, 2026

Mice Bred for Athletic Endurance Live Just as Long as Sedentary Mice

A 30-year UC Riverside study found that high-running mice produced the same number of litters as control mice and lived equally long lives.

Aug 13, 2026

Toddler Dies After Rare Brain-Destroying Amoeba Goes Undiagnosed for 30 Days

Doctors at Seattle Children's Hospital published a case report to help future physicians recognize an infection with a 90 percent fatality rate.

Aug 12, 2026

Apple Sued Over iCloud Private Relay Failing to Hide User IP Addresses

A class action complaint filed August 6 claims Apple charged users for privacy protection that didn't work in key situations.

Aug 12, 2026

Twitch Automatically Enrolls All Users in AI Training Program

Streamers can opt out through account settings, but the platform's chief product officer confirmed the change will not affect content discovery.

Aug 12, 2026

Caltech Study Improves Sea Level Rise Predictions Using Antarctic Glacier Data

Nine years of satellite data on Pine Island Glacier reveals how ice shelves collapse, potentially displacing hundreds of millions of people by 2100.

Aug 12, 2026

Ancient Poop May Have Sparked the Cambrian Explosion of Animal Life

Fossilized fecal pellets from 540 million years ago show that early animal waste helped carry nutrients to deep ocean waters, potentially driving rapid evolutionary diversification.

Aug 12, 2026

Bumblebees Learn Queen Smells Rather Than Being Born Knowing Them

A Penn State study found that worker bees raised around queens scented with grape or anise odors learned to prefer those smells over unfamiliar ones.

Aug 12, 2026

Moonquakes May Help Astronauts Find Ice Buried on the Moon

Researchers from the University of Maryland and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory are using seismic waves to locate frozen water deposits that future lunar missions will need for survival.

Aug 12, 2026