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What the evolution of tickling tells us about being human
From bonobos and rats to tickling robots, research is finally cracking the secrets of why we’re ticklish, and what that re...
Macau to host FIA ‘Arrive & Drive’ Karting event in 2026
The Coloane Karting Track will host one of the six FIA Arrive & Drive Karting events planned for the 2026 season. The ...
Oldest evidence of fire-lighting comes from early humans in Britain
An excavation in Suffolk, UK, has uncovered pyrite and flint that appear to have been used by ancient humans to light fire...
Reclaimed water to be sold just 15% below regular price
The recycled water that the government plans to begin supplying to some users next year will cost 85% of the price of regu...
Genetic trick to make mosquitoes malaria resistant passes key test
The rollout of a type of genetic technology called a gene drive for tackling malaria could be edging closer after a lab st...
Inside the wild experiments physicists would do with zero limits
From a particle smasher encircling the moon to an “impossible” laser, five scientists reveal the experiments they would ru...
We may finally know what a healthy gut microbiome looks like
Our gut microbiome has a huge influence on our overall health, but we haven't been clear on the specific bacteria wit...
Can you work out what these enigmatic close-up photos are of?
Scientist and photographer Felice Frankel has zoomed in on everyday occurrences with her camera for her new book, Phenomen...
Best acronym? Best use of AI? We present our end-of-year awards
Feedback has spent some time sifting through 2025's key scientific achievements to come up with a range of weird and ...
Antisemitism and Tefillah
The siddur provides us with an appropriate lens through which we can study halacha, hashkafa, and Jewish history.
How I learned to keep my brain in better repair this year
Neuroscience columnist Helen Thomson on how she discovered a host of evidence-based ways to keep her brain healthier in 2026
Sibling Rivalry or Brotherly Love?
The dreams which Yosef repeated, which he should have kept to himself, in which he lorded it over his brothers, so enraged...
How 3 imaginary physics demons tore up the laws of nature
Three thought experiments involving “demons” have haunted physics for centuries. What should we make of them today? 
First Holocaust Memorial In New York City to Be Built in Queens
The memorial will include works of art for the public to view. The artist selection process will be led by the New York Ci...
The potential of GLP-1 drugs to transform medicine exploded in 2025
We knew that GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy did more than just help control type 2 diabetes and aid weight loss, but ...
Bound Guy #310 Ace Anderson Owned by introoduc by gaggedguyropeworks on DeviantArt
Ace Anderson (Jock School) is absent.Owned by introoducCharacters are 20++ years oldPreviews seen are at lower resolutionN...
Comets were on fire this year – for better or worse
Field Notes From Space-Time columnist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein on how comets grabbed the headlines in 2025
Bound Guy #311 Makoto Naegi (Adoptable) by gaggedguyropeworks on DeviantArt
Makoto (Danganronpa) needs to make out. AdoptableCharacters are 20++ years oldPreviews seen are at lower resolutionNew own...
This year we were drowning in a sea of slick, nonsensical AI slop
This Changes Everything columnist Annalee Newitz on how AI-generated content went mainstream in 2025
Yaoi Anime Boys in Swim Briefs Premium A (5) by SpeedoLove on DeviantArt
See yaoi anime boys like never before—romantic, playful, and irresistibly sexy in swim briefs, captured in a sunset beach ...
Earth and solar system may have been shaped by nearby exploding star
A new explanation for the solar system's radioactive elements suggests Earth-like planets might be found orbiting up ...
Supposedly distinct psychiatric conditions may have same root causes
People are often diagnosed with multiple neurodivergencies and mental health conditions, but the biggest genetic analysis ...
Killer whales and dolphins are ‘being friends’ to hunt salmon together
White-sided dolphins seem to help killer whales "scout" and catch Chinook salmon near Vancouver Island, then eat...
Disney and OpenAI have made a surprise deal – what happens next?
In a stunning reversal, Disney has changed tack with regard to safeguarding its copyrighted characters from incorporation ...
New antibiotic could stave off drug-resistant gonorrhoea
Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the microbe responsible for gonorrhoea, is developing resistance to most antibiotics, which means w...
Qubits break quantum limit to encode information for longer
Controlling qubits with quantum superpositions allows them to dramatically violate a fundamental limit and encode informat...
"El Al stock’s low pricing is unjustified"
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Israeli tech cos wield aggressive end-of-year axe
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