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Jewish lawmakers face an explosion of antisemitism
The hate is direct, explicit and shockingly casual.
Science news this week: PCOS has a new name, Neanderthals were the world's oldest dentists, and the first nuclear bomb explosion spawned an 'alien' crystal
May 16, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
Fire unfolded in mill that has been part of Maine’s forest industry ‘since forever’
An explosion and fire at a Robbins Lumber facility in Searsmont on Friday left multiple firefighters and civilians injured, officials said.
PFA has been a game-changer for heart patients—but there are still risks
Devi Nair, MD, reviewed some of the rare complications clinicians are seeing with PFA.
Cacti are evolving shockingly fast and scientists just learned why
Cacti may look like slow, stubborn desert survivors, but they’re actually evolving at lightning speed. Scientists studying more than 750 cactus species discovered that what really drives the explosion of new cactus species isn’t flower size or specialized pollinators, but how quickly cactus flowers change shape over time. The finding overturns a long-standing idea dating back to Darwin and reveals deserts as surprisingly dynamic ecosystems where evolution is happening fast.
The World's First Nuclear Explosion Forged an 'Impossible' Crystal
The bomb that changed the world.
Scientists Solve 100-Year-Old Schrödinger Mystery About Color Perception
Scientists have finally cracked the hidden geometry behind how humans perceive color.
Kristen Stewart to play Sally Ride in Amazon’s ‘The Challenger’ in Atlanta
Actress Kristen Stewart is scheduled to come to Atlanta in late summer for a new limited Amazon series about the Challenger space shuttle explosion four decades ago.
Mess Fest: It could get ugly, educational at science center
Weekend event features hands-on experiments, foamy explosions
Fears mount that PlayStation has "re-armed the CBOMB" issue which stops you playing purchased games, amid 30-day DRM and AI chat bot confusion
PlayStation players have found that digital games become unavailable unless an online connection is made every 30 days.
Exploding watermelons and sagebrush: Teton Science Schools' science fair showcases youthful inquiry
Students tackled their hottest scientific questions in the lead-up to Teton Science Schools' science fair last week. A watermelon explosion was underwhelming, but the lessons learned weren't.
Social media's role in rising political violence in America in spotlight
Imran Ahmed, CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate, discusses the explosion of violent political rhetoric on social media platforms.
Scientists Discovered 700 Fossils That Rewrite What We Know About Life on Earth
The Jiangchuan Biota indicates that we may have misjudged the Cambrian “explosion” of complex life.
Astronomers may have found a strange new kind of cosmic explosion
A mysterious cosmic explosion has astronomers buzzing, as a strange event may hint at an entirely new kind of stellar cataclysm. After detecting ripples in space-time, scientists spotted a fast-fading red glow that initially looked like a rare kilonova—the kind of collision that forges gold and uranium. But just days later, the signal shifted, behaving more like a supernova, leaving researchers puzzled. Now, some think they may have witnessed something never seen before: a “superkilonova.”
Simi Valley explosion was effects for new ‘Jackass’ movie, Johnny Knoxville says
An explosion that sent a pillar of smoke rising over the hills near the Simi Dog Park in Simi Valley Friday was special effects for the upcoming “Jackass” sequel, “Jackass” star Johnny Knoxville an…
Chicago IP firm Marshall Gerstein names first new managing partner in 24 years
The election of Randall Rueth comes amid an explosion in the field of patent law and as artificial intelligence transforms the legal industry.
Scientists just recreated a rare cosmic reaction never seen before
A breakthrough experiment has shed new light on one of astrophysics’ biggest mysteries: the origin of rare proton-rich elements. For the first time, scientists directly measured a key reaction that creates selenium-74 using a rare isotope beam. The results sharpen models of how these elements form in supernova explosions, cutting uncertainty in half. But the findings also reveal gaps in current theories, hinting that the story isn’t complete yet.
Annual Science Potpourri sparks kids’ interest in sciences — The Sun Star
The University of Alaska Fairbanks held its annual Science Potpourri Saturday to the delight of the children in attendance. Laughter and “oohs” and “awws” were heard many times as the event held demonstrations with explosions, microscopes, museum curation, and other items to get children interested
How streaming platforms reignited the YA boom: TSITP to Heated Rivalry
Diverse storylines, coupled with the global reach of streaming platforms, have reignited an explosion of YA adaptations, and it's a race that isn’t slowing down.
'Black market' business led to deadly CA explosion, prosecutors say | Ringleader arrested at Disney park
Man described as ringleader of black market explosives operation in California was arrested at Walt Disney World's Hollywood Studios.
Scientists found a “lost world” of animals that shouldn’t exist yet
A remarkable fossil discovery in southwest China is rewriting the story of how complex animal life began, showing that many key animal groups appeared millions of years earlier than scientists once believed. Dating back over 540 million years, the fossils reveal a surprisingly diverse and advanced ecosystem from the late Ediacaran period—before the famous Cambrian explosion. Among the finds are early relatives of starfish, worm-like creatures, and even ancestors of animals with backbones, suggesting that the roots of modern life were already taking shape.
Fossil site in China reveals bevy of complex creatures lived prior to the Cambrian explosion, including a 'Dune'-like sandworm
A site in southwestern China holds a wide array of strange life-forms that emerged prior to the Cambrian explosion, and it pushes back the origin of complex life by millions of years.
This exploding star was spotted doing something weird. Now scientists think it might have solved a key cosmic theory | BBC Sky at Night Magazine
New evidence proves these magnetic monsters are the secret engines behind the Universe’s biggest explosions
Scientists find evidence for theorized gargantuan star explosions
A supernova is always violent, but some supernovas may be so immensely powerful they leave absolutely nothing behind.
This tiny claw in a 500-million-year-old fossil just rewrote the origin of spiders
What started as routine fossil cleaning turned into a major scientific surprise when researchers uncovered a tiny claw in a 500-million-year-old specimen where no claw should exist. That detail revealed Megachelicerax cousteaui, the oldest known relative of spiders, pushing the origins of this group back by 20 million years. The fossil shows that key features of modern spiders and horseshoe crabs were already emerging during the Cambrian Explosion.
'We haven’t heard much' | Lake Dallas business owners, residents seek answers after explosion rocks community
What we’ve learned from citizen science: 5 projects that made a difference
From wombat and mozzie surveillance to deciphering climate history and spotting star explosions, citizen scientists are instrumental in contributing knowledge.
Night With A Nerd Is Back April 16 At Bradbury Science Museum
LANL NEWS RELEASE The Universe is bursting with activity with hundreds of cosmic explosions occurring every second. These explosions provide astronomers a window into the universe, studying everyth…
Webb telescope spots mysterious explosion that defies known physics
Astronomers have spotted a bizarre cosmic explosion that refuses to play by the rules—and it’s leaving scientists scrambling for answers. GRB 250702B, detected by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and a global network of observatories, lasted an astonishing seven hours—far longer than typical gamma-ray bursts, which usually fade in under a minute.
Local Newspaper Erodes Community Civic Fabric
The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa's local newspaper, recounts its decline from a community-rooted newsroom that covered a major 1987 grain-elevator explosion to a diminished operation today. Now owned by Gannett after GateHouse consolidation, the paper prints six days a week with only three reporters, outsources layout and printing, and runs syndicated content instead of local reporting. The loss of routine local coverage has eroded civic engagement and community ties.
5 seriously strange ways wildlife is changing inside Chernobyl | BBC Science Focus Magazine
Forty years after the reactor explosion, the wildlife around Chernobyl has recovered in strange and unexpected ways.
Texas oil refinery explosion sends smoke into air, residents advised to shelter in place
An explosion and fire at a Valero oil refinery has sent smoke rising into the sky in Port Arthur, where some residents are being told to shelter in place.
Police responding to business explosion in Carroll County
According to a spokesperson for the Carroll County Sheriff’s Department, the explosion occurred Friday afternoon at the address of Catoctin Mountain Growers.
How the NFL is betting big on gambling
More than $3 billion will be wagered on March Madness this year. Around $30 billion was bet on the last NFL season. All evidence of an explosion in sports gambling across this country.
Scientists discover AI can make humans more creative
Artificial intelligence is often portrayed as a tool that replaces human work, but new research from Swansea University suggests a far more exciting role: creative collaborator. In a large study with more than 800 participants designing virtual cars, researchers found that AI-generated design galleries sparked deeper engagement, longer exploration, and better results.
Business of golf betting is booming – and a Tiger Woods Masters showing could cause an explosion
The business of golf is booming, and there is a white whale that could force an explosion.
Inside the explosive growth of sports betting
As part of his investigation into sports betting, Atlantic journalist McKay Coppins gambled $10,000 during last NFL season. He spoke with co-host Tonya Mosley about his experiment, what he learned, and what the explosion of betting is doing to society. “It’s turning all of American life into a Las Vegas table game. There’s always this kind of glittering mirage of profit that you’re chasing, when, in reality, it’s designed to sort of demoralize and crush every regular person who plays.” They also talk about how betting has expanded to politics and international conflict.
Fake explosions, fake missiles, fake troops: AI videos and images of Iran war spread widely on social media
Fake videos and images depicting fake attacks and fake troops have racked up tens of millions of views on social media platforms in the nearly two weeks since the Iran war began.
The explosion of sports betting in America
Americans legally bet close to $167 billion on sports last year, a dramatic increase since states began to broadly legalize it in 2018. Author and journalist David Hill speaks with Geoff Bennett about the rapid rise of sports gambling and prediction markets — and where regulation is falling short.
Electronic Arts is laying off workers at the Battlefield 6 studios
"We’ve made select changes within our Battlefield organization to better align our teams around what matters most to our community"
Best superbloom since 2016 fills Death Valley with wildflowers
The colorful explosion of flowers could last through June.
From golden era at Notre Dame to late-night debates, Lou Holtz was the face of college football's TV boom
Lou Holtz was the face of Notre Dame's first NBC era and also college football's explosion on cable
Investigation continues into cause of massive industrial explosion in Logan Twp., N.J.
The investigation is underway after a massive industrial explosion in Logan Township, New Jersey sent five people to the hospital on Wednesday.
Colorado Republicans, Democrats clash over Iran military operation
Colorado’s congressional delegation split sharply along party lines Saturday after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran, triggering a fresh debate in America over presidential war powers. Trump announced early Saturday morning that U.S and Israeli forces had begun “Operation Epic Fury” after multiple explosions were reported around Iran. Later in the day, the president said that […]
Watch: US, Israel launch attacks on Iran and Tehran retaliates
Explosions were heard in Tehran on Saturday, Feb. 28, as the US and Israel launched a "preemptive" strike against Iran.
Among the gangsters, gamblers and high rollers: a master bookie’s life in Las Vegas
In his new memoir, Art Manteris recalls raucous times in Nevada, and explains why the explosion of sports betting in the US presents serious risks
Judge’s two home runs kick off big spring win
An offensive explosion got the Yankees their first spring win
Explosion reported at Ypsilanti Township business
Injuries unknown; firefighters remain at the scene.
Did Bad Bunny’s Music Overcome His Propaganda?
I didn’t understand any of Bad Bunny’s words; I just saw on a large screen this explosion of Latin joy and around me lots of white people dancing.
Gas explosion in New Hampshire sparks a fire at a mental health facility
A natural gas explosion ripped through a building for mental health services in Nashua, New Hampshire, and sparked a fire
Scientists finally explain Earth’s strangest fossils
The Ediacara Biota are some of the strangest fossils ever found—soft-bodied organisms preserved in remarkable detail where preservation shouldn’t be possible. Scientists now think their survival in sandstone came from unusual ancient seawater chemistry that created clay “cements” around their bodies after burial. This process captured delicate shapes that would normally vanish. The finding helps clarify how complex life emerged before the Cambrian Explosion.
CEO of medical center currently facing murder charges hit with health care fraud allegations
The head of a medical facility in Troy who is currently facing murder charges in connection with a deadly explosion in 2025 is now facing new charges relating to health care fraud.
Owner of Troy facility where boy died in hyperbaric chamber charged with health care fraud
Tamela Peterson, 59, of Brighton, was arraigned Tuesday in 53rd District Court in Howell on nine counts of health care fraud.
Emergency services called to Grand Theft Auto maker Rockstar North after reported boiler explosion
No casualties have been reported, the offices are said to be safe
An Explosion Rocks ‘GTA 6’ Developer Rockstar North, Reportedly An Accident
An explosion and ensuing fire have damaged Rockstar North, but the event seems to have been unintentional, according to the information we have.
Rockstar North 'Open And Operational' After Fire Crews Respond To Reported Boiler Room Explosion
An apparent explosion occurred early Monday morning at the Edinburgh-based studio.
Emergency services called after explosion at Rockstar North offices
Fire crews went to the building in Edinburgh at about 05:00 to deal with structural damage.
CAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RECAP
RICHMOND, Va. (January 18, 2026) – An offensive explosion from Charleston and defensive clinics from Stony Brook and Monmouth headlined a showstopping day of CAA action.
All major AI models risk encouraging dangerous science experiments
Researchers risk fire, explosion or poisoning by allowing AI to design experiments, warn scientists. Some 19 different AI models were tested on hundreds of questions to assess their ability to spot and avoid hazards and none recognised all issues – with some doing little better than random guessing
Dead star emits perplexing shock wave for 1,000 years
A cosmic outflow like this 'shouldn’t be there.’
CAA Women’s Basketball Recap
RICHMOND, Va. (January 11, 2026) – Record-setting defensive performances and offensive explosions were key for six teams adding another conference win to their tallies.
Fort Worth business reflects on two years since Sandman Hotel explosion
Two years after an explosion injured 21 at the Sandman Hotel, nearby Fort Worth businesses are still recovering from the disruption and delays.
Venezuelans face uncertainty as the Trump administration’s plans for their country emerge. Here’s what to know
An emboldened President Donald Trump declared Sunday night that the US is “in charge” of Venezuela after detaining President Nicolas Maduro in a military raid over the weekend, as he issued stark warnings to other countries that they could be next.
US conducted strike on Venezuela, captured Maduro, Trump says
President Donald Trump confirmed the U.S. was behind the strike several hours after explosions shook Venezuela's capital city of Caracas.
Two unstable atoms are rewriting neutron star explosions
Scientists have precisely measured two unstable atomic nuclei that play a crucial role in explosive X-ray bursts on neutron stars. The results reveal faster nuclear reactions than previously thought, reshaping how we understand element formation in extreme cosmic environments.
Did an exploding comet wipe out the mammoths?
Scientists are uncovering new clues that a cosmic explosion may have rocked Earth at the end of the last ice age. At major Clovis-era sites, researchers found shocked quartz—evidence of intense heat and pressure consistent with a comet airburst rather than volcanism or human activity. The event could have sparked massive fires, blocked sunlight, and triggered a rapid return to ice-age conditions. These harsh changes may explain the sudden loss of megafauna and the disappearance of the Clovis culture.
Bucks County nursing home in fatal explosion has history of violations
The new owners of a Bristol nursing home where 2 died in an explosion is attempting to correct "longstanding" issues with meeting state standards.
Explosion at a Pennsylvania nursing home kills at least 2, governor says
The explosion collapsed a part of the building and happened just as a utility crew had been on site looking for a gas leak at Bristol Health & Rehab Center in Bristol Township, just outside Philadelphia.
Heroux preparing CSB and SJU students for success in computer science field
The assistant professor of computer science and the department’s scientist-in-residence has been a leading researcher in the computer science field, spending over 25 yeas as a senior scientist at Sandia National Laboratories and staying on the cutting edge of changes from the dawn of the internet explosion through the development and growth of AI.
'We were amazed': Scientists using James Webb telescope may have discovered the earliest supernova in the known universe
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope report that a powerful gamma-ray burst detected in March may have been produced by the explosion of a massive star just 730 million years after the Big Bang.
Strange, 7-hour explosion from deep space is unlike anything scientists have seen — Space photo of the week
Astronomers used major telescopes across the world to probe a cosmic explosion 8 billion light-years from the solar system.
Jonathan Blow has spent the past decade designing 1,400 puzzles for you
Preview: Order of the Sinking Star started small but became a “combinatoric explosion.”…
3 separate US strikes on alleged drug boats have initially left survivors. Each time they’ve been treated differently
As the US military has undertaken a campaign of attacks against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean, at least five people have survived initial strikes ending up in the water after explosions killed fellow crew members and disabled their ships.
Rx cost explosion, ghost rates, and Cigna’s rebate guarantees
This is the online edition of STAT's weekly newsletter Health Care Inc.
Woman dies after explosion at Eustis business, family says
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Nuggets take potent offense on the road vs. depleted Hawks
On the heels of Jamal Murray's offensive explosion, the visiting Denver Nuggets will look to extend their recent dominance over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday.
Product sold at Walmart recalled due to risk of explosion
Walmart recalls 201,000 'Ozark Trail' camping stoves after explosions caused burns to users. Stop using immediately and return to store for full refund.