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The Kennedy dynasty: the future of America's most famous political clan
All you need to know about the family’s younger generation
Science history: Anthropologist sees the face of the 'Taung Child' — and proves that Africa was the cradle of humanity
Over a century ago, anthropologist Raymond Dart chipped an ancient skull out of some rock from an ancient quarry — and revealed the face of an ancient human relative.
Nintendo has huge discounts on Switch 2 games in its holiday sale
Nintendo is in a giving state of mind this season, offering some holiday deals on games, including a few recent Switch 2 titles.
Best space photos of 2025
An alien comet, a Martian volcano, a man’s fall from the sun and a groundbreaking telescope’s first images: Here are the most jaw-dropping space photos of 2025.
The MAGA civil war takes center stage at the Turning Point USA conference
‘Americafest 2025′ was a who’s who of right-wing heavyweights eager to settle scores and lay claim to the future of MAGA
Scientists claim 'Lucy' may not be our direct ancestor after all, stoking fierce debate
Recent fossil finds could mean that "Lucy" wasn't our direct ancestor, some scientists say. Others strongly disagree.
New Galaxy S26 leak suggests the Plus model is actually massive
Leaked Galaxy S26 specs hint at steady upgrades and few surprises.
Is Trump deliberately redacting Epstein files to shield himself?
Removal of image from publicly released documents prompts accusations of political interference by justice department
NASA launches science balloon in Antarctica | Space photo of the day for Dec. 22, 2025
The first scientific balloon flight happened on Dec. 16, 2025.
A direct sequel to Halo Infinite is here, but it isn't a new game — new story beats unfold in a medium you probably wouldn't expect
Halo Infinite’s story didn’t end with the campaign, but its continuation arrived somewhere most players were not expecting or actively looking for.
The ultimate step test: I wore 10 fitness watches while walking 10,000 steps. These are the brands you can trust for your New Year's step goals
I counted every step to see how well brands like Apple, Garmin, and Samsung do for walking or running step count — and was surprised by the results.
Best space board games to play this Christmas
Enjoy some out-of-this-world fun this Christmas with my selection of the best space board games available right now.
Steam’s December update finally brings a fully 64‑bit client to Windows, modernizing the platform after years of partial support
The Steam client finally makes the move to 64 bit on Windows, laying the groundwork for better performance, stability, and future updates across PC gaming’s largest platform.
Thousands of gamers are installing Bazzite instead of sticking with Windows — and the reasons behind the shift are surprisingly compelling
With weekly installs rising and SteamOS-style usability, Bazzite is quietly carving out a space for gamers tired of Windows friction.
Mississippi leaders are quiet on efforts to fix health care in the state
Mississippi Republican politicians have been silent as church mice in offering health care solutions for when the enhanced federal insurance subsidies expire at the end of 2025.
Glittering new James Webb telescope image shows an 'intricate web of chaos' — Space photo of the week
This mash-up of data from the James Webb Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals two galaxies mid-collision, with their spiral arms overlapping and bending toward their neighbors' cores.
Why is Venus so bright?
The "morning star" is bright because of several factors, including having an atmosphere filled with sulfuric acid.
Forget sit-ups — I tried the sprinter bridge instead to boost my core strength, and here's what happened
Mix up your core routine with the sprinter bridge
I’ve been doing this standing exercise for six months and it’s transformed my core strength
Swap sit-ups for this functional move
Windows 11 gets a December Insider update packed with new features and AI upgrades — reveals Microsoft’s next big push. Here's everything that is new.
The latest Windows 11 Insider build quietly adds new tools, UI tweaks, and deeper AI integration. Some of these changes are big.
Steam Deck's biggest competitor is now just $489 — Enjoy Xbox and PC titles on the go with this gaming handheld for Christmas
Even as a modest, non-X sibling, the Xbox Ally is a great Windows alternative to Steam Deck, ideal for cloud gaming and more.
The 15-inch Surface Laptop 7 with 32GB RAM and a 1TB SSD is 30% discounted — a rare deal as memory prices keep climbing
One of the best laptops we've ever rated for its sublime performance, battery life, and perfect form factor is 30% off for Amazon's Super Saturday sale.
Scientists build 'most accurate' quantum computing chip ever thanks to new silicon-based computing architecture
Researchers say they have created the world's first scalable atomic quantum processor that achieves record-breaking 99.99% fidelity.
Science news this week: Japan laser weapon trial, comet 3I/ATLAS bids farewell, and AI solves 'impossible' math problems
Dec. 20, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
Steam Deck LCD production is ending — the budget handheld gaming PC will no longer be available once stock is gone
Valve appears to be winding down the Steam Deck LCD in the U.S., leaving the pricier OLED model as the main option for new buyers going forward.
2 of Earth's rarest lightning phenomena captured simultaneously in once-in-a-lifetime photo
A photographer in Italy captured an ultra-rare elve and red sprite flashing above the Alps in a single breathtaking moment.
Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 quietly upgrades Pixel phones where it counts
Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 shows Google isn’t done fixing the small stuff.
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is rapidly moving away from us. Can we 'intercept' it before it leaves us forever?
3I/ATLAS has passed its closest point to Earth, meaning we will soon lose sight of it for good. Some scientists want to send a spacecraft to chase down the alien comet — or the next interstellar object.
RAM is getting too expensive to waste memory in Windows 11 — optimize your PC with my tips and keep it running smoothly
Practical tweaks to reclaim system memory, reduce background load, and make Windows 11 feel faster without upgrading hardware.
Pixel owners can finally remove the ‘At a Glance’ widget in new Android beta
Pixel’s most stubborn home screen feature is finally optional in Android 16.
Comet 3I/ATLAS reaches its closest point to Earth tonight: How to see it in the sky and online
Comet 3I/ATLAS, the third interstellar object ever detected, will swing closest to Earth overnight from Thursday to Friday (Dec. 18 to 19). Here’s how to see it.
Trump aims to take down ‘global mothership’ of climate science
By moving to dismantle Colorado’s National Center for Atmospheric Research, the White House says it is targeting ‘climate alarmism’
‘Kast’s victory is a political and ethical earthquake’
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Lawler says he's still behind Speaker Mike Johnson after break over health care
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Mysterious, irradiated 'scar' in our galaxy points to 2 stars that almost hit the sun
Astronomers traced a mysterious 'scar' of ionized gas around the solar system to two stars that had a close flyby with our sun millions of years ago.
Pumas in Patagonia started feasting on penguins — but now they're behaving strangely, a new study finds
Pumas in Patagonia, Argentina are eating penguins in a national park — and it's changing how the big cats are interacting with each other.
Google's Pixel pocket-dialing nightmare is finally getting a fix
A real pocket mode is coming to Pixel phones, and it’s long overdue.
Snakes' mind-bending 'heat vision' inspires scientists to build a 4K imaging system that could one day fit into your smartphone
The human eye can only detect wavelengths in the visible light range, but a new imaging system will let us "see" infrared radiation using smartphones.
Ancient burrowing bees made their nests in the tooth cavities and vertebrae of dead rodents, scientists discover
Scientists made a unique discovery in a cave on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola: dozens of fossilized bee nests inside rodent bones that were deposited by owls thousands of years ago.
Steven Spielberg finally reveals 1st trailer for new UFO film 'Disclosure Day', and now we're terrified
Emily Blunt and Josh O'Connor star in Universal Pictures' eerie alien invasion project coming next summer.
Heart attacks are less harmful at night. And that might be key to treating them.
Controlling immune cells' internal clocks helped reduce inflammatory damage in conditions like heart attack and sickle cell disease, a mouse study found.
'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.
Brain scans reveal 'dial' that helps keep us from getting lost
A brain-scan study reveals key components of the brain's navigation system, which may help us better understand early symptoms of dementia.
How cryptocurrency is changing politics
From electoral campaigns to government investments, crypto is everywhere and looks like it’s here to stay
What Makes This Business So Successful? We Find Out From the Founder's Kids
The children of Morgan Clayton, founder of Tel-Tec Security Systems in Bakersfield, California, share how their father's wisdom, life experience and caring nature have turned their family business into a locally respected powerhouse.
30 models of the universe proved wrong by final data from groundbreaking cosmology telescope
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) in Chile has released its final batch of data after 15 years — and it proves that the Hubble tension, a rift in our understanding of the universe, is very real.
‘Consistency at the ballot box isn’t nearly as meaningful to many voters here’
Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
Government shutdown in January? Senate braces for health care subsidies fight
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Today's biggest science news: 'Little Foot' potential unknown human ancestor | Geminids peak | Comet 3I/ATLAS closest approach
Monday, Dec. 15, 2025: Your daily feed of the biggest discoveries and breakthroughs making headlines.
Xiaomi Smart Band 10 fitness tracker review: Sleek and budget-friendly
A fantastic budget fitness tracker with a lot to offer — slender design, outstanding battery life and an interface you can navigate within minutes.
Bulgaria’s rocky road to the euro
Government has resigned just 20 days before the nation joins the eurozone
The Galaxy Z TriFold is an impressive feat of innovation, but here's why it leaves me concerned
Samsung is finally releasing the Galaxy Z TriFold, but it might not be a slam dunk
Watch Atlas V rocket launch 27 of Amazon's internet satellites to orbit early Dec. 15
Liftoff is scheduled for 3:49 a.m. ET on Monday (Dec. 15).
Scientists finally sequence the vampire squid's huge genome, revealing secrets of the 'living fossil'
The genetic link between squids and octopuses may just be found in the vampire squid genome.
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.
Can a turtle tuck its head all the way inside its shell?
Turtle shells evolved over the course of 300 million years, but self-defense wasn't the initial driver, researchers think.
The Best Games of 2025 — The Windows Central team ranks our favorite titles across Xbox and Windows PC
Hey gang, Jez here with a round-up of our favorite Xbox and PC games for 2025, alongside some strong honorable mentions you should definitely check out.
Super Mario optical illusion fools your eyes with classic animation trick
The barrier grid technique is mesmerising.
Science news this week: Neanderthals made fire, orcas and dolphins team up, and the 'Star of Bethlehem' explored
Dec. 13, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
Global Space Award winners 2025: Playmakers, innovators, and science breakthroughs
The inaugural ceremony was held at London's Natural History Museum on Dec. 5.
Comet 3I/ATLAS is getting greener and brighter as it approaches Earth, new images reveal
New images taken with the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii confirm that the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has gotten brighter and greener since its close flyby of the sun in October.
Einstein's right again! Scientists catch a feasting black hole dragging the very fabric of spacetime
"This is a real gift for physicists as we confirm predictions made more than a century ago."
Kirby Air Riders team will disband after one final patch, says director Masahiro Sakurai, and you're on your own after that: "Please enjoy the balance of the game as a definitive version"
So… Smash Bros. 6 next?
'Necessary for the future of humankind': Who was honored at the first-ever Global Space Awards?
The winners of the inaugural Global Space Awards were recently announced at a star-studded ceremony at London's Natural History Museum. The event championed innovation and sustainability, while also celebrating the life of a late NASA astronaut.
Giant structure discovered deep beneath Bermuda is unlike anything else on Earth
A thick layer of more than 12 miles of rock may explain why Bermuda seems to float above the surrounding ocean.
New 'DNA cassette tape' can store up to 1.5 million times more data than a smartphone — and the data can last 20,000 years if frozen
Scientists have discovered that over half a mile of DNA could hold over 360,000 terabytes of data.
'A scale almost too big to imagine': Scientists spot monster black hole roaring with winds at more than 130 million mph
A black hole 30 million times the mass of the sun has produced winds one-fifth the speed of light, stunning scientists.
Everything announced at The Game Awards 2025 — Xbox, gaming handhelds, PC, and more
Here's a complete overview of everything from The Game Awards 2025 announced for Xbox, PC, and handhelds.
James Webb telescope spots 'monster stars' leaking nitrogen in the early universe — and they could help solve a major mystery
Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope spotted huge stars leaking nitrogen in an early galaxy, hinting that such 'monster stars' might have been the source of ancient supermassive black holes.
Einstein was right: Time ticks faster on Mars, posing new challenges for future missions
Clocks on Mars tick faster by about 477 microseconds each Earth day, a new study suggests. This difference is significantly more than that for our moon, posing potential challenges for future crewed missions.
Game Awards 2025 LIVE — latest leaks, rumors, predictions and all the build-up to the biggest night in gaming
Geoff Keighley’s Game Awards 2025 are almost here
Breakthrough 3D wiring architecture enables 10,000-qubit quantum processors
The novel 3D wiring architecture and chip fabrication method enable quantum processing units containing 10,000 qubits to fit in a smaller space than today's 100-qubit chips.
I went hands-on with the Galaxy Z TriFold at Dubai Mall — Samsung's tri-fold has a distinct advantage over the Huawei Mate XT, and the design is much better than I expected
It costs an absurd amount of money, but the Galaxy Z TriFold isn't just a tech demo — this is a tablet-sized foldable you can actually use.
When does winter start? Your guide to the 2025 winter solstice.
Astronomical winter begins Sunday, Dec. 21 in the Northern Hemisphere. Here's how the solstice works.
Mysterious X-ray signal from deep space may be the scream of a star ripped apart by two black holes
A strange X-ray signal spotted decades ago may be the result of a star that got attacked by two black holes, one after the other.
Baldur's Gate 3 dev Larian says "There aren't currently any plans" for a Divinity: Original Sin 3 — but a new Definitive Edition for 2 just got leaked
Larian's next game may not be Divinity: Original Sin 3, but a new version of 2 may be on the way.
Earth's crust hides enough 'gold' hydrogen to power the world for tens of thousands of years, emerging research suggests
Reservoirs of hydrogen gas that form naturally in Earth's crust could help humans decarbonize. The challenge now is finding these accumulations and working out how best to mine them, experts say.
Motorola's CES invite screams a Moto-Fold could be in the works
A book-style foldable could be coming soon.
Microsoft rounds off 2025 with one final Windows 11 feature update — here's what's new and fixed
The Windows 11 December 2025 Security Update is now rolling out, and alongside it comes a number of new features and changes to round off the year.
Microsoft promises it will upgrade Windows 11 with better performance for gamers in 2026 — "we’re committed to making Windows the best place to play"
Windows 11 is set to gain a number of important improvements for gamers next year, all designed to allow games to run better and compete with SteamOS.
How will the Warner Bros. bidding war affect the entertainment industry?
Both Netflix and Paramount are trying to purchase the company
How will the Warner Bros. bidding war affect the entertainment industry?
Both Netflix and Paramount are trying to purchase the company
Xbox architect Jason Ronald teases big things for 2026 — “we want to celebrate the great legacy of Xbox next year”
A new BBC video showcases the Xbox Ally X handheld and includes a short interview with Jason Ronald, who hints that Xbox’s 25th anniversary could bring major announcements.
Historic search for 'huge missing piece' of the universe turns up negative — but reveals new secrets of particle physics
Scientists hunted dark matter and solar neutrinos with one of the largest experiments yet. While the neutrinos likely appeared, dark matter results couldn't be confirmed.
Google Drive update makes navigating PDFs and files effortless
Google Drive just fixed its clunkiest feature.
Today's biggest science news: Kilauea lava fountains | Northern Lights forecast
Monday, Dec. 8, 2025: Your daily feed of the biggest discoveries and breakthroughs making headlines.
Forget Android vs iOS – this new privacy-focused Linux phone promises to be the alternative we need, but it still runs Android apps
Sailfish won't fish for your data
New podcast explores health care in rural Georgia
The Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center (GRHIC) at Mercer University School of Medicine has launched season one of Rural Georgia Voices.
UNM Office for Community Health Wins $2.5 million Federal Grant to Train Residents in Street Medicine
The University of New Mexico Office for Community Health (OCH) has received a five-year $2.5 million federal grant to train primary care residents in Street Medicine at the Indian Health Service Family Medicine residency in Shiprock, N.M., and the UNM...
Xbox did so badly on US Black Friday sales it was beaten by a console you've never heard of
An unexpected motion gaming device beat Xbox and placed among the US best sellers, raising questions about missed opportunities and Microsoft’s approach to future hardware.
Strangely bleached rocks on Mars hint that the Red Planet was once a tropical oasis
Bleached clay rocks found on the Martian surface suggest that the Red Planet was once home to heavy rainfall and tropical conditions, new Perseverance observations hint.
Ethereal structure in the sky rivals 'Pillars of Creation' — Space photo of the week
The twin telescopes of the Gemini Observatory mark 25 years of discovery as students name distant nebula Ua ʻŌhiʻa Lan.
What was the loudest sound ever recorded?
Determining the "loudest recorded sound" depends on how you define sound and on which measurements you choose to include.
Albury's 22 lead New Mexico over Santa Clara 98-71
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) Deyton Albury had 22 points in New Mexico's 98-71 win against Santa Clara on Saturday night.
Sylva business owner hopes Highway 107 widening will improve safety
A Highway 107 widening project that runs through Sylva, with a start date that’s been pushed back for years, is now expected to begin as soon as April.
Samsung accidentally leaks Galaxy S26 series design in One UI 8.5
The leaked images show the backs of the S26, S26 Plus, and S26 Ultra, confirming earlier leaks.
Nike pushes tech-assisted ways to just do it, from Project Amplify to a Mind Science Department
The sporting giant is seeking new ways of amplifying athletic performance, both physical and mental. We explore the world of Project Amplify and the work of the company’s Mind Science Department
Science history: Female chemist initially barred from research helps helps develop drug for remarkable-but-short-lived recovery in children with leukemia
In December 1954, Gertrude Elion and colleagues described a new compound they had developed that sent children with leukemia into remission. It would guide a new approach to "rational drug design."
Science news this week: A human population isolated for 100,000 years, the biggest spinning structure in the universe, and a pit full of skulls
Dec. 5, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.