Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. Today we’re leaving the podcast studio to take you on a field trip to the LIGO Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. We’re going to chat with Matthew Evans, MIT’s MathWorks professor of physics, all about the hunt for gravitational waves. You’ll notice that…
Jul 16, 2025, 06:34 PM ET An ecstatic Italy coach Andrea Soncin credited past players for paving the way after the Italians clinched their first European championship semifinal berth since 1997 thanks to a 90th-minute header from Cristiana Girelli. The Italians had been thrilled to make the Euro 2025 quarterfinals, but have gone at least…
Why stalwart company values should be a lodestone when navigating a chaotic economic landscape. Five years ago, we weren’t so divided as a business community on supporting a broad range of initiatives. However, since January, many U.S. companies have rolled back their DEI programs, including Chipotle, Comcast, Disney, GE, GM, Google, Intel, and Pepsi.
17 July 2025, Cairo, Egypt – Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean joined with mental health partners and stakeholders to launch the Regional Coalition for Mental Health Promotion and Substance Use Prevention. The Coalition will provide a platform to align strategies and maximize collective impact. Stakeholders will be able…
Actor Emma Watson, best known for playing Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter franchise, has received a six-month driving ban after she was caught speeding. Watson was caught driving 38 mph (61 km/h) in a 30 mph (48 km/h) zone in Oxford, England, on July 31 last year. She already had nine points on her…
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An illustration of a Neanderthal group preparing food LUIS MONTANYA/MARTA MONTANYA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Neanderthals may have had traditional ways of preparing food that were particular to each group. Discoveries from two caves in what is now northern Israel suggest that the residents there butchered the same kinds of prey in their own distinctive ways. Modern…
It’s always fascinating to see the disconnect between football fans and the people making the decisions. This is especially prevalent as ESPN released its wide receiver rankings, polling executives, scouts, and coaches to get their personal Top 10 list at the position. This is a consensus ranking, meaning everyone polled gave a list of one-through-10,…
TikTok is adding new features to its app to let songwriters highlight their works. These features, rolling out in beta, include a “Songwriter” label and a new tab on their profile to show off their musical works. This can help songwriters market themselves better to potential clients. The company said a limited number of publishing…
