TECH & SCIENCE
Ancient American Lion Tooth Discovered on Dried Up Mississippi River Bank
The extremely rare fossil belonged to an animal that has not been seen since the last Ice Age.
Ancient Viruses Trapped in Permafrost for Thousands of Years Are Waking Up
As global temperatures continue to rise, the Arctic could become a fertile breeding ground for future pandemics.
Personalized Cancer Treatment Edges Closer With CRISPR Trial Success
Researchers have reported on the first ever human trials to use this technology to train the immune system to fight cancer.
What Would Happen to Earth if We Got Rid of All the Billionaires?
"Everything about billionaires is damaging to the environment," Beatriz Barros, an environmental justice researcher at Indiana University, told Newsweek.
Apple Tweaks iPhone Feature Used for Anonymous Protests in China
iPhone's AirDrop has been used to spread news of anonymous protests in China and Hong Kong. Apple has rolled out an update in China that restricts its use.
Apple Watch Helped Me Run 3,000 Miles in Less Than 3 Years
There are lots of fitness trackers and smartwatches, but Apple Watch was the one that helped me the most to run thousands of miles.
Poachers Caught Butchering Giraffe in Bloody Scenes Ending in Gunfight
Poaching of vulnerable and endangered animals has increased in recent months because of a drought scorching Kenya and other nearby African countries.
The Six Tips That Could Save Your Life if a Nuclear Bomb Went Off
Videos on surviving a nuclear explosion have gone viral amid Russia's war in Ukraine.
Would Putin's Nuclear Bunker in Ural Mountains Save Him from Armageddon?
Putin's bunker is thought to be deep beneath Mount Yamantau, around 230 miles from the site of the third worst nuclear disaster in history
Ancient Footprints Could Be Key to Bringing Auroch Back From Extinction
Footprints of the extinct wild super-cow reveal the secrets of this long-lost animal's past.
Watch Octopuses Hurl Shells at Each Other in Bizarre Underwater Brawl
The first of its kind footage shows a rare, aggressive social interaction between a group of 10 octopuses.
Republicans and Democrats Don't Even Like Each Other's Faces, Study Finds
"Our work shows that [biases] appear in basic aspects of person perception—first impressions of faces," co-author Brittany Cassidy told Newsweek.
Stanford Linguists Show How Nazis Got Away with Murder
The team analyzed the language used in propaganda between 1927 and 1945 to understand how Nazis dehumanized Jews.
Musk Warns Twitter Will Do 'Dumb Things,' Nixes Some Official Badges
Musk said he "killed" the "official" gray checkmarks on Twitter just hours after the new program was rolled out on the social media platform.
When Was the First Nuclear Bomb Made and by Whom?
Nuclear weapons generate their huge explosive power through the splitting—or fission—of certain elements, such as uranium or plutonium.
Telescope Reveals New Images of Grand Spiral Galaxy Found 240 Years Ago
"It's called a grand design spiral galaxy because of its distinctive pinwheel shape with prominent arms," the European Southern Observatory said.
Actor Goes Viral With Deepfake Star Impressions—How Many Can You Name?
"I think people are still [awestruck] that video can be manipulated so precisely and so convincingly," Jim Meskimen said about his TikTok video.
Hippos 'Sweat Blood,' Sleep Underwater and Bite Harder than a Lion
Everything you never knew about hippos, including how they are closely related to whales.
Huge, Critically Endangered Crocodile Suffers Slow, Agonizing Death
The body of the 11-foot male American crocodile was taken from a lagoon in Belize to be buried.
Ocearch Shark Tracker Reveals Great Whites Congregating Off the Carolinas
"White sharks are coastal during this time of year and can come quite close to shore," a shark expert said.
Locked in Ice for 100 Years, Melting Glaciers Are Revealing Lost Artifacts
Stone age items, human remains and long-lost mountaineering equipment have all been uncovered as the world's glaciers are in danger of disappearing by 2050.
Extremely Rare Kitten Born With no Genitals or Reproductive Organs Rescued
Hope the kitten, who was found homeless at 15 weeks old with a rare genetic variation, is now up for adoption and should not be negatively affected.