What We Learned From Apples New Privacy Labels
Requiring that app makers list the data they collect reveals a lot about what some apps do with our information (ahem, WhatsApp) but creates confusion about others. Read more...
Phobos and Deimos are the remnants of a much larger Martian moon blown apart one billion years ago
Astronomers from Zurich believe Phobos and Deimos are two fragments of what was once a much larger Martian moon which was blown apart by a stray asteroid. Read more...
Delightful book The Bicycle by Peter Ashley charts 200 years of cycling
The Bicycle - A Miscellany on Two Wheels (ACC Art Books) explores the cultural impact of over 200 years of cycling - 'the first truly democratic means of transport'. Read more...
Casting is officially open for Married At First Sight 2022 - and here's how to apply
While this year's season is only just hitting its stride, the people behind Married At First Sight are already looking for next year's participants. Read more...
Atheists do have a moral compass similar to religious individuals, study reveals
Researchers found atheists and believers shared many moral views. But atheists don't see values that support group cohesion, like respect for authority and loyalty, as essential to being moral. Read more...
Prince Philip leaves King Edward VII Hospital in London after 14 days
Prince Philip, 99, spent 14 days at the exclusive King Edward VII Hospital in London's Marylebone after being admitted on February 16, making this his longest ever stay in hospital. Read more...
Turkish Prime Minister Jeered After Mine Disaster
Following a disaster in a coal mine, anger at the authorities boiled over during a visit by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was booed and called a "killer" by protesters. Read more...
Neanderthals could hear and make the same sounds as humans, new research suggests
Forget those brutish caveman grunts. Neanderthals, our closest ancestors, could have produced the same sounds as humans today, according to a study modeling the hearing ability of the Stone Age hominins that went extinct about 40,000 years ago. Read more...
Two thirds of US COVID-19 hospitalizations may been preventable
All four conditions are largely preventable through diet and exercise - meaning two thirds of 906,000 hospitalizations likely would have been too, the Tufts University researchers write. Read more...
Roger Fenton the First Great War Photographer
Images by Roger Fenton, the originator of the war photography genre, from the Crimean War are featured in a new book. Read more...
UK holiday homes Prices are higher than last year but these beauties are worth paying a premium for
We looked at ten of Britain's top staycation options and compared 2021 prices to last year's. So where have we seen the biggest price hikes - and where can you still find a bargain? Read more...
Alabama Fans and Ohio State Fans, and Reveling During a Pandemic
The immediate winner of college footballs national championship was easy to discern by the crowds after the game. The health consequences are yet to be seen. Read more...
PIERS MORGAN I won't do Strictly with Giovanni... that stick insect couldn't lift a lump like me
Just when I thought 2020 couldn't possibly get any worse, terrible news reaches me that I've been sent to permanent social Siberia by Kirstie Allsopp. Read more...
Fearless elephant calf protects its mother by charging at vets
The female jumbo collapsed in the middle of a rubber plantation in Chanthaburi province, Thailand, in the early hours of Sunday morning. Read more...
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Stars Aligned McDavid and Matthews Set, and Keep, the Pace
Edmontons Connor McDavid leads the N.H.L. in points, and Torontos Auston Matthews has the most goals. The two will play three consecutive games against each other starting Saturday. Read more...