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A sexually transmitted stomach bug is spreading
Follow A sexually transmitted stomach bug is spreading Fri, October 23, 2026 at 1:00 PM EDT When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. There are many variants of shigella bacteria that can cause shigellosis. | Credit: quantic69 / Getty Images Antibiotic-resistant shigellosis infections have been spreading in the U.S. Many are sexually transmitted and can affect the most vulnerable communities.
Luxury Console Tables in Hyderabad
If you’re searching for luxury console tables in Hyderabad, you’ve probably noticed something: most of what’s available locally is either chrome-plated budget furniture or overpriced showroom pieces with no clear material advantage. The entryway is often the last thing to receive a proper budget, even in apartments where the living room got a ₹6 lakh sofa and the kitchen has Italian cabinetry.
Now you see them, now you don’t: the new photosensitive tattoos
Now you see them, now you don’t: the new photosensitive tattoos Mon, October 19, 2026 at 6:00 a.m. UTC Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. PhotoTat ink isn't visible under white light. | Credit: Illustration by Julia Wytrazek / Getty Images You may be able to turn your tattoos on and off in the near future.
Ghost forests are becoming more real
Follow Ghost forests are becoming more real Thu, October 15, 2026 at 2:00 AM EDT When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Sea level rise is flooding forests with saltwater, killing the trees. | Credit: Illustration by Julia Wytrazek / Getty Images A decaying forest full of gray leafless trees may seem like the setting of a horror movie. But ghost forests have expanded past silver screens and into coastlines across the country.
Hot under the trunk: Redwood trees may be getting heat stroke
Follow Hot under the trunk: Redwood trees may be getting heat stroke Mon, October 12, 2026 at 11:00 PM EDT When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Illustration by Julia Wytrazek / Getty Images The world's oldest trees, California redwoods, are feeling the heat. And warming temperatures are hindering their ability to perform essential functions.
Online sports betting leads to more emergency room visits for gambling disorders
Follow Online sports betting leads to more emergency room visits for gambling disorders Wed, October 7, 2026 at 2:00 AM EDT Key takeawaysPowered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. A new study shows that online sports betting is leading to more hospital visits for young men with severe gambling disorders and mental health issues.
Scientists built a mosquito toilet to reveal viral information
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Mosquito excrement has a diverse array of microbes. | Credit: Illustration by Stephen P. Kelly / Getty Images / Shutterstock Mosquito excrement could provide valuable insight on potential pathogens. Scientists have created a "toilet" to collect the insect waste, which can then be analyzed. The results showed a variety of viruses, including some never seen before.
‘Pheromonemaxxing’: Gen Z men thumb their noses at showers and deodorant
Devika Rao, The Week US Tue, September 22, 2026 at 2:00 AM EDT 3 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Add Yahoo on Google Young men are participating in a trend called "pheromonemaxxing," where they forgo hygiene rituals to emphasize natural body odor in hopes of attracting mates.
Historic highs: Humans may have been doing drugs for 25,000 years
Follow Historic highs: Humans may have been doing drugs for 25,000 years Mon, September 21, 2026 at 2:00 AM EDT Key takeawaysPowered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Researchers found evidence of ancient humans chewing on betel nuts, a stimulant still widely used today, dating back tens of thousands of years.
DNA plays a complex role in personality and life outcomes
Follow DNA plays a complex role in personality and life outcomes Thu, September 17, 2026 at 2:00 AM EDT When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Genes work in association with upbringing and experience to affect who we become. | Credit: Illustration by Julia Wytrazek / Getty Images Who we are and who we become may be in our genes, at least partially.
Air traffic control is coming to the moon
Air traffic control is coming to the moon Tue, September 15, 2026 at 6:00 a.m. UTC Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. There could be an influx of spacecraft coming to the moon in the future. | Credit: Illustration by Julia Wytrazek / Getty Images Space travel is taking off, but landing on the moon will be no easy feat.
Fog has bacteria that eat air pollution
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Fog can have microbial concentrations similar to the ocean. | Credit: Illustration by Julia Wytrazek / Getty Images While fog can create an eerie, lonely atmosphere, it's teeming with life. Scientists have found vibrant microbial communities in low-hanging clouds, including bacteria that can detoxify air pollution.
Space companies are ‘starwashing’
Follow Space companies are ‘starwashing’ Tue, September 8, 2026 at 6:00 AM UTC Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Key takeawaysPowered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.
Paraborgs: the cyborg cockroaches coming to the rescue
Follow Paraborgs: the cyborg cockroaches coming to the rescue Thu, September 3, 2026 at 2:00 AM EDT When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Paraborgs can reach locations difficult for humans and administer injections. | Credit: the-lightwriter / Getty Images The newest search and rescue recruits are cockroaches.
Incredible edibles: Scientists turn plastic bottles into cookies
Follow Incredible edibles: Scientists turn plastic bottles into cookies Wed, September 2, 2026 at 2:00 AM EDT Key takeawaysPowered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Scientists have found a way to transform plastic waste into edible cookies using yeast and food additives.
Integrated clinicogenomic analysis reveals the evolution and metastatic tropisms of advanced colorectal cancer
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Results The full series of CRC cases sequenced with MSK-IMPACT (Memorial Sloan Kettering-Integrated Mutation Profiling of Actionable Cancer Targets) in the clinical setting consisted of 7,238 colorectal adenocarcinoma samples from 6,789 patients, including 5,174 primary and 2,063 metastatic samples (Table 1).
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200K barrels of radioactive waste are leaking in the Atlantic
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200K barrels of radioactive waste are leaking in the Atlantic
Follow 200K barrels of radioactive waste are leaking in the Atlantic Mon, August 31, 2026 at 2:00 AM EDT When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Many of the radioactive waste barrels have reached an 'advanced state of deterioration'. | Credit: SEAN GLADWELL / Getty Images We are barreling toward a nuclear problem.
Good and soon-to-be gone: Vegetables are rapidly disappearing
Follow Good and soon-to-be gone: Vegetables are rapidly disappearing Fri, August 28, 2026 at 2:00 AM EDT When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A lack of vegetable diversity can harm human health and make veggies more susceptible to climate change. | Credit: Alexander Spatari / Getty Images Produce shelves are becoming sparser and featuring fewer options.
‘Object with no comparison’: first black hole star discovered
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. This is an 'object with no comparison'. | Credit: Illustration by Julia Wytrazek / Getty Images The cosmos may be speckled with black hole stars, celestial entities that have the properties of both black holes and stars. But only now have scientists discovered one for the first time, which could provide important insight about our universe.
Antarctica’s melting ice is leaking mercury
Follow Antarctica’s melting ice is leaking mercury Tue, August 25, 2026 at 2:00 AM EDT When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Mercury from Antarctic ice can accumulate in fish consumed by humans. | Credit: Illustration by Stephen P. Kelly / Getty Images The frozen landscape of Antarctica is holding a dangerous metal.
Stuck ships in the Strait of Hormuz could be a marine superspreader threat
Follow Stuck ships in the Strait of Hormuz could be a marine superspreader threat Mon, August 17, 2026 at 2:00 AM EDT When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Ships in the Strait of Hormuz have had months of microbe growth. | Credit: Illustration by Stephen P. Kelly / Getty Images There's trouble brewing in the water.
Stronger, faster, better: the new mRNA flu vaccine
Follow Stronger, faster, better: the new mRNA flu vaccine Thu, August 13, 2026 at 2:21 PM EDT When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The mRNA flu vaccine can be made much faster than the standard vaccine. | Credit: Tomas Kohoutek / Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine, mFLUSIVA.
The total solar eclipse could reveal more about the sun
Follow The total solar eclipse could reveal more about the sun Wed, August 12, 2026 at 2:00 AM EDT Key takeawaysPowered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. The total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026, in Spain and Europe provides a unique opportunity for scientists to study the sun’s corona.
An eye implant that can restore vision has been approved
Follow An eye implant that can restore vision has been approved Tue, August 11, 2026 at 2:00 AM EDT Key takeawaysPowered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.
‘Living plastic’ can break down in just 6 days
Follow ‘Living plastic’ can break down in just 6 days Thu, August 6, 2026 at 2:00 AM EDT When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. 'Living plastic' also does not release any microplastics. | Credit: Illustration by Julia Wytrazek / Getty Images Plastic products could soon have a built-in self-destruct feature.
Microplastics may be affecting cardiovascular health
Follow Microplastics may be affecting cardiovascular health Tue, August 4, 2026 at 6:00 AM UTC Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Key takeawaysPowered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.
Customers are embracing 'friendly fraud' to get free things
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Customers are embracing 'friendly fraud' to get free things
Disputing credit card charges may be the new way to stick it to corporations. More consumers are engaging in friendly fraud, disputing real charges or purchases in order to get their money back. The trend reflects a distrust in corporations as well as overall economic instability. ‘Expensive, onerous process' Friendly fraud involves the use of charge-backs, which are “when a customer goes to their bank, as opposed to the merchant, to dispute a charge,” said NerdWallet .
Adversarial clothing could be the new trend
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Burner phones could soon be illegal in the US
Follow Burner phones could soon be illegal in the US Wed, July 29, 2026 at 6:00 AM UTC Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Key takeawaysPowered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.
Scientists have found an Earth-like exoplanet
Follow Scientists have found an Earth-like exoplanet Mon, July 27, 2026 at 8:00 AM UTC Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Key takeawaysPowered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. LHS 1140 b, a rocky super-Earth 48 light-years away, may have an atmosphere indicated by leaking helium.
Hitting the ocean floor: Scientists could soon live undersea
Follow Hitting the ocean floor: Scientists could soon live undersea Wed, July 22, 2026 at 6:00 AM UTC Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Key takeawaysPowered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.
Gray whales are dying in the Pacific
Follow Gray whales are dying in the Pacific Tue, July 21, 2026 at 6:00 AM UTC Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Key takeawaysPowered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.
‘Bubble wrapping’ at work could be limiting career development
Powered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Key takeaways Powered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.
Climate change stokes shark bites Down Under
Follow Climate change stokes shark bites Down Under Tue, July 14, 2026 at 6:00 AM UTC Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Key takeawaysPowered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Shark encounters are increasing at Australian beaches due to extreme rainfall and warming ocean temperatures.
A parasitic stomach bug is spreading in the US
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Cyclosporiasis can cause explosive diarrhea for up to a month. | Credit: Peter Dazeley / Getty Images A parasite capable of causing extreme diarrhea has been found in 18 states, with a particularly large outbreak in Michigan.
An Antarctic sea squirt could help treat melanoma
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An Antarctic sea squirt could help treat melanoma
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An Antarctic sea squirt could help treat melanoma
Follow An Antarctic sea squirt could help treat melanoma Tue, July 7, 2026 at 6:00 AM UTC Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Key takeawaysPowered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.
New Zealand cave reveals a time capsule to life before
Follow New Zealand cave reveals a time capsule to life before Key takeawaysPowered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Fossils of 12 ancient bird species and four frog species were found in the Moa Eggshell Cave in New Zealand, with 33-50% of species going extinct in the million years before human arrival.
The great overheating: Europe gets stuck with an ‘omega block’ weather pattern
Follow The great overheating: Europe gets stuck with an ‘omega block’ weather pattern Key takeawaysPowered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Western Europe is currently experiencing a heat wave resulting in over 50 deaths in France alone, caused by a weather phenomenon known as an omega block.
A copper drug could boost memory in Alzheimer’s patients
Follow A copper drug could boost memory in Alzheimer’s patients Key takeawaysPowered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. A copper-based drug has shown promise in improving long-term memory in mice, potentially offering a new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease.
Double trouble: 2 major California fault lines are at highest stress in 1,000 years
Follow Double trouble: 2 major California fault lines are at highest stress in 1,000 years Key takeawaysPowered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Stress levels along the San Andreas and San Jacinto fault lines in California have reached historically high levels, potentially leading to a devastating earthquake in the region.
A strange ‘cold blob’ in the Atlantic could be a sign of trouble
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The culprit is climate change. | Credit: Illustration by Julia Wytrazek / Getty Images While the world's oceans have generally been heating up, one patch of the Atlantic located south of Greenland has mysteriously been dropping in temperature. Dubbed the "cold blob," the region's cooling is likely tied to the growing instability of a vital ocean current system due to climate change.
Big Tobacco may have jump-started the ultraprocessed food industry
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Ultraprocessed food additives were designed to make them more addicting . | Credit: Illustration by Stephen P. Kelly / Getty Images If you have ever felt like you couldn't stop eating your favorite sweet treats and savory snacks, that's by design.
FDA approves the first new sunscreen in over 20 years
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FDA approves the first new sunscreen in over 20 years
The FDA has approved the use of bemotrizinol (BEMT) in sunscreens, a chemical that provides better sun protection and lasts longer while being less greasy on the skin. BEMT is capable of protecting against both ultraviolet A and B rays, addressing the issue of lower UVA protection in most U.S. sunscreens. Bemotrizinol's approval marks the first ingredient to go through a streamlined process authorized by Congress in 2020, amidst concerns about the safety and effectiveness of sunscreen ingredients.
Climate change could make the World Cup dangerous
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. There is likely to be an increase in heat-related health problems during the North American World Cup. | Credit: Illustration by Julia Wytrazek / Getty Images The FIFA World Cup is taking place from June 11 to July 19, 2026, in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. While countries fight for victory on the soccer pitch, an unforeseen competitor is lurking on the sidelines: climate change.
A newly developed universal vaccine could keep pandemics at bay
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The new needle-free vaccine can potentially protect against viruses that have not spread in humans yet . | Credit: wildpixel / Getty Images A needle-free universal vaccine may soon be on the horizon. Scientists have successfully run the first trial, which showed the vaccine can safely elicit an immune response to several viruses.
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