A paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution, reports that Italian bears living in areas with many villages evolved and became smaller and less aggressive.

Between 128,000 and 186,000 years ago, when ice covered the Sierra Nevada, a lake 100 miles long and 600 feet deep sat in eastern California in what is now the Mojave Desert.

arXiv:2512.11007v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: The pseudovariety $\mathbf{DS}$ consists of all finite monoids whose regular $D$-classes form subsemigroups. We exhibit a uniform winning strategy for Synchronizer in the synchronization game on every synchronizing automaton whose transition monoid li…

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These Apple TV tweaks can enhance your viewing experience, and here's what I recommend adjusting.

Nick Reiner, the 32-year-old son of Rob and Michele Reiner, is in custody after the apparent homicide of the director and his wife on Sunday afternoon. Nick Reiner was arrested Sunday night at 9:15 p.m. and booked on a felony charge on Monday at 5:04 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Departm…

The president wrote that the beloved director's apparent homicide was brought on by his opposition to the administration's actions

Stranger Things a scifi fantasy horror series set in the 80s timeline, it got many awards, Primetime Emmy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominationsThey are worried about the special fx for Season 1 they should be more worried about how...

Flash flooding in Morocco caused by heavy rain hit the coastal town of Safi on December 14. At least 70 homes and businesses have been affected with dozens killed and injured. Drought-hit Morocco often faces severe weather, but Sunday's flooding in Safi is already the deadliest such disaster in at l…

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In the absence of federal protections, legal experts have their eyes on states laws that dictate how companies can interact with reproductive health data.

This past summer, a fire at an electrical substation forced data centers in Loudoun County to rely on backup diesel generators as their power source. Grid failures like this happen often, but this time, shoppers in a nearby Walmart parking lot heard the noisy generators start up and reported smellin…

arXiv:2512.11366v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: The deployment of large language models for specialized tasks often requires domain-specific parameter-efficient finetuning through Low-Rank Adaptation (LoRA) modules. However, effectively fusing these adapters to handle complex, multi-domain composit…

The child's was trying to watch Diary of a Wimpy Kid - but a film with "strong sex and sex references" played instead.

Australia is mourning the 15 people who were killed in a mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach. CBS News foreign correspondent Anna Coren has the latest details.

Oracle Corp.’s aggressive artificial intelligence spending plan has put the cloud computing giant’s corporate bonds under a harsh spotlight as Wall Street searches for cracks in the AI boom.

When most people see a leafhopper in their backyard garden, they notice little more than a tiny green or striped insect flicking from leaf to leaf. But these insects are actually master engineers, capable of building some of the most complex natural nanostructures known, which makes them invisible t…

arXiv:2509.00269v3 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Despite the recent success of multi-view diffusion models for text/image-based 3D asset generation, instruction-based editing of 3D assets lacks surprisingly far behind the quality of generation models. The main reason is that recent approaches us…

arXiv:2511.07438v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) is a powerful imaging technique for reconstructing three-dimensional molecular structures from noisy tomographic projection images of randomly oriented particles. We introduce a new data fusion framework, termed …

Tesla Inc. shares extended a rally climbing as much as 4.9% Monday and are on pace to close at an all-time high for the first time since December 2024, defying growing concerns about the company’s soaring valuation.

Two students, Ella Cook and MukhammadAziz Umurzokov, identified in shooting after authorities released sole suspect Brown University shooting – latest updatesTwo students who died in Saturday’s mass shooting at Brown University were being remembered Monday – as a manhunt for their killer continued …

Philip Rivers’s unretirement, at age 44, probably feels familiar to the growing number of retirees — including FIRE members — who return to work. And it’s often not about money.

Danny Kruger says Whitehall machine is ‘overstaffed and badly led’

Bethesda development chief Todd Howard has officially ruled out appearing on the Fallout TV show even in cameo form, insisting he’s better behind the camera than in front of it.

arXiv:2512.11105v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: While drug discovery is vital for human health, the process remains inefficient. Medicinal chemists must navigate a vast protein space to identify target proteins that meet three criteria: physical and functional interactions, therapeutic impact, and …

“Lonely City,” the latest song from My Days of 58, comes with a montage video shot by street photographer Daniel Arnold

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Aave (AAVE) rose 1.6% over the weekend.

President Trump and his advisers have an almost messianic belief the economy will take off in the first quarter of next year, based largely on stimulus from the "One Big Beautiful Bill" he signed in July.For the White House, it's an article of faith.Why it matters: Trump's bullish belief is key to u…

Nutanix continues to expand its multi-cloud strategy, platform and tools with a diversity of interests and capabilities. The organisation’s latest moves see it detail a new enterprise ...

Want to see how the latest Fed rate cut impacted mortgage rates? Here's what you need to know right now.

Zoetis Inc., an animal medicine company, is seeking to raise $1.75 billion in a convertible bond sale.

Starfish Space and Impulse Space have revealed the successful execution of the “Remora” mission, marking…
The post Starfish Space announce Autonomous Rendezvous and Proximity mission success with Impulse Space appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

Nearly three years of war have displaced 14 million people and pushed 21 million into acute hunger.

arXiv:2512.11505v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: AI-generated text detectors have recently gained adoption in educational and professional contexts. Prior research has uncovered isolated cases of bias, particularly against English Language Learners (ELLs) however, there is a lack of systematic evalu…

Scientists have discovered that key compounds from cannabis—CBD and THC—show surprisingly strong effects against ovarian cancer cells. Used together, they slow cell growth, reduce colony formation, and may even block the cancer’s ability to spread. Even more promising, the treatment caused minimal h…

arXiv:2512.11240v1 Announce Type: cross
Abstract: The Linear Arboricity Conjecture asserts that the linear arboricity of a graph with maximum degree $\Delta$ is $\lceil (\Delta+1)/2 \rceil$. For a $2k$-regular graph $G$, this implies $la(G) = k+1$. In this note, we utilize a network flow constructi…

Artificial intelligence-powered DevOps automation company DuploCloud Inc. today announced the launch of AI DevOps Engineers, a new service that allows companies to leverage agentic workflows to provision, troubleshoot and optimize infrastructure. AI DevOps Engineers are designed to assist with the i…

Arc Raiders developer Embark Studios has fully detailed the game’s Cold Snap update and its new cold-weather survival mechanics. Here's everything you need to know.

Investors are gravitating to dollar bonds to ride the rally in emerging-markets, and have poured the most money in two years into a fund tracking the asset class.

Comedy group Smosh is scrubbed in for its next live digital special: “Smosh Hospital,” a spoof of TV medical dramas like “The Pitt,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and “E.R.” “Smosh Hospital” is billed as a one-night-only, fully improvised medical-drama parody — in which the scripted “doctors” walk into each scen…

Quote from: woods170 on Today at 08:23 amQuote from: hektor on 12/14/2025 10:48 pmAnd this was perfectly fine, since until the very final months of the Obama administration, it w...

Paul Doyle, 54, is due to be sentenced on Tuesday after admitting 31 offences against 21 adults and eight childrenA former Royal Marine was a “man in a rage” as he mowed down dozens of Liverpool football club fans at a victory parade in what many feared was a terrorist attack, a court has heard.Vict…

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arXiv:2512.04890v3 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: We present E(3)-Pose, a novel fast pose estimation method that jointly and explicitly models rotation equivariance and object symmetry. Our work is motivated by the challenging problem of accounting for fetal head motion during a diagnostic MRI sc…

arXiv:2304.09995v3 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: We present a novel approach to the core set/instance selection problem in machine learning. Our approach is based on recent results on (proportional) representation in approval-based multi-winner elections. In our model, instances play a double ro…

Ivory Coast’s dollar-denominated bonds rose after Fitch Ratings Inc. upgraded the country’s debt, leaving it now just two levels below investment grade at all three major rating companies.

arXiv:2512.11080v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: General-purpose robotic end-effectors of limited complexity, like the parallel-jaw gripper, are appealing for their balance of simplicity and effectiveness in a wide range of manipulation tasks. However, while many such manipulators offer versatility …

arXiv:2506.11152v3 Announce Type: replace-cross
Abstract: Single-cell transcriptomics and proteomics have become a great source for data-driven insights into biology, enabling the use of advanced deep learning methods to understand cellular heterogeneity and gene expression at the single-cell level…

A new theory proposes that the universe’s fundamental forces and particle properties may arise from the geometry of hidden extra dimensions. These dimensions could twist and evolve over time, forming stable structures that generate mass and symmetry breaking on their own. The approach may even expla…

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The Croatian adaptation of young adult drama series “Skam,” whose second season received a special mention in the best TV series in Central and Eastern Europe category at the NEM Awards in Zagreb, has premiered the trailer (below) for its third season. The new season will premiere on Jan. 1. Season …

Warning: the following contains spoilers for part one of Stranger Things season fiveWith just over a week to go until Netflix releases the next batch of Stranger Things episodes, the company has dropped a trailer for the second part of season five. The clip begins in the aftermath of the action-pack…

When the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship launched its first race through Beijing’s Olympic Park in 2014, the idea of all-electric motorsport still bordered on experimental. Batteries couldn’t yet last a full race, and drivers had to switch cars mid-competition. Just over a decade later, Formula…

Against the backdrop of an already high terror threat in France, the Bondi Beach shooting sounded alarm bells with Hannukah celebrations planned in various French cities. Security and intelligence presence was increased at these places of celebration, on the instructions of interior minister Laurent…

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Several kinds of bacteria can give you an upset stomach. Here is how to steer clear of the worst offenders, and what to do if they do make it throughMany people in the modern world, it’s probably fair to say, do not take food poisoning particularly seriously. Yes, most folks wash their hands after h…

arXiv:2512.11480v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: A Computer-Aided Design (CAD) model encodes an object in two coupled forms: a parametric construction sequence and its resulting visible geometric shape. During iterative design, adjustments to the geometric shape inevitably require synchronized edits…

Lawyers and relatives of the remand prisoners refusing food fear for their lives as they seek meeting with top minister.

Low-energy electron emission spectra depend on sample thickness
The post Doorway states spotted in graphene-based materials appeared first on Physics World.

The Geminid meteor shower peaked overnight on Dec. 13.

The MAHA ELEVATE model will provide $100M to as many as 30 proposals that incorporate functional and lifestyle medicine for chronic disease management and prevention.

Juventus Football Club shares surged after stablecoin issuer Tether made, and was rebuffed on, a €1.1 billion takeover bid, while the club’s fan token saw a double-digit pullback.

These earbuds were made for bedtime, and now you can get the SleepEEZ Mini Noise-Blocking True Wireless Earbuds for Sleeping for just $19.97 (reg. $34.99) through Jan. 11.

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From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by host Steve Curwood with author and climate activist Bill McKibben.  In September 1989, along with a poem from John Updike and fiction from Muriel Spark, the New Yorker published an article t…

Erika Kirk, widow of the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk, said she plans to meet with right-wing podcast host Candance Owens on Monday. “Candace Owens and I are meeting for a private, in-person discussion on Monday, December 15,” Kirk wrote on the social platform X late Sunday. “@RealCandace…

Treasuries posted small gains as investors looked to a swath of delayed US economic reports ahead this week that have the potential to alter expectations for further Federal Reserve interest-rates cuts next year.

Was any song better-produced this year than one based on a Korean drinking game?

By combining color images from the ground with X-rays taken from space, scientists gain new insight into interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS.

Mason Mount is delivering for Manchester United - but can his performances force him into Thomas Tuchel's World Cup squad?

The world’s top chipmaker wants open source AI to succeed—perhaps because closed models increasingly run on its rivals’ silicon.

Quote from: ChrisC on 11/23/2025 05:01 amChris B, I think he threw you with his incorrect use of the word "promote".  He's asking what the mechanism is for him to use your/NSF's L2 imagery inside his educational s...

AA sounds out buyers, and owners of fellow roadside assistance provider prefer IPO of similar valueThe private equity owners of the AA, Britain’s biggest roadside recovery business, are looking for a potential £5bn sale or stock market flotation, while the owners of the rival RAC are targeting a Lon…

If learning a new skill is one of your New Year's resolutions, then you might want to know that MasterClass subscriptions are currently 40 percent off. This brings the top-tier subscription with offline mode and use on up to six devices down from $240 annually to $144. The entry-level plan, which su…

Editors note: The Hill has updated this story, published Sunday, that named a person of interest in the Brown University shooting. Authorities late Sunday determined he would be released. Police said Sunday night they plan to release a person of interest detained in connection to the Brown Universit…

Bitcoin usage still skews toward long-term storage, as seen in how much BTC sits unmoved, says Terahash co-founder Hunter Rogers. But this behavior preserves individual wealth while starving the network.

Reiner’s own films reshaped modern comedy and drama with their intelligence, empathy and range. But through his company, Castle Rock, he paved the way for Seinfeld, Sorkin and many moreNews: Rob Reiner found dead in apparent homicideGallery: Rob Reiner – a life in picturesMeeting Reiner was like a v…

China has started granting licenses with lengthier terms to allow European companies to obtain critical minerals essential for industries including clean tech, automakers and defense contractors, the EU’s top trade official said.

The decentralized investment firm is using tokens and DAOs to give local communities direct control over energy and infrastructure projects in emerging markets.

Benjamin Lewis pleads guilty to harassing Christians by dumping dead deer and lambs in New ForestA 47-year-old man has admitted harassing Christians by dumping animal carcasses outside churches in and around an English forest.Benjamin Lewis admitted seven offences relating to incidents in which dead…

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Wayne and Vanessa Miller were at a Bondi Beach Hanukkah celebration with their two young daughters when gunmen opened fire on Sunday at the famous Australian beach. The Millers tell "CBS Mornings" about their escape from the attack, and how a stranger laid on top of their 3-year-old daughter to prot…

Big AI firms have built their models by hoovering up copyrighted material from the internet as training data. They say this is legal, but copyright holders disagree - and this year they hit back in a major way

Yes, we love our roasties – but have we really explored the spud’s potential as a gift, an aesthetic, a mood?All I want for Christmas is … the Nairn Museum potato flask. Showcased as part of the Highland museum’s virtual Advent calendar on Instagram last week, it’s a late-18th-century Staffordshire …

Two new big battery projects have been energised on Australia's main grid in the past few days, underlining the speed and scale of the storage rollout in Australia.
The post Two new big batteries energised on grid, underlining speed and scale of storage rollout appeared first on Renew Economy.

Missed the second half of the show? The latest on...Gary Cohn, the IBM vice chairman who served as an economic adviser in Trump's first term, tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that President-elect Donald Trump is inheriting a "very good economy, a very stable economy", Oksana Markarova, …

As of Dec. 15, Pokémon TCG Mega Charizard X ex Ultra Premium Collection is now market value at Amazon when compared to TCGplayer

Ben & Jerry's is launching Ice Cream Bars. More than 150 Scoop Shops are handing out free Cookie Dough bars on Dec. 17.

Salesforce Agentforce Nonprofit goes live, extending agentic AI to resource-constrained organizations.

Based in southern France, ITER is building one of the most advanced scientific data networks in Europe to support high-speed, resilient connections with fusion researchers worldwide

Corporate recycling initiatives have gone beyond basics, and IT leaders play a crucial role in that. From physical to digital waste, recycling can help teams hit their ESG goals.

As we prepare to close out 2025, the Computer Weekly Security Think Tank panel looks back at the past year, and ahead to 2026.

The company that pioneered the US robot vacuum market is no longer setting the pace in it. Here's what's to come.

Loy Yang B coal generator owner says it will be the last to close in the state, but is in no hurry to discuss timings. But there are plans for a syncon and even an 8-hour battery.
The post “It will be the last to close:” Loy Yang owner plans syncon and batteries but is in no hurry to shut down coal …

Australia’s thermal coal pipeline seems dangerously misaligned with market and climate realities in a landscape of shrinking demand, growing competition, escalating costs, climate risks and labour shortages. 
The post Australia wants to add 1.8 billion tonnes of thermal coal in face of declining mar…

Technology designed following the Black Saturday bushfires which can detect grid faults long before they're a problem has landed a $50m investment.
The post Investors sink $50m into Aussie detection tech that gives early warning on bushfire risk and ageing networks appeared first on Renew Economy.

Australia's biggest wind farm has been commissioned on time, and may have found a blueprint for others to follow.
The post From Rhombus of Regret to on-time commissioning: Australia’s biggest wind farm finds blueprint for grid success appeared first on Renew Economy.

Days after dumping its renewable energy targets and pledging billions of dollars in support of coal power generation, state launches rebate targeting solar for renters.
The post State launches rooftop solar for renters rebate into renewables policy vacuum appeared first on Renew Economy.

A groundbreaking trial to test an innovative alternative to rooftop solar export tariffs will run for another year and with double the number of participants.
The post Flexible payments versus sun tax: Groundbreaking rooftop PV exports trial to continue through 2026 appeared first on Renew Economy.