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…

Quote from: hplan on Today at 02:23 pmQuote from: Vultur on Today at 01:50 pmYou could be right, a "soft" bubble burst is a plausible scenario. But the other outcome is also p...

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While Tesla shares have pared gains, optimism is building for the company’s efforts in AI and autonomous driving.

Nick Reiner was taken in for questioning after Rob and Michele Singer were found dead Sunday at their Los Angeles homeRob Reiner found dead in apparent homicideRob Reiner – a life in picturesReiner changed Hollywod for everNick Reiner has been arrested following after the death of his parents, Rob R…

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 Miami Dolphins are headed to Pittsburgh to face the Steelers tonight. Here's how to stream the game without cable

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…

Authorities released a person of interest after determining that the evidence "points in a different direction."

Writers including Sir Philip Pullman back a proposal to automatically sign up newborns to a library in a bid to boost literacy.

Australia is in mourning after gunmen opened fire on Bondi beach on Sunday, killing at least 15 people in an attack on the Jewish community during its Hanukah celebrations. One of the alleged gunmen was also killed during the incident Continue reading...

New form of quantum advantage emerges from study of game theory and quantum information
The post Playing games by the quantum rulebook expends less energy appeared first on Physics World.

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.

“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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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…

Aave (AAVE) rose 1.6% over the weekend.

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.

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

During a town hall with CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, Erika Kirk said her husband Charlie "never incited violence" through his political rhetoric. CBS News political contributor Chuck Rocha and Republican strategist Kevin Sheridan join to discuss the rise of political violence in the U.S.

Saros for PS5 is now available to preorder at various retailers for $69.99. It's set to be released next year on April 30.

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca is evasive when asked to explain his claim that he has endured his "worst 48 hours" at the club and lacked support.

Netflix has appointed Dani Dudeck as chief communications officer. She starts on Jan. 12 and will report to co-CEO Ted Sarandos. Dudeck is joining Netflix from Instacart, where she serves as chief corporate affairs officer. She’s also held posts at Zynga and MySpace. Dudeck’s hiring comes amid Netfl…

These are CME’s smallest crypto contracts to date, aimed at active participants who prefer to trade in spot market terms without managing contract expiries or rollovers.

arXiv:2512.10995v1 Announce Type: cross
Abstract: Cancer patients may undergo lengthy and painful chemotherapy treatments, comprising several successive regimens or plans. Treatment inefficacy and other adverse events can lead to discontinuation (or failure) of these plans, or prematurely changing …

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More than 30,000 Spotify users reported issues with the streaming-music service on Monday morning, according to outage reports compiled by DownDetector.

Shenzhen-based Picea Robotics, its lender and primary supplier, will acquire all of iRobot’s shares.

With a powerful dual-lead-singer lineup, the Ontario band has gone back to their roots and captured the No. 1 song on the Billboard Canada Mainstream Rock chart for 2025.

Gaza’s residents face deadly winter storms as weakened, bombed-out homes collapse.

arXiv:2511.20445v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Stellarators are a prospective class of fusion-based power plants that confine a hot plasma with three-dimensional magnetic fields. Typically framed as a PDE-constrained optimization problem, stellarator design is a time-consuming process that can…

President Trump weighed in on the apparent homicide of director Rob Reiner and his wife in a TruthSocial post on Monday, suggesting the cause of death was reportedly “Trump derangement syndrome.” “A very sad thing happened last night in Hollywood. Rob Reiner, a tortured and struggling, but once very…

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…

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…

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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…

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...

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.

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?

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...

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…

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.

“Fallout” is coming back for round two earlier than expected. On Monday, Amazon revealed the second season of its “Fallout” TV series will debut Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 6 p.m. PT — one day earlier than the previously announced Dec. 17 release. Amazon broke the news of the “Fallout” Season 2 release date…

arXiv:2410.13847v3 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Robots require full-body, high-resolution tactile sensing to operate safely in unstructured environments, enabling reflexive responses and closed-loop control. However, the pixel counts needed for dense, large-area coverage limit readout rates of …

arXiv:2512.11048v1 Announce Type: cross
Abstract: The trade off between model fidelity and computational cost remains a central challenge in the computational modeling of extrusion based 3D printing, particularly for real time optimization and control. Although high fidelity simulations have advanc…

arXiv:2512.11573v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: We consider the problem of auditing black-box large language models (LLMs) to ensure they behave reliably when deployed in production settings, particularly in high-stakes domains such as legal, medical, and regulatory compliance. Existing approaches …

arXiv:2512.11560v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: The calving fronts of marine-terminating glaciers undergo constant changes. These changes significantly affect the glacier's mass and dynamics, demanding continuous monitoring. To address this need, deep learning models were developed that can automat…

arXiv:2512.11545v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Underwater acoustic target recognition (UATR) is extremely challenging due to the complexity of ship-radiated noise and the variability of ocean environments. Although deep learning (DL) approaches have achieved promising results, most existing models…

arXiv:2512.11506v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: As AI and web agents become pervasive in decision-making, it is critical to design intelligent systems that not only support sustainability efforts but also guard against misinformation. Greenwashing, i.e., misleading corporate sustainability claims, …

arXiv:2501.09761v3 Announce Type: replace-cross
Abstract: Artificial Intelligence (AI)-native receivers prove significant performance improvement in high noise regimes and can potentially reduce communication overhead compared to the traditional receiver. However, their performance highly depends o…

Zoom Communications Inc. today launched AI Companion 3.0, the latest iteration of its workplace assistant that pushes the platform beyond meeting summaries into agentic workflows, low-code automation and federated AI orchestration across the browser and desktop. Announced in September, the newest AI…

Australia suffered one of the deadliest massacres in its modern history on Sunday when two gunmen opened fire on a Jewish celebration at Bondi in Sydney. At least 16 people died, including one of the alleged gunmen, with more than 40 left wounded. The victims include a 10-year-old child, a Holocaust…

Social-media fame and sexual intrigue collide in this part-Twilight, part-OC romantic drama whose provocative dramatic set-ups feel as glib as porn scenesHere is a Spanish YA romance based on a novel by Mercedes Ron, famous (or perhaps notorious) for the My/Your/Our Fault saga. This time, we have Ka…