Microplastics have been found almost everywhere: in blood, placentas, lungs – even the human brain. One study estimated our cerebral organs alone may contain 5g of the stuff, or roughly a teaspoon. If true, plastic isn’t just wrapped around our food or woven into our clothes: it is lodged deep inside us. Now, researchers suspect these particles may also be …
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Interruptions dominated the one and only Virginia gubernatorial debate between Republican Winsome Earle-Sears and Democrat Abigail Spanberger Thursday night. Interruptions dominated the one and only Virginia gubernatorial debate between Republican Winsome Earle-Sears and Democratic candidate Abigail Spanberger Thursday night. With less than a month remaining before the general election, independent voters are gravitating toward Spanberger and her campaign, David Ramadan, …
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IN A NUTSHELL 🧠 Neuralink introduces a groundbreaking brain implant to translate thoughts into text, enhancing communication for speech-impaired individuals. 🔬 Clinical trials in the U.S. will assess the viability and safety of Neuralink’s new device under FDA supervision. 🚀 Elon Musk’s vision includes potential use in healthy individuals, aligning with transhumanist ideals of human enhancement. 🤔 The development raises …
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Last night, Sony’s vice president confirmed something we’ve all kind of assumed for a while now: PlayStation is no longer interested in being a first-party publisher. Yesterday, Sony held their Q1 2026 earnings call, which sounds like something that should have been very dry and boring, but is actually something that ended up being extremely interesting (and somewhat divisive). During …
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Sydney Sweeney is smack dab in the spotlight and all attention is going to the Euphoria actor who is known for serving up looks, but is now mired in controversy following the American Eagle jeans advertisement. The Sydney Sweeney Baskin Robbins ad shows the actor in a pink dress, enjoying sweet delicacies.(Baskin Robbins) The ad showed the Euphoria actor in …
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The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 NFL preseason games. Let’s get this out of the way: There is no conspiracy theory against Shedeur Sanders. The Cleveland Browns are not out to ruin his career or set him up to fail. The Browns are simply treating him like a fifth-round rookie and the fourth quarterback on their depth chart. …
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Dear Prudence is Slate’s advice column. Submit questions here. Dear Prudence, I’ve had a very eventful year. At the beginning of 2025, my long-term relationship ended, and after a few months, I decided to move out of state. Just before moving, I started a GLP-1 weight loss drug, and I have successfully lost most of the pandemic weight I’d been packing …
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Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Creating quantum entanglement from scratch can be tricky business, so researchers are exploring ways that entangled pairs can “share” these states amongst themselves. A new study shows how an entangled pair can pass on their entangled state to another pair by using particle interactions. Theoretically, this sharing could be done indefinitely, …
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A Reddit user spotted some outrageous price tags at the Salvation Army recently and took to r/ThriftGrift to share their incredulity. The community shared the sentiment. “Saw these towels for $8 EACH at Salvation Army,” the original poster wrote, alongside a photo of the hung towels. Photo Credit: Reddit Instances like this are shocking to see, considering thrift shopping is …
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