AUSTIN, Texas — Editor’s note: A previous version of this story stated an incorrect percentage in one of the quotes from State Rep. Jared Patterson. This article has been updated to reflect the correct information.
The Texas House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would restrict the access of minors to social media.
State Rep. Jared Patterson (R-Frisco), who authored House Bill 186, said the legislation was born out of concerns over the mental health and safety of young users.
Amazon announced it will spend $4 billion by the end of 2026 on expanding deliveries to small towns in rural America.
This extensive catalog spanning 11 billion years of cosmic history allows scientists to compare ancient galaxy structures with more recent ones, revealing evolutionary patterns in galaxy groups and their brightest central galaxies. The observations show a dramatic transformation: distant galaxies from the early universe appear irregular with active star formation, while those closer to our time have “quenched” star formation and developed more organised elliptical or spiral structures.
This groundbreaking JWST survey marks the beginning of a new era in understanding galactic evolution. With 1,700 galaxy groups identified across nearly the entire history of our universe, astronomers now have an unprecedented roadmap for further investigation. Future studies will explore the physics driving these transformations—from dark matter’s role in structural formation to how supermassive black holes influence their host galaxies. As researchers analyze this rich data, we can expect significant revisions to existing theories about galaxy formation and evolution.
More than 20 Democratic lawmakers from 17 states are launching a group to advocate for basic income programs.
“Cast was an AI agent before we started talking about that technology, you know. They’ve just been building this type of automation for a long time.”
Scientists looking to tackle our ongoing obesity crisis have made an important discovery: Intermittent calorie restriction leads to significant changes both in the gut and the brain, which may open up new options for maintaining a healthy weight.
Researchers from China studied 25 volunteers classed as obese over a period of 62 days, during which they took part in an intermittent energy restriction (IER) program – a regime that involves careful control of calorie intake and relative fasting on some days.
Not only did the participants in the study lose weight – 7.6 kilograms (16.8 pounds) or 7.8 percent of their body weight on average – there was also evidence of shifts in the activity of obesity-related regions of the brain, and in the make-up of gut bacteria.
Team led by neuroscientist used stem cells originating from Alvin Lucier’s blood to create sound installation
A framework of pseudorandomness for mixed states is introduced, with implications on how efficiently one can test, or observe, entanglement, magic, and coherence.
Researchers have discovered a way to make tiny robots act like a material, mirroring embryonic tissue cells to adjust their structure on command.
Advances in materials and architecture could lead to silicon-free chip manufacturing thanks to a new type of transistor.