A rubber hand can start to feel like your own
Seeing a fake hand stroked in time with your hidden real one makes the brain claim it. It works only if the fake hand sits where a real arm could.
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Kaley Cuoco started producing before Big Bang Theory ended
Kaley Cuoco set up a production company before The Big Bang Theory ended. Critics see her Flight Attendant and Vanished heroines as ordinary women in trouble.
Sandel's Justice was the first Harvard course put online free
The lectures reached tens of millions of viewers. Critics called the edX version, JusticeX, old footage with quizzes, no better than assigning a book.
Webb's bigger mirror catches light too faint for Hubble
Webb's 6.5-metre mirror and infrared cameras see light Hubble could not. It found galaxies near Milky Way size sooner than standard models allow.
What your body does overnight, and what a short night costs
Overnight your heart slows, hormones pulse and memories settle. Too little sleep is linked to more hunger, more colds and less clear thinking.
A V&A exhibition shows what accessible design means
The V&A shows a vibrating harness for deaf gig-goers and a font from protest placards. A US advocate says cities should consult disabled people early.
Cracker Barrel dropped its new logo within a week of launch
Cracker Barrel and Gap each dropped a new logo within a week of launch. Branding specialists say the redesigns broke the brand's story, not design rules.
The most common sleeping position isn't the best for everyone
Side sleeping is the most common position and wins on average. Snoring and sleep apnoea favour the side, while back or neck pain often eases on the back.
Your UK pension moves abroad with you, but its rises may not
A UK pension keeps paying if you move abroad. The State Pension rises each year only if your new country is on a GOV.UK list, and tax rules change too.
Texas started a US map war that the Supreme Court then widened
Since 2025 US states have redrawn House districts mid-decade, led by Texas. The Supreme Court's Louisiana v Callais ruling made racial bias harder to prove.
A UK network is testing the old recipe for saving a language
A UK network asks if a language still needs a settled community, home use, job value and state funding. A UNESCO seminar urged cooperation and steady funding.
Researchers keep breaking the memory shuffle that stops exploits
ASLR hides code at random memory addresses so exploits miss. Researchers found it anyway by timing the CPU from JavaScript and by probing Chrome's memory.
Home loans become bonds, and the bank picks which ones go in
A mortgage-backed security pools home loans into one bond. US bonds mostly pass income straight through, while the EU counts only bundles cut into risk tiers.
Nigeria built Abuja to escape the politics of Lagos
Nigeria moved its capital from Lagos to Abuja, chosen as neutral ground. About 300,000 people lived there, and many evicted families still await compensation.
Gulf Stream explains less of Europe's mild winters than thought
Climate models without the Gulf Stream still leave Europe milder than Canada. Atmospheric currents and air pressure across the Atlantic also play a part.
Ethiopia finished its Nile dam, but Egypt still has no deal
Ethiopia launched its Nile dam in 2025 with no deal on running it. Egypt cites 1929 and 1959 treaties giving it a Nile veto, which Ethiopia never signed.
Ecuador gave nature legal rights, and its courts enforce them
Since 2008, Ecuador's constitution has given nature the right to exist. Judges have used it to block mines in the Los Cedros cloud forest and a frog's valley.
The ozone hole that took the world two years to answer
Scientists confirmed an ozone hole above Antarctica in 1985 and linked it to CFCs. In 1987, nations signed the Montreal Protocol to cut them.
The eclipse Thales may have predicted, and what came next
Thales is said to have predicted the 585 BC eclipse that stopped a war. Anaximander then tested and improved his ideas, making knowledge a thing to check.
How AlphaFold changed protein structure prediction
AlphaFold predicts a protein's shape in days rather than years of lab work. It still cannot show how a protein changes over time or behaves inside a cell.
England's regulator says some degree algorithms inflate Firsts
England's Office for Students says two degree algorithm practices inflate Firsts: awarding the best of several results, and dropping a student's lowest marks.
Fox News parts with Maria Bartiromo and gives no reason
Fox News Media dropped Maria Bartiromo on 2026-09-03 and gave no reason. Trump called her "a true warrior", and a Smartmatic lawsuit still names her.
BRAC's schools in Bangladesh target different villages
Bangladesh's BRAC runs one-room schools in poor areas. A 2016 study found it avoids places that lack public infrastructure or have high female illiteracy.
NHS England ranks 999 calls, and category 2 is the crowded one
England's ambulance services sort 999 calls into categories. Category 1 is the most urgent, and category 2 covers strokes and heart attacks.