An artist’s impression of nanodiamonds KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Alamy Diamonds are forever, but if you make them ultrasmall, they can get a little squishy. An experiment with some of the smallest diamonds ever studied has now revealed why they become surprisingly elastic when they are ultrasmall. “Bulk diamonds are widely known for extreme stiffness and…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. In 1959, countries around the world sent their most talented students to Romania to compete in the first-ever International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). Ever since, the rules have remained simple, even if the problems are not: over two days, each…
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Oscar winner Sean Baker has found an unexpected way to inspire future generations of independent filmmakers — at the bank. The auteur has secured the first big payday of his career for his follow-up to best picture winner “Anora,” the sex-worker dramedy that made history in 2025 when the Oscars handed Baker four trophies in…
Steelers Predicted To Take 11,725-Yard Signal-Caller As Potential Aaron Rodgers Replacement originally appeared on SportsNet Pittsburgh. Add SportsNet Pittsburgh as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Pittsburgh Steelers are still uncertain about who their starting quarterback will be for the next season because Aaron Rodgers has yet to decide whether he’ll play this year….
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China has approved a brain implant that enables people with paralysis to move their hands. The regulatory nod, granted to Neuracle (Borui Kang Medical Technology) in Shanghai, is the world’s first approval of an invasive brain–computer interface for commercial use. Neuracle’s brain chip, called NEO, is a coin-sized device containing eight electrodes that is placed…
Michigan is currently holding its Democratic Convention. Democrats have quite a choice for their Senate nominee this year. On the one hand, you have Abdul El-Sayed, who’s earned the endorsement of podcaster Hasan “America Deserved 9/11” Piker, who recently clarified for Obama bro John Favreau that he really means it when he says Hamas…
Nov. 20, 2025, began inconspicuously enough — as inconspicuous as performing dramatic skin extractions on camera for millions of viewers can be. Then, Sandra Lee, MD, and revered dermatologist known as Dr. Pimple Popper, felt her skin become unbearably hot. Electric shocks pulsed through her legs. After a restless night, she emerged with limited mobility…
The Denver Nuggets, after a chippy Game 1 win on home court, will host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday in Game 2 of their 2026 NBA playoffs first-round series. The West’s No. 3 seed, Denver (49-33), defeated the sixth-seeded Timberwolves (54-28) 116-105 in Saturday’s Game 1. Denver has now won 13 straight, while Minnesota has…
