Stimulated Cicadas Play Pachelbel’s Canon In D In Proof-Of-Concept Demonstration Of Biological Speakers
The incredible buzz of cicadas has been wielded by science like never before as a team working at the University of Tsukuba in Japan has found a way of stimulating the insects so that they performed Pachelbel’s Canon in D. Using electrodes comparable to human muscle-toning devices, the cyborg speakers buzzed their hearts out to […]
Kanye West Fires Off Cease and Desist to Kim Kardashian Over Their Kids
Ye to Kim Kardashian Quit Exploiting North, Leaving Her Unattended … I’ll Go to War for the Kids!!! Published May 9, 2025 7:40 AM PDT Kanye West says Kim Kardashian is not only exploiting their children, but he claims she left North all alone in a car while prancing around the Met Gala this week […]
Liverpool Star Mohamed Salah Wins Football Writers’ Association Player Of The Year, Secures Biggest Win Margin
File image of Mohamed Salah.© AFP Mohamed Salah won the Football Writers’ Association Player of the Year award for the third time on Friday after inspiring Liverpool’s march to a record-equalling 20th English title. Salah earned the prize after scoring 28 goals and producing 18 assists for Liverpool in the Premier League this […]
Here’s why I started a pension (SIPP) for my 1-year-old
Image source: Getty Images Many investors opt for a Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) because it offers significantly greater control over how their retirement savings are managed. Unlike traditional pension schemes, which typically limit individuals to a narrow range of pre-selected funds, a SIPP allows for a much broader selection of investment options — including individual […]
Electric vehicle surge: Tesla powers ahead while tech and healthcare struggle
Stock heatmap by FinViz.com Fri, 09 May 2025 14:46:12 GMT Sector Overview The stock market today presents a mixed tableau of sector performances, with electric vehicles taking center stage. Tesla (TSLA) leads the charge in the auto manufacturer space with a robust gain of 6.40%. This significant upswing is indicative of bullish sentiment surrounding the […]
Women scientists explore Nepal’s Ponkar Glacier
Participants descend from Bhimtang to Goa after the snow. Credit: Silian Pan One chilly morning this past December, nine women awoke to the sight of a glacier looming before them, glowing orange in the rising sun. These scientists had spent their lives studying the cryosphere—the frozen part of Earth—but most had never encountered it in […]
The Voynich Manuscript Appears To Follow Zipf’s Law. Could It Be A Real Language?
In terms of ancient, indecipherable books, no manuscript matches the sheer mystery of the Voynich manuscript. This ancient text, filled with strange and fantastical illustrations of unidentified plants and odd astrological symbols, has defied explanation for centuries. But it has also always defied translation from anybody who has attempted to decode it. “Research on the […]
Fox News Contributor Camryn Kinsey Faints On-Air During Live Interview
Fox News contributor Down for the Count On-Air … But Show Must Go On?!? Published May 9, 2025 7:30 AM PDT Play video content Fox News A Fox News panelist fainted live on-air … and instead of immediately attending to her, host Jonathan Hunt awkwardly kept the segment rolling — instead of, you know, checking […]
Xabi Alonso Confirms Exit From Bayer Leverkusen At Season’s End
Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso confirmed Friday he will leave the club at the end of the season, amid reports linking him to Spanish giants Real Madrid. Alonso said it was “the right moment” to announce the exit, but did not confirm his next post, saying it was “not the right moment to […]
Is it taboo to talk about shipping fraud?
The funny thing about wonk economists is that they rarely look past the math. With 145% tariffs on China (or today’s Trump-floated number of 80%), they crunch the numbers and trade with China essentially stops. They run that through their models and that spits out assumptions around economic growth and inflation. It was the same […]
