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People are falling in love with AI companions that remember their lives, flirt back and are always available to talk — researchers studying these relationships have found users forming intense emotional bonds and treating the bots like romantic partners

1+ hour, 9+ min ago   (255+ words) When the AI they loved stopped being themselves overnight, users experienced grief indistinguishable from losing a real person—raising urgent questions about emotional authenticity in the digital age. Published September 13, 2026 · How we edit In February 2023, Replika users woke up to…...

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In 1905, according to the Popsicle origin story, an 11-year-old in the San Francisco Bay Area left a cup of soda mixture outside overnight with its stirring stick still inside and found it frozen by morning; 19 years later Frank Epperson patented the???frozen confectionery??? as the Epsicle, his children persuaded him to rename it the Popsicle, and the brand says more than 2 billion are now sold each year.

4+ hour, 29+ min ago   (788+ words) The famous frozen-cup story is brand lore, but Frank Epperson’s 1924 patent shows the engineering that turned flavoured ice on a stick into a mass-market product. By The Long View · Edited by Lachlan Brown Published September 13, 2026 · How we edit The Popsicle…...

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When Hiram Bingham announced he had discovered Machu Picchu in 1911, families were farming between its terraces and an 11-year-old boy led him up to the ruins — the "lost city of the Incas" appears on maps drawn decades before he arrived

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (175+ words) A Yale explorer's celebrated 1911 "discovery" of Machu Picchu overlooked an inconvenient truth: local families already lived there, and the ruins weren't lost at all. Published September 11, 2026 · How we edit On the morning of July 24, 1911, the man about to become the…...

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Coral growth rings from 400 million years ago record about 400 days in a year, because Earth spun faster then and the day lasted closer to 22 hours

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (919+ words) Daily and annual growth bands in fossil corals helped reveal a faster-spinning Earth. About 400 days fitted into a year, putting each day near 22 modern hours. By The Long View · Edited by Lachlan Brown Published September 9, 2026 · How we edit A fossil…...

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Scientists in Switzerland made a sponge from cheesemaking waste that captures gold from discarded electronics — after dissolving metal parts from 20 old computer motherboards, they recovered enough to melt into a 22-carat gold nugget

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (533+ words) A Swiss lab transformed dairy waste into a gold-recovery tool, extracting precious metal from e-waste that most recyclers leave behind. By Science Blog Editorial Team · Edited by Daniel Moran Published September 9, 2026 · How we edit Cheese leaves behind a pale, watery…...

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Reasons the Middle Class Never Get Rich

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (58+ words) The wealthy don't just earn more—their money works differently, creating a widening gap that has little to do with discipline or smarts. By Science Blog Editorial Team · Edited by Graeme Brown Published September 9, 2026 · How we edit Follow Science Blog…...

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Researchers invited 11 people to cuddle two Holstein steers at a New York sanctuary, and the animals developed a striking preference — they were far more engaged with the women than the men

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (455+ words) A surprising finding from a cuddling study challenges assumptions about which humans animals instinctively trust. Published September 8, 2026 · How we edit Magnus is the extrovert. Callum needs a minute. Both are Holstein steers weighing roughly as much as a small hatchback,…...

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Over roughly 150 years, Dutch men gained about 20 centimetres in average height, while American men — who had started 5 to 8 centimetres taller — gained only about six, reversing one of the most remarkable national height gaps ever recorded.

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1180+ words) America began the nineteenth-century comparison several centimetres ahead. Military records and modern surveys show how the Netherlands reversed that gap, and why no single cause explains it. By The Long View · Edited by Lachlan Brown Published September 6, 2026 · How we edit…...

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A 33-year-old entrepreneur bought an 81-room Arkansas hotel for $2.55 million and set aside another $1.1 million for furniture, fixtures and equipment before reopening it

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (230+ words) Greg Clark, 33, paid $2.55 million for an 81-room Eureka Springs Holidome and budgeted another $1.1 million for FF&E, aiming to reopen as Hotel Expedition around Christmas 2026. By Lab Report · Edited by Justin Brown Published September 6, 2026 · How we edit The building is…...

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Portugal collects used wine corks from shops, restaurants and other collection points and sends them for grinding and recycling into products including insulation, flooring and other cork composites.

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (673+ words) A tiny material that seems obviously recyclable becomes waste because most sorting systems can't handle it—unless you know where to send it instead. Published September 3, 2026 · How we edit A used wine cork is a natural material, it looks recyclable,…...