A 17th-Century Crypt Shines a Light on Milan’s Most Impoverished
In Milan, bones that piled under a hospital over a half-century shed light on the health and habits of some of the Renaissance era’s most impoverished people. Source: Original News
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Life Lessons from (Very Old) Bowhead Whales
A gene that helped bowheads adapt to frigid Arctic waters also granted them extraordinary longevity. Could it help aging humans become more resilient? Source: Original News
Why Spiders Are the Ultimate Interior Decorators
Scientists offer a new idea for why orb-weaving arachnids add decorations known as stabilimenta to their webs. Source: Original News
Tech giants are spending big on AI in rush to dominate the boom
Earnings reports from Meta, Alphabet and Microsoft reaffirm that giants are ramping up their spending on artificial intelligence, as they rush to reap the benefits of an AI boom. Source: Original News
Tit-for-tat tariffs, a shaky truce and turmoil: How we got to the Trump-Xi meeting
US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met on Thursday to discuss a trade deal. Source: Original News
Spooky spending creeping in weeks before Halloween
Spending on Halloween now tops £1bn and UK shoppers are looking beyond sweet treats and pumpkins Source: Original News
Thousands could have energy debt written off but bills would go up for others
Regulator Ofgem plans to cut £500m from the stack of customer debt – but other billpayers will cover the cost. Source: Original News
U.S. Military Kills Four More People Accused of Smuggling Drugs on Boats
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the latest strike took place on Wednesday in the eastern Pacific. It came two days after the deadliest set of strikes in the weekslong campaign in Latin America. Source: Original News
Trump Threatens to Resume Nuclear Weapons Testing, Minutes Before Xi Meeting
Just minutes before he was scheduled to meet President Xi Jinping of China, the president threatened on social media to resume nuclear testing for the first time in 33 years. Source: Original News
Alphabet Revenue Jumps 16% With Strong Cloud Sales
Profits also rose, to just under $35 billion, as Google Search proved resilient to A.I. alternatives. Source: Original News