Author: Justin M. Larson

Space is an alien environment for humans.Our bodies are built for gravity; take it away and there are profound changes to our biology.Muscles and bones that keep us upright on Earth become weak.Body fluid that’s normally pooled in our legs floods into our upper body, changing the shape of the heart and damaging the eyes.And genes that are inactive on Earth suddenly switch on.Others go silent.These are some of the lessons learned from 25 years of studying astronauts living and working on the International Space Station (ISS). Image: The International Space Station seen from a docking craft. Pic: NASA And…

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From the election of a new pope to a singer blasting off into space and a president giving a huge body of water a new name, 2025 has been a year of breaking news and bizarre headlines.Some moments dominated the headlines for weeks, while others flew by, but had just as much of an impact. As the year draws to a close, here is an opportunity to put your knowledge of the major stories of the year to the test.How closely were you following it all?Find out in the quiz below… Monterosa This content is provided by Monterosa, which may…

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Aerial view by drone of Tokyo Cityscape with Tokyo Sky Tree visible in Tokyo city, Japan on sunrise.pongnathee kluaythong | Moment | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets were set to mostly fall Tuesday, after the tech sell-down on Wall Street continued on AI bubble fears.Nvidia shares dropped more than 1% Monday stateside, giving back some of its more than 5% gain in last week’s period. Palantir Technologies and Meta Platforms also suffered losses, as did Oracle. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 started the day up 0.25%. However, Japan’s Nikkei 225 futures pointed to a weaker open for the market, with the futures contract in Chicago at 50,405 and its counterpart in…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Data breaches tied to financial services companies are no longer rare, but they still hit harder when Social Security Numbers are involved. In the latest incident, U.S.-based fintech company 700Credit has confirmed that the personal data of more than 5.8 million people was exposed. The breach did not originate from a direct compromise of 700Credit’s internal network, which makes it more concerning. It began with a third-party integration partner and quietly snowballed over several months before it was detected. By the time the issue was contained, hackers had managed to steal a…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Data from Happy Returns, a UPS-owned reverse logistics company, shows that nearly one in every 10 retail returns in the United States involves fraud. Retailers now lose an estimated $76.5 billion a year to the problem. To slow those losses, Happy Returns, which specializes in boxless in-store returns for online purchases, is testing a new artificial intelligence tool that flags fraudulent returns before refunds go out.Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy ReportGet my best tech tips, urgent security alerts, and exclusive deals delivered straight to your inbox. Plus, you’ll get instant access to…

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Zepto isn’t the only quick commerce startup in India, and competition is heating up both domestically and globally. The country’s online grocery market is set to be worth around $24 billion dollars by 2025, according to Redseer.ZeptoIndian quick-commerce startup Zepto has confidentially filed for an initial public offering, according to a public notice issued by the company on Sunday. The company plans to raise 110 billion rupees ($1.22 billion) of fresh capital. Zepto was valued at $7 billion during its last funding round in October, data from research firm Tracxn showed.Zepto told CNBC it filed its draft prospectus under the…

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US President Donald Trump gestures as he greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as he arrives for a meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on Oct. 17, 2025.Tom Brenner | AFP | Getty ImagesUkraine’s President Volodymr Zelenskyy said Monday that he has asked for up to 50 years’ worth of security guarantees for Ukraine during his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the weekend.Commenting on the talks with Trump in Florida on Sunday, Zelenskyy told journalists that he said a meeting with Russia would only be possible after the president and European leaders had agreed on a framework…

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The logo of Japanese company SoftBank Group at the company’s headquarters in Tokyo on November 21, 2025. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty ImagesShares of data center investment firm DigitalBridge surged as much as 50% in premarket trade on Monday after a media report that Japan’s SoftBank was in advanced talks to acquire the New York-listed company.SoftBank could announce a deal as soon as Monday, Bloomberg reported, citing unnamed sources with knowledge of the matter.Shares of DigitalBridge were last seen 40.5% higher at around 4:35 a.m. ET. The stock is up roughly 23% so far this year.CNBC has reached out…

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Japanese superstar Naoya Inoue outpointed Alan David Picasso Romero with a classy display to retain his undisputed super-bantamweight title in Saudi Arabia.Widely regarded as one of boxing’s leading pound-for-pound fighters, Inoue, 32, showcased his ring intelligence, fast hands and sharp combinations over 12 dominant rounds.Picasso, 25, was unable to live with Inoue’s speed and body shots in Riyadh as the judges scored the contest 119-109, 120-108 and 117-111 in favour of the champion.Despite the one-sided nature of the victory, Inoue – a four-division world champion and undisputed in two weight classes – said he was disappointed with his display.”My performance…

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Watch: Stranded passengers walk past derailed train as wounded are carried from carriagesAt least 13 people died and almost 100 were injured after a train derailed in Mexico’s south-eastern Oaxaca region, the Mexican navy said.The train, which was travelling between the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean, was carrying 241 passengers and nine crew members.A total of 98 were injured, of whom 36 were being treated in hospital, the navy said. The train derailed as it rounded a bend near the town of Nizanda, officials said. Mexico’s Attorney General confirmed an investigation was under way.Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said…

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Lenovo in partnership with AKT II and Mamou-Mani imagines the data centers of the future: a data center spaJames Cheung, partner at Mamou-ManiArtificial intelligence is advancing at breakneck speed, forcing a rethink of how the power-hungry servers behind the boom can coexist with — and draw less from — the environment.Data centers form the backbone of the internet, underpinnning nearly every digital service. But the facilities require huge amounts of energy and water, and are often considered an eyesore and a burden on the communities that house them. As more AI workloads are scaled into the facilities, the pressure on…

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The LKAB facility in Kiruna, Sweden. The company said on Jan. 12 that it found Europe’s biggest known deposit of rare earth elements there.Jonas Ekstromer | Afp | Getty ImagesThe ripple effects from Europe’s growing appetite for raw materials extend all the way to Sweden’s far north. Thousands of residents and buildings are being uprooted in Kiruna, a city that lies 145 kilometers (90 miles) north of the Arctic Circle. The relocation project is regarded as one of the world’s most radical urban transformations.Kiruna is physically on the move because of ground subsidence from the expansion of a sprawling underground…

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