A Perth neighbourhood bar branches into a new space that’s small in size yet big in ambition – and earns a hat in the process
With the opening of Bar Lyla, a promising Perth cooking talent quietly announces her arrival.
· Max Veenhuyzen
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Tesla’s Cybertruck heads for an exit after years of hype and division
NEW YORK — Tesla’s Cybertruck, the hulking, stainless-steel pickup that inspired devotion and derision with its science-fiction looks, will cease production next year.
· Associated Press
Midterm meltdown, horror in Ukraine, ceasefire breakthrough: RT coverage of the week’s key events
RT’s top stories this week included the GOP’s destruction in the US midterms, and the discovery of a neo-Nazi torture dungeon in Ukraine Read Full Article at RT.com
· RT
Ancient tomb discovery suggests oldest evidence of person getting high — 2,800 years ago
The findings point to cannabis consumption at least 300 years earlier than previously known use in neighboring China.
· Associated Press
Blood sugar spikes could hinge on the order you eat your food, study suggests
At dinner, for instance, someone might eat a salad dressed in olive oil first and then have chicken and pasta, which can raise blood sugar, together.
· Fox News
Want to have a better chat? Scientists say the secret is ‘pink noise’
The most enjoyable conversations strike a balance between exploring a topic and pulling in fresh ideas, study findsAs an early stab at rules for conversation, Cicero did a fine job: watch your tone, never look bored, never lose your temper and never ramble on, particularly about yourself, he advised.Now scientists h…
· Iansample
NASA observatory falls out of orbit, burns in atmosphere after 22 years of studying the cosmos
The 3,200-pound Swift aircraft most likely burned up after re-entry, although NASA said some components may have survived.
· DANYA SAPERSTEIN
Meet the 20-something Brooklyn whiz kids building robots NASA will send to space next year
"We have big ambitions," says Icarus Robotics co-founder Jamie Palmer, 26.
· Will Zimmerman
Cannonballs unearthed at Alamo nearly 200 years after deadly siege
Archaeologists in San Antonio, Texas, have announced the discovery of two solid cannonballs from the Battle of the Alamo.
· Fox News
Almost all coral reef ecosystems face collapse – study
THE world’s coral reef ecosystems almost all face a high risk of collapse in the next 50 years, mostly due to warming oceans and heat waves, according to a global assessment released Thursday (Friday in Manila).
· Associated Press
‘Food security spending tilted toward agriculture’
THE government's growing investments in food security remain heavily concentrated in agricultural development, while fragmented programs and weak coordination among agencies make it difficult to determine whether public spending is translating into better access to affordable and nutritious food, a study by the Phil…
· Franco Jose C. Baroña
Govt must rethink its education budget
THE Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2025 results showed that Filipino 15-year-olds averaged 367 in reading, 371 in mathematics and 373 in science, the highest scores that the country has obtained since it first took part in 2018 (https:// www.oecd.org/en/publications/pisa-2025-results... ).
· Al Vitangcol III
The law can’t catch up with tech
WHEN the Anti-Wiretapping Act was enacted in 1965, lawmakers aimed to regulate physical telephone taps. Decades later, courts struggle to apply that same statute to encrypted messaging, VoIP calls, and generative voice synthesis. A similar structural disconnect now defines the legislative push to protect children on…
· Raymond Gregory Tribdino
IEA says energy realignment needed to survive oil crisis
SINGAPORE — Global supply shocks and fossil fuel market volatility are driving an “unprecedented realignment of power engineering and energy architecture, accelerating deep structural transitions toward grid electrification, solar deployment, and nuclear generation,” according to International Energy Agency Executiv…
· Raymond Gregory Tribdino
Climate data used for Magat Basin control
ISABELA — Managing water in the Magat River Basin under increasingly unpredictable weather will rely on closer integration of climate science and hydrological modeling, under a new collaboration between Isabela State University (ISU) and the national weather bureau.
· Leander C. Domingo
Space telescope burns up after rescue effort fails
NASA’s Swift space telescope plunged back to Earth on Wednesday, ending a 22-year mission that gave astronomers an unprecedented view of some of the universe’s most violent explosions. This according to Mike Hall in a story in Space.com.
· Deriq Bernard
Duterte allies top congressional poll
CANDIDATES identified with the Duterte family were the preferred choice of 38 percent of Filipino adults for district representatives in the 2028 elections, a survey by Momentum Research showed.
· Franco Jose C. Baroña
Anthropic is making biotech boasts, but scientists are wary of hype around ‘curing cancer’
Anthropic has been pushing is biotechnology projects in a bid to drive up its stock price, but scientists warn people need to be realistic. The AI giant has opened a biology lab in the Bay Area, bought two biotech startups — one for about $400 million in stock — and partnered with drugmakers including Bristol...
· Vivi Lin
If Dune is this generation’s Star Wars, we are all in big trouble
According to Florence Pugh, Denis Villeneuve’s stunningly strange and breathtaking universe is the equivalent to George Lucas’ heroic space opera. Let’s hope notA long time ago, far far away, in a galaxy called the 1970s, kids dreamed of joining the rebellion, rescuing a princess and blowing up the Death Star. Peer …
· Benchild
A kill switch for epilepsy? China cuts seizures by 92.6% in first human chemogenetic trial
For people living with refractory epilepsy, the brain is like a city that can suffer a blackout any time lightning strikes. Without warning, an abnormal neural discharge can sweep through the intracranial circuits, leaving behind convulsions, loss of consciousness and years of lingering panic. Around one-third of ep…
· Shi Huang
Lindsay Arnold talks sister Rylee’s ‘chemistry’ with Connor Wood and her kids’ love of ‘DWTS’ with VRT
Former “Dancing with the Stars” pro Lindsay Arnold spoke exclusively to “Virtual Reali-Tea” senior content creator and editor Samantha Nungesser about everything going on in the hit competition show’s 35th season. While promoting her partnership with Huggies, Arnold gushed over her younger sister Rylee Arnold’s tale…
· mclevelandnyp
Beijing approves giant Long March 9 rocket for deep-space and lunar base runs
Beijing has given the go-ahead for the Long March 9, a super heavy rocket often seen as China’s answer to SpaceX’s Starship, weeks after the American megarocket first reached orbit, according to a lecture slide circulating online. The stainless-steel giant received official approval last month, according to the slid…
· Ling Xin
Chinese space firm builds wooden rocket nose cone for cheaper, frequent launches
Chinese commercial space firm Light Year Explorer has manufactured a rocket fairing with a wooden outer skin as part of the company’s push for lower-cost, mass-produced launch vehicles. The design of the protective shell uses low-density plywood formed into a smooth aerodynamic curve, supported by an internal metal …
· Holly Chik
Seeds, preserved hair in tomb point to oldest signs of cannabis high 2,800 years ago, study suggests
GENEVA — People may have been getting high off cannabis earlier than previously thought — at least 2,800 years ago, a new study suggests.
· Associated Press
Meet the Australian 23-year-old in the finals of Swedish Idol
Physics student Bligh Walter moved to Stockholm for the sake of adventure and exploration. Now, the Sydney local has progressed to the finals stage of Swedish Idol.
S. Korea, Netherlands hold 1st joint committee meeting on science, technology
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- Science ministries from South Korea and the Netherland...
· Kang Jae-eun
Saturn’s moon Enceladus more hospitable to life than previously thought
Scientists in the US, Germany discover certain microorganisms could survive in the ocean beneath the moon’s ice.
· dpa
Nightclub The Blond goes dark as Aby Rosen out at 11 Howard
Rosen and Michael Fuch's RFR Holding, which leased the space, and landlord Commerz Real have been embroiled in litigation against each other.
· Mara Siegler
SA Australians of the Year named as outgoing winner wants space travel 'reframed'
An endo-gynaecologist specialising in pelvic floor treatments has been named the South Australia's 2027 Australian of the Year in a ceremony where the former recipient doubled down on her wish to secure a spot on a future space mission.
· George Yankovich
Billionaires can’t find parking for their megayachts — and developers are cashing in
For owners of 100-foot-plus yachts, landing a slip is now tougher than scoring an off-market penthouse.
· Mary K. Jacob
Only one US airport gets hit with more holiday delays than a top NYC hub: report
The study tracked 60 of the country's busiest airports across nine major carriers from November 2021 through January 2026.
· Andrea Palladino
Chinese scientists chill atoms to record low on Tiangong space station
Chinese scientists have chilled atoms aboard the Tiangong space station to the lowest temperature ever measured, smashing US and German records and paving the way for ultra-precise space sensors that could find hidden minerals, track climate change and test Einstein’s theory of gravity. Researchers from Peking Unive…
· Ling Xin
Astronauts venture outside space station for major power upgrade (VIDEO)
NASA and Canadian astronauts are conducting a spacewalk to install the ISS’ eighth and final roll-out solar array Read Full Article at RT.com
· RT
How does protein intake affect your testosterone? Meat eaters won’t be happy
Men worried about "low T" might want to start looking at their dinner plates.
· Allie Yang
‘Strong impact:’ Artemis II launch ripped giant holes in Earth’s atmosphere — so much it’s disrupted GPS signals
The Artemis II astronauts might've emerged unscathed from their historic moon mission, but Earth's navigation equipment might not have been so lucky.
· Ben Cost
Terrifying discovery found in SoCal beach house linked to mushroom gummies given to kids as cops swoop
Cops descended on the SoCal home of two men accused of handing out mushroom gummies during Halloween.
· Marina Peña
Ancient discovery from time of Jesus emerges near Jerusalem’s Temple Mount
Archaeologists have uncovered a remarkably well-preserved 2,000-year-old ritual bathing complex near Jerusalem's Temple Mount that dates back to the time of Jesus.
· Fox News
BCDA eyes LNG plant, fiber network in New Clark City
THE Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) has signed agreements to study the feasibility of developing a liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fired power plant and a shared underground information and communications technology (ICT) network in New Clark City.
· Giselle P. Jordan
Climate-smart maps to help farmers in planting decisions
THE Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) has developed climate-smart maps that will identify areas vulnerable to El Niño and help rice farmers make better planting decisions and minimize potential production losses.
· Jerry Hernandez
‘Natural’ habit tied to higher heart disease, stroke risk: study
If you use this popular remedy for pain or nausea, you could be increasing your risk of heart problems.
· Allie Yang
Laguna Copperplate Inscription, UST Baybayin Documents, Obusan cultural archive added to Unesco register
MANILA, Philippines — Three pieces of Philippine documentary heritage were added on Thursday to a register of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco).
· Reina C. Tolentino
‘Revenge of the nerds’: US midterms deliver a win for science – and a rebuke of Maha
The wins for Democrats come after years of cuts and upheaval to US health and science infrastructureQ&A: Ask your questions about Democrats’ win in the midtermsA political organization behind a wave of Democratic doctors and scientists winning elections up and down the ballot is calling the stunning rebuke of Trumpi…
· Jessica Glenza
Lithuania builds world’s biggest ultra-fast laser factory amid China tensions
Amid tensions with China, a small European country is anchoring itself at the centre of the global semiconductor and artificial intelligence (AI) hardware supply chain as a laser powerhouse. The latest sign of Lithuania’s growing footprint in the sector came last month, when laser maker Litilit launched a new factor…
· Holly Chik
Giving beyond the gift
For Canadian philanthropist Martin Bernholtz, supporting Hebrew University means building bridges, advancing discovery, and putting ‘tikkun olam’ into practice.
· ALAN ROSENBAUM
Trump’s State Department Is Giving $1 Million to Controversial Group to Study Crimes Against White South Africans
The post Trump’s State Department Is Giving $1 Million to Controversial Group to Study Crimes Against White South Africans appeared first on ProPublica.
· Sharon Lerner and Anna Maria Barry-Jester
Rare Renaissance masterpiece hidden for 70 years could fetch £5m at auction
Exclusive: Experts say Albrecht Altdorfer’s 1520 landscape is ‘one of the most exciting discoveries imaginable’An exceptionally rare painting, described as one of the earliest landscapes in western art, goes on auction in London next month.It was completed around 1520 by Albrecht Altdorfer, who is widely regarded as…
· Miatta Mbriwa
China proves a cut above with world-first precision laser experiment in space
China’s space scientists have become the first to carry out precision laser cutting in orbit, slicing a piece of “large-scale equipment” with a robotic arm fixed to the outside the Tiangong space station. The official Science and Technology Daily reported on Wednesday that millimetre-scale cuts were made by a laser …
· Victoria Bela
Hong Kong working carers shun family-friendly measures amid stigma fears: study
More than half of working carers in Hong Kong have never used the family-friendly measures offered by their companies, a study has found, sparking calls from experts to change workplace cultures to prevent carers being stigmatised. The findings came even as the study, released on Thursday, also showed carers benefit…
· Theodora Yu
Russian Military May Have Rehearsed Attack on Finnish Satellite, Specialist Warns
In mid-October, a Russian military satellite approached X36, which is operated by the Finnish company ICEYE and provides radar imagery to Western governments and militaries, including Ukraine.
· Reuters
AI used by 85 per cent of UAE workers but they worry it will take their jobs | The National
Study highlights high AI adoption with many turning to it for health and investment advice
· Nicole Abigael