- newAn asteroid passed 428 km from Earth and no one saw it coming
Last year, an asteroid called 2025 TF zipped past Antarctica at an altitude of 428 kilometers — no higher than where the ISS orbits. Nobody saw it coming. The Catalina Sky Survey picked it up only after it had already gone by, according to a data visualization by Pascal Bürkle at the Datawrapper blog. — Read the rest The post An asteroid passed 428 km from Earth and no one saw it coming appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 1 hour ago 25 Feb 26, 1:20am -
- newA simple blood test diagnoses Alzheimer's with 94.5% accuracy
Doctors correctly diagnose Alzheimer's disease about 75.5% of the time using standard clinical evaluations. A simple blood test bumps that number to 94.5%.The study, published in the Journal of Neurology, tracked 200 patients — all 50 or older — who showed up at neurology clinics in Spain with cognitive complaints. — Read the rest The post A simple blood test diagnoses Alzheimer's with 94.5% accuracy appeared first on Boing Boing.
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- newNew book collects the weirdest forgotten stories of printing history
In the 1800s, newspaper typesetters had a union-negotiated right to get paid for composing metal type that would be melted down unused. The practice was called "bogus" — and the Supreme Court upheld it. Glenn Fleishman's Flong Time, No See: Forgotten Stories of Printing and Labor, now on Kickstarter, is full of stories like this. — Read the rest The post New book collects the weirdest forgotten stories of printing history appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 2 hours ago 25 Feb 26, 12:53am -
- newIt took an hour to reach desks from garage thanks to new security turnstiles
It took software engineer Ibrahim Diallo more than an hour to get from the parking lot to his desk on the 11th floor, because his company had just activated its shiny new turnstiles, and every employee in a 13-story building had to scan through one at a time. — Read the rest The post It took an hour to reach desks from garage thanks to new security turnstiles appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 2 hours ago 25 Feb 26, 12:47am -
- newScotch tape screeches because it's making tiny sonic booms
Unwind a roll of Scotch tape inside a vacuum and it gives off X-rays — enough to capture a fuzzy image of a lab member's finger. UCLA physicists demonstrated this in 2008, vindicating a claim Soviet scientists had made (to widespread disbelief) back in 1953. — Read the rest The post Scotch tape screeches because it's making tiny sonic booms appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 2 hours ago 25 Feb 26, 12:38am -
- newNorway's former PM hospitalized after suicide attempt amid Epstein corruption charges
When Norwegian news outlet iNyheter reported that former Prime Minister Thorbjorn Jagland had been hospitalized after a suicide attempt, it was defying a coordinated media blackout. The Norwegian Editors' Association and selected editors had struck a deal with Jagland's attorney, Anders Brosveet, on February 17 to keep the hospitalization out of the press, according to Anadolu Agency. — Read the rest The post Norway's former PM hospitalized after suicide attempt amid Epstein corruption charges appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 2 hours ago 25 Feb 26, 12:32am -
- newThis is the platform where 25+ AI models compete for your approval
TL;DR: Instead of trusting one AI model, compare dozens side-by-side forever with ChatPlayground for a single $79 payment.Most people use AI the same way they use a search engine: ask a question, get an answer, move on. Then five minutes later, you wonder if another model would've explained it better, coded it cleaner, or written it less robotically. — Read the rest The post This is the platform where 25+ AI models compete for your approval appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 5 hours ago 24 Feb 26, 10:00pm -
- newBipartisan PETSAFE Act would fund animal evacuations during disasters
As a response to one of the many crises inflicted upon Los Angeles during the wildfire storm last year, bipartisan lawmakers have introduced legislation to ensure families no longer face an impossible choice during evacuations: leave their pets behind or risk staying with them. — Read the rest The post Bipartisan PETSAFE Act would fund animal evacuations during disasters appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 5 hours ago 24 Feb 26, 9:34pm -
- newNPR: Justice Department withheld Epstein files detailing allegation Trump sexually abused 13-year-old girl
NPR reports that the Justice Department has illegally withheld Epstein files naming president Donald Trump as the subject of child sexual abuse allegations. It also removed from public view documents from the Epstein files that named Trump in other contexts. — Read the rest The post NPR: Justice Department withheld Epstein files detailing allegation Trump sexually abused 13-year-old girl appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 5 hours ago 24 Feb 26, 9:25pm -
- newTrump hits 36% approval, claims he has "silent support"
Trump's approval rating has cratered to 36 percent, with just 26 percent of independents on board, according to a new CNN poll. A Washington Post survey puts him at 39 percent and underwater on every major issue — the economy (41-57), immigration (40-58), and inflation (32-65). — Read the rest The post Trump hits 36% approval, claims he has "silent support" appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 6 hours ago 24 Feb 26, 8:32pm -