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New Scientist recommends a fascinating deep dive into the real Vikings

The stories we tell about the Vikings often say more about us than them. Archaeologist Neil Price's new book The Sea-King and the Sorceress tries to show the Norse as they were, says Michael Marshall

2026-09-09 · 17:00 UTC
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Science

Why don’t we sneeze when we are asleep? part 2

2026-09-09 · 17:00

It turns out some of our readers do sneeze in their sleeps – but only in certain circumstances

Science

Why don’t dogs look up when a low-flying plane passes overhead? part 3

2026-09-09 · 17:00

Readers continue to share stories of how their own dogs respond to aircrafts

Science

This week’s new questions

2026-09-09 · 17:00

Why do people appear younger and better-looking in a mirror than in a photograph? Are humans the only animals that cry?

Tech

Anthropic researcher quits with a warning: Self-improving AI could "kill us all"

2026-09-09 · 16:59

"We really do earnestly believe AI could kill all humans!"

Sports

Hermann equals ODI debut score record in SA win

2026-09-09 · 16:58

Jordan Hermann strikes 150 to equal the record for the highest score in a one-day international debut as South Africa…

Tech

Every Millisecond Counts

2026-09-09 · 16:57

A ClickHouse performance optimization project reduced an expensive query from 85+ seconds to sub-second latency over…

Tech

While Bitcoin Devs Debate Next Moves, IonQ Unveils Superion 256 Quantum Computer

2026-09-09 · 16:46

The company has built its first chips and begun testing prototypes as it seeks to manufacture quantum computers in…

World

DOJ wants more answers on Fox’s $22B Roku deal

2026-09-09 · 16:44

Fox’s $22 billion plan to buy Roku has hit a new hurdle.

Tech

Prime Video releases full trailer for Mike Flanagan's Carrie

2026-09-09 · 16:40

"All I ever wanted was to go to school."

Tech

The Invention of the MMO

2026-09-09 · 16:38

Habitat, created in 1982 on the Commodore 64 computer—which had only 64 kilobytes of memory—became the first massively…

Crypto

U.S. Bank tests proprietary stablecoin in cross-border Stellar transaction

2026-09-09 · 16:37

The pilot moved USBDC between the bank’s North American and European entities on the public Stellar blockchain.

World

Watch: Norway bids farewell to King Harald

2026-09-09 · 16:36

Tens of thousands of people lined the streets to pay their respects after 13 days of national mourning.

Crypto

Dubai Crypto Expo 2026 Gets a Running Start as Reputed Figures From the Crypto Space Come Together

2026-09-09 · 16:35

Dubai Crypto Expo 2026 gets a running start. Reputed figures from the crypto and TradFi space come together.

Science

Google's AI genome system evaluates every possible one-base change

2026-09-09 · 16:34

Most one-base changes to the human genome do nothing, but a few are significant.

World

Mother demands answers, weeks after black woman found hanging from Mississippi tree

2026-09-09 · 16:33

Her demands for information about what happened to Tasia Fortune have been echoed by shocked locals.

World

The UN challenges five centuries of cartography

2026-09-09 · 16:33

The UN voted overwhelmingly (164-1) to promote map projections that accurately represent continent sizes, moving away…

World

Europe's royalty pay respects to King Harald V in Norway

2026-09-09 · 16:30

The Prince of Wales and three Nordic kings were among those who attended proceedings on Wednesday.

Crypto

Bitcoin fails to reclaim $80K as Bessent fuels yen strength around 153 per dollar

2026-09-09 · 16:28

Bitcoin trended lower with US stocks on Iran escalation while US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent contributed to fears…

Tech

Terence Tao: AI companies are harming mathematics

2026-09-09 · 16:23

AI firms are making new mathematical discoveries at a rapid pace, but not sticking around to help unpick the new proofs.

Tech

"Good" AI

2026-09-09 · 16:21

I cannot provide a meaningful summary of this content as the article text itself is not included—only the header,…

Other

I Haven't Lost a Customer Service Fight in Seven Months

2026-09-09 · 16:18

Over seven months, the author used AI agents to fight consumer service disputes and won every case, recovering over…

Crypto

Mexican Musician and Family Killed Over Bitcoin Cold Wallet Believed to Hold Millions

2026-09-09 · 16:16

Mexican prosecutors allege suspects targeted Camilo Séptimo keyboardist Jonathan Meléndez and his family while searching…

Crypto

Hunter Biden’s LAPTOP Meme Coin Implodes 98% in Just 90 Minutes

2026-09-09 · 16:14

On Wednesday, the crypto community is discussing Hunter Biden’s new meme coin as the launch has seen the coin drop from…