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Modern entertainment news is now delivered primarily by big media companies. The two biggest and most visited are the similarly … Continue reading "The True Origins Of Screen Rant And Game Rant, Valnet’s Powerful News Sites"... Read more »

GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT is reactivating. In November, Google shut down this website, but in the past month, things have begun … Continue reading "Giant Freakin Robot Is Reactivating"... Read more »

For the past few months, I’ve been working to report on the current state of Google search results, with an … Continue reading "Screen Rant Owner Valnet Issues New Demands To Silence Journalist Reporting"... Read more »

I fully assert my right and the right of all Independent Publishers and journalists to freely express opinions and share facts about Valnet or any of its media properties.... Read more »

Recently, I’ve been using the X platform and this website to report on the current state of the online publishing … Continue reading "Valnet Threatens Lawsuit To Silence GFR’s Owner"... Read more »

Independent Publishers helped build the internet. Once we made it great and everyone wanted to hop online, other forces immediately … Continue reading "The Enemies Of Independent Publishers And The Open Internet"... Read more »

Space science fiction is a lot of things, but it’s never more thrilling than when it takes place in a … Continue reading "The Best Starfighter In Science Fiction"... Read more »

We’ve been forced to shut down day-to-day publishing operations on GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT. Which means I have more time on … Continue reading "Dirty Tricks And Bribes: 10 Ways Big Media Companies Sabotage Independent Publishers"... Read more »

If you’re into a good rom-com, you might not like to hear the reason that scientists believe people evolved the … Continue reading "The Gross Reason Humans Started Kissing Each Other"... Read more »

After relaunching GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT in 2019, the site grew to a readership of more than 20 million a month, … Continue reading "The End Of Independent Publishing And Giant Freakin Robot"... Read more »

A recently discovered comet that scientists and amateur astronomers hoped would be visible on Halloween was in an orbit a … Continue reading "Watch The Sun Annihilate A Comet That Dared Get To Close"... Read more »

In an amazing recovery, Voyager 1 phoned home using its backup radio for the first time since 1981. The interstellar … Continue reading "Voyager 1 Sends Signal To Earth In Amazing Transmitter Recovery"... Read more »

You might think YouTube and Google are similar since they’re both owned by the same company. But they’re so totally … Continue reading "Google Is Trying To Destroy Creators But YouTube Is Great, Here’s Why They’re Different"... Read more »

A newly discovered Bronze Age city has given archaeologists some insight into how one settlement managed to avoid the urbanization … Continue reading "Bronze Age City Unearthed In Saudi Arabian Desert"... Read more »

A new web-based chatbot developed by researchers at Emory University helps even non-experts in chemistry...... Read more »

A team at UC Berkeley has developed the world’s smallest wireless flying robot, inspired by...... Read more »

Scientists from the University of Adelaide have used some of the most sophisticated quantum cameras...... Read more »

China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) announced on Monday the discovery of a major oilfield...... Read more »

China is finalizing construction on what will be the world’s brightest X-ray light source. Located...... Read more »

Pudu Robotics is advancing the development of semi-humanoid robots for use in commercial applications. The...... Read more »

For decades, women’s health has been overlooked in medical research, leading to misdiagnoses, ineffective treatments,...... Read more »

China unveiled TongTong 2.0, the world’s first upgraded artificial general intelligence (AGI) system, at the...... Read more »

Prototaxites, the mysterious ancient organisms, are changing our understanding of early Earth. Sporting a unique,...... Read more »

AI and robotics continue to push the boundaries of technology, and a recent collaboration between NVIDIA and 1X Technologies is a prime example. At 1X Technologies’ San Francisco headquarters, the company’s humanoid robot, NEO Gamma, presented NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang with a custom black leather jacket. As part of this... Read more »

Tesla is set to expand its footprint in the Middle East, officially entering Saudi Arabia, the Gulf region’s largest economy. The EV giant announced an April 10 launch event in the kingdom, where it will showcase its electric vehicles and highlight innovations in AI and autonomous driving. Saudi Arabia, a... Read more »

The United States military will transform aerial warfare through the development of the F-47 Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter. The US Air Force declared that the F-47 fighter production will commence to become the world’s first operational sixth-generation fighter aircraft. The F-47 Next Generation Air Dominance fighter will become... Read more »

The joint research between OpenAI and MIT Media Lab indicates that ChatGPT generates loneliness among users who engage with the platform most often. The research team studies the social isolation effects because some users use the chatbot as their emotional outlet even though it was not intended to function as... Read more »

The most recent Cybertruck development has brought up major doubts about both product quality and driving safety. The company has suspended vehicle deliveries because its exterior part adhesive fails during operation, which results in panels separating from the vehicle. Multiple Cybertruck owners have experienced unexpected detachment of their vehicle parts.... Read more »

A new age of software development has arrived in Silicon Valley as traditional coding gives way to AI-powered vibe coding, which represents the future of development. OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy introduced the term during his presentation last month by defining it as a new development method where programmers surrender to... Read more »

The proposed auto tariffs from Donald Trump have sent shockwaves through the global automotive sector, but Tesla stands apart, according to CEO Elon Musk, who stresses the levies will create substantial disruption. The U.S.-focused supply chain of Tesla (TSLA.O) became the main reason for its stock increase of 2% on... Read more »

The race for dominance in space is accelerating as Gravitics, a rising space startup, has secured a $60 million contract from the US Space Force to develop an orbital carrier—a revolutionary spacecraft designed to deploy satellites directly from orbit. As reported by Ars Technica, the orbital carrier could significantly enhance... Read more »

A groundbreaking advancement in renewable energy has emerged as researchers push the boundaries of solar technology. A global team working on the CitySolar project has successfully developed transparent solar cells with record-breaking efficiency. Scientists achieved an impressive efficiency rate of 12.3% by integrating organic solar cells with the renowned perovskite... Read more »

US robotics firm Figure AI has unveiled a breakthrough in humanoid robot locomotion. A recently released video showcases Figure 02 robots moving with a fluid, human-like gait, replacing the rigid, mechanical walking patterns commonly seen in humanoid robots. Figure AI attributes this advancement to an RL-driven training process, which allows... Read more »

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill created a new chemical method that converts waste rubber materials, including used tires, into useful epoxy resin precursors. Dr. Aleksandr Zhukhovitskiy leads an innovative approach that solves the worldwide rubber waste problem at scale. The durable cross-linked polymer structure of... Read more »

Chinese robotics startup Agibot is ramping up its production of humanoid robots, aiming to manufacture up to 5,000 units this year, bringing it on par with Tesla’s Optimus project. Agibot, also known as Zhiyuan Robotics, has set an ambitious target of delivering between 3,000 and 5,000 robots in 2025, a... Read more »

A tourist submarine with 45 Russian passengers disappeared from the Hurghada coast in the Red Sea while operating near Egypt. Multiple reports indicate six passengers are confirmed dead while nine others sustain injuries, and rescue teams save 29 people from the submarine tragedy. The deceased passengers consist of five Russians... Read more »

OpenAI’s newly launched image generator in ChatGPT has ignited a social media frenzy, with users flooding platforms like X (formerly Twitter) with AI-generated memes mimicking the iconic style of Studio Ghibli. From Elon Musk as a whimsical Ghibli character to Donald Trump and The Lord of the Rings reimagined in the studio’s... Read more »

How can DNA from a cheek swab determine if someone is closely related to you?DNA tests can shed light on where your family is from and help connect you with potential relatives. How? (Image credit: Yuichiro Chino via Getty Images)DNA tests can tell people where in the world their ancestors... Read more »

AI promises to accelerate scientific discovery, but if scientists aren't careful public trust may be left behind.(Image credit: Andriy Onufriyenko via Getty Images)Artificial intelligence (AI) has taken centre stage in basic science. The five winners of the 2024 Nobel Prizes in Chemistry and Physics shared a common thread: AI.Indeed, many... Read more »

Research shows that A.D. 536 was not the worst year to be alive.An anachronistic depiction of the Battle of Nineveh between the eastern Romans and the Persians in 627, painted in 1452 by Pierro della Francesca. (Image credit: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-NC-ND)Why empires fall is a question that fascinates many.... Read more »

In "time expansion experiences," time typically appears to expand by many orders of magnitude.Different scenarios seem to trigger "time expansion experiences," in which times seems to slow down. (Image credit: VICTOR HABBICK VISIONS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images)We all know that time seems to pass at different speeds in different... Read more »

Boosting the amount of fruits and vegetables in your diet could reduce your risk of depression over time, according to a comprehensive new study of twins that included participants across the US, Australia, Denmark, and Sweden.(Richard Drury/DigitalVision/Getty Images)Twin studies are particularly useful for scientists because twins are so similar genetically.... Read more »

The history of syphilis has long been debated, with experts unable to come to a consensus over the origins of the outbreak that rocked Europe in the 16th century.(Hutchyb/E+/Getty Images)New research reveals the bacterium responsible for the sexually transmitted epidemic was active and diverse in the Americas long before Colombus's... Read more »

If the modern age of astronomy could be summarized in a few words, it would probably be "the age of shifting paradigms."The natal disk of PDS 70 with new planet PDS 70b (bright spot on the right). (ESO/A. Müller et al)Thanks to next-generation telescopes, instruments, and machine learning, astronomers are... Read more »

A new study identifies 18 genome regions that influence tooth size and shape, of which 17 have not been linked to our chompers before – and shows how genetic variation affects tooth dimensions across ethnicities.(Luis Alvarez/DigitalVision/Getty Images)One of the variants, in the gene HS3ST3A1, could have been inherited from Neanderthals,... Read more »

As we enter a new year armed with resolutions to improve our lives, there's a good chance we'll also be carrying something less helpful: extra kilos. At least half a kilogram (about 1.1 pounds), to be precise.(Rostislav_Sedlacek/Getty Images)'Weight creep' doesn't have to be inevitable. Here's what's behind this sneaky annual... Read more »

A sequence of stress signals among specialized clean-up cells in the brain could at last reveal why some immune responses can cause significant nerve degeneration that results in the loss of memory, judgement, and awareness behind Alzheimer's disease.(BlackJack3D/E+/Getty Images)Blocking this pathway in mouse brains modeled on Alzheimer's prevented damage to... Read more »

Stimulating either of a pair of crucial nerves that carry messages from the brain to several major organs could be an effective way to treat people with severe depression.(Ivan Aleksic/Unsplash)An international team of researchers conducted a clinical trial on 493 adults whose major depression hadn't previously responded to treatment. Participants... Read more »

Back when the Universe was new, following the Big Bang some 13.8 billion years ago, galaxies took a bit of time to assemble themselves from the surrounding primordial soup.M51 – an example of a grand design spiral galaxy in the more recent Universe – located just 27 million light-years away.... Read more »

On Wednesday, Mukuku Village in Kenya got an unexpected visitor from space.(KSA)At about 3 p.m. local time, a large metallic ring weighing about 1,100 pounds and measuring 8 feet in diameter crash-landed in the village, the Kenya Space Agency said in a statement.The agency said no one was injured, and... Read more »

British researchers have unearthed some 200 dinosaur footprints dating back 166 million years in a find believed to be the biggest in the UK.(Emma Nicholls/Oxford University Museum of Natural History)Teams from Oxford and Birmingham Universities made the "exhilarating" discovery at a quarry in Oxfordshire in central England after a worker... Read more »

AI can enhance children’s intelligence—but without balance and guidance, it could just as quickly hinder it. Parents must guide tech with wisdom and care.... Read more »

Want to supercharge your workouts? Learn how acceptance and commitment therapy turns pain into play, boosting your performance and even lowering blood pressure—no gym required!... Read more »

Projected self-loathing is a short-term fix for a long-term problem that accrues steep costs. There is a better way.... Read more »

Tired of feeling drained by political conversations? Neuroscience offers a reframe that makes listening less exhausting—and more powerful.... Read more »

Have you and your partner crossed the line between complementing and completing each other?... Read more »

Cynicism can feel like armor in today’s world. But that same shield can block positive forces like hope and growth, stopping us from making a real impact where it counts. Here's the fix.... Read more »

If you want couples therapy to be most effective, it's important to understand what can get in the way.... Read more »

It takes courage to trust someone, especially if you’ve been burned before. How can you figure out whether a friend is trustworthy?... Read more »

The hidden financial behaviors you pass on to your children.... Read more »

ARCH = Archetype × Drive × Culture. A new formula that unifies the brain, behavior, and belief.... Read more »

Are you missing critical signals? From aging parents to failing relationships, we often delay action. Discover what keeps us stuck—and how to respond before it's too late.... Read more »

You’ve given your child everything—so why are they lashing out with criticism, blame, and resentment? Learn how to respond with grace instead of regret.... Read more »

Why do people stay in toxic relationships? Explore three reasons—emotional dependence, fear of being alone, and trauma bonding—in this breakdown.... Read more »

Are you struggling to make a change and can't figure out why? Discover the hidden psychological barriers that can hold you back and how to guard against them.... Read more »

Table of Contents (click to expand)What Is A Hologram?The Holographic PrincipleThe Black Hole ConnectionWhy Does It Matter?Ongoing Research And QuestionsA Final Word The idea of residing within a hologram remains a hypothesis. It has not been universally accepted among physicists and continues to be one of several theories attempting to... Read more »

Table of Contents (click to expand)Definition Of EntropyWhy Do We Need To Study Entropy?Why Is Entropy Important In The Evolution Of The Universe?Examples Of Entropy In The Evolution Of The UniverseConclusion Entropy follows a unidirectional arrow, where it can only increase or remain the same, and the implications of either... Read more »

Table of Contents (click to expand)The Complex Yet Simple Structure Of The Y Chromosome Posed A ChallengeTechnical LimitationsRecent BreakthroughsThe Significance Of Sequencing The Y Chromosome In spite of being the smallest chromosome, the Y chromosome was a challenge to sequence. Its DNA sequences are filled with long repetitive sequences called... Read more »

Table of Contents (click to expand)The Many Causes Of PhubbingConsequences Of PhubbingMitigating Phubbing: Finding Balance In Smartphone Use Phubbing is a portmanteau of “phone” and “snubbing”. It refers to the act of prioritizing one’s mobile device over the people who are physically present during social interactions. In an era defined... Read more »

Table of Contents (click to expand)Vast Greenhouse Gas EmissionsSlow Tree GrowthGlobal Implementation ChallengesTrees And WildfiresEcosystem PreservationCarbon Capture Technologies And Sustainability Conclusion It takes decades for forests to grow, so planting trees won’t reduce the effects of climate change, as the amount of greenhouse gas emissions in the air is massive. ... Read more »

Table of Contents (click to expand)What’s Pushing The Water?Where Does The Water Go?How To Create Spikes On Your Ice Ice cubes in a tray expand as they freeze from the surface, so the water inside is squeezed out, which is how spikes form on ice cubes. Do the humble ice... Read more »

Table of Contents (click to expand)Foot Binding As A Cultural ParadoxOrigins Of Foot Binding: A Historical EnigmaCultural Symbolism: The Lotus In The MudSocioeconomic Dimensions: Mobility, Class, And LaborEthnicity And Han IdentityConclusion Foot binding reflected social, economic, and cultural influences, transforming a physically harmful ritual into an unusual symbol of beauty.... Read more »

Table of Contents (click to expand)A Background On ProhibitionThe Rise Of Organized CrimeLack Of EnforcementEconomic ImpactsPublic Opinion And RepealConclusion Prohibition banned legal alcohol, creating a lucrative black market that organized crime groups exploited, significantly expanding their power. Prohibition in the United States, a period often synonymous with the Roaring Twenties,... Read more »

Table of Contents (click to expand)Distance And LogisticsHostile EncountersClimate ChangeCultural DynamicsLegacy And MemoryConclusion The Vikings stopped sending expeditions due to the unsustainable settlements, hostile relations with indigenous peoples, and climate change. The Vikings, legendary for their seafaring prowess and exploration, stand out in history for their expansion across Europe and... Read more »

Table of Contents (click to expand)Introduction: The Expected SupernovaThe Red SupergiantEvidence From AutopsiesCarbon’s Role In A Star’s LifeThe Case Of BetelgeuseSumming It All Up Undergoing a Supernova is one of the ways through which a star ends its life, but other ways include forming Black holes, neutron stars and white... Read more »

Table of Contents (click to expand)Masters Of DisguiseEyes In Their Skin?Chromatic CosplayIt’s All In The PupilsConclusion Octopuses and most other cephalopods are colorblind, as they only have one visual pigment. Scientists have suggested two hypotheses for how these animals can camouflage in spite of their colorblindness: they either have eyes... Read more »

Table of Contents (click to expand)The Diversity Of ExoplanetsGiving Names To These WanderersComparing PlanetsIdentifying The Worlds Where Humans Can SurviveWhat If The Planet Is Habitable At Present But Will Become Violent In The Future?Engaging The Public To rule out planets outside our solar system that exhibit conditions unable to sustain... Read more »

Table of Contents (click to expand)A Pull Towards The Adventure Of LifeThe Individual Versus SocietyThe Desert Island As A Philosophical IdeaReflections And Psychological ResilienceConclusion The castaway experience embodies the essence of human resilience and ingenuity, representing the constant struggle between independence and community. Marooned on an azure ocean’s whimsy, a... Read more »

Table of Contents (click to expand)Humans As Super-predatorsHuman-generated Stress In AnimalsExperimental EvidenceWhat’s Next? Humans are super-predators. We not only kill more than the biggest predators in the animal kingdom, scientists have also found that our presence, even in areas where we visit as tourists, can induce alarm and fear in... Read more »