JWST spots most distant jellyfish galaxy to date

• Astrophysicists from the University of Waterloo have observed a new jellyfish galaxy, the most distant one of its kind ever captured. • Jellyfish galaxies are named for the long,

Science · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 223 words

Beyond 'survival' of fittest: Evolution works in teams

• Survival of the fittest. • Nature red in tooth and claw. • The common view of natural selection is based solely on the individual: A trait allows an organism to out-compete its r

Science · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 136 words
The crypto tax reckoning is here

The crypto tax reckoning is here

• The crypto tax reckoning is here We are officially entering the ‘crypto tax enforcement era’, but the new rules, written by people who don’t understand crypto, could have some bi

Giant viruses may be more alive than we thought

Giant viruses may be more alive than we thought

• Giant viruses, like mimivirus, carry genes for translation machinery, enabling them to hijack host protein synthesis. • Researchers isolated ribosomes from infected amoebae, reve

Science · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 84 words

Honey bees navigate more precisely than previously thought

• A team from the University of Freiburg led by neurobiologist and behavioral biologist Prof. • Andrew Straw studied the flight behavior of honey bees. • Using a drone, the researc

Science · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 106 words
What Is a Digital Twin?

What Is a Digital Twin?

• What Is a Digital Twin? • Video AI Digital twins are transforming how scientists study and improve complex systems - reducing the time between discovery and delivery. • Learn wha

Research & Labs · February 17, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 212 words
What Is a Digital Twin?

What Is a Digital Twin?

• What Is a Digital Twin? • Video AI Digital twins are transforming how scientists study and improve complex systems - reducing the time between discovery and delivery. • Learn wha

Research · February 17, 2026 (updated February 18, 2026) · 1 min · 205 words

Is dark energy actually evolving?

• Dark energy is one of those cosmological features that we are still learning about. • While we can’t see it directly, we can most famously observe its effects on the universe-pri

Science · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 147 words
EU launches probe into xAI over sexualized images

EU launches probe into xAI over sexualized images

• Europe’s privacy watchdog has opened a ’large-scale’ inquiry into Elon Musk’s X over AI-generated non-consensual sexual imagery, in the latest sign of how regulators are scrutini

Consumer Tech · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 308 words
Your next laptop could be a foldable phone

Your next laptop could be a foldable phone

• Podcasts Streaming Tech Your next laptop could be a foldable phone On The Vergecast: purse computers, Olympic drones, and AI flip phones. • On The Vergecast: purse computers, Oly

Consumer Tech · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 222 words

Scientists discover recent tectonic activity on the moon

• Scientists have produced the first global map and analysis of small mare ridges (SMRs) on the moon, a characteristic geological feature of tectonic activity. • Published in The P

Science · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 204 words

UAE extends Mars probe mission until 2028

• The United Arab Emirates announced on Tuesday that it would extend its Mars probe mission, now in its fifth year, for an additional three, underlining the oil-rich state’s space

Science · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 65 words

An Arduino core for nRF54L15 (Zephyr-based)

• lolren’s Arduino core for nRF54L15 is a Zephyr-based core for the Arduino IDE to allow Arduino programming on the relatively new Nordic nRF54L15 microcontroller. • A clean, light

Open Hardware · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 175 words

[$] Do androids dream of accepted pull requests?

• Various forms of tools, colloquially known as ‘AI’, have been rapidly pervading all aspects of open-source development. • Many developers are embracing LLM tools for code creatio

OS & Internals · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 285 words

[$] Do androids dream of accepted pull requests?

• Various forms of tools, colloquially known as ‘AI’, have been rapidly pervading all aspects of open-source development. • Many developers are embracing LLM tools for code creatio

Linux & Open Source · February 17, 2026 (updated February 20, 2026) · 1 min · 110 words
Snapchat is rolling out creator subscriptions

Snapchat is rolling out creator subscriptions

• Trending: Best Presidents’ Day tech sales Meta is fighting the concept of social media addiction Ring nixes Flock partnership after Super Bowl backlash Fire TV sticks add NVIDIA'

Consumer Tech · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 205 words