Month: August 2026

Psychology says people who carry one mug to the kitchen instead of waiting to carry four aren’t tidy or impatient — they’re spending real physical effort to stop holding the task in their head, and researchers have a word for it: precrastination

Psychology says people who carry one mug to the kitchen instead of waiting to carry four aren't tidy or impatient — they're spending real physical effort to stop holding the task in their head, and researchers have a word for it: precrastination

It seems like the least efficient way to clean a table. One cup, one trip, round trip, when waiting five more minutes would allow the same person to carry all four at once and reduce the total number of trips by three quarters. Efficiency experts would wince. And yet, almost everyone has done exactly this, … Read more

Ticks carrying Lyme disease are gaining ground in North Carolina, study finds :: WRAL.com

Ticks carrying Lyme disease are gaining ground in North Carolina, study finds :: WRAL.com

North Carolina is facing an emerging threat from something so small, its bite can easily go unnoticed.  Newly published UNC-led research found the ticks that most commonly spread Lyme disease are gaining ground in North Carolina. Researchers found infection rates in western North Carolina comparable to those seen in parts of the Northeast historically associated … Read more

‘We will not allow Gaza to be rebuilt’ until Hamas disarms, Kushner says | Israel-Palestine conflict News

‘We will not allow Gaza to be rebuilt’ until Hamas disarms, Kushner says | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Trump’s son-in-law and special envoy says the US will not “restrict Israel’s right to defend itself” as attacks on Gaza continue. Published August 17, 2026 August 17, 2026 US envoy Jared Kushner has stressed that President Donald Trump’s administration will not allow reconstruction in the devastated Gaza Strip until Hamas hands over its weapons. Kushner, … Read more

Apple’s Camera-Equipped AirPods Confirmed: See Them in Action

Apple's Camera-Equipped AirPods Confirmed: See Them in Action

Apple is working on camera-equipped AirPods that appear to be almost ready for release, according to a video MacRumors found in the macOS Tahoe 26.7 release candidate. In a brief demonstration, a man holds up a book so the AirPods’ camera can see the title. “With Visual Intelligence, your world can be saved. See something … Read more

Harbaugh: Nabers not ‘at full-speed yet’ – NBC Sports

Harbaugh: Nabers not ‘at full-speed yet’ - NBC Sports

Harbaugh: Nabers not ‘full speed’ yet NBC SportsGiants’ Malik Nabers ‘felt good’ in first live full speed drill ESPNPoll: Do you think Malik Nabers will play Week 1? Big Blue ViewSightings of Malik Nabers at Giants camp show the talent is quite real NewsdayGiants WR Malik Nabers felt his “soul come back to life” after … Read more

Cancer treatment delays grew by 10 days over a decade, study finds

Cancer treatment delays grew by 10 days over a decade, study finds

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Wait times between a cancer diagnosis and the start of treatment grew by nearly two weeks over the past decade in the U.S., according to a recent study published in JAMA Surgery.Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles and Massachusetts General Hospital analyzed national data from … Read more