Month: October 2026

How exactly do microplastics damage the body? New research offers an answer – NBC News

How exactly do microplastics damage the body? New research offers an answer - NBC News

How exactly do microplastics harm the body? New research offers an answer NBC NewsIntrinsic physicochemical activity at microplastic-water interfaces NatureMicroplastics are linked to inflammation: Scientists may have finally discovered why Scientific AmericanMicroplastics are chemically active and could cause biological damage Phys.orgMicroplastics can produce harmful molecules if they enter our blood New Scientist

Overlooked brown fat in our bodies linked to wide range of health benefits

Overlooked brown fat in our bodies linked to wide range of health benefits

Brown fat (shown here in a light-microscopy image) burns calories to generate heat.Credit: Ziad M. El-Zaatari/Science Photo LibraryWhen people think of fat, they typically picture the jiggly tissue around the belly that stores extra calories. That’s white fat. But there’s another type, called brown fat, that does the opposite. Typically found around the neck, armpits … Read more

Houthis strike Saudi oil company Aramco’s headquarters, officials say – National

Houthis strike Saudi oil company Aramco’s headquarters, officials say - National

Offices belonging to senior executives at Saudi oil giant Aramco were hit during an overnight Houthi attack on the company’s headquarters, two regional officials said Wednesday, in the latest demonstration of the Iranian-backed rebels’ ability to attack high-profile targets even after they issued warnings that they would do so. Officials said the top three floors … Read more

Feds seized Rep. Ilhan Omar’s phone, subpoenaed family members in immigration status probe

Feds seized Rep. Ilhan Omar’s phone, subpoenaed family members in immigration status probe

Federal agents seized Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar’s phone when they searched her Washington, D.C., home this week as part of a federal investigation into possible immigration-related crimes, and served about a dozen subpoenas in the case, according to two people familiar with the investigation. Possible charges cited by federal officials included conspiracy and making false … Read more

Pope Leo spends a peaceful night in the hospital after lung cancer surgery

Pope Leo spends a peaceful night in the hospital after lung cancer surgery

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV’s recovery from lung surgery could take “longer than expected,” Peru’s president warned Wednesday, as the leader of the Roman Catholic Church continued to recover at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital. Keiko Fujimori, in an interview on Peruvian television, said the pace of the pope’s recovery could determine whether Leo makes his … Read more

Anthropic Mythos: Bank of America hired 1,000 contractors to patch flaws

Anthropic Mythos: Bank of America hired 1,000 contractors to patch flaws

Bank of America has hired an army of third-party contractors to help it patch software vulnerabilities exposed by advanced artificial intelligence models, including Anthropic’s Mythos, the bank’s CEO Brian Moynihan told CNBC on Wednesday. In an interview after the bank’s third-quarter earnings release, Moynihan said that earlier this year the company rushed to shore up … Read more

Champions League LIVE: LASK vs Liverpool, Aston Villa vs Fenerbahce & Man City vs PSG – scores, commentary & updates

Champions League LIVE: LASK vs Liverpool, Aston Villa vs Fenerbahce & Man City vs PSG - scores, commentary & updates

Suzuki has “settled in fantastically well” posted at 20:25 BST 20:25 BSTAston Villa 1-0 FenerbahceGlenn HoddleFormer England and Tottenham manager on TNT Sports Suzuki has made two big saves now. I’ve seen him make some great saves for Aston Villa, but he’s also very, very confident, right? More than safe with your feet. He can … Read more

SpaceX rocket launch causes stunning ‘jellyfish cloud’ visible off US east coast | Florida

SpaceX rocket launch causes stunning ‘jellyfish cloud’ visible off US east coast | Florida

A SpaceX rocket provided a stunning pre-dawn display over Florida as a huge, luminescent “jellyfish cloud” stretched for miles, caused by an expanding plume of fuel exhaust crystallizing in the sky and reflecting sunlight off frozen particles. The phenomenon occurred shortly after Tuesday’s 6:33 a.m. ET launch of the Falcon 9 rocket carrying cargo to … Read more

Column | 7 exercises an orthopedic surgeon recommends for healthy knees

Column | 7 exercises an orthopedic surgeon recommends for healthy knees

Well+Being FitnessThese simple moves can help protect and strengthen your knees. (The Washington Post)October 14, 2026 at 6:00 a.m. EDTJust nowAs an orthopedic surgeon, Howard Luks treats aching, aging knees. As a 63-year-old, he also possesses them. Over the decades, his knees have weathered meniscus tears, morning stiffness, thousands of miles of hiking, cycling and … Read more