The Texas Rangers have come alive as the playoff race begins to heat up, and they are setting up to add by Thursday's MLB trade deadline.https://www.newsweek.com/sports/mlb/mlb-insider-reports-rangers-will-active-mlb-trade-deadline-2105357
The poll showed Sherrill, a Democrat, with a single-digit lead over Ciattarelli, a Republican, in the governor's race.https://www.newsweek.com/mikie-sherrill-chances-defeating-jack-ciattarelli-poll-2105847
The HMS "Hind," later renamed the "Earl of Chatham," was a frigate in the British Royal Navy before it was repurposed as a whaling vesselhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-boy-found-a-shipwreck-on-a-scottish-beach-it-turned-out-to-be-a-250-year-old-warship-from-the-american-revolution-180987061/
As the Smithsonian presents the aviator’s restored Vega in Washington, a special replica of the aircraft quietly re-emerges after decades in obscurityhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/amelia-earhart-made-history-in-a-plane-she-called-her-little-red-bus-heres-how-it-became-a-revered-museum-artifact-and-hallowed-symbol-180987062/
Artists such as Rembrandt, the Pre-Raphaelites and Georgian caricaturists used their craft to examine the morality and ramifications of adulterous affairshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/these-salacious-artworks-chronicle-the-history-of-adultery-from-biblical-punishments-to-royal-mistresses-180987048/
A thin piece of gold reached 33,740 degrees Fahrenheit, which is more than 14 times higher than its melting point, by being rapidly heated—and it didn't melthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/physicists-superheated-gold-to-hotter-than-the-suns-surface-and-disproved-a-40-year-old-idea-180987043/
A new exhibition at Buckingham Palace will examine the British monarch's life and legacy using evening gowns, suits and accessorieshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-hundreds-of-garments-that-elizabeth-ii-wore-throughout-her-seven-decade-reign-180987032/
The apex predators, restored to the park in 1995, appear to be keeping the local population of plant-eating elk in check, which allows aspen saplings to grow tall and healthyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/reintroduced-wolves-are-helping-baby-aspen-trees-flourish-in-northern-yellowstone-for-the-first-time-in-80-years-study-suggests-180987064/
You can catch meteor showers and a special lunar display early this week, and keep an eye out for the popular Perseidshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-to-watch-this-weeks-stunning-dual-meteor-shower-and-more-upcoming-celestial-events-180987063/
Bite marks on a fossilized leg bone found in South America suggest a crocodile-like creature attacked a massive, meat-eating bird 12 million years agohttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/even-apex-predators-like-terror-birds-had-enemies-research-suggests-180987035/
The winners of the Mangrove Photography Awards shed light on the ecologically valuable but highly threatened coastal ecosystemshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-11-stunning-images-of-mangrove-forests-and-their-wildlife-showcasing-the-trees-beauty-and-fragility-180987056/
Discovered near Hadrian's Wall in northern England, the oversized leather footwear has left researchers puzzledhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-keep-finding-massive-shoes-at-an-ancient-roman-fort-and-they-have-no-idea-why-theyre-so-big-180987028/
This episode of Uncanny Valley covers black holes, woke AI, and the relationship between Silicon Valley billionaires and the Trump Administration.https://www.wired.com/story/uncanny-valley-podcast-is-silicon-valley-losing-its-influence-on-dc/
A svelte smart ring can track important health metrics and doesn’t need to be charged every day.https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-smart-rings/
These noise-canceling headphones are very nearly as good as AirPods Max, and they cost $150 less.https://www.wired.com/review/nothing-headphones-1/
Stress, isolation, and uncertainty appear to have caused the brain to age quicker for those who lived through the crisis.https://www.wired.com/story/the-pandemic-accelerated-brain-aging-even-in-people-who-never-got-covid/
New AI regulations suggested by the White House mirror changes to environmental permitting suggested by Meta and a lobbying group representing firms like Google and Amazon Web Services.https://www.wired.com/story/big-tech-asked-for-looser-clean-water-act-permitting-trump-wants-to-give-it-to-them/
The space plane’s test flight will advance development of a new navigation technology based on electromagnetic wave interference.https://www.wired.com/story/a-secretive-space-plane-is-set-to-launch-and-test-quantum-navigation-technology/
Nvidia’s usual budget winner can’t keep up with the competition this year.https://www.wired.com/review/nvidia-geforce-rtx-5060/
These WIRED-tested reading lights are perfect for cozying up with a bestseller.https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-reading-lights/