iOS 26.3 beta 3 is out now
Image: Foundry Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Macworld reports that iOS 26.3 beta 3 was released on January 26, focusing primarily on bug fixes and security updates with likely new AirTags support. The update introduces EU-mandated features including easier Android-iPhone switching, notification forwarding to third-party smartwatches, and carrier location tracking limits. This
How Norway Accomplished a Near-Total EV Transition
More than 97 percent of the new cars Norwegians registered in November 2025 were electric, almost reaching the country’s goal of 100 percent. As a result, the government has begun removing some of the many carrots it used to encourage its successful EV transition. Cecilie Knibe Kroglund, state secretary in the country’s Ministry of Transport
How Aspartame Came from a Work Safety Violation
The full Nautilus archive • eBooks & Special Editions • Ad-free reading The full Nautilus archive eBooks & Special Editions Ad-free reading The artificial sweetener aspartame, which is found in everything from diet soda to toothpaste to ice cream, was an accidental discovery. In 1965, American chemist James Schlatter was researching drugs to treat ulcers
Wine That Lights Up When It’s Gone Bad
The full Nautilus archive • eBooks & Special Editions • Ad-free reading The full Nautilus archive eBooks & Special Editions Ad-free reading We might not be able to glow ourselves, but humans have harnessed bioluminescence for all kinds of practical purposes: medical imaging, genetic research, and even experimental cancer treatments. Soon, we might be able
Why Astronauts Quarantine Before—But Not After—Space Missions
The full Nautilus archive • eBooks & Special Editions • Ad-free reading The full Nautilus archive eBooks & Special Editions Ad-free reading Last week, the first astronauts planning to orbit the moon in more than half a century entered quarantine ahead of their much-awaited mission, which is slated to launch as early as February 6.
What Exactly Is a Superfood Anyway?
The term “superfood” is sticky. It seems as though every few months, a new food lands in this lofty category of nourishments. Bamboo, a popular ingredient in many traditional Asian cuisines, is one of the latest to receive the designation. The superfood label was used by the authors of a peer-reviewed paper covering bamboo’s potential
Hot Spring Bathing Doesn’t Just Keep Japanese Monkeys Warm
The full Nautilus archive • eBooks & Special Editions • Ad-free reading The full Nautilus archive eBooks & Special Editions Ad-free reading Like humans, some other primates like to huddle in hot springs. Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata), also called “snow monkeys,” famously gather at natural hot springs to soak together for hours. They prefer steaming
Amazon is getting drier as deforestation shuts down atmospheric rivers
Environment The amount of rainfall in the southern Amazon basin has declined by 8 to 11 per cent since 1980, largely due to the impact of deforestation By Alec Luhn Facebook / Meta Twitter / X icon Linkedin Reddit Email Vast areas of the Amazon rainforest have been burned for cattle ranching MICHAEL DANTAS/AFP via
To halt measles’ resurgence we must fight the plague of misinformation
Vaccine uptake is critical for public health Robin Utrecht/Shutterstock When I read the 1998 study falsely claiming there was a link between the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism, I was shocked. Shocked by how bad the paper was, shocked that it was published in a high-status journal and shocked that journalists reported
Our brains play a surprising role in recovering from a heart attack
The brain responds after a heart attack Science Photo Library / Alamy Following a heart attack, the brain picks up and acts on signals that come directly from sensory neurons located in the heart. The discovery suggests there is a feedback loop, which involves the immune system as well as the brain, that has an