Meta’s planned shift away from third-party fact-checking on Facebook in favour of a crowdsourced approach has perplexed those who study the spread of misinformation.

EDITORIAL 24 March 2025 What CERN does next matters for science and for international cooperation The world’s largest particle-physics laboratory is approaching a pivotal moment in its history.

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This story is part of Popular Science’s Ask Us Anything series, where we answer your most outlandish, mind-burning questions, from the ordinary to the off-the-wall.

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Soaking almonds in water softens them and may make them easier to digest and more satiating. Almonds can benefit heart health, blood sugar control, and more.

The podcast ‘Does It Fly?’ asks whether the technology of Star Trek, Doctor Who and other popular sci-fi shows could really work.