Humans have evolved the ability to live anywhere on Earth, thanks to gradual changes to our biology and our knack for developing new technologies, like clothes and shelter. This adaptability is often touted as being unique to our species, Homo sapiens.In his new book, “Adaptable: How Your Unique Body Really Works and Why Our Biology Unites Us” (Penguin Random House, 2025), Herman Pontzer, a professor of evolutionary anthropology and global health at Duke University, explores how local environments work in tandem with genetics to produce the full spectrum of diversity we see in people today.The book journeys through the human…
Footage of Justin Timberlake during his highly publicized 2024 DWI arrest in The Hamptons has been released. TMZ published an 18-minute video of the “What Goes Around” singer’s arrest on Friday, March 20, which shows Timberlake, 45, engaged in roadside sobriety tests after being pulled over in Sag Harbor, New…
With March Madness starting, Nets fans are going to be watching a lot of basketball on split screen. One eye on the Nets, and the other on the NCAA Tournament. One on their team tanking for lottery odds, the other on the potential franchise-changer(s) they hope all this losing buys…
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The ex-WWE star who was accused of using federal funds earmarked to social services for “needy families” to pay for his luxury lifestyle, including buying a million-dollar home, was found not guilty on Friday. Ted DiBiase Jr. fought back tears after a Mississippi jury cleared his name from the state’s…
This was a pretty good NCAA Tournament omen. Fifth-seeded St. John’s hit its most 3-pointers since Jan. 12 at Creighton, sinking 10 from deep in a 79-53 rout of No. 12 Northern Iowa in an East Region opening-round game at Viejas Arena on Friday night. The Red Storm entered the…
Real Housewives of New Jersey star Dolores Catania’s daughter, Gabby Catania, and her boyfriend, Mike Tallia, are officially engaged. Taking to her Instagram on Friday, March 20, Dolores confirmed daughter’s happy news by sharing a photo of the romantic proposal. The carousel of photos showed Tallia getting down on one…
Karl-Anthony Towns didn’t expect to make it to Barclays Center on Friday night. But he followed the wishes of his father, Karl Sr., who is recovering from a medical procedure, and dropped 26 points with 15 rebounds in a 93-92 win over the Nets. “I wasn’t going to play. My…
blue bloods usweekly‘s Marcus Scribner explained why he wasn’t necessarily satisfied with the season 1 finale. “I don’t want to say if it’s satisfying or a cliffhanger — but I was not satisfied because I want more,” Scribner, 26, quipped while speaking exclusively to Us Weekly. “I won’t say why,…
TAMPA — As far as spring training games go, Friday was an important one for Luis Gil, given some of the questions lingering around him this camp. The Yankees right-hander came out and answered them emphatically. Gil looked more dominant than he has all spring, mowing down the Orioles across…
Kendra Duggar’s mugshot was revealed shortly after she was arrested on criminal charges. A press release from the Tontitown Police Department on Friday, March 20, stated that both Kendra, 27, and her husband, Joseph Duggar, are facing four counts of endangering the welfare of a minor in the second degree,…
Don’t think for a second the Nets didn’t care about breaking their skid against the Knicks, and that they don’t care about pushing back on the outside world making fun of them. Undersized and undermanned, yes. But watch Josh Minott and Brooklyn’s bench lead a near comeback in their 93-92…
As Taylor Frankie Paul’s alleged domestic dispute with ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen continues to make headlines, her marriage and divorce from ex-husband Tate Paul has been thrust back into the limelight. Taylor, 31, was married to Tate for six years before they divorced in summer 2022. Taylor announced their split during…
Russian hackers are targeting US officials and other “high intelligence value” individuals on the encrypted messaging app Signal and “thousands” of accounts have already been compromised, FBI Director Kash Patel warned Friday. “The [FBI] has identified cyber actors associated with Russian Intelligence Services targeting users of commercial messaging applications, including…
PHILADELPHIA — There was no consensus when it came to Xavier Booker’s greatest impact. His four blocks in leading UCLA’s rim protection during its NCAA Tournament opener? “I would say the blocks, for sure,” Booker said late Friday. His work on the boards against UCF? “I was mostly happy with…
Southern Hospitality‘s Joe Bradley is spilling the tea about whether his costar Justin Assad is in fact dating Southern Charm’s Charley Manley. “I’ve heard whispers,” Joe exclusively told Us Weekly on Thursday, March 19, hinting that the rumors are true. “The world will find out the truth. But I’m not…
We’re all looking for “the one”. But looking for your “credit one” (love + somebody with good credit habits)? Now that’s where things get complicated. Just ask JaNa how her search is going for her perfect “credit one”. That’s the playful premise behind You’re the Credit One for Me, a new reality-inspired…
OpenAI said Friday a technical glitch caused ChatGPT to flag links to Republican websites as being potentially unsafe for users to click. The apparent bug affects links to WinRed, the official Republican Party donation platform, but does not appear to warn users against clicking on links to ActBlue, the primary…
Observations from Yankees spring training Friday: Back in blank David Bednar and Tim Hill made their returns from Team USA following the World Baseball Classic, each tossing a scoreless inning of relief. Tech support The scoreboard at Steinbrenner Field was not working through the first four innings, forcing public address…
Home Improvement alum Zachery Ty Bryan has been sentenced to nearly two years in jail in Oregon after violating his probation. Local ABC affiliate KEZI reported on Friday, March 20, that Bryan, 44, was sentenced to 19 months behind bars after pleading guilty to a probation violation. According to the…
Texas Senate hopeful and former teacher James Talarico argued Thursday that his “most patriotic” students were illegal migrants. “Before I was a politician, I was a public school teacher in San Antonio, Texas, on the west side of the city, and I taught a lot of undocumented students, and those…
PORT ST. LUCIE — Bo Bichette returned to his old position Friday to reacquaint himself with playing shortstop should the Mets need him there during the season. “He didn’t get tested, but it was good to get him back there,” manager Carlos Mendoza said after the Mets lost 4-3 to…
Dakota Mortensen was granted a temporary protective order against Taylor Frankie Paul amid new domestic violence allegations. “The Court finds there is reason to believe: it has jurisdiction over the parties and this case, the Respondent and Petitioner are cohabitants, the Respondent will be served notice of her opportunity to…
David Bowie‘s daughter made startling claims about how she was forcefully taken to rehab at 14 ahead of her dad’s death. Lexi Jones, whom Bowie shared with model Iman, took to Instagram earlier this month with a video detailing the “dehumanizing” experience. Jones, now 25, revealed she struggled with mental…
WASHINGTON — Dr. Casey Means, President Trump’s pick to fill the role of surgeon general, which has been empty for over a year, faced a Senate committee grilling on Wednesday over conflicts of interest concerns, her endeavors with psilocybin, her stance on vaccines, and more. Means, who co-authored the bestselling…
Tech stocks clawed back losses from a day-earlier rout over a viral research report that warned of a dystopian future in which artificial intelligence causes unemployment to surge above 10%. After selling off earlier in the week, the tech-heavy Nasdaq index surged more than 250 points in midday trading Wednesday.…
Samsung on Wednesday unveiled its latest Galaxy smartphones, which boast an even bigger toolbox of artificial intelligence technology than the previous two generations and introduce a new privacy shield mode that blocks snoopy bystanders from sneaking a peek at the display screen. The upgrades on the Galaxy S26 lineup —…
Tigers will soon roam Kazakhstan for the first time in over 70 years as conservationists undertake a gargantuan effort to restore part of their lost habitat.The last of Kazakhstan’s Caspian tigers disappeared in the late 1940s, after years of hunting, habitat loss and declines in prey numbers. Now, the Central…
Tiger Woods and his ex-wife, Elin Nordegren, were all smiles as they reunited this week to support their teenage son, Charlie Woods, at the Benjamin School state championship golf ring ceremony. Charlie, a 17-year-old high school junior who recently committed to play golf at Florida State, and the Benjamin School’s…
Bill Gates admitted to having two affairs with Russian women while apologizing for his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. “It was a huge mistake to spend time with Epstein,” Gates, 70, said in a Gates Foundation company town hall, per a recording obtained by The Wall Street Journal. “I apologize to…
WASHINGTON — The White House took a victory lap Wednesday after Democrats chose not to applaud for lines such as prioritizing American citizens — saying President Trump “out-played” the opposition during his annual State of the Union address. About halfway through Trump’s 108-minute speech, the president unleashed a nearly 2-minute…
The World Trade Center raised a victory flag on Wednesday over what was once Ground Zero. American Express announced it will build its new headquarters at Two World Trade Center — the last of the four towers first announced in the original post-9/11 master plan in 2003. The site of…
These sex toy shoppers are f—ked. X-rated accessories maker Tenga informed customers earlier this month of a data breach that likely included their names, email addresses and past order details, TechCrunch has reported. “An unauthorized party gained access to the professional email account of one of our employees,” Tenga Store…
Chinese astronauts have described what happened when they were nearly stranded in space last year after a suspected piece of space junk struck their return capsule.Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie, the crew of the ill-fated Shenzhou-20 mission, were preparing to leave China’s Tiangong space station and return to…
Olympic freestyle skier Eileen Gu stayed in Milan after the 2026 Winter Games ended Sunday to attend Milan Fashion Week, which runs Feb. 24 through March 2. The model, who secured two silvers and a gold at the Winter Olympics, gushed over her “other job” and shared her plans while…
Scottish Tourette’s syndrome activist John Davidson is further addressing his 2026 BAFTAs controversy. “When socially unacceptable words come out, the guilt and shame on the part of the person with the condition is often unbearable and causes enormous distress,” Davidson, 54, said in an interview with Variety published on Tuesday,…
Almost every American has some degree of metabolic dysfunction — at least that’s what President Trump’s nominee for surgeon general would say. Dr. Casey Means, a graduate of the Stanford School of Medicine and lapsed functional medicine practitioner, began her Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday to become “America’s doctor,” putting…
Some things remain timeless, even when going under the knife. The American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS), the world’s largest association of facial plastic and reconstructive surgeons, has unveiled the biggest trends of 2025 — including which procedures are performed most. “These trends are remarkably consistent with…
WWE didn’t help anyone with the finish to the match between Nattie and Maxxine Dupri Monday night. The booking during the Triple H era has been consistently logical, almost completely void of some of the head-scratching decisions and directions we saw late in Vince McMahon’s tenure. The idea of Nattie,…
Rotten Tomatoes may get the word out about the best movies, but it’s not meant to be the ultimate decider of what’s good and what isn’t. Netflix has a wide assortment of films with high Rotten Tomatoes scores, and also a large contingent of good movies that were far from…
“Love Story,” Ryan Murphy’s new FX and Hulu limited series chronicling the turbulent romance between John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, has sparked a full-blown renaissance of the leading lady’s minimalistic, chic style. The former Calvin Klein publicist-turned-reluctant style icon (who died at 33, along with her husband…
President Trump lambasted “Squad” Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib for their rowdy behavior during his State of the Union address Tuesday evening, calling for them to “be institutionalized.” “When you watch Low IQ Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, as they screamed uncontrollably last night at the very elegant State…
Tech companies need to build their own power plants to support their energy-hungry AI projects, President Trump said during Tuesday night’s State of the Union speech — his latest effort to ease energy costs for ordinary Americans. “I’m pleased to announce that I have negotiated the new rate-payer protection pledge.…
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