Astonishingly, on some tests, including short-term memory and processing capacity, they scored higher than when well-rested. Dr Ali Gordji-Nejad, who ran the study, says: “The results suggest a single but high dose of creatine enhances thinking capacity and causes changes in the brain’s energy reserves during sleep deprivation.” Source link
Singapore has no shortage of people curious about the spoils from its massive money-laundering crackdown. Getting them to actually buy the confiscated real estate has been another matter. The government is gradually disposing of assets tied to the S$3 billion laundering scandal that erupted in 2023, according to Bloomberg. More than 80 homes are being sold alongside watches, jewelry, handbags and other expensive possessions seized from the operation. The luxury goods have been hot. The luxury real estate decidedly has not. Of more than two dozen high-end properties recently put through auctions, only four apartments have found buyers that way. At one sale, more than 60 people showed up for seven properties carrying over S$43 million ($33.6 million) in combined opening prices. Not one sold. One Gramercy Park apartment near Orchard Road failed to attract a single bid. Another large marble-finished unit with its own elevator was offered at S$7.55 million. Eventually someone tried S$4 million, prompting laughter before the offer was dismissed. The scene captured an uncomfortable reality for sellers: plenty of people want …
A huge trove of behind-the-scenes animation material from Cartoon Network’s history appears to have leaked online, and it’s the kind of stuff animation nerds rarely, if ever, get to see. The leak centers on a Google Drive folder containing production files from shows including The Amazing World of Gumball, Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, The Powerpuff Girls, The Looney Tunes Show, Duck Dodgers, and Garfield. Mashable was able to access the Drive and independently confirm its contents. SEE ALSO: The latest Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra rumors and leaks: Everything we know so far According to IndiaTimes, the leak totals more than 200GB of Cartoon Network material. The leak appears to trace back to an anonymous X account called “totallynotaburner.” According to its profile, the account is based in the U.S. and was created this month. Mashable reached out to the account but did not receive a response. Beyond the Drive folder, the leaker shared a master Google Doc linking to material from even more of Cartoon Network’s back catalog, hosted on a separate file-sharing site. …
JERUSALEM: When flydubai flight FZ1073 suddenly plunged from over 30,000 feet (9,100m) on Wednesday (Sep 30), passenger Almog Italie said it felt like the plane was passing through “massive turbulence” before he realised a life-or-death struggle had unfolded in the cockpit. Italie described passengers running to the front of the cabin and commotion in front of the cockpit, where Israeli officials said the co-pilot had stabbed the captain to try to crash the plane flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv with more than 170 Israelis on board. “It was dropping like for 20, 30 seconds, and then balanced, and then started dropping again, and balanced again, and then we saw that (there) are people in the front, directly (in front of ) the cockpit,” he told Reuters. “Crew members and passengers from the front of the airplane took over and got control of the two pilots.” Doron Spielman, a spokesperson for the Israeli prime minister’s office, said the wounded captain, bloodied and lying on the floor, had drawn on “the last moments of his energy” …
A huge explosion has rocked a Damascus suburb area on Wednesday evening (local), in what could be the second act of suspected sabotage against natural gas infrastructure in just a few days. “A gas pipeline exploded Wednesday near the Tishreen power station in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta area in the Damascus countryside,“ Alikhbariah TV reported. According to more per regional sources, “It said the loud blast heard in Eastern Ghouta was caused by the pipeline explosion near the power station.” Unconfirmed images are already widely circulating… 🚨BREAKING: A Massive Explosion Near Damascus Intl Airport According to sources inside Syria, a gas pipeline explosion occurred at the Tishreen power plant in the Haran al-Awamid area. This would be the second pipeline explosion in only days. pic.twitter.com/MWm5GcWgif — MintPress News (@MintPressNews) September 30, 2026 Syria had reported at least two acts of major sabotage against its gas infrastructure in the prior six weeks. One of these events happened Monday, and saw a fire rage out of control for many hours at a gas pipeline between al-Shola and Deir …
Most dinosaurs are pretty weird-looking. But you know a dinosaur must be extra weird looking when paleontologists call it “anatomically bizarre.” That’s the story behind Therizinosauria, a rare group of theropod dinosaurs—flesh-eating species, like Tyrannosaurus rex, along with a few herbivores. And even though therizinosaurs had massive claws, possibly the longest claws ever clocking in at over three feet long(!), these feathered dinos were actually primarily plant eaters. Within the Therizinosauria clade, there are a handful of specific kinds of therizinosaurs, and they’re all pretty unusal. But, in a new study published recently in The Journal of Systematic Paleontology, paleontologists may have just found the weirdest and biggest therizinosaurus ever. Feast your eyes on Kayrasaurus changliensis. No dinosaur had bigger claws than therizinosaurs All therizinosaurs had the same basic look to them. They had long necks, little heads, walked on two legs, and had massive claws on relatively tiny arms. They were covered in feathers and had a bit of pot belly: something kind of like a cross between an ostrich and grizzly bear, but …
Directly beneath our feet stretches a world both smaller and much, much larger than the one we know. Scientists have just begun mapping what may well be the largest piece of infrastructure on Earth: a network of fungal threads that is 68 quadrillion miles long. It’s alive! And we thought we’d mapped just about everything there is to map on this planet: continents, voting patterns, bird migration routes, alleged apparitions of the Virgin Mary, and Starbucks locations near you. We’ve logged and named almost every fold of the visible world. And yet until June, the most extensive piece of infrastructure on the planet had not been extensively mapped. This network is larger than every road, cable, and shipping lane combined. And it’s alive. A map of the fungal network in North America; on the right, a close-up of its capital –Florida. (Credit: SPUN/A Hidden Infrastructure) To be precise: It’s fungal. This underground network is made of so-called hyphae: hair-thin filaments that knit together into vast structures known as mycelium. A large fraction of these fungi …
Anthropic is reportedly in talks with Nvidia to secure funding for its upcoming IPO, according to an exclusive report from Reuters. If the deal goes through, it’d make Anthropic’s IPO one of the largest stock market debuts ever. Reuters report cites two people familiar with the discussions between the Claude maker and Nvidia, although they weren’t at liberty to speak publicly. According to Reuters, Anthropic is looking to raise as much as $100 billion in the offering, which would raise the company’s valuation to around $2 trillion. That would put Anthropic in the same financial weight class as some of the world’s largest public companies, despite not yet being publicly traded itself. One source told Reuters that Nvidia is considering investing up to $10 billion as part of the deal, though the terms are still being worked out and could change. Anthropic declined to comment on the discussions, and Nvidia did not respond to Reuters’ request for comment. Mashable Light Speed Known as anchor investing, lining up a major investor ahead of an IPO has …
A new national study has revealed that women face a troubling double when it comes to carrying a key component of sexual health: condoms. When Australian women were asked about other women carrying condoms, the two most common answers were both about her sexual conduct: that she is planning to have sex (45.4%), and that she sleeps around (38.6%). Yet, the most common answer about men carrying condoms? “Is prepared” – at 43.9%. Credit: Moments Sexual Health Study 2026 Key findings from the 2026 Moments Sexual Wellness Study: Buying condoms has gotten easier for women, but being judged for carrying them has gotten worse Three in four Australian women have hidden, disguised or abandoned a condom purchase Two-thirds of Australian women have gone without a condom because neither person had one More here. Hookup apps for everyone AdultFriendFinder — readers’ pick for casual connections Tinder — top pick for finding hookups Hinge — popular choice for regular meetups Additionally, the study found that Australian women aged 18-45 are still uncomfortable buying or carrying condoms. And, …
The sweltering Southern California heat couldn’t stop the swarm of music-loving fans from descending upon Irvine’s Great Park Saturday for the inaugural Daisy Chain Fields music festival. The Olivia Rodrigo-created all-women festival brought in 45,000 people, according to the singer before her headlining set. Proceeds from the event went towards women- and girls-centric organizations. The festival was spread across the sports complex. Rows of food stalls and trucks filled the field, along with pop-up activations from brands and sponsors. The park’s balloon was decked out for Daisy Chain Fields and the carousel was running throughout the day. Booths and stalls had special flower key symbols for any women-owned businesses — of which there were many. Flowers were everywhere on the festival grounds. Attendees likely wouldn’t be able to tell, minus a hiccup here or there, that it was the singer’s first edition of the festival, as logistics were relatively smooth. The heat, sitting in the 90s range, was at times brutal with little respite, but the festival provided hydration stations throughout the festival grounds. Fans of …
