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Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. As 2025 drew to a close, the Bronx Zoo in New York welcomed one of the most adorable animals you could imagine into the world: a pygmy slow loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus).  In the picture shared by the zoo, the tiny endangered primate baby stares out with its giant dark eyes so intensely you’d think it was born with its eyes open. Indeed, that’s exactly how slow lorises come out—as well as completely covered in fur. Mothers hold infants on their stomachs, occasionally placing them…

Ashes of Creation is living up to its name. The fantasy MMORPG came to Steam in Early Access on December 11. Less than eight weeks later, its future is in complete limbo amid staff resignations and reported layoffs. The Intrepid Studios-made open-world game raised over $3.2 million on Kickstarter back in 2017. Now its director claims that board control of the company has been stolen away from him and that those who seized it are trying to do unethical things. “I can make a limited statement in my personal capacity and not on behalf of the company, regarding the situation,”…

ExpressVPN is back on sale again, and its two-year plans are up to 81 percent off right now. You can get the Advanced tier for $88 for 28 months. This is marked down from the $392 that this time frame normally costs. On a per-month basis, it works out to roughly $3.14 for the promo period.We’ve consistently liked ExpressVPN because it’s fast, easy to use and widely available across a large global server network. In fact, it’s our current pick for best premium VPN. One of the biggest drawbacks has always been its high cost, and this deal temporarily solves…

According to independent researcher Kevin Beaumont, three organizations told him that devices inside their networks that had Notepad++ installed experienced “security incidents” that “resulted in hands on keyboard threat actors,” meaning the hackers were able to take direct control using a web-based interface. All three of the organizations, Beaumont said, have interests in East Asia. The researcher explained that his suspicions were aroused when Notepad++ version 8.8.8 introduced bug fixes in mid-November to “harden the Notepad++ Updater from being hijacked to deliver something… not Notepad++.” The update made changes to a bespoke Notepad++ updater known as GUP, or alternatively, WinGUP.…

AOC has started selling a new Mini LED gaming monitor in China. The company has launched the Agon AG275UXM2, which sits above the recently announced Q27G4SMN. The Agon AG275UXM2 uses a 27-inch Fast IPS panel with a 16:9 aspect ratio and a native 4K resolution of 3840 x 2160. AOC has equipped the monitor with a QD Mini LED backlight made up of 9,216 LEDs and 2,304 independent local dimming zones. This setup allows the display to reach up to 1,600 nits of HDR peak brightness, while typical SDR brightness is rated at 600 nits. The monitor carries VESA DisplayHDR…

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Swarms of locusts devouring a farmer’s livelihood might sound apocalyptic, but major locust infestations are a regular problem in agricultural communities around the world. These locust swarms—dense, droning packs of certain grasshopper species—can cover hundreds of square miles, and the insects consume vast amounts of vegetation and threaten global agriculture. In the western United States, a hotspot for grasshopper and cricket outbreaks, rangelands critical for livestock grazing suffer an estimated $1.2 billion in annual losses. In a study recently published in the journal Scientific…

The Soundcore Boom 3i by Anker Compact Outdoor Speaker is designed to give you outdoor sound with reliable playback that isn’t affected by rain, sand, or contact with water or dirt. It’s a compact, waterproof, and dustproof IP68 Bluetooth speaker with 50W of output. The flotation system keeps the unit upright in water, maintaining an outward-facing orientation with the sound facing outward. This means you can throw it into a pool or lake, and it will continue to function. The Boom 3i gives you up to 16 hours of playback time, BassUp 2.0, and a removable strap, making it ideal…

Almost three years after starting the bargaining process with Microsoft, quality assurance workers at two Blizzard locations have ratified a union contract. The agreement covers 60 workers at Blizzard Albany and Blizzard Austin.The agreement includes guaranteed pay increases across the three years of the contract, assurances that workers will be given fair credits and recognition on games that ship, discrimination-free disability accommodations, restrictions on crunch (i.e. mandatory overtime) and “protection to immigrant workers from unfair discipline and loss of seniority while streamlining legal verification.” Stronger rules around the use of AI are included in the contract as well.“At a time…

Based on reporting elsewhere, some of the judges viewed the classified report that was used to justify the order to halt construction, but they didn’t find it persuasive. In one case, the judge noted that the government wasn’t acting as if the security risks were real. The threat supposedly comes from the operation of the wind turbines, but the Department of the Interior’s order blocked construction while allowing any completed hardware to operate. “If the government’s concern is the operation of these facilities, allowing the ongoing operation of the 44 turbines while prohibiting the repair of the existing turbines and…

Realme is getting ready to launch the Realme 16 5G in India. The device has now appeared on the BIS certification database, confirming that an India launch is coming soon. The phone was recently launched in Vietnam, and the Indian version is expected to carry the same hardware. Image via TheTechOutlook The BIS listing (spotted by TheTechOutlook) shows the model number RMX5171 with the brand name Realme. The certification was granted on January 14, 2026. While the product name is not mentioned on the BIS website, this model number has already been linked to the Realme 16 5G. Tipster Abhishek…