Astronomers measure both mass and distance of a rogue planet for the first time

While most planets that we are familiar with stick relatively close to their host star in a predictable orbit, some planets ...
IEEE

EMG Probability Density Function: A New Way to Look at EMG Signal Filling From Single Motor Unit Potential to Full Interference Pattern

Abstract: An analytical derivation of the EMG signal’s amplitude probability density function (EMG PDF) is presented and used to study how an EMG signal builds-up, or fills, as the degree of muscle ...
America Magazine

Pope Leo’s Latin Mass Problem

Pope Leo XIV recites the Angelus after Mass for the canonization of seven new saints in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Oct. 19, 2025. Credit: CNS photo/Lola Gomez I don’t envy Pope Leo XIV as he ...
MassLive

The problem with child care in Mass. And how the state is fixing it | Bay State Briefing

If you’re the parent of a small child — or children — or you know someone who is, you have either loudly complained, or heard your friends loudly complain, about the truly insane cost of child care.
The Boston Globe

Mass Save was redesigned to better reach low-income residents. But there’s a problem.

Early this year, the state’s nation-leading energy efficiency program adopted a broader strategy to encourage more low-income households and tenants to tap into its benefits for heat pumps, insulation ...
Law

Critical Mass With Law.com’s Amanda Bronstad: Suits Say Roblox & AI Chatbots Cause Youth’s Mental Health Problems, Ken Feinberg Wants to Hear From LA Wildfire Lawyers

Welcome to Law.com Class Actions: Critical Mass, a weekly briefing for class action and mass tort attorneys. Ken Feinberg plans to meet with lawyers to get input on Southern California Edison’s ...
MassLive

Mass. officials touted a ‘significant blow’ to Trinitarios gang. It’s still causing problems

The arrest of a Trinitarios gang member in Massachusetts earlier this week highlighted the fact that, despite a sweeping crackdown by federal prosecutors earlier this year, the organization is still a ...
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Ukraine is investigating its special French-trained brigade after reports of mass desertion and command problems

Ukraine's State Bureau of Investigation is probing a brigade specially trained to use French weapons after reports that hundreds of soldiers deserted the unit. Tetyana Sapian, a spokesperson for the ...
CNN

Shooters may have mental health problems in common, but that’s not what’s behind violent attacks, experts say

EDITOR’S NOTE: Help is available if you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters. In the US: Call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Globally: The ...
Scientific American

Students Find Hidden Fibonacci Sequence in Classic Probability Puzzle

A variation of a puzzle called the “pick-up sticks problem” asks the following question: If I have some number of sticks with random lengths between 0 and 1, what are the chances that no three of ...
Boston Herald

Mass and Cass spillover a ‘tenacious’ problem for Roxbury historic landmark

An association dedicated to preserving a Roxbury landmark says it is grappling with homeless lingerers spilling over from Mass and Cass, a problem it describes as “tenacious.” Over the past five years ...
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'I Actually Want To Fix Problems': When Jasmine Crockett Snapped, Went Scorched Earth On Her Colleagues Over Trump's Mass Deportations

During her remarks in a House hearing in January, Senator Jasmine Crockett went scorched earth on her Republican colleagues over Trump's mass deportations. Crockett stated, "I actually want to fix ...