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Author Malavika Kannan Is Being Hailed As a Voice of Gen Z. These Coming-of-Age Novels Shaped Her

She shares the reading list that inspired her must-read collegiate novel, 'Unprecedented Times.'

Marie Claire · Aug 18

Why We Could See An Influx Of Tiger Woods' Sun Day Red On The Professional Tours

Following the recent success of numerous college golfers at significant amateur events, could Sun Day Red's clothing line become a prominent feature on the professional circuits in a few years' time?

Golf Monthly · Aug 18

Pat Forde: Forty Observations on the 2026 College Football Schedule

Everything you need to know about the quirks of the season from easiest months, a monster slate in November, improvements in consecutive road games and open-date disadvantages and more.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 18

Shouted ‘Quit India’ as a schoolboy; studied Milky way galaxy through Hindi poem: This Indian scientist, inspired by Gandhi, later built two of the world's most powerful radio telescopes

Independence day 2026: Built two of the world's most powerful radio telescopes with limited resources and designs no one had attempted before, Govind Swarup gave India a place in global astronomy that the field cannot ignore. As India marks 80 years of independence this August, his story stands as one…

The Economic Times · Aug 13

One Number That Sums Up Every ACC Team and Notre Dame in 2026

Can the league find an identity after a bizarre 2025?

Sports Illustrated · Aug 12

Your Astrocytes Have Their Own Birthday, and for Some People It Decides Whether APOE4 Becomes Alzheimer's

A Stanford-led study built aging clocks for 40+ cell types from blood. Youthful astrocytes tracked with far lower Alzheimer's risk.

Medical Daily · Aug 12

A Flatworm Cell That Detonates Like a Bomb, Kills Dozens of Neighbors, Then Vanishes in Five Minutes

Stanford researchers found ruptoblasts, cells that self-destruct explosively to kill anything nearby. A hormone, not a pathogen, pulls the trigger.

Medical Daily · Aug 11

Nature has spent billions of years fighting bacteria – AI could help us learn its secrets

Tiny viruses that infect bacteria could one day help us tackle infections that antibiotics can no longer treat. But first, scientists need to understand how these viruses work, and artificial intelligence could provide them with a powerful way to do that.

The Conversation · Aug 11

Startup B3IQ has found a new AI niche: Supplying rent-to-own machines to privacy-conscious university researchers

The New York based firm's clients include Stanford and Dartmouth u

Fortune · Aug 11

Researchers Used AI to Design Working Viruses, Raising Both Medical Hopes and Biosecurity Concerns

Stanford and Arc Institute researchers used AI to design 16 functional bacteriophages that kill E. coli, prompting biosecurity warnings.

Medical Daily · Aug 10