Thursday, October 8, 2026
New study challenges popular explanation for London’s infamous “Wobbly Bridge”
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New study challenges popular explanation for London’s infamous “Wobbly Bridge”

Enlarge / London's Millennium Bridge had issues with excessive shaking and swaying when it first opened in June 2000. (credit: Alberto Pezzali/NurPhoto/Getty Images) London's Millennium Bridge is notorious for its "wobble" when it first opened in June 2000, as thousands of pedestrians streamed across. Londoners nicknamed it "Wobbly Bridge." The accepted explanation has been that…

More EVs, hybrids likely to follow revised EPA fuel economy standards
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More EVs, hybrids likely to follow revised EPA fuel economy standards

Enlarge (credit: Luke Sharrett via Getty Images) The Environmental Protection Agency today announced more stringent fuel economy standards that will require passenger vehicles to travel 70 percent farther on a gallon of gasoline. The Biden administration announced earlier this year that it would be revising the Trump-era standards, which sought to increase fleet average fuel…

That time Catherine the Great championed smallpox vaccinations
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That time Catherine the Great championed smallpox vaccinations

Enlarge / Portrait of Catherine the Great. Her 1787 letter to Count Piotr Aleksandrovich Rumiantsev—now up for auction—called for a national vaccination campaign against smallpox. (credit: Public domain) During her long reign, Catherine the Great transformed Russia into a powerhouse of Europe. She was also a leader in public health policy, championing a nationwide vaccination campaign…

Anti-5G “quantum pendants” are radioactive
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Anti-5G “quantum pendants” are radioactive

Enlarge / This "quantum pendant" purports to protect the wearer from 5G signals. The anti-5G hysteria is a groundless conspiracy theory, but the pendants aren't just useless trinkets. They emit low levels of ionizing radiation that can cause adverse health effects over time. (credit: Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu) Worried that 5G cell phone towers…