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“New research suggests that scientists (and their computer models) might have spent the last few decades underestimating exoplanets' sizes. The undershot could mean an inconvenient transformation of popular ideas about the regularity of Earth-like planets, and of planets with meaningful amounts of liquid water. From here, it affects estimates of the likelihood that life will form in the universe.”

Finally. An AI image generator that doesn’t make you ration prompts like a digital hoarder. Imagiyo lets you make as many cursed masterpieces, anime warlocks, or Renaissance raccoons, and even all weird NSFW stuff you’re too embarrassed to admit you typed. (Hey, no judgement.) Comes with a beefy 500 image per month limit, which should be enough… any more than that and you’re either building a kink-fueled tarot deck or starting a religion. Plus: image-to-image, inpainting, upscaling — all yours forever for less than the price of one month of fancy AI clout. [Ad]

“Why do some people keep making the same harmful choices, even when they know better? A global study has revealed three distinct decision-making types and why punishment doesn’t work for everyone. When someone engages in behaviors that actively undermine their own goals, success, or well-being, that’s known as self-sabotage. Sometimes conscious and sometimes unconscious, self-sabotage can manifest in various areas of life, including work, relationships, and personal achievements. A new study… examined self-sabotage, wanting to understand why some people continue to make choices that hurt themselves or others, even when they’ve been punished for it. Instead of assuming everyone responds to punishment the same way, the researchers tested whether people actually learn differently from punishment.”

“Depending on who you ask, texting is either an easy way to keep in touch or an overbearing item on an ever-growing to-do list. What's convenient for one person may be a burden to another, which can cause strains on some relationships. So, how long can someone go without texting you back before they end up on the friendship chopping block? Not very long, if you ask me…”

Backyard stargazing? Time for a space-age glow-up. The Hestia telescope turns your smartphone into a cosmic imaging machine — no observatory required. Snap high-res shots of the Moon, Sun, or stars using just your phone, a tripod, and the Gravity app. No eyepiece. No giant tube. No fiddly knobs. Just you, the cosmos, and a very cool piece of tech you can toss in a tote bag. [Ad]

“A massive work of art dating back at least 500 years has resurfaced along the beaches of Hawai’i. Although usually obscured by the Pacific Ocean’s waters, a 115-foot-long sequence of ancient petroglyphs is visible once again on Oahu’s western coast near the Pililaau Army Recreation Center. First documented in its entirety in 2016, researchers estimate Hawai’ian artists etched the figures into lithified sandstone around half a millennium ago.”