Pete Davidson and Paul Dano in Dumb Money. Claire Folger/Sony Pictures hide caption

Ncuti Gatwa in season 4 of Netflix's Sex Education. Samuel Taylor/Netflix hide caption

Olivia Rodrigo returns with her sophomore album Guts. Nick Walker/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Beyoncé performs onstage during her Renaissance World Tour at PGE Narodowy in Warsaw, Poland. Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Parkwood / Getty Images hide caption

Meryl Streep on Only Murders in the Building. Patrick Harbron/HULU hide caption

Meghan Markle and Patrick J. Adams in Suits. Cinematic / Alamy Stock Photo hide caption

Roy Johnson (right) with a Bishop Sycamore player in the HBO documentary, BS High. HBO hide caption

Xolo Maridueña as Jaime Reyes in Blue Beetle. Warner Bros. hide caption

John Cho in season two of Apple+ series The Afterparty. Apple TV+ hide caption

Justin H. Min and Sherry Cola in Shortcomings. Jon Pack/Sony Pictures Classics hide caption

Liyah Mitchell in Kokomo City. Magnolia Pictures hide caption

A screenshot taken by journalist Jordan Oloman during his playthrough as a doctor in the social simulation video game The Sims 4. Jordan Oloman/The Sims 4 hide caption

The Core released to audiences 20 years ago. Ever since, audiences have bemoaned, laughed at and loved the loose use of geological science in the film. PictureLux/The Hollywood Archive/Alamy hide caption

Researchers are expanding the catalog of animals used in research beyond mice and rats. Clockwise from top left: Zebra finch (Getty); Ptychodera flava, a worm (ASA); a planarian, Schmidtea mediterranea (JOH); African turquoise killifish (ASA); Pomacea canaliculata, a snail (ASA) AlexandraPhotos/Getty Images//Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado//Julianna O. Haug hide caption

Some of the fastest sea level rise in the world is happening in Galveston, Texas. Ryan Kellman/NPR hide caption

Leila Mirhaydari, shown shortly after her kidney transplant surgery in 2014. Eight years later, Leila learned her body was rejecting the donated organ. Courtesy of Leila Mirhaydari hide caption

In 2009, only about half of teens said they used social media every day. By 2022, 95% of teens said they used some social media — and about a third say they use it constantly, a poll from Pew Research Center found. Owen Franken/Getty Images hide caption

Dani Clode modeling her prosthetic third thumb. The thumb is 3-D printed extension of the hand that is controlled by the wearer's toes. Dani Clode Design/daniclode.com hide caption

As ice continues to disappear in the Artic, the changes are being felt by species thousands miles away, like the North Atlantic right whale. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission hide caption

This week, New York City appointed the first rat czar, Kathleen Corradi, in the latest step in a years long battle against the city's rat population. Rodentologists say that an effective plan will take thinking outside of the usual pesticide box. Lindsay Elliott hide caption

According to a recent study in the journal Cell, plants that are distressed due to factors like dehydration and cuts, emit specific airborne sounds at an increased frequency. Tuvik Beker/Tel Aviv University hide caption

There are no lasting photos of Eunice Foote. Her experiments set the foundation for climate science. Carlyn Iverson/NOAA Climate.gov hide caption

Leading our news round up is news of a giant floating mat of grassy brown algae called Sargassum. It has grown from small patches in the Sargasso Sea and can now be seen from space. THOMAS COEX/AFP via Getty Images hide caption