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IBlocky World Chipotle Burrito BuilderIn Chipotle, players don the uniforms of the Tex-Mex restaurant chain and make burritos for virtual customers. Available toppings are taken from…
Offshore wind projects not only face financial challenges, but also need to navigate through federal and state regulations as they require approval from the Bureau of…
TThe Vision Pro has arrived in Australia five months after its US debut, priced at $5,999 – making it a premium product that Apple treats with…
a Weather apps were a staple of the first iPhone in 2007, and their popularity hasn’t waned since. Forecast accuracy and options may have improved dramatically,…
vinegarFrancesca Simon, author of the children’s book “Horrid Henry,” pulls out her phone and checks the weather multiple times a day — not just where she…
Meta has lifted previous restrictions on Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts as the 2024 presidential election approaches, the company announced on Friday. After being banned…
One of the most astonishing scientific discoveries of the past decade is the abundance of black holes in the universe. These black holes come in a…
Pakistani paleontologists have uncovered a new genus and species of a prehistoric relative of the giraffe from the Miocene period. Reconstruction of an ancient giraffe. Image…
Not all diving boards obey the laws of thermodynamics vm/Getty Images A microscopic version of a diving board violated the second law of thermodynamics 95 percent…
With the approach of a special day, we often find ourselves balancing the celebration of a new year’s wisdom and the apprehension of time passing by.…
The EU has warned Elon Musk’s company X that it could face a substantial fine for violating social media regulations with its blue checkmark system. Regulators…
People living in the highlands of Papua New Guinea may benefit from having Denisovan DNAMichael Runkel/Danita Delimont/Getty Images/Gallo Images Roots Highland and lowland peoples of Papua…
Astronomy Photographer of the Year An annual photo contest showcasing all things space-relatedis back for the first time in 16 yearsNumber Run. More than 3,500 photos…
Illustration showing LUCA possibly being attacked by a virusScientific Graphic Design The organisms that gave rise to all life on Earth evolved much earlier than previously…
The Last of Us is a story of tension: between love and loss, violence and intimacy, protection and destruction, life and death. It’s also a study…
The Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA) is a hypothetical common ancestor of all modern cellular life, from single-celled organisms such as bacteria to giant sequoia trees…
T”Wait for the crackle, crackle and pop” is the warning when three glowing electrodes are dropped into Cardiff’s electric arc furnace, followed by a thunderous boom:…
Flying cars have long been part of our imagined future, and they might be here to stay. Shutterstock/Design Project A long history of the future Nicole…
Part of the urine collection systemLuka Bielski Astronauts on spacewalks may soon be able to drink their own urine, thanks to a water filtration and recycling…
Scientists from Baylor College of Medicine and other institutions have announced the discovery of ancient chromosome subfossils in a female mammoth fossil.Mammutus primigeniusThe mammoth, a species…
Tachyon They are hypothetical particles that always travel faster than light. Until recently, they were commonly thought to be entities that did not fit into the…
MaPregnant women have become familiar with their first look at the baby through a blurry, black-and-white ultrasound scan that they share with loved ones. However, in…
A recent study indicates that multiple instances of gene flow occurring between 250,000 and 200,000 years ago impacted the genomes and biology of both modern humans…
In a new study, planetary scientists have found strong similarities between the soil of Gale Crater on Mars and that of the cold, sub-Arctic climate of…
“Demographic composition has changed significantly in recent years,” Li Junhua, the U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, said in a news release. The report predicts…
Solar power plantYaor Shen/Getty Images Things are a bit shaky right now, both environmentally and politically, so I decided to call up some experts to find…
Any random series of events, like ocean waves lapping on a shore, could be a clock, and physicists have now devised a mathematical procedure for building such strange clocks and measuring their accuracy. “How can you turn anything into a watch? We decided to approach that problem by thinking about the process that is, in
Nut deficiency What happens when you remove most of the nuts from the bolts on three of the four sides of a tall electricity pylon? New…
39,000-year-old mammoth leg Love Darren/Stockholm University The woolly mammoth, which died 52,000 years ago, has been so well preserved that it’s now possible to sequence its…
Broken sea ice in Lancaster Sound, part of the Northwest PassageAllison Cook Shipping companies had hoped that melting sea ice would open up shorter shipping routes…
A special laser (red) can bend electrons (blue) into a spiral shapeDr. Yiqi Fan (University of Konstanz) With the help of a laser, the electrons were…
If you have never experienced a major loss in your life, you are one of the lucky ones. If you have experienced a major loss –…
Teenage groups can offer protection, but they can also enforce exclusion.Virginia Woods Jack/Millennium Images, UK Coming of AgeLucy Faulks (Bodley Head (UK), Vintage Digital (US)) In…
Horses are big and strong, but often quiet, which may provide comfort to Alzheimer’s patients.Halfpoint/Getty Images/iStockphoto Spending time with horses seems to make Alzheimer’s patients more…
Current sanitary napkins can cause leaksVittoria/Alamy Sanitary products that turn blood into a gel-like solid substance rather than absorbing it appear to reduce the risk of…
Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental illness characterized by an excessively high sense of personal importance, and it is relatively common. Up to 5% of the…
This week’s picks Peppa Pig Play-Along PodcastAll episodes available now on AudibleThe Pig Queen has been an icon to toddlers around the world for 20 years,…
On a light rainy day last year, two researchers attempted the Wall of Death for the first time. This amusement park attraction near Parma, Italy, looks…
MaAsteroids hurtling at planet-destroying speeds, glowing spheres of hot gas, black holes from which even light cannot escape: outer space can be the stuff of nightmares,…
