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Nocturnal Bat (noctiluca) Red blood cells change during hibernation Paul Hobson/naturepl.com Bats change their red blood cells during hibernation, making them thicker and harder. If we…
17th feedback The feedback feels unique. The mood swings are even more extreme than normal, to the point where they form an entirely new personality. It's…
Staphylococcus epidermidis can enter the body through skin woundsScott Kamazin/Alamy A patch that zaps the skin with electrical pulses can be used before and after surgery…
New batteries could be assembled from materials from Mars NASA When forced into small cracks, water can be used in unexpected ways. A new battery design…
Debris from the 2023 wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii Rick Bowmer/Associated Press/Alamy Wildfires in the western United States aren’t just getting bigger. They are also growing faster,…
The gut microbiome is very diverse, and microorganisms do not live in harmony shutter stock Your gut is a battlefield where rival tribes of bacteria armed with poison darts fight for territory. And these battles are often won by traitorous armies who have been turned over by the selfish DNA transferred by their enemies. “The
A compound called pyrene has been detected in a molecular cloud in the constellation Taurus.ESO A complex form of carbon important to life on Earth has…
york minster, york, yorkshire, england, united kingdom Neil Clarke/Rober Sarding/Alamy I recently returned to my hometown of York, a small city in the north of England.…
How-to enthusiasts tend to talk about creativity as if it has a fixed purpose. What we know from the beginning eventually becomes a novel, a symphony,…
The chandelier recalls the microphone rigs used to capture recordings Leon Chew, The Call, Holly Herndon, Matt Dryhurst and Sub, Serpentine, 2024 The Call Holly Herndon…
Welcome to “opt out”. This is a semi-regular column about how to take control of your online privacy and say no to surveillance. In our last…
Grebes spend three weeks testing FastRig sailsNTS/Smart Green Shipping A tanker typically used to transport nuclear waste around the world is testing a new aluminum sail…
Greenhouse gas emissions are still on the riseWeisen Hayashi/Getty Images As the world emerges from lockdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries are seeking climate-friendly…
Have you ever shaken your head to check for any injuries after a strong impact? This movement, known as a “shake,” can actually be a significant…
Intel, a US chipmaker, has successfully overturned a 1 billion euro fine imposed by the European Commission for alleged market power abuse in computer chip sales.…
Norway has set a strict minimum age limit of 15 for social media in its efforts to combat tech companies that are deemed harmful to young…
V Few Yugoslavs had access to computers in the early 1980s. Computers were primarily the property of large institutions and businesses. Importing home computers like the…
Mother files lawsuit against AI chatbot manufacturer, alleging it motivated son to take his own life
The mother of a teenage boy who committed suicide after becoming addicted to an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot has accused the chatbot’s creator of complicity in his…
This week’s picks in the smokeWide range of weekly episodes availableAdam Buxton’s new podcast is being billed as Serial meets Twin Peaks, bridging the gap between…
Michael Pitman, an assistant professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong specializing in dinosaur research, expressed his excitement about a recent breakthrough in finding dinosaur…
Apple is introducing a new feature to iMessage in Australia that will allow children to report nude images and videos sent to them directly to the…
Tesla’s stock surged by 12% following the release of its third-quarter results on Wednesday. The electric car company rebounded from a challenging second quarter by surpassing…
Betelgeuse, also known as Alpha Orionis or Alpha Ori, is the second closest red supergiant star to Earth. From November 2019 to March 2020, the star…
IE11 is not supported. For the best experience, please visit our site in a different browser. Currently playing NASA astronauts leave space station after weeks of…
The trajectories of theropod dinosaurs could be used as indirect evidence of pre-avian aerial behavior, according to a new study. The animals in charge are Dromaeosauriformipes…
Using the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrometer (GMOS) on the Gemini North Telescope at the NSF International Gemini Observatory, operated by NOIRLab, astronomers have detected NGC 1270 and…
Here are snack recipes that are thought-provoking, if not exactly appetizing. Slice a large tomato and pour in about 5-6 tablespoons of your favorite cooking oil.…
The probability that one word follows another can be used to create watermarks for AI-generated text. Vikram Arun/Shutterstock Google uses artificial intelligence watermarks to automatically identify…
Using DNA for data storage is even more efficientErkmen Design/Alamy DNA has long been used to store data, but encoding information into molecules is a painstaking…
overviewThree NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut are scheduled to depart from the International Space Station on Wednesday after weeks of delays.Their return flight was initially…
LLast week, my favorite gaming news site, VGC, asked former US PlayStation president Sean Layden whether he thought the pursuit of more powerful consoles was still…
When a star goes supernova in a huge explosion, it can wipe out nearby matter Mura Tart/Shutterstock The explosion from a supernova should be enough to remove almost all the dust from the solar system, and the last time this happened may have been 3 million years ago. However, like furniture dust, these particles are
Until now, no one had studied the brain before, during, and after taking hormonal contraceptives.Shutterstock / Kraken Images The largest female brain imaging study to date…
Scanning electron micrograph of Marburg virus particles NIAID Rwanda is facing its first ever Marburg virus outbreak. From late September, As of October 17, 62 cases…
An AI startup, backed by Amazon and Google, has developed an AI agent capable of performing tasks on a computer, like moving a mouse cursor or…
atmosphere: An envelope of gas surrounding the Earth, another planet, or the Moon. chemicals: A substance formed when two or more atoms combine in a certain…
F Or, for those who remember the early days of the survival horror genre, its aesthetic renaissance in the independent gaming scene was a macabre delight.…
Abba’s Bjorn Ulvaeus, actor Julianne Moore, Radiohead singer Thom Yorke and others have expressed concerns to artificial intelligence companies regarding the unauthorized use of their work,…
Elon Musk’s Mr. Pack spends significantly more on advertising on Facebook and YouTube compared to Musk’s own social network, X.America Pac allocated $201,000 for running numerous…
Apple’s premium small tablet offers the full modern iPad experience in a compact form, now even faster for 2024 with support for new accessories and upcoming…