"Doctor Who": Decoding the Easter eggs of "Boom"
We decode the Easter eggs hidden in the third episode of "Doctor Who" Season 14, "Boom." Plus, the return of Steven Moffat! With Season 14, Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies has been tantalizing new viewers with the inviting charisma of th.....»»
Amazon lays off Alexa employees as 2010s voice-assistant boom gives way to AI
Amazon has had a notoriously hard time making money from Alexa. Enlarge / Amazon's third-gen Echo Show 5. (credit: Amazon) Amazon is going through yet another round of layoffs, reports Computerworld, and once again the c.....»»
New teaching framework aims to make short STEM training effective, inclusive and scalable
Success in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) demands keeping up with the latest tools and techniques. The AI boom, for example, has made coding and data management skills integral. But going back to school isn't an option for m.....»»
The best shows on Disney+ right now (November 2023)
The best shows on Disney+ include Doctor Who: The Star Beast, and the second seasons of Behind the Attraction and The Santa Clauses......»»
Dung beetle iDNA as an additional tool for biodiversity assessment
Many dung beetles use mammalian feces as a food source and build and relocate dung balls to lay eggs and shelter their larvae. This behavior provides many ecosystem services including nutrient cycling, secondary seed dispersal, soil excavation, and p.....»»
Half of tested caviar products from Europe are illegal, and some aren"t even caviar, finds study
Wild caviar, a pricey delicacy made from sturgeon eggs, has been illegal for decades since poaching brought the fish to the brink of extinction. Today, legal, internationally tradeable caviar can only come from farmed sturgeon, and there are strict r.....»»
Hundreds of classic Doctor Who episodes are now streaming on Tubi for free
Fans of the classic Doctor Who series are in for a treat as Tubi unveils plans to air over 600 episodes of the original series starting this month......»»
Everything coming to Disney+ in December 2023
The Disney+ holiday programming schedule in December includes Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Marvel's What If season 2, and three Doctor Who specials......»»
Decoding the Cascade hop genome: Unraveling evolutionary secrets and divergence in the Cannabaceae family
Hop (Humulus lupulus L. var. Lupulus) is a diploid, wind-pollinated, perennial plant. Not only does the H. lupulus play an important role in brewing and flavoring, but its female inflorescences contain lupulin glands (glandular trichomes) that can sy.....»»
Decoding the genetics of ascorbic acid: A deep dive into strawberry"s Vitamin C content and its environmental factors
Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid (AsA), is a prevalent antioxidant found in various organisms, notably plants and animals. Functionally, AsA plays a variety of roles, from enzyme cofactor to safeguarding against oxidative damage during photosyn.....»»
China"s carbon emissions to drop next year on clean energy boom
A surge in clean power generation will reduce carbon emissions in China next year and could put the world's biggest polluter on a path to sustained declines, according to a new report......»»
Desert birds lay larger eggs when they have more helpers, research shows
White-browed sparrow weavers live in family groups in which only a dominant pair breeds and their grown-up offspring, particularly females, help to feed nestlings......»»
Whatever happened to NFTs?
Boom has turned to bust for NFTs - a way of attaching your name to original artwork......»»
Boom in space tourism threatens to boost the amounts of space junk and climate emissions
Commercial companies are increasingly becoming involved in transporting astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), as well as other activities in orbit. Some, such as Houston-based Axiom Space, eventually want to build their own space stati.....»»
Apple Watch AFib alert leads to diabetes diagnosis, saving a woman"s life
A woman in Oklahoma credits the Apple Watch with saving her life after an atrial fibrillation notification led to a doctor visit and a diabetes diagnosis.Apple WatchThe Apple Watch may not yet be able to alert users to blood sugar levels, it can let.....»»
Once they have laid their eggs, fish become "young" again: Study
The physical relief—in body weight—that temperate fish like cod and Atlantic herring experience after they spawn for the first time allows them to breathe in more oxygen and develop a voracious appetite, all of which leads to a rapid increase in.....»»
Modern medicine"s Middle Ages roots—how the logic of vulture brain remedies and bloodletting lives on today
Nothing calls to mind nonsensical treatments and bizarre religious healing rituals as easily as the notion of Dark Age medicine. "The Saturday Night Live" sketch "Medieval Barber Theodoric of York" says it all with its portrayal of a quack doctor who.....»»
What’s new on Disney+ in November 2023
The Santa Clauses are coming to town for season 2 on Disney+ in November 2023, as Doctor Who returns, while Loki and Goosebumps wrap up their seasons......»»
Portugal"s tech boom challenged by tax change
Portugal's government plans to remove a key tax benefit that has attracted thousands of tax workers......»»
Poison expert allegedly poisoned wife—with a shockingly toxic gout drug
Colchicine is centuries old, but the line between toxic and nontoxic is still blurry. Enlarge / Ball-and-stick model of the colchicine molecule. (credit: Wikimedia | Ben Mills) A Minnesota doctor who had worked for a poi.....»»
Oldest family of jewel wasps discovered in Cretaceous amber from Lebanon
Jewel wasps (Chalcidoidea) are one of the most diverse groups of insects, with more than 120,000 species described and an estimated true diversity of nearly 1 million. The chalcids are parasitoid wasps, which attack other insects to lay their eggs up.....»»