"The Rock" diamond dazzles in Geneva
The biggest white diamond ever to be sold at auction, dubbed "The Rock," will go under the hammer in Geneva on Wednesday and could fetch up to $30 million—or more......»»
Fortnite Festival will leave you wishing for a real Rock Band revival
Fortnite festival puts Rock Band and Fuser inside of Epic Games' live-service juggernaut, but don't get too excited......»»
The quest to turn basalt dust into a viable climate solution
Sprinkling rock dust on farmland to soak up atmospheric carbon will be tested at large scale. Enlarge (credit: Lithos Carbon) Mary Yap has spent the last year and a half trying to get farmers to fall in love with basalt......»»
Eight-eyed cave creature with unique genitalia discovered as new species in China
As light filtered into a cave in southeastern China, an eight-eyed creature moved around underneath a rock. Despite its small size, the animal caught the attention of nearby scientists. It turned out to be a new species......»»
KISS reveals they"ll continue to perform as virtual avatars
Glam rock icons KISS unveiled new digital avatars at their final show, revealing that they will continue to perform in the band's stead. Glam rock icons KISS have unveiled new digital avatars that will continue to rock and roll in the band's st.....»»
Kiss to become "immortal" thanks to Abba"s avatar technology
After playing their farewell concert, the rock stars announce they will continue as a virtual band......»»
Best Buy slashes M2 MacBook Air prices to as low as $899 today only
Holiday deals are in full swing on Apple's M2 MacBook Air, with Apple retailers engaging in a price war that offers shoppers discounts of up to $200 off and prices as low as $899.Enjoy rock-bottom pricing on Apple's MacBook AirShopping for a fantasti.....»»
China"s BYD, MG give 2024 Geneva auto show a boost
The presence of two big Chinese brands, BYD and MG Motor, could help to make up for the loss of some top automakers such as VW, Stellantis and BMW......»»
Researchers invent new way to stretch diamond for better quantum bits
A future quantum network may become less of a stretch thanks to researchers at the University of Chicago, Argonne National Laboratory and Cambridge University......»»
UAE to pump CO2 into rock as carbon capture debate rages
High in remote mountains in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates, a new plant will soon take atmospheric CO2 and pump it into rock—part of controversial attempts to target planet-heating emissions without abandoning fossil fuels......»»
Emergence of collective phenomena in fractured rocks: Exploring the "more is different" perspective
For many decades, the rock mechanics community has been tacitly assumed that a rock mass can be equated to the sum of fractures and intact rocks. Accordingly, the behavior of a rock mass can be understood by decomposing it into smaller pieces and cha.....»»
Daily Telescope: The Milky Way soars above Devil’s Kitchen
"Along this loop is a set of red rock hoodoos that pop out of seemingly nowhere." Enlarge / Behold, it's the Devil's Milky Way. (credit: Taylor Thomas) Welcome to the Daily Telescope. There is a little too much darkn.....»»
Use of urine in fertilizer can contribute to increased food security
The production of mineral based fertilizers requires a significant amount of energy and relies in part on non-renewable resources such as phosphate rock. Furthermore, the price of mineral fertilizer is currently at a record high due to surging input.....»»
The tech behind U2’s mind-bending, spherical reality in Las Vegas
U2 is no ordinary rock band, and the Sphere in Las Vegas is no ordinary venue. We look at what went into making its immersive residency a reality......»»
Tiny Big Bang: ALICE experiment restarts with lead ions
On September 26, 2023, the accelerator team at the CERN European Council for Nuclear Research in Geneva declared stable lead-beam conditions, ushering in the first data-taking campaign of lead-ion collisions in five years. From then until the late ev.....»»
No scientific evidence that Homo naledi was advanced, new study argues
A new study has cast doubt on claims that Homo naledi, a small-brained hominin dating to between 335,000 and 241,000 years ago, deliberately buried their dead and produced rock art in Rising Star Cave, South Africa......»»
Quakes rock southwestern Iceland as volcanic eruption looms
Iceland declared a state of emergency on Friday after a series of powerful earthquakes rocked the country's southwestern Reykjanes peninsula, in what could be a precursor to a volcanic eruption......»»
Bleu Royal diamond rakes in nearly $44 mn at Geneva auction
An exceptionally rare blue diamond went under the hammer in Geneva Tuesday, selling for more than $40 million, making it one of the most expensive diamonds ever sold at auction, Christie's said......»»
Dimorphos is probably a piece of Didymos
Last September, NASA purposefully smashed a spacecraft into Dimorphos, a 160m-wide space rock orbiting a larger asteroid named Didymos. The goal of the mission, called DART (the Double Asteroid Redirection Test), was to demonstrate humanity's ability.....»»
NASA"s Curiosity rover clocks 4,000 days on Mars
Four thousand Martian days after setting its wheels in Gale Crater on Aug. 5, 2012, NASA's Curiosity rover remains busy conducting exciting science. The rover recently drilled its 39th sample, then dropped the pulverized rock into its belly for detai.....»»
In US capital, selfies with asteroid hinting at Earth"s origins
In a hushed room of a museum in Washington, cameras and cell phones focus on a tiny piece of rock, no larger than a piece of gravel......»»