A day in the life of a mountaintop telescope builder
When she's in Chile, Margaux Lopez starts most days nine thousand feet below her place of work. At 6:30 a.m. she boards a bus to begin the steep climb from La Serena, Chile's second-oldest city, to the top of Cerro Pachón, a mountain in the Chilean.....»»
With AI, extreme microbe reveals how life"s building blocks adapt to high pressure
An assist from a Google Artificial Intelligence tool has helped scientists discover how the proteins of a heat-loving microbe respond to the crushing conditions of the planet's deepest ocean trenches, offering new insights into how these building blo.....»»
Social media negatively impacting teens" life satisfaction, finds Australian survey
Social media is negatively impacting the life satisfaction of Australian high school students, according to the latest findings from Australia's largest survey of young people......»»
Making a superhero movie is pure chaos in HBO’s The Franchise trailer
The chaotic and unstable act of making a superhero movie comes to life in the first teaser for HBO's The Franchise......»»
Could comets have delivered the building blocks of life to ocean worlds like Europa, Enceladus and Titan?
Throughout Earth's history, the planet's surface has been regularly impacted by comets, meteors, and the occasional large asteroid. While these events were often destructive, sometimes to the point of triggering a mass extinction, they may have also.....»»
Is Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 cross-platform?
Everyone needs to be ready to give their life for the Emperor in Space Marine 2, but can you join all your friends on the battlefield with cross-platform play?.....»»
Hubble and Chandra find supermassive black hole duo
Like two Sumo wrestlers squaring off, the closest confirmed pair of supermassive black holes have been observed in tight proximity. These are located approximately 300 light-years apart and were detected using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and the Ch.....»»
Plot twist: How giving old graveyards new life as parks can improve our cities
Old graveyards are a forgotten land asset that can find new life as urban parks in crowded cities. As the density of our cities increases, efficient use of urban land becomes paramount. In particular, land for urban parks becomes more important and h.....»»
Gurman: iPhone 16 Pro to retain $999 starting price; noticeable battery life improvements
According to a new tweet from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, iPhone 16 Pro will keep the $999 price point, first introduced with the iPhone X back in 2017. more….....»»
The world is pumping out 57 million tons of plastic pollution a year
The world creates 57 million tons of plastic pollution every year and spreads it from the deepest oceans to the highest mountaintop to the inside of people's bodies, according to a new study that also said more than two-thirds of it comes from the Gl.....»»
Hidden, compact galaxies in the distant universe—searching for the secrets behind the little red dots
Astronomers exploring the faraway universe with the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA's most powerful telescope, have found a class of galaxies that challenges even the most skillful creatures in mimicry—like the mimic octopus. This creature can imp.....»»
Life is Strange: Double Exposure’s supernatural story already has me hooked
Life is Strange: Double Exposure stars protagonist Max Caufield on another supernatural adventure. Here's what we experienced in our demo at PAX West......»»
This incredible laptop does something the MacBook Air never could
The Apple MacBook Air M3 is a great 13-inch laptop with a lot going for it, including exceptional battery life. The Asus ProArt PX13 has speed on its side......»»
Builder must pay back $300K for northern Michigan job
Builder must pay back $300K for northern Michigan job.....»»
This chilling horror series found new life on Netflix, and viewers are obsessed
This chilling horror series found new life on Netflix, and viewers are obsessed.....»»
New book takes philosophical approach to deep time
Contemporary life is rife with talk of impending apocalypse, from the plots of countless books and movies to the increasingly grim predictions associated with climate change......»»
An ex-Mafia hitman serving life gets more time in the slaying of gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger
An ex-Mafia hitman serving life gets more time in the slaying of gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger.....»»
Accused Apalachee High School shooter"s troubled home life, potential warning signs
Accused Apalachee High School shooter"s troubled home life, potential warning signs.....»»
Global experts present early-stage recommendations for nanomedicine development
They're tiny drug-delivery systems 1,000 times smaller than a human hair, but while nanomedicines have long been hailed as the future for treating debilitating and life-threatening diseases, their journey from lab to patient has many challenges......»»
Study: Playing Dungeons & Dragons helps autistic players in social interactions
"I can make a character quite different from how I interact with people in real life." Enlarge / Researchers say that Dungeons & Dragons can give autistic players a way to engage in low-risk social interactions. (credit: Nicole H.....»»
NASA"s Hubble, MAVEN help solve the mystery of Mars"s escaping water
Mars was once a very wet planet, as is evident in its surface geological features. Scientists know that over the last 3 billion years, at least some water went deep underground, but what happened to the rest? Now, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and MA.....»»