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A rare discovery of long-term memory in wild frog-eating bats

Frog-eating bats trained by researchers to associate a phone ringtone with a tasty treat were able to remember what they learned for up to four years in the wild, new research has found......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgJun 20th, 2022

Are Diablo fans getting too old for the old-school item grind?

Devs say players no longer want the "very long chase" for rare drops. Enlarge / Do you have a few hundred hours to hear the good news about our lord and savior, Diablo? (credit: Blizzard) Longtime fans of Diablo II are d.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated News19 hr. 18 min. ago

To kill the competition, bacteria throw pieces of dead viruses at them

A network of mutual murder ensures that diverse populations of bacteria survive. Enlarge / This is an intact phage. A tailocin looks like one of these with its head cut off. (credit: iLexx) Long before humans became inte.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated News19 hr. 18 min. ago

Audio-Technica’s new wireless cans have insane battery life for less than $100

Audio-Technica's new noise-canceling cans are super affordable and have a shockingly long battery life......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated News21 hr. 50 min. ago

Tim Cook may have met with Trump during WWDC to discuss second term priorities

Apple CEO Tim Cook may have left WWDC extremely early on Thursday morning to meet with presidential candidate Donald Trump, in what has been described as a meandering discussion.Tim Cook and Donald Trump in a meeting at the White House in 2018The mee.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

Seeing at a distance with multicore fibers: All-optical, ultra-long-distance image acquisition and transmission system

With the exponential growth of data globally, the demand for high-speed acquisition and long-distance transmission of multidimensional data is escalating. Online video surveillance in sectors like industrial manufacturing has significantly boosted pr.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

Quebec lake meteorite impact yields rare rocks and evidence of extreme heat

For more than a decade, Western University planetary geologist Gordon "Oz" Osinski has led expeditions to Kamestastin Lake in Labrador. The environment is a perfect training ground because the properties and rock formations—created by the violent i.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

Researchers map genome of the last living wild horse species

University of Minnesota researchers have successfully mapped the complete genome of the endangered Przewalski's horse. Once extinct in the wild, the species now has a population of around 2,000 animals thanks to conservation efforts......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

Astronomers discover an Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting a nearby ultracool dwarf star

An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new Earth-sized exoplanet that orbits an ultracool dwarf star located just 54.6 light years away. The newfound alien world, designated SPECULOOS-3 b, is slightly smaller but much hotter.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

You can help name LA"s newest dinosaur fossil?

The Los Angeles County Natural History Museum is seeking the public's help in naming a 70-foot-long sauropod skeleton unearthed by the museum's paleontologists......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

My favorite macOS Sequoia feature so far might be the old-timey Mac wallpaper

Combo wallpaper-screen saver is a walk down memory lane for classic Mac users. Enlarge / The classic Mac OS wallpaper in macOS 15 Sequoia mimics the monochrome user interfaces used in System 1 through 6. (credit: Apple).....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

Roku owners face the grimmest indignity yet: Stuck-on motion smoothing

Software updates strike again, leaving interpolated frames in unwanted places. Enlarge / Motion smoothing was making images uncanny and weird long before AI got here. (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images | Roku) Roku TV.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

Watery planets orbiting dead stars may be good candidates for studying life—if they can survive long enough

The small footprint and dim light of white dwarfs, remnants of stars that have burned through their fuel, may make excellent backdrops for studying planets with enough water to harbor life......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Sweaty cattle may boost food security in a warming world

Sweaty cows may not sound like the most exciting company, but in a warming world, researchers can't get enough of them. When cattle are too hot, they tend to stop eating, said Raluca Mateescu, University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

iOS 18 adds quick-access Text Effects to Messages

You've long been able to add birthday balloons and other effects to Messages, but in iOS 18 your very words can shake, rattle, and explode.The new Text Effects in iOS 18's MessagesEvery year, Apple finds something new to add to Messages, and it's so.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Fans of long-running TV show experienced grief similar to losing a close friend when show ended, study finds

A psychologist at CQUniversity, in Australia, has found that some fans of the long-running TV show "Neighbours" have been experiencing grief similar to the experience of losing a close friend. In his study, published on the open-access site PLOS ONE,.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Space weather forecasting needs an upgrade to protect future Artemis astronauts

NASA has set its sights on the moon, aiming to send astronauts back to the lunar surface by 2026 and establish a long-term presence there by the 2030s. But the moon isn't exactly a habitable place for people......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Greater gender equality associated with men eating meat more frequently than women, study finds

Men tend to eat meat more frequently than women and the extent of the differences in meat consumption frequency between both genders tend to be greater within countries with higher levels of gender equality and social and economic development, accord.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Wild bumblebees are capable of logical reasoning, study finds

Wild bumblebees are capable of logical reasoning, new research by a University of Stirling psychologist has found. The pioneering study tasked bees with spontaneously finding corresponding sugar-coated strips of paper. The paper, "Spontaneous relatio.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

What sea salt in Antarctic snowfall reveals about bushfires worse than the Black Summer

Australia has a long history of bushfires. The 2019-2020 Black Summer was the worst in recorded history. But was that the worst it could get?.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Japan"s escargot entrepreneur achieves the "impossible"

Far from Parisian bistros serving up Burgundy snails, one Japanese man has figured out how to farm the slimy species—a feat that has long eluded the French......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024