Algebra, graphing calculators, and dying of dysentery
Getting a graphing calculator is a rite of passage for teenagers. So, too, is putting games on them. Some things never change......»»
After Israel’s strike, Iran’s ailing theocracy may be entering its dying days
After Israel’s strike, Iran’s ailing theocracy may be entering its dying days.....»»
This 14-year-old PC standard is finally dying for good
The decline of PCIe Gen 3 M.2 SSDs is largely driven by the widespread adoption of PCIe 4 drives......»»
Here’s a much closer look at the Alarmo, Nintendo’s oddball alarm clock
If you're dying to know more about the Alarmo, Nintendo's oddball clock, we've got more details and a much closer look at its design......»»
"Catastrophic" Hurricane Milton approaches Florida
A "catastrophic" Hurricane Milton was closing in on the storm-battered state of Florida on Wednesday as US officials pleaded with residents to flee or risk dying......»»
Shrinking lake on Albanian-Greek border struggles to survive
Plants and reeds have sprouted up as the waters of Little Prespa Lake on the Albanian-Greek border recede, their beauty overshadowing a painful truth: the lake is slowly dying......»»
Your cells are dying. All the time.
Your cells are dying. All the time......»»
A modder just put ChatGPT on a TI-84 graphing calculator
A popular modder on YouTube created the ultimate cheating device by putting ChatGPT on an old graphing calculator......»»
How a bacterial pathogen that causes dysentery manipulates molecular activity to assure its survival
Virginia Tech researchers have learned how bacteria manipulate molecules to infect the host organism. Daniel Capelluto and his research team have discovered the mechanism by which the bacterial pathogen Shigella flexneri, the causative agent of dysen.....»»
A handy guide to the universal language for the mathematically perplexed
Ars chats with Ben Orlin about his new book, Math for English Majors. Enlarge / Math for English Majors talks about numbers as nouns, verbs as calculations, and algebra as grammar. (credit: Ben Orlin) Galileo once famous.....»»
A toxic chemical was blamed for killing thousands of Teesside crabs, but a study explains why pyridine isn"t the culprit
In October 2021, thousands of dead and dying crabs and lobsters washed up along 45 miles (70km) of coastline in north-east England. This mass-mortality event coincided with the redevelopment of one of the UK's largest ports at Teesside......»»
Music industry’s 1990s hard drives, like all HDDs, are dying
The music industry traded tape for hard drives and got a hard-earned lesson. Enlarge / Hard drives, unfortunately, tend to die not with a spectacular and sparkly bang, but with a head-is-stuck whimper. (credit: Getty Images).....»»
Gearbox founder says Epic Games Store hopes were “misplaced or overly optimistic”
Pitchford's prediction that Steam could be "a dying store" have not come to pass. Enlarge / Artist's conception of Randy Pitchford surveying the Epic Games Store landscape years after Borderlands 3's exclusive launch there. (cred.....»»
The Green Economy Is Hungry for Copper—and People Are Stealing, Fighting, and Dying to Feed It
With the possible exception of gold, no other metal has caused as much destruction as copper. In the coming years, we’ll need more of it than ever......»»
Surprising mechanism for removing dead cells identified
Billions of our cells die every day to make way for the growth of new ones. Most of these goners are cleaned up by phagocytes—mobile immune cells that migrate where needed to engulf problematic substances. But some dying or dead cells are consumed.....»»
Dying Light: The Beast brings back Kyle Crane in a new open-world title
A brand new dyling light game was revealed at Opening Night Live called Dying Light: The Beast. It currently has no release date......»»
Dying Light: The Beast debuts at Gamescom 2024"s Opening Night Live show
A brand new Dying Light spin-off is coming soon......»»
I tried Dead by Daylight’s scary new spinoff and I’m already dying to dive back in
After playing through the bloody prologue of The Casting of Frank Stone, we can't wait to uncover the secrets of Dead by Daylight's promising spinoff......»»
Align or die: Revealing unknown mechanism essential for bacterial cell division
A previously unknown mechanism of active matter self-organization essential for bacterial cell division follows the motto "dying to align": Misaligned filaments "die" spontaneously to form a ring structure at the center of the dividing cell. The stud.....»»
Ten years of research shows chlamydia vaccine can save lives of wild koalas
The largest and longest-ever survey of wild koalas has confirmed a chlamydia vaccine, developed by the University of the Sunshine Coast, can protect the animals from developing and dying from the disease......»»
Spotify’s hi-fi tease is tearing my family apart
My family loves Spotify, but I'm dying for hi-res audio. Switching is not an option, but I don't know how much longer I can wait for Spotify to get it together......»»