Fossils in a Forgotten Ice Core Rewrite Greenland’s Icy Past
A secret Cold War project led to signs of ancient life—and a new warning about the future of the climate......»»
How Your Body Adapts to Extreme Cold
Scientists are finding a dynamic story in human physiology linked to frigid temperatures—a story that climate change may rewrite......»»
Key moment in the evolution of life on Earth captured in fossils
Curtin-led research has for the first time precisely dated some of the oldest fossils of complex multicellular life in the world, helping to track a pivotal moment in the history of Earth when the seas began teeming with new lifeforms—after 4 billi.....»»
Planetesimals are buffeted by wind in their nebula, throwing debris into space: Study
Before planets form around a young star, the protosolar disk is populated with innumerable planetesimals. Over time, these planetesimals combine to form planets, and the core accretion theory explains how that happens. But before there are planets, t.....»»
Core-shell "chemical looping" boosts efficiency of greener approach to ethylene production
Ethylene is sometimes called the most important chemical in the petrochemical industry because it serves as the feedstock for a huge range of everyday products. It's used to produce antifreeze, vinyl, synthetic rubber, foam insulation, and plastics o.....»»
Even the oldest eukaryote fossils show dazzling diversity and complexity
The sun has just set on a quiet mudflat in Australia's Northern Territory; it'll set again in another 19 hours. A young moon looms large over the desolate landscape. No animals scurry in the waning light. No leaves rustle in the breeze. No lichens en.....»»
Intel’s forgotten GPUs are still happening
Intel kept quiet about its next-gen discrete graphics cards, but apparently, Arc Battlemage is alive and well......»»
This Lenovo external graphics solution does what other eGPUs can’t
The new ThinkBook 14 i Gen 6+ from Lenovo features the latest Intel Core Ultra CPUs and a newly designed external graphics docking solution......»»
Intel’s CPU branding was already confusing, and today’s new CPUs made it worse
Some are 14th-gen Core and some are Core (Series 1), but they're the same thing. Enlarge / Intel's Core chips are here, and they have dropped the i and the 14th-generation branding. But unlike the Core Ultra, they are fundamental.....»»
Can Florida"s corals survive climate change? Fate of one small reef may hold the answer
When marine scientist Ian Enochs jumped into the water at Cheeca Rocks, a small reef in the Florida Keys known for vibrantly colorful corals, what he saw shook him to the core......»»
Lenovo Legion Pro 7i gaming laptop with an RTX 4070 is $520 off today
This Lenovo Legion Pro comes with an RTX 4070 and Intel Core i9-13900HX, so it's worth grabbing, especially for just $1,780......»»
MSI"s upcoming Titan 18 HX laptop may have the power to dominate the scene
A recent leaked product page states it'll have an RTX 4090 GPU, Intel's Core i9-14900HX CPU, and a mechanical keyboard......»»
Flurry of firmware updates makes Analogue Pocket an even better retro handheld
Display filters for FPGA cores, custom Game Boy color palettes, and more. Enlarge / An Analogue Pocket running Super Mario World on an openFPGA core with the scanline filter enabled. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) We've got.....»»
Fossil birds: Surfaces of cervical vertebrae show conspicuous tubercles that may have served as "internal bony armor"
An international research team has examined unusual skeletal structures of various European bird fossils from the Eocene. The bone surfaces of the approximately 40- to 50-million-year-old cervical vertebrae show conspicuous tubercles, whose origin as.....»»
Apple Fitness+ launching Sound Meditations, workouts for golfers, and more
For 2024, Apple Fitness+ is getting some new ways to “stay active and mindful.” Headlining the update are Sound Meditations with a range of themes, a new program called “Strength, Core, and Yoga for Golfers, featuring record-breaking athlete Ro.....»»
Apple Fitness+ launches new workouts and meditation for 2024
In its now annual update, Apple Fitness+ has announced a series of additions to its Artist Spotlight and Time to Walk series, plus a new meditation theme and a core strength workout from golf's Rose Zhang.Apple Fitness+ adds new Sound MeditationsFoll.....»»
Fossil evidence of photosynthesis gets a billion years older
Remains of cells from two sites show structures similar to those in present cells. Enlarge / At left, one of the fossils, with stacks of thylakoids highlighted using yellow bars; at right, a higher magnification of the end of the.....»»
Cobalt Core is a tight, funny roguelike deck-builder deserving of many runs
It's got style, dialogue, and even a plot on top of procedural card battling. Enlarge / These symbols might not mean anything to you now. But give it a few runs, and you might lose a few minutes strategizing this ship's ideal nex.....»»
"Giant" predator worms more than half a billion years old discovered in North Greenland
Fossils of a new group of animal predators have been located in the Early Cambrian Sirius Passet fossil locality in North Greenland. These large worms may be some of the earliest carnivorous animals to have colonized the water column more than 518 mi.....»»
Iron snow ebb and flow may cause magnetic fields to come and go
Just as snow crystals form in the upper atmosphere, then fall to lower, warmer elevations and melt, scientists believe a phenomenon called iron snow happens in the molten iron cores of some planetary bodies. Cooling near the core-mantle boundary crea.....»»
New research shows "juvenile" T. rex fossils are a distinct species of small tyrannosaur
A new analysis of fossils believed to be juveniles of T. rex now shows they were adults of a small tyrannosaur, with narrower jaws, longer legs, and bigger arms than T. rex. The species, Nanotyrannus lancensis, was first named decades ago but later r.....»»