Gillmor Gang: Catching Up
As the pandemic dwindled enough to get in our car with dogs, SiriusXM, and our children in the rear view mirror, we drove to South Carolina. Tina had endured the last year and almost another half while her mother languished with aging pets, her husba.....»»
Apple TV+ announces new animated Peanuts feature film project
Apple and its partners at WildBrain have today announced plans for a new Peanuts feature-length movie featuring Snoopy and the gang. The as-yet-untitled project expands the Apple TV+ Peanuts universe, which sees the streamer as the exclusive home of.....»»
TESS finds eight more super-Earths
NASA's Kepler spacecraft has discovered most of the confirmed exoplanets that we know of. But its successor, TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite), is catching up. New research announces the validation of eight more TESS candidates, and they'r.....»»
Saturday Citations: Mars limnology, phage immunology, quantum technology. Plus: The mushrooms are coming
This week, we reported on LIGO upgrades, parasitic fungi and a new analysis of Curiosity rover data. Also, did you know that viruses also attack bacteria? But at that scale, it's a lot less like catching a cold and a lot more like Harry Dean Stanton.....»»
Using airborne DNA to track bats
Catching bats is a difficult task—they're small, they fly and they blend into the night when they're out after dark. That can make studying these mammals challenging, despite their ubiquity: bats are found on nearly every part of the planet except.....»»
Climate change is increasing risk of high toxin concentrations in northern US lakes, study finds
As climate change warms the Earth, higher-latitude regions will be at greater risk for toxins produced by algal blooms, according to new research led by Carnegie's Anna Michalak, Julian Merder, and Gang Zhao. Their findings, published in Nature Water.....»»
T-Mobile still has the fastest 5G, but its rivals are catching up
For most of 2023, 5G speeds among the big three carriers have been fairly stable, but this may only be true at the very top end of the 5G speed race......»»
New study shows signs of early creation of modern human identities
Early ancestors collected eye-catching shells that radically changed the way we looked at ourselves and others. A new study confirms previous scant evidence and supports a multistep evolutionary scenario for the culturalization of the human body......»»
No-till gardening keeps soil—and plants—healthy
While the practice of no-till gardening is not new, information has traditionally centered on agricultural field crops. Now, home gardeners are catching on......»»
Why did SpaceX give up on “catching” falling fairings? Its VP of launch explains
"You basically had this really awesome algorithm, this crazy automation." Enlarge / One half of a Falcon 9 payload fairing deploys its parafoil. (credit: Elon Musk/Instagram) Amid much fanfare, SpaceX started landing its.....»»
HP built an office-caliber color laser printer you can also hide at home
The HP Color LaserJet Pro 4301fdw is a speedy and reliable all-in-one printer with an eye-catching design and a user-friendly touchscreen......»»
Lapsus$ hackers convicted of breaching GTA 6, Nvidia, and more
Two hackers who belonged to the Lapsus$ gang have been convicted of breaching numerous high-profile targets, including Nvidia, Rockstar Games, and Uber......»»
Lapsus$ hackers convicted of breaching GTA 6, Nvidia and more
Two hackers who belonged to the Lapsus$ gang have been convicted of breaching numerous high-profile targets, including Nvidia, Rockstar Games, and Uber......»»
Heat sensor protects the Venus flytrap from fire
The Venus flytrap can survive in the nutrient-poor swamps of North and South Carolina because it compensates for the lack of nitrogen, phosphate and minerals by catching and eating insects. It hunts with snap traps that have sensory hairs on them. If.....»»
Google Pixel Sales Show Considerable Growth, Data Shows
The brand has seen a considerable surge in terms of sales in North America. While Google’s Pixel smartphones still have a ways to go in catching up with the bigger players in the industry, it looks like the brand has seen a considerab.....»»
Q&A: How do youth view the way gang violence is shaping their communities?
How do children and adolescents evaluate and reason about acts of physical violence in the context of chronic violence that impacts their communities? Previous studies have used situations that correspond with a single act of interpersonal harm, devo.....»»
Google Pixel Sales Show Considerable Growth, Report Shows
The brand has seen a considerable surge in terms of sales in North America. While Google’s Pixel smartphones still have a ways to go in catching up with the bigger players in the industry, it looks like the brand has seen a considerab.....»»
Google Pixel Sales Show Impressive Growth, Report Shows
The brand has seen a considerable surge in terms of sales in North America. While Google’s Pixel smartphones still have a ways to go in catching up with the bigger players in the industry, it looks like the brand has seen a considerab.....»»
Study finds rain-driven microbial pollution persists at surfing beaches in colder months
Surfers at beaches where stormwater drainage pipes discharge into the ocean risk catching more than waves on a rainy day. Monmouth University researchers studying the influence of weather and ocean conditions on microbial pollution found that within.....»»
Human scent receptors could help "sniff out" nerve gases in new sensor
By some estimates, the human nose can detect up to a trillion different smells with its hundreds of scent receptors. But even just catching a quick whiff of certain chemicals known as nerve agents can be lethal, even in tiny amounts. Researchers repo.....»»
Catching up with Foundation S2 as the Second Crisis unfolds
The second season has faster pacing, more linear storytelling, and bits of levity. Enlarge / Lee Pace as the latest incarnation of Brother Day, one of a trio of ruling Cleons in Apple TV's Foundation. (credit: Apple TV+).....»»