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Giving the cold shoulder to crunchy ice cream—with a dash of cellulose

Ice cream can be a culinary delight, except when it gets unpleasantly crunchy because ice crystals have grown in it. Today, scientists report that a form of cellulose obtained from plants can be added to the tasty treat to stop crystals cold—and th.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxMar 20th, 2022

Antarctic cold spells shatter records amid global heat waves in late winter 2023

While 2023 is noted for breaking global temperature records (State of the Global Climate 2023), the year also brought an unexpected twist with extreme cold events in Antarctica. A new study published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences reveals the su.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

Is magnesium the sleeping potion that enables sandhoppers to survive cold winters?

Magnesium compounds are a common ingredient of many remedies designed to help people wind down and escape the stresses of modern life. However, a new study has shown it is not only humans that are using forms of the chemical as a way to help them sur.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

HomeKit now lets you manually set what device is your Home Hub in iOS 18

HomeKit is giving users more choice about what controls the smart home network in iOS 18, by selecting what device acts as the active Home Hub.HomeKit's Home app on iOSHomeKit prefers to have a Home Hub, a device designated as the main point of conta.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

GMC Acadia makeover is all about giving buyers more space

The three-row Acadia returns to the larger footprint it once shared with the Chevrolet Traverse and Buick Enclave, offering more legroom and storage space......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

A new AMD GPU bags you 2 of my favorite games from last year, including Starfield

AMD is giving you two free games with the purchase of a new RX 7800 XT or RX 7700 XT, and the list of four games includes Starfield......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

iOS 18 gains new slow charger warning in battery settings

The battery section of Settings in iOS 18 now shows when the iPhone is connected to a slow charger.It would be handy if this new "Slow Charger" warning were not so buried in SettingsAlongside giving users more options regarding charging limits, Apple.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

How did a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way come to be? Physicists offer an explanation

Crater 2, located approximately 380,000 light years from Earth, is one of the largest satellite galaxies of the Milky Way. Extremely cold and with slow-moving stars, Crater 2 has low surface brightness. How this galaxy originated remains unclear......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

iOS 18 gives iPhone 15 more charging limit tiers to protect the battery

Apple has updated its battery health settings in iOS 18 in iPhone 15 by giving more control to users over charging limits.The new iOS 18 adds more options for a hard charging limitAs introduced in 2023 with iOS 17, the Charging section of Settings on.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Webb opens new window on supernova science

Peering deeply into the cosmos, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is giving scientists their first detailed glimpse of supernovae from a time when our universe was just a small fraction of its current age. A team using Webb data has identified 10 tim.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

Astrophysicists calculate the likelihood that Earth was exposed to cold harsh interstellar clouds 2 million years ago

Around two million years ago, Earth was a very different place, with our early human ancestors living alongside saber-toothed tigers, mastodons, and enormous rodents. And, depending on where they were, they may have been cold: Earth had fallen into a.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

Basic income can double global GDP while reducing carbon emissions, analysis suggests

Giving a regular cash payment to the entire world population has the potential to increase global gross domestic product (GDP) by 130%, according to a new analysis published June 7 in the journal Cell Reports Sustainability. Researchers suggest that.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 7th, 2024

AMD is giving up on Windows 10

AMD's new Ryzen AI processors are embracing the future without looking back, leaving some users out of luck......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 7th, 2024

How the 1901 Discovery expedition"s polar explorers stayed healthy during their Antarctic journey

Antarctica is the most inhospitable continent on earth. It's dry, cold, and completely dark for months of the year. Edwardian explorers were some of the first to brave the Antarctic winter, developing new knowledge still drawn upon by scientists toda.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024

Marsupials key to discovering the origin of heater organs in mammals

Around 100 million years ago, a remarkable evolutionary shift allowed placental mammals to diversify and conquer many cold regions of our planet. New research from Stockholm University shows that the typical mammalian heater organ, brown fat, evolved.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024

Coming in from the cold: Study reveals widespread negative experiences for women in polar research

Every day, women are working on frontier science in Earth's unforgiving polar environments. Our study, published today in PLOS Climate, investigated what their experiences are actually like......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024

IRS makes Direct File a permanent option

Free tax filing program to return in 2025, with expanded eligibility. The Internal Revenue Service is giving taxpayers one more option when it comes to filing taxes. The government agency recently announced that it's making the Direct File pilo.....»»

Category: topSource:  mashableRelated NewsJun 5th, 2024

Elon Musk asks Nvidia to ship AI chips booked for Tesla to X and xAI, report says

The news signals Musk is giving precedence to artificial intelligence-related development outside Tesla and comes ahead of a crucial shareholder vote on his pay package at the company......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 4th, 2024

How can we make good decisions by observing others? A videogame and computational model have the answer

How can disaster response teams benefit from understanding how people most efficiently pick strawberries together, or how they choose the perfect ice cream shop with friends?.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 4th, 2024

Behemoth blends Skyrim and Shadow of the Colossus into one VR epic

We've played Skydance Games' upcoming VR title, Behemoth, and it's giving us flashbacks to both Skyrim and Shadow of the Colossus......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 4th, 2024

The Ninja ice cream maker is on sale, just in time for summer

Save $50 on the Ninja Creami ice cream maker at Walmart and enjoy fantastic ice cream and treats all summer long......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024