Lost and found: Codebreakers decipher 50+ letters of Mary, Queen of Scots
The cache of letters sheds new light on Mary Stuart's years of captivity in England. Enlarge / Sample ciphertext (F38) found in the archives of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, now attributed to Mary, Queen of Scots. (credi.....»»
Palestinian education "under attack", leaving a generation close to losing hope, study warns
The ongoing war in Gaza will set children and young people's education back by up to five years and risks creating a lost generation of permanently traumatized Palestinian youth, a new study warns......»»
The Pogues are back in the gold game in the Outer Banks season 4 trailer
After finding the lost city of El Dorado, the Pogues set out on another dangerous treasure hunt in the Outer Banks season 4 trailer......»»
Naked mole-rat found to have lost infection-resistant proteins
Scientists have found that the naked mole-rat—an underground rodent that lives up to 40 years—has lost a number of CD1 functional genes. The CD1 gene family in mammals is responsible for protein synthesis that protects the body against infectious.....»»
Ancient DNA helps uncover the Iberian lynx"s potential secret weapon against extinction
Many large mammals have lost genetic diversity, often thanks to the actions of people shrinking their populations. The implications can be severe because without genetic diversity, a population does not have a "genetic database" to fall back on to ad.....»»
Telegram just lost one of the things that made it great
Telegram seems to have reversed course where they will now provide your phone number and IP address to governments. The post Telegram just lost one of the things that made it great appeared first on Phandroid. One of the reasons you might.....»»
How to use the Google TV Streamer remote finder
The Google TV Streamer has added a feature that makes it easy to find a lost remote control. Here's how to use it......»»
Amazon forest loses area the size of Germany and France, fueling fires
The Amazon rainforest has lost an area about the size of Germany and France combined to deforestation in four decades, fueling drought and record wildfires across South America, experts said Monday......»»
Data from robots show steady increase in deep-ocean warming
New research published Sept. 19 in Geophysical Research Letters shows that using data collected by deep ocean robots, called Deep Argo floats, combined with historical data from research vessels has increased confidence that parts of the global deep.....»»
The 44 best Netflix drama shows right now (September 2024)
The best Netflix drama shows include Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, Heels, Fire Country, Prison Break, Dark Winds, Lost, and many others......»»
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown’s new DLC makes a great game even better
Mask of Darkness is an excellent, challenging piece of DLC for Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, one of 2024's most underrated games......»»
Boeing union members are angry they lost their pension plan. They’re not likely to get it back
Boeing union members are angry they lost their pension plan. They’re not likely to get it back.....»»
Scientists propose a new method to search for dark matter using LIGO
A new study published in Physical Review Letters (PRL) proposes using gravitational wave detectors like LIGO to search for scalar field dark matter......»»
Discover Math’s Elegance and Power with Drag Queen Kyne Santos
Mathematics communicator and drag queen Kyne will help you discover the beauty and power of math in this miniseries......»»
Your Apple Watch can now replace your TV remote
TV remotes are notorious for getting lost. Or for being just out of reach, right at the moment you’ve settled into a comfortable seat and don’t want to get up. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could control your TV from a device that’s always strap.....»»
New research reveals how "home" affects psychological well-being in a mobile world
A new study by Zahra Sharifonnasabi, Senior Lecturer in Marketing and Co-Director of the MINDS Research Group at Queen Mary University of London, sheds light on the link between "home" and psychological well-being for people who frequently move acros.....»»
Physicists reveal evolution of shell structure using machine learning
A research team has used a machine learning approach to investigate the evolution of shell structure for nuclei far from the stability valley. The study, published in Physics Letters B and conducted by researchers from the Institute of Modern Physics.....»»
Readers Respond to the May 2024 Issue
Letters to the editors for the May 2024 issue of Scientific American.....»»
Lost in translation: What spirituality and Einstein have to do with misunderstandings about climate change
As a child growing up in the early 1990s, I remember learning in school about the greenhouse effect. Carbon dioxide released by burning fossil fuels traps heat near the Earth's surface, like the glass of a greenhouse. I imagined myself on the playgro.....»»
Black hole pairs may unveil new particles
In a paper published in Physical Review Letters this week, physicists from Amsterdam and Copenhagen argue that close observations of merging black hole pairs may unveil information about potential new particles. The research combines several new disc.....»»
Scientists decipher the energy patterns in our cells
Our cells harness energy for essential functions such as division, wound healing, and our immune response to diseases including cancer. But until now, the mechanics of how that energy affects cell behavior—and how this relates to health outcomes—.....»»