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Mimas" surprise: Tiny moon holds young ocean beneath icy shell

Hidden beneath the heavily cratered surface of Mimas, one of Saturn's smallest moons lies a secret: a global ocean of liquid water. This astonishing discovery, led by Dr. Valéry Lainey of the Observatoire de Paris-PSL and published in the journal Na.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgFeb 7th, 2024

NASA"s asteroid sample mission gives scientists around the world the rare opportunity to study an artificial meteor

Earth is constantly bombarded by fragments of rock and ice, also known as meteoroids, from outer space. Most of the meteoroids are as tiny as grains of sand and small pebbles, and they completely burn up high in the atmosphere. You can see meteoroids.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

A tiny new plant species reaffirms the "miraculous" survival of Western Ecuador"s ravished biodiversity

A new 2-inch-high plant species has been discovered on the western Andean slopes of Ecuador in an area where scientists once believed a rich diversity of native plants and animals had been totally destroyed......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Boot camps for young offenders are back, but psychological evidence shows they don"t work

"Boot camps" for young people who commit serious offending are coming back. The coalition government in New Zealand has promised to pilot "military-style academies" by the middle of the year—despite a wealth of international and New Zealand evidenc.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

ALMA observations reveal new insights into planet formation in binary star systems

At the 244th meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS), researchers unveiled findings from a pioneering high-angular resolution program that sheds new light on the process of planet formation in circumstellar disks around young stars in bina.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

iOS 18 Photos hands-on: Get ready for major changes to one of your most-used iPhone apps

Years ago, the iPhone was young enough that Apple could make major changes to how iOS works and receive minimal pushback. Today, the iPhone is a mature product with billions of users, so any change in iOS is bound to receive more attention and even c.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

How tiny cracks lead to large-scale faults

The geological and topographical features that make up the world we live in are shaped in large part by faults and fractures in Earth's brittle crust. Faults arise from preexisting microscopic imperfections within rock. When the rock is subjected to.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

New discovery reveals that ocean algae unexpectedly help cool the Earth

A common type of ocean algae plays a significant role in producing a massively abundant compound that helps cool the Earth's climate, new research has discovered......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Your iPhone is getting a dedicated Game Mode in iOS 18, here’s what that means

Ahead of today’s WWDC keynote, there were a lot of features that had already been reported on. One surprise that showed up as part of iOS 18 was Game Mode, a special mode that optimizes your device for gaming sessions. Here’s what the new Game.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

watchOS 11 Doesn’t Support Three Popular Apple Watches

In a bit of a surprise, Apple’s new watchOS 11 update drops support for three Apple Watch models. Apple today confirmed watchOS 11, the next operating system for Apple Watch. Alongside the update’s new features, the company also confirmed.....»»

Category: mobileSource:  gottabemobileRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

This 1994 film is one of the best action movies ever made. Here’s why it still holds up

This 1994 action movie hasn't aged a bit, and is more exciting than the latest John Wick or Bad Boys sequel. Find out what it is and why you should watch it......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

Researchers measure the cost of unsustainable industrial fishing on coastal communities—and it"s vast

Shark finning—the practice of removing the fins from a captured shark and discarding the rest, often still alive, back into the ocean—is banned in many countries due to its inhumane and unsustainable nature. However, these fins are highly valued.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

Researchers demonstrate new way to "squeeze" infrared light

Researchers have for the first time demonstrated that a specific class of oxide membranes can confine, or "squeeze," infrared light—a finding that holds promise for next generation infrared imaging technologies. The thin-film membranes confine infr.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

The Oceans Court ruled that the seas are a hot mess. Why haven"t you heard about it?

On May 21, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, in Hamburg, Germany, ruled that greenhouse gases are marine pollutants and nations must take action to "reduce, control and prevent" their effects. The tribunal, sometimes called the Ocean.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

I saw an absurd game about rabbits at Summer Game Fest, and I’m obsessed with it

Out of everything we've seen at Summer Game Fest so far, Rusty Rabbit just might be the show's best (and wackiest) surprise......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 9th, 2024

Scientists and Indigenous leaders team up to conserve seals and an ancestral way of life at Yakutat, Alaska

Five hundred years ago, in a mountain-rimmed ocean fjord in southeast Alaska, Tlingit hunters armed with bone-tipped harpoons eased their canoes through chunks of floating ice, stalking seals near Sít Tlein (Hubbard) glacier. They must have glanced.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 9th, 2024

4 new games just surprise released during a packed Wholesome Direct stream

Wholesome Direct just showcased over 70 cozy games -- and four of them just surprise released......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 8th, 2024

Lego Horizon Adventures not only coming to PS5, but PC and Switch on day one

Sony announced Lego Horizon Adventures during Summer Games Fest, but it came with another surprise. It's also coming to Nintendo Switch......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 8th, 2024

Street Fighter 6 is getting a surprise crossover with another fighting classic

Street Fighter 6 has revealed the four new characters joining the roster for its second year, including two surprise crossovers......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 8th, 2024

Alan Wake 2’s Night Springs DLC gets a surprise release tomorrow

Night Springs, the first of two Alan Wake 2 DLCs, showed up at Summer Games Fest with an imminent release date......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 8th, 2024

New research finds lake under Mars ice cap unlikely

Cornell University researchers have provided a simple and comprehensive—if less dramatic—explanation for bright radar reflections initially interpreted as liquid water beneath the ice cap on Mars' south pole......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJun 7th, 2024