Mosquitos more resilient to saltwater than previously thought
Dutch mosquitos are more resilient to saltwater than previously thought. Environmental scientist Sam Boerlijst discovered this during his Ph.D. research at the Hortus botanicus. This knowledge is crucial for understanding how mosquito-borne disease t.....»»
iPhone 16 Pro colors could include bronze – but likely rose by another name
This year’s iPhone 16 Pro colors will include bronze, according to a Weibo post. However, it’s likely this is just another way of labelling a color previously described as “rose.” The post follows a look at the base model iPhone 16 colors.....»»
All of the iPhone 16 colors & camera layouts just got leaked
Backing up previous rumors about the forthcoming iPhone 16, a new leak shows dummy units in different colors — and the revised camera system.Purported dummy iPhone 16 unitsThe iPhone 16 and its larger version, the iPhone 16 Plus, have previously be.....»»
Researchers discover high levels of non-coding RNAs in testes, suggesting new roles in sperm function and evolution
Researchers at the University of Toronto have mapped the spatial distribution of around 700 long non-coding RNAs, otherwise known as lncRNAs, in the testes. The team discovered much higher levels of lncRNAs in the testes than had been previously esti.....»»
Study finds friendships in America may be in less peril than previously thought
American adults may typically have more friends than indicated by other recent surveys, with fewer Americans having no friends at all—though many would like closer friendships. Natalie Pennington of Colorado State University, US, and colleagues pre.....»»
An Apple Vision Pro has been controlled for the first time by a brain computer interface
Synchron, known for its brain-computer interface technology, has set its sights on the Apple Vision Pro after previously testing out similar technology with the iPad and iPhone.A stentrode brain implant | Credit: SynchronSynchron has successfully imp.....»»
Hybrids between two species can produce “swarms” that flourish
Humans may be part of a hybrid swarm. And we’re making more of them. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) There are no wild ligers. Indeed, hybrids were once thought to be rare in nature—and of little conse.....»»
From genes to jeans: New genetic insights may lead to drought-resilient cotton
Cotton is woven into the very fabric of our lives, from soft T-shirts to comfortable jeans and cozy bedsheets. It's the world's leading renewable textile fiber and the backbone of a global industry worth billions......»»
MagSafe Monday: AnkerWork S600 is one of the best MagSafe products on the market
If you’d asked me what I thought about a product that included a speaker, microphone, and MagSafe charger, I’d have thought it was a weird combination. But that is just what the is, and it’s turned out to be a really useful product on my desk......»»
Millions more victims exposed in debt collection agency data breach
The data breach at Financial Business and Consumer Solutions is a lot bigger than we thought, the company confirms in new filing.....»»
Mosquitos more resilient to saltwater than previously thought
Dutch mosquitos are more resilient to saltwater than previously thought. Environmental scientist Sam Boerlijst discovered this during his Ph.D. research at the Hortus botanicus. This knowledge is crucial for understanding how mosquito-borne disease t.....»»
Complex life on Earth began around 1.5 billion years earlier than previously thought, new study claims
Environmental evidence of the very first experiments in the evolution of complex life on Earth, has been uncovered by an international team of scientists......»»
New data-driven map reveals extensive peatlands in Amazon Basin
A consortium of researchers led by the University of St Andrews, Scotland, and Charles University, Prague have developed a new data-driven map which predicts substantially more peatland area in the Amazon basin than previously estimated. The high-res.....»»
I’ve lost all hope in PC hardware this year
At the start of 2024, we all thought we had a lot of interesting PC hardware coming up. Now, in the second half of the year, things are starting to look bleak......»»
Date Everything! truly lets you date almost everything
If you ever thought dating sims were limited, Date Everything! from Team17 might be the game for you......»»
Kepler"s 1607 pioneering sunspot sketches solve solar mysteries 400 years later
Using modern techniques, researchers have re-examined Johannes Kepler's half-forgotten sunspot drawings and revealed previously-hidden information about the solar cycles before the grand solar minimum......»»
Sonos CEO apologizes for botched app redesign, promises month-by-month updates
Restoring previously present features is Sonos' No. 1 priority. Enlarge / I don't know how Sonos' app might have developed during the groovy era their marketing images aim to summon, but it feels like it might not have wanted to.....»»
This year’s big AT&T outage was worse than we thought
The massive AT&T outage in February was much more serious than previously thought, according to an FCC report laying out everything that went wrong......»»
Seabirds are threatened by trawl fisheries, study finds
Seabirds are among the most threatened creatures globally, often due to incidental mortality (bycatch) in fisheries. Several hundreds of thousands of seabirds are thought to be killed worldwide each year by two of the three main types of fishing gear.....»»
New study supports stable mantle chemistry dating back to Earth"s early geologic history
A new analysis of rocks thought to be at least 2.5 billion years old by researchers at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History helps clarify the chemical history of Earth's mantle—the geologic layer beneath the planet's crust......»»
Galaxy clusters could be used as dark matter colliders to understand nature of invisible particles, say scientists
What is dark matter? Even for astrophysicists, it's a question that remains unanswered. These invisible particles make up most of the matter in the universe and about a quarter of the universe as a whole. They are thought to be the cosmic glue that b.....»»