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Mushrooms on Mars? Five unproven claims that alien life exists

A recent study claims to have found evidence for mushroom-like life forms on the surface of Mars. As it happens, these particular features are well known and were discovered by cameras aboard Nasa's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, shortly after i.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgMay 21st, 2021

Cryo-electron microscopy provides new insights into the cell"s repair system

The membrane that surrounds cells in living organisms is extremely flexible and sensitive. How it protects itself from damage and renews itself is crucial for many life processes, and is not yet fully understood in detail. Scientists at Forschungszen.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024

New book brings prehistoric mammals to life

After the extinction of dinosaurs came the age of mammals. A new book brings readers into this world with well-researched species profiles by Aaron Woodruff, collection manager for vertebrate paleontology at the Florida Museum of Natural History. The.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024

The extraordinary life of Alfred Nobel

The Nobel prizes may be one of the most famous and prestigious awards in the world—but who was the man behind them? As I explain in my lectures about Alfred Nobel, the inventor and entrepreneur has left a lasting legacy with the annual prizes he es.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 7th, 2024

Perseverance team revives SHERLOC instrument to help with Jezero crater discovery

In January 2024, the SHERLOC instrument aboard NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover encountered a significant issue. A fault in the instrument's motor caused the dust cover and autofocus mechanism to become inoperative, putting the rover's SHERLOC Ram.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 7th, 2024

Researchers say life expectancy nearing its limit

Humanity is hitting the upper limit of life expectancy, according to a new study. Advances in medical technology and genetic research—not to mention larger numbers of people making it to age 100—are not not translating into marked jumps in lifesp.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 7th, 2024

Curiosity rover provides new insights into how Mars became uninhabitable

NASA's Curiosity rover, currently exploring Gale crater on Mars, is providing new details about how the ancient Martian climate went from potentially suitable for life—with evidence for widespread liquid water on the surface—to a surface that is.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 7th, 2024

SCOTUS denial ends saga of Shkreli’s infamous 5,000% drug price scheme

The Supreme Court offered no explanation for denying the petition. The legal saga over Martin Shkreli's infamous 5,000 percent price hike of a life-saving anti-parasitic drug has.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsOct 7th, 2024

Alien: Isolation sequel bursts into existence, 10 years after original

Developer "heard your distress calls" and will bring back the claustrophobia. The Alien franchise is about uncaring monsters, unfeeling corporations, and horrific, claustrophobic.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsOct 7th, 2024

The M4 MacBook Pro might have just leaked on YouTube

A YouTuber claims to have tested the M4 MacBook Pro before it’s been announced, but there are reasons for doubt......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 7th, 2024

New polymer design breaks the tradeoff between toughness and recyclability

Plastics underpin much of modern life—areas like medicine, technology, and food safety would be unrecognizable without plastics and their useful properties. However, the toughness of plastics, which is often desirable, also makes them a dangerous p.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsOct 7th, 2024

iPhone 16 Pro Max beats all the competition in intensive robotic battery life test

The continues to make headlines, with Apple firmly having the best performance and longest battery life smartphone this year. In PhoneBuff’s test, the 16 Pro Max went head-to-head with the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra in a test involving a variety.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 7th, 2024

New unboxing video allegedly reveals unannounced M4 MacBook Pro, benchmark results

Apple is expected to debut new M4 Macs later this month, with an expected launch on November 1. A new unboxing video on YouTube, however, claims to offer our first look the 14-inch MacBook Pro powered by the M4 chip. There are a few interesting thing.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsOct 7th, 2024

NASA"s Europa Clipper spacecraft will investigate whether an icy moon of Jupiter can support alien life

Discovering extraterrestrial life would be one of the most profound scientific and philosophical revelations that our species has ever made. But such a big discovery won't come easy. Our starting point is to first search other worlds for signs of hab.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 6th, 2024

It’s official — Intel now holds the Windows battery life crown

Several new chipsets have hit Windows laptops in the last few months, offering better performance and battery life. Which of them provides the best combination?.....»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 6th, 2024

Nuclear rockets could travel to Mars in half the time, but designing the reactors that would power them isn"t easy

NASA plans to send crewed missions to Mars over the next decade—but the 140 million-mile (225 million-kilometer) journey to the red planet could take several months to years round trip......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsOct 5th, 2024

Field notes: Life in the Eldorado National Forest after wildfire strikes

Charred trees punctuated the Eldorado National Forest like blackened skeletons of their former selves, victims of the Mosquito Fire. Two years earlier, in 2022, the Mosquito Fire started in Tahoe National Forest, moved north to the Eldorado and torch.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsOct 5th, 2024

No more bricked iPads: Apple fixes several bugs in iOS, iPadOS, macOS updates

Apple claims it fixed a critical bug that bricked M4 iPads. On Thursday, Apple released the first software updates for its devices since last month's rollout of iOS 18 and macOS S.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsOct 5th, 2024

Is watchOS 11 giving you bad Apple Watch battery life? A fix is here

Apple released an update version of watchOS 11 that should resolve the biggest battery life problems users have encountered......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 4th, 2024

Get Microsoft Visual Studio for life for just $35 and get coding

Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 Professional empowers developers to create apps across platforms, collaborate, and boost productivity with advanced tools. Get it for life, on sale for just $35. TL;DR: Until October 27, get Microsoft Visual Studio.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsOct 4th, 2024

Apple Watch Series 10 review: Buy it for the faster charging

Apple Watch Series 10 comes with a number of small improvements, but the only one that really stands out is faster charging. The Apple Watch is, and has always been, an amazing device hampered by battery life that requires you to charge it at l.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsOct 4th, 2024