New drone imagery reveals 97% of coral dead at a Lizard Island reef after last summer"s mass bleaching
Last summer, the Great Barrier Reef suffered its worst mass coral bleaching event. Our new data show the devastating damage the bleaching caused to a reef at Lizard Island—a finding that does not bode well for the rest of the natural wonder......»»
Researchers develop technology to mass produce quantum dot lasers for optical communications
South Korean researchers have successfully developed technology to mass-produce quantum dot lasers, widely used in data centers and quantum communications. This breakthrough paves the way for reducing the production cost of semiconductor lasers to on.....»»
This mosquito trap actually works, according to 63,000 Amazon shoppers
Hot summer weather has arrived across much of the country, as anyone who just endured the “heat bubble” can tell you. Warm weather is great … The post This mosquito trap actually works, according to 63,000 Amazon shoppers appeared f.....»»
Russia warns it can take unspecified measures in response to US drone flights over Black Sea
Russia warns it can take unspecified measures in response to US drone flights over Black Sea.....»»
New class of Mars quakes reveals daily meteorite strikes
An international team of researchers, co-led by ETH Zurich and Imperial College London, has derived the first estimate of global meteorite impacts on Mars using seismic data. Their findings indicate that between 280 to 360 meteorites strike the plane.....»»
Neptune"s Clouds Are Vanishing - Hubble Space Telescope Reveals
Neptune"s Clouds Are Vanishing - Hubble Space Telescope Reveals.....»»
The best Steam Summer Sale deals for every budget
The best Steam Summer Sale deals for every budget.....»»
Man charged with threatening to kill presidential candidates found dead as jury was deciding verdict
Man charged with threatening to kill presidential candidates found dead as jury was deciding verdict.....»»
Study reveals the microbes vital to a healthy Brisbane River
A unique method of monitoring river health has uncovered an army of tiny organisms fighting to protect the Brisbane River......»»
‘We know this news will come as a shock’: Mass. college announces plans to close its doors
‘We know this news will come as a shock’: Mass. college announces plans to close its doors.....»»
AI-generated Al Michaels to provide daily recaps during 2024 Summer Olympics
AI voice clone will narrate daily Olympics video recaps; critics call it a "code-generated ghoul." Enlarge / Al Michaels looks on prior to the game between the Minnesota Vikings and Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field.....»»
Apple reveals premiere date, first photos for Slow Horses season 4
Apple released the premiere date and first photos for Slow Horses season 4, the espionage series starring Gary Oldman......»»
Last surviving woolly mammoths were inbred but not doomed to extinction, genomic analysis suggests
The last population of woolly mammoths was isolated on Wrangel Island off the coast of Siberia 10,000 years ago, when sea levels rose and cut the mountainous island off from the mainland......»»
Three new extinct walnut species discovered in high Arctic mummified forest
In a new study, scientists describe three new, but long-extinct, walnut species on an island above the Arctic Circle. The fossils were discovered further north than any known walnut species, living or extinct, and represent some of the oldest-known r.....»»
Devastating coral bleaching will be more common, start earlier and last longer unless we cut emissions
Coral bleaching is becoming much more common as a result of increasingly severe and frequent marine heat waves. Four global mass bleaching events have happened since 1998. Two of these were in the past decade......»»
Frostpunk 2 delayed by nearly 2 months following beta feedback
Icy city-builder Frostpunk 2 will no longer come out in the middle of summer as 11 bit Studios delayed its launch until September......»»
6 phones coming out in summer 2024 we can’t wait for
The summer is a wonderful time, full of long sunny days and smartphone launches. Alright, we're big geeks, but here are 6 huge phones coming this summer......»»
Study determines stellar mass and origin of a protostellar system
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers have conducted molecular line observations of a protostellar system known as VLA 1623. Results of the observational campaign, published June 18 on the pre-print server arXiv,.....»»
Ecologists reconstruct history of biodiversity in Indo-Australian archipelago and its rise as a hotspot
The Coral Triangle, also known as the Indo-Australian Archipelago, is renowned for having the greatest marine biodiversity on our planet. Despite its importance, the detailed evolutionary history of this biodiversity hotspot has remained largely a my.....»»
Mycotecture off planet: En route to the moon and Mars
A turtle carries its habitat. While reliable, it costs energy in transporting mass. NASA makes the same trade-off when it transports habitats and other structures off planet "on the back" of its missions. While this approach is reliable, to save upma.....»»
Divers turn conservationists as corals bleach worldwide
A diver glides over an expanse of bone-white coral branches, recording the fish that dart between the ghostly arms extending from the sea floor off the Thai island of Koh Tao......»»