One person dead, two others injured after St. Charles Convention Center shooting
One person dead, two others injured after St. Charles Convention Center shooting.....»»
Study reveals stable soil moisture variability within fields, opens door for satellite remote sensing
A multi-institutional study led by University of Illinois and Agroecosystem Sustainability Center (ASC) scientists concluded that, although soil moisture varies significantly both within a single field and from field to field due to varying soil prop.....»»
Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom: release date, trailers, gameplay, and more
A new Zelda title is on the way this year, but Link isn't the star. Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom lets Zelda take center stage. Here's everything you need to know......»»
The Vision Pro 2 may already be dead
Rumors are circulating that Apple is halting its work on the next iteration of the Vision Pro headset and instead focusing on a cheaper model......»»
Softbank plans to cancel out angry customer voices using AI
Real-time voice modification tech seeks to reduce stress in call center staff. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images / Benj Edwards) Japanese telecommunications giant SoftBank recently announced that it has been developing "emot.....»»
Supermassive black hole roars to life as astronomers watch in real time
A similar awakening may one day occur with the Milky Way's supermassive black hole Artist’s animation of the black hole at the center of SDSS1335+0728 awakening in real time—a first for astronomers. In December 2019, astronomers.....»»
Softbank unveils plans to cancel out angry customer emotions using AI
Real-time voice modification tech seeks to reduce stress in Japanese call center staff. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images / Benj Edwards) Japanese telecommunications giant SoftBank recently announced that it has been develop.....»»
Rats study tests whether photoluminescent fur is used in nocturnal communication
In a world-first experiment, JCU researchers have been using the pelts of dead rats to test if the glow-in-the-dark fur of mammals is being used for secret nocturnal communication. The results are published in the Australian Journal of Zoology......»»
Respectful canoeing means acknowledging Indigenous authority over the land and water
In a satirical look at canoeing in Canada, Ojibway comedian and author Drew Hayden Taylor once joked that "every time a non-native person whitewater canoes down the Madawaska River, or goes kayaking off Tobermory, they should first take an Aboriginal.....»»
Four dead, over a dozen missing as extreme weather hits China
At least four people were killed when record rains hit parts of southern China, state media reported Tuesday, while more than a dozen were missing even as the north baked under some of its highest temperatures this year......»»
Researchers film energy materials as they form
Shooting a movie in the lab requires special equipment. Especially when the actors are molecules—invisible to the naked eye—reacting with each other......»»
Super Mario Party Jamboree is the series’ biggest game yet
Nintendo wasn't kidding when it said Super Mario Party Jamboree was the biggest in the series. It will have 110 minigames and a 20-person co-op mode......»»
Lung-targeting lipid nanoparticles with CRISPR components successfully treat cystic fibrosis mouse models
A team of medical researchers from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and ReCode Therapeutics has developed a way to send gene-editing tools to the lungs to repair the faulty gene a.....»»
Odors are encoded in rings in the brains of migratory locusts, finds study
In a study published in the journal Cell, a team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, Germany, describes for the first time how odors are encoded in the antennal lobe, the olfactory center in the brain of migrato.....»»
Apple restarts its developer beta process for iOS 17.6 and other operating systems
Apple has restarted the developer beta process once again for its current-gen versions of iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, watchOS, and macOS Sonoma.iOS 17Developers participating in Apple's beta program can pick up new builds through the Apple Developer Center or.....»»
Black holes formed quasars less than a billion years after Big Bang
A surprisingly normal looking quasar when the Universe was 750 million years old. Enlarge (credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI)) Supermassive black holes appear to be present at the center of every galaxy, goin.....»»
Xgrid lives -- a new project resurrects the promise of Apple"s dead clustering software
Evoking the old Xgrid days, a new project connects Mac Studios together with Thunderbolt cables, and uses them in tandem for massively parallel computing tasks.If you have two Mac Studios, maybe you can cluster themA very long time ago, I was involve.....»»
Cyprus records a second death from heatstroke as temperatures soar
A Cyprus health official said a second elderly person has died from heatstroke after a weeklong heat wave that baked the east Mediterranean island nation with reportedly record temperatures for the month of June......»»
How to watch the 2024 Tony Awards: date, time, channel, live stream
Broadway's top stars will convene at Lincoln Center for the 2024 Tony Awards. Find out how to watch a live stream of the ceremony......»»
WhatsApp Announces Updates for Desktop and Mobile Calling
Ever hopped on a 32-person video call? The post WhatsApp Announces Updates for Desktop and Mobile Calling appeared first on Phandroid. WhatsApp recently announced that it was bringing some new updates for calls, which the company says shou.....»»
To kill the competition, bacteria throw pieces of dead viruses at them
A network of mutual murder ensures that diverse populations of bacteria survive. Enlarge / This is an intact phage. A tailocin looks like one of these with its head cut off. (credit: iLexx) Long before humans became inte.....»»