Our ancestors left Africa both with and without modern brains
The genus Homo originated with a brain that still had ape-like features. Enlarge / One of the remarkably intact Dmanisi skulls at the time of its discovery. (credit: Guy Bar-Oz) We have an extensive collection of fossils from the lineages that.....»»
Two NASA astronauts stuck in space have flown long missions before
The two NASA astronauts left behind at the International Space Station following the return of Boeing's troubled capsule are Navy test pilots who have ridden out long missions before......»»
Deadly Super Typhoon Yagi hits Vietnam
Super Typhoon Yagi uprooted thousands of trees and swept ships and boats out to sea, killing one person, as it made landfall in northern Vietnam Saturday, after blowing past southern China where it left two dead......»»
Two astronauts are left behind in space as Boeing"s troubled capsule returns to Earth empty
Two astronauts are left behind in space as Boeing"s troubled capsule returns to Earth empty.....»»
China is not pushing Africa into debt trap, South African president says
China is not pushing Africa into debt trap, South African president says.....»»
Veza and HashiCorp join forces to help prevent credential exposure
Veza announced a partnership with HashiCorp to deliver an integrated solution for solving modern identity security challenges. Together, the Veza Access Platform and HashiCorp Vault empower joint customers to strengthen their identity security postur.....»»
Domestic violence in sub-Saharan Africa could triple by 2060, warns report
Tens of millions of women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa will experience catastrophic levels of intimate partner violence because the world is failing to make progress on the climate crisis, according to new projections by UNFPA, the UN sexual and r.....»»
Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven puts a promising twist on turn-based RPGs
Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge remakes a classic non-linear RPG from 1993, but it's turn-based combat is still feeling modern based on what we've played......»»
Sony’s new 4K laser projectors have the processing brains of its Bravia OLED TVs
Sony announced two new high-end 4K laser projectors, the Bravia 8 and Bravia 9, that feature the same XR processing as its high-performing Bravia TVs......»»
Proofpoint helps organizations simplify governance of communication data
Proofpoint introduced its Digital Communications Governance (DCG) offering, bolstering its existing offerings in pace with the evolving modern data governance and enterprise archiving market. The new offering helps organizations simplify governance o.....»»
Acer’s Iconia X12 Tablet is Impressive, Except for One Thing
The Iconia X12 comes with most of the trappings of a modern-day Android tablet. The post Acer’s Iconia X12 Tablet is Impressive, Except for One Thing appeared first on Phandroid. If you’ve been tuning in to IFA 2024, then you m.....»»
City light pollution is shrinking spiders" brains, new study finds
As darkness falls, the nocturnal half of the animal kingdom starts its day. Nocturnal species are perfectly adapted to navigate and survive the dark of night that has existed for countless millions of years......»»
Temperature fluctuations significantly affect dragonfly perception, study shows
University of Adelaide researchers and collaborators from Lund University in Sweden have made a breakthrough in understanding how dragonflies' brains work......»»
OpenBAS: Open-source breach and attack simulation platform
OpenBAS is an open-source platform that enables organizations to plan, schedule, and execute crisis exercises, adversary simulations, and breach simulations. Compliant with ISO 22398 standards, OpenBAS is built as a modern web application featuring a.....»»
All Jet Vault locations in Star Wars Outlaws
Jet Kordo left behind a vault that has some excellent loot locked inside in Star Wars Outlaws. Here are all the locations you need to go to unlock the treasure......»»
The right to be wrong: How context or human rationality may influence our decisions
Conventionally, decision-making is portrayed as a rational process: individuals calculate potential risks and aim to maximize benefits. Yet, our brains do not always endorse rational action, particularly when an immediate response is required. Someti.....»»
Amazon Labor Day Sale: You can still grab our favorite tech deals
Labor Day may be over, but these Amazon Labor Day deals are still around, so if you don't know what's left, check out these deals we've gathered up......»»
Combining tech and tradition to revive Europe"s endangered languages
The quest is on to save endangered European languages, some with only a handful of speakers left......»»
Five lessons from ancient civilizations for keeping homes cool in hot, dry climates
Modern buildings tend to take electricity and air conditioning for granted. They often have glass facades and windows that can't be opened. And when the power goes out for days in the middle of a heat wave, as the Houston area experienced in July 202.....»»
3 Hulu movies you need to stream this weekend (August 30-September 1)
Enjoy Labor Day with a classic western, a modern thriller, and a teenage rom-com in our picks for the three Hulu movies that you need to stream this weekend......»»
NASA makes a very tough decision in setting final Crew-9 assignments
"I am deeply proud of our entire crew." Enlarge / Nick Hague, left, and Zena Cardman train inside a Crew Dragon spacecraft mock-up in November 2023. (credit: NASA) On Friday NASA publicly announced a decision that has r.....»»