Paper suggests there could be captured planets in the Oort cloud
Our solar system has had a chaotic past. Earth and the other planets are now in stable orbits, but while they were forming they experienced drastic location shifts. Jupiter was likely much closer to the sun than it is now, and its shift not only shif.....»»
iOS 18.2 with Image Playground and Visual Intelligence now expected in early December
A new report suggests that the actual launch date for iOS 18.2 will be the first week of December, featuring new graphics tools including Image Playground and Genmoji.iOS 18.2 will focus on graphics tools that leverage Apple Intelligence.The Bloomber.....»»
Not believed: Charged with filing false report, Polk teen captured own evidence during rape
Not believed: Charged with filing false report, Polk teen captured own evidence during rape.....»»
Security Bite: Looking at the newly released Private Cloud Compute resources
9to5Mac Security Bite is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Making Apple devices work-ready and enterprise-safe is all we do. Our unique integrated approach to management and security combines state-of-the-art App.....»»
Cloud-inspired method of guiding light: Waveguiding mechanism could provide new ways to look inside the human body
Scientists have taken inspiration from the way sunlight passes through clouds to discover an entirely new way of controlling and guiding light......»»
Watch NASA’s Mars video of a ‘googly eye’ during solar eclipse
NASA's Perseverance rover has captured remarkable footage of Mars' phobos moon during a recent solar eclipse on the red planet......»»
Astronomers predict the orbits of potentially hazardous comets from meteor showers
Comets have long been seen as omens and portents, and it's easy to understand why. They first appear as faint smudges of light in the sky, sometimes fading soon after and sometimes becoming brighter than the planets, with a long, glowing tail. They h.....»»
Paper-aluminum combo can replace plastic for strong, sustainable packaging
Takeout containers get your favorite noodles from the restaurant to your dining table (or couch) without incident, but they are nearly impossible to recycle if they are made from foil-lined plastics. Research published in ACS Omega suggests that repl.....»»
Research confirms stereotypes about job-related traits
Stereotypes about which personality traits are associated with different jobs are largely true, an extensive study by psychologists suggests. The findings help to explain why some people thrive in creative professions, others aspire to leadership rol.....»»
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A 2TB cloud storage lifetime subscription is only $89
FileJump's 2TB Cloud Storage Lifetime Subscription is a permanent option for reliable file storage, and it's on sale for $89 (reg. $467). TL;DR: Give your files a forever home with a 2TB FileJump Lifetime Cloud Storage Subscription, now on sale.....»»
NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for October 31
Connections is a New York Times word game that's all about finding the "common threads between words." How to solve the puzzle. Connections is the latest New York Times word game that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about fin.....»»
Report: Custom Tensor Chips for Future Pixel Watches
There’s been so much focus on Google building up its custom chipsets for Pixel phones that it was only a matter of time until the same talk shifted to Pixel watches. The latest intel suggests that Google will bring a custom Tensor chip to the P.....»»
Simple science summaries written by AI can help people understand research and trust scientists
Artificial intelligence-generated summaries of scientific papers make complex information more understandable for the public compared with human-written summaries, according to my recent paper published in PNAS Nexus. AI-generated summaries not only.....»»
What monkeys might teach us about evaluating presidential candidates
Does a candidate's appearance affect how we vote? There's growing evidence that suggests the answer may be yes. In a recent study published on the preprint server bioRxiv, neuroscientists at the University of Pennsylvania and the Champalimaud Center.....»»
AI may soon make it easier to find the right Android app
Code discovered in a build of the Google Play Store app suggests a new AI search feature is coming to make it easier to find the right app......»»
New ESO image captures a dark wolf in the sky
For Halloween, the European Southern Observatory (ESO) reveals this spooktacular image of a dark nebula that creates the illusion of a wolf-like silhouette against a colorful cosmic backdrop. Fittingly nicknamed the Dark Wolf Nebula, it was captured.....»»
AI method captures ecotourism photos to monitor remote animal species
A team of computer scientists, ecologists and statisticians at Stony Brook University, working with a colleague from the U.S. Geological Survey, has found that it is possible to use AI applications to find images captured by ecotourists for use in st.....»»
Watch the Halloween comet burn up in epic video captured by SOHO
The aptly named Halloween comet (comet C/2024 S1) has been captured on video, burning up as it approaches the Sun. The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory … The post Watch the Halloween comet burn up in epic video captured by SOHO appeared first.....»»
Professor calculates optimal glass shape for preserving chill in beer glasses
Claudio Pellegrini, a professor of thermal and fluid sciences at the Federal University of São João del-Rei in Brazil, has calculated the optimal shape for a beer glass to keep the beer cold for as long as possible. He has written a paper describin.....»»
Image: A particular lenticular cloud
Landsat 8's Operational Land Imager acquired this image of an elongated lenticular cloud, locally nicknamed the "Taieri Pet," above New Zealand's South Island on Sept. 7, 2024......»»