Phylogenetic analysis suggests fully aquatic mammals are unlikely to evolve back into terrestrial creatures
A trio of biologists and environmental scientists, two with the University of Fribourg and the third with the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, has found that fully aquatic mammals, such as whales and porpoises, are very unlikely to evolve back into.....»»
Pixel Watch now notifies users when it’s fully charged
A recent update will now see the Pixel Watch notify users on their phones when the smartwatch is fully charged. The post Pixel Watch now notifies users when it’s fully charged appeared first on Phandroid. One of the ways to preserve the.....»»
Injured comb jellies can fuse into a single organism
Ctenophores merge with neighbors at wound sites, making animals with duplicate parts. Comb jellies, technically known as ctenophores, are one of the weirdest creatures on Earth. T.....»»
Research suggests Earth"s oldest continental crust is disintegrating
Earth's continental configurations have changed dramatically over its billions of years' history, transforming not only their positions across the planet, but also their topography as expansion and contraction of the crust made a mark on the landscap.....»»
Data analysis navigates lookalikes to try to pin down the true number of mouse lemur species
In some parts of the world, animals are going extinct before scientists can even name them. Such may be the case for mouse lemurs, the saucer-eyed, teacup-sized primates native to the African island of Madagascar. There, deforestation has prompted th.....»»
Rspamd: Open-source spam filtering system
Rspamd is an open-source spam filtering and email processing framework designed to evaluate messages based on a wide range of rules, including regular expressions, statistical analysis, and integrations with custom services like URL blacklists. The s.....»»
iPhone 16 vs. iPhone 15: How are they different?
Apple’s iPhone 16 arrives with a few familiar updates over the iPhone 15, but the biggest changes are looking to come with Apple Intelligence This iPhone 16 vs. iPhone 15 comparative analysis will help you understand the differences between t.....»»
Study suggests statistical "noise" affects perceived evolutionary rates
For decades, researchers have observed that rates of evolution seem to accelerate over short time periods—say five million years versus fifty million years. This broad pattern has suggested that "younger" groups of organisms, in evolutionary terms,.....»»
A new tool for faster, more in-depth analysis of nuclear properties and mass data
A significant advancement in nuclear-data analysis has been achieved, which is relevant for several key areas, ranging from particle and nuclear physics to clean energy and health care. Researchers have developed a new tool to process nuclear data in.....»»
Google expands its AI search function, incorporates ads into Overviews on mobile
Google announced a slew of new AI-enhanced features for its Lens app, including voice questions, video analysis, and "dramatically more helpful results.".....»»
Lunar mission data analysis finds widespread evidence of ice deposits
Deposits of ice in lunar dust and rock (regolith) are more extensive than previously thought, according to a new analysis of data from NASA's LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) mission. Ice would be a valuable resource for future lunar expeditions. W.....»»
Study sheds light on limitations of zooplankton for inactivating pathogen contaminated water
Scientists at The University of Texas at El Paso and Stanford University were recently surprised to find that the natural community of zooplankton—tiny, aquatic animals known to graze on bacteria—present in freshwater and saltwater do not clean w.....»»
Legit Posture Score empowers security teams to measure and manage their AppSec posture
Legit Security launched its new “Legit Posture Score,” delivering a dynamic, comprehensive, and fully transparent ASPM rating system. Now security teams can proactively measure and manage their AppSec posture instantly with a holistic sco.....»»
Doctor suggests regulating phones like smoking to curb addiction
As attention around smartphone and social media addiction grows, so does the need to do something about it. One doctor has suggested an extreme action......»»
AuthenticID Velocity Checks detects fraudulent activities
AuthenticID released Velocity Checks, a new tool that integrates with its comprehensive identity verification and fraud prevention platform. The solution leverages biometric and document analysis to detect multiple identities for fraudulent activitie.....»»
Study: Conservative users" misinformation sharing drives higher suspension rates, not platform bias
A new paper, "Differences in misinformation sharing can lead to politically asymmetric sanctions," published today in Nature suggests that the higher quantity of social media policy enforcement (such as account suspensions) for conservative users cou.....»»
Webb telescope detects unusual gas jets from Centaur 29P
Inspired by the half-human, half-horse creatures that are part of Ancient Greek mythology, the field of astronomy has its own kind of centaurs: distant objects orbiting the sun between Jupiter and Neptune. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has mapped.....»»
Report: Some ADAS features are in more than 90% of new vehicles
The report by Partnership for Analytics Research in Traffic Safety suggests that automakers believe the safety benefits and competitive advantages of ADAS outweigh their expense and consumer misunderstandings about their capabilities and limitations......»»
Arctic plant study suggests the rate of climate change threatens to exceed the adaptive capacity of species
A research group at the Finnish Museum of Natural History is investigating the adaptive potential of plant species amid a warming climate. Their recent study investigates the Siberian primrose, a plant species that occurs on the coasts of the Bothnia.....»»
Bottlenose dolphins "smile" at each other while playing, research shows
Dolphins are extremely playful, but little is known about how they—and other marine mammals—communicate during playtime. New research published October 2 in the journal iScience shows that bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncates) use the "open mo.....»»
Scientists use tiny "backpacks" on turtle hatchlings to observe their movements
New research suggests that green turtle hatchlings 'swim' to the surface of the sand, rather than 'dig,' in the period between hatching and emergence. The findings have important implications for conserving a declining turtle population globally......»»