Rider on the storm: Shearwater seabird catches an 11-hour ride over 1,000 kilometers in a typhoon
New research from Japan published in Ecology suggests that increasingly severe weather driven by climate change may push oceangoing seabirds to their limits......»»
The 2025 Porsche Panamera perfectly balances luxury ride and great handling
There's clever new air suspension and a much bigger battery for the PHEV variant. Enlarge / BIgger air intakes, steeper headlights, and more pronounced fenders are the visual hallmarks of the 3rd-generation Porsche Panamera. (cre.....»»
Nothing Sells a Whopping Amount of 2a Units in Just an Hour
This marks a new milestone for the brand. The post Nothing Sells a Whopping Amount of 2a Units in Just an Hour appeared first on Phandroid. It looks like all the marketing paid off – Nothing’s much-anticipated Phone 2a has now.....»»
A coral superhighway in the Indian Ocean
New research has revealed that, despite being scattered across more than a million square kilometers, remote coral reefs across the Seychelles are closely related. Using genetic analyses and oceanographic modeling, researchers at Oxford University ha.....»»
Uber adds a new ‘rider rating’ score for monitoring your environmental impact
Uber on Monday announced a new feature that aims to raise awareness among its users about the impact of CO2 emissions on the atmosphere. Named “Emission Savings,” the feature is now being rolled out and will let riders get a better idea of their.....»»
TikTok reportedly working on new app to compete with Instagram’s photo feed
TikTok is already an Instagram competitor when it comes to videos. However, while TikTok is a video-first social network, Instagram still lets users post photos in their feed and share 24-hour Stories. However, it seems that TikTok has been working o.....»»
Image-scraping Midjourney bans rival AI firm for scraping images
Midjourney pins blame for 24-hour outage on "bot-net like" activity from Stability AI employee. Enlarge / A burglar with a flashlight and papers in a business office—exactly like scraping files from Discord. (credit: Getty Imag.....»»
Experts create blueprint to aid elderly people at storm flood risk
Emergency planners in Shanghai and New York City face increasing pressure to protect elderly citizens from the devastating impact of coastal flooding caused by storms and cyclones, a new study reveals......»»
What are EV startups doing to ride out weak demand?
U.S. electric vehicle startups are turning to cheaper models, slamming the brakes on their production ramp-up plans and laying off employees to navigate a slump in demand due to steep borrowing costs and high repair expenses for the vehicles. Tesl.....»»
Will my phone change for daylight saving time automatically?
We're about to lose an hour of sleep. Indeed, daylight saving time returns this weekend. Here's how to make sure your smartphone's time changes correctly......»»
What"s the best way to pack for space?
Packing to go to space is a lot like getting ready for a plane ride with only a carry-on bag. You have to maximize the use of the space in your bag at the same time you want to make sure you have what you need. That's the challenge astronauts face in.....»»
New deep-sea worm discovered at methane seep off Costa Rica
Greg Rouse, a marine biologist at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and other researchers have discovered a new species of deep-sea worm living near a methane seep some 50 kilometers (30 miles) off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. R.....»»
Satellite catches coastal flooding during California storms
A series of atmospheric rivers drenched California in February, with record amounts of rainfall and hurricane-force winds sweeping across parts of the state. At one point, weather agencies posted flood watches for nearly the entirety of California's.....»»
Moon lander Odysseus has a new home and brings an artistic project along for the ride
The moon lander Odysseus, known as Odie, touched down on the moon's surface on February 22, becoming the first time the U.S. has landed on the moon in more than 50 years and the first commercial moon lander to successfully land on the moon. Along wit.....»»
We know the Arctic is warming—what will changing river flows do to its environment?
Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently combined satellite data, field observations, and sophisticated numerical modeling to paint a picture of how 22.45 million square kilometers of the Arctic will change over the next 80 year.....»»
iPhone sales ride high in Japan, plunge in China
There’s good news and bad for Apple in two different market intelligence reports. One points to Apple’s market share rising and continuing to utterly dominate the Japanese smartphone market, while the other describes a dramatic slump in iPhone sa.....»»
Less ice in the Arctic ocean has complex effects on marine ecosystems and ocean productivity, study finds
Over the past 25 years, the amount of summer Arctic sea ice has diminished by more than 1 million square kilometers. As a result, vast areas of the Arctic Ocean are now, on average, ice-free in summer. Scientists are closely monitoring how this impac.....»»
Multiple spacecraft tell the story of one giant solar storm
April 17, 2021, was a day like any other day on the sun, until a brilliant flash erupted and an enormous cloud of solar material billowed away from our star. Such outbursts from the sun are not unusual, but this one was unusually widespread, hurling.....»»
SpaceX’s Crew-8 head to launchpad for tonight’s ride to space
NASA and SpaceX are aiming to launch Crew-8 from the Kennedy Space Center to the International Space Station on Sunday night......»»
Blizzard warning of up to 10 feet of snow in the Sierra could make travel "dangerous to impossible"
A Pacific storm packing powerful winds and heavy snow is shaping up to be the strongest of the season, forecasters say, as it pushes toward California with potential blizzard conditions in the Sierra and up to 10 feet (3 meters) of snow in the mounta.....»»
The hidden driver of the ride-sharing economy
When Greg Buchak was a graduate student at the University of Chicago, Uber and Lyft were just beginning to spread across the country. Since he didn't own a car, he found the ride-sharing apps convenient for short and long trips. Yet as a financial ec.....»»