Sahara desert dust coats swathes of Spain
A mass of hot air from the Sahara desert dumped dust on large parts of Spain including Madrid on Tuesday, colouring the sky orange and coating cars and streets......»»
After ISIS bombs, an urgent call to preserve an ancient Syrian temple
The Temple of Bel stands in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, adjoining a desert oasis with palm trees and bountiful water. Constructed in the first two centuries of the Common Era, the temple served for nearly two thousand years as a sanctuary for.....»»
Simons Observatory begins measurements to probe Big Bang inflation
Almost 14 billion years ago, the universe was born in a blur of mystery. The new Simons Observatory in Chile's Atacama Desert may soon answer the great scientific question of what happened in that tiny fraction of a second after the Big Bang......»»
Iron meteorites hint that our infant solar system was more doughnut than dartboard
Four and a half billion years ago, our solar system was a cloud of gas and dust swirling around the sun, until gas began to condense and accrete along with dust to form asteroids and planets. What did this cosmic nursery, known as a protoplanetary di.....»»
Euro 2024: Spain vs Italy live stream: Can you watch for free?
Spain and Italy meet at Euro 2024 today, and we have all the best ways you can watch a free live stream of the match in the U.S......»»
Shadow of the Erdtree has ground me into dust, which is why I recommend it
Souls fans seeking real challenge should love it. Casuals like me might wait. Enlarge (credit: Bandai) Elden Ring was my first leap into FromSoftware titles (and Dark-Souls-like games generally), and I fell in deep. Over.....»»
Direct evidence found for dairy consumption in the Pyrenees in the earliest stages of the Neolithic
A joint study conducted by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, the University of Zaragoza and the University of Strasbourg on the remains of the Chaves and Puyascada caves, both located in the province of Huesca, Spain, yields the first direct pr.....»»
Tipping points: Understanding the green Sahara"s collapse
Abrupt shifts within complex systems such as the Earth's climate system are extremely hard to predict. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) have now succeeded in developin.....»»
Researchers publish first-of-its kind scorpion genome
A team of researchers at UConn, in collaboration with Carlos Santibanez-Lopez at Western Connecticut State University, have generated the first chromosome-level genome of the desert hairy scorpion—an iconic inhabitant of the Mojave and Sonoran dese.....»»
Ford plans to cut up to 1,600 jobs at Valencia plant in Spain
The company, which employs about 4,700 workers at the factory, told unions it plans to eliminate 600 jobs permanently, while it is open to negotiate the possible rehiring of 1,000 people later......»»
T-Mobile users thought they had a lifetime price lock—guess what happened next
"T-Mobile will never change the price you pay," the carrier told users in 2017. Enlarge / T-Mobile logo above the Deutsche Telekom pavilion at Mobile World Congress 2024 in Barcelona, Spain, on February 28, 2024. (credit: Getty.....»»
Millions of insects migrate through 30-meter Pyrenees pass
Over 17 million insects migrate each year through a single mountain pass on the border between France and Spain, new research shows. University of Exeter scientists have studied migrating insects in the Pass of Bujaruelo, a 30-meter gap between two h.....»»
This 500Hz gaming monitor from Alienware is down to $300 from $700
It's time to get serious with your gaming monitor! Save $300 off the 500Hz Alienware monitor that’s going to leave your frame rate foes in the dust......»»
Desert hero unveiled: Cissus quadrangularis genome decodes drought survival tactics
As water scarcity looms as a major threat to global ecosystems and food production, the quest to understand how plants like Cissus quadrangularis conquer arid landscapes is more critical than ever. The genetic blueprint of such species could hold the.....»»
From greenhouse to desert: Ethylene receptor"s role in rose salt tolerance
A study reveals a novel mechanism in roses where the Tryptophan-rich sensory protein (TSPO) degrades the ethylene receptor ETHYLENE RESPONSE 3 (RhETR3) to enhance salt tolerance. This discovery sheds light on the complex relationship between ethylene.....»»
JWST discovers large variety of carbon-rich gases that serve as ingredients for future planets around very low-mass star
Planets form in disks of gas and dust, orbiting young stars. The MIRI Mid-INfrared Disk Survey (MINDS), led by Thomas Henning from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) in Heidelberg, Germany, aims to establish a representative disk sample. B.....»»
New dating technique more accurately estimates time differences between Paleolithic hearth fires
A team of archaeologists affiliated with multiple institutions in Spain has used a new dating technique to more accurately estimate time differences between Paleolithic Age hearth fires. In their paper published in the journal Nature, the group descr.....»»
T-Mobile hopes you’ll buy $30 “Home Internet Backup” for when cable goes out
Backup plan is $30 every month for service that's meant to be used infrequently. Enlarge / T-Mobile logo exhibited during Mobile World Congress on February 28, 2019 in Barcelona, Spain. (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto /).....»»
Spain’s Ongoing Pirate Site-Blocking War Targets Thousands of Subdomains
Data published by S2CPI, the body responsible for Spain's administrative pirate site blocking program, shows that the number of headline domains blocked during Q1 2024 is noticeably down on the same period in 2023 and 2022. Overall, sites are still b.....»»
€5.3m Pirate IPTV Network ‘Dismantled’ By Spanish Police is Still Streaming
Spain's Ministry of the Interior says eight people have been arrested after police dismantled a €5.3m pirate IPTV network serving local expats. Authorities aren't naming the service but if the name TVMucho rings any bells, people are on the right t.....»»
India heat wave hits wildlife as thirsty monkeys drown in well
Dozens of monkeys in heat wave-hit India desperate for water have drowned in a well, a forest official said Tuesday, in a state where lakes have turned to dust......»»