Science lives here: take a virtual tour of the Royal Institution in London
No less than 14 Nobel laureates have conducted ground-breaking research at the Institution. Enlarge / The Royal Institution was founded in 1799 and is still located in the same historic building at 21 Albermarle Street in London......»»
Fossilized footprints reveal two extinct hominin species living side by side 1.5 million years ago
Human footprints stir the imagination. They invite you to follow, to guess what someone was doing and where they were going. Fossilized footprints preserved in rock do the same—they record instances in the lives of many different extinct organisms,.....»»
Higher-density storage technique could allow diamond disk to store equivalent of 2,000 Blu-ray discs
A team of engineers at the University of Science and Technology of China has developed a new way to code data onto a diamond with higher density than prior methods. In their paper published in the journal Nature Photonics, the group notes that such o.....»»
Satellite evidence points to climate-induced poisoning of over 300 African elephants
A study led by King's College London has provided further evidence that the deaths of 350 African elephants in Botswana during 2020 were the result of drinking from water holes where toxic algae populations had exploded due to climate change......»»
Smaller brains? Fewer friends? An evolutionary biologist asks how AI will change humanity"s future
What will humans be like generations from now in a world transformed by artificial intelligence (AI)? Plenty of thinkers have applied themselves to questions like this, considering how AI will alter lives—often for better, sometimes for worse......»»
NASA’s rocket fireplace will ‘blow your guests away’
Why would you want to sit in front of an old-fashioned log fireplace when you can enjoy a virtual one featuring four rocket engines instead?.....»»
MacStadium adds M4 Mac mini to its cloud-based virtual machines
MacStadium now offers multiple configurations of Apple's latest Mac mini, with the M4 and M4 Pro chip. Here's what that means and why it matters.MacStadium now offers the Mac mini with M4 chip. Image Credit: MacStadium.MacStadium is a company that of.....»»
Q&A: Mass education was designed to quash critical thinking, argues researcher
Education should promote deep inquiry and individual autonomy, but often, it has been used as a vehicle for indoctrination. That's what Agustina S. Paglayan, a UC San Diego assistant professor of political science in the School of Social Sciences and.....»»
Taming big data and particle beams: How researchers are pushing AI to the edge
Every day, researchers at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory tackle some of the biggest questions in science and technology—from laying the foundations for new drugs to developing new battery materials and solving big d.....»»
Magnetic memory device reduces power consumption, heat generation in MRAM semiconductors
A research team, led by Professor Jung-Woo Yoo from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at UNIST has unveiled a new type of magnetic memory device, designed to reduce power consumption and heat generation in MRAM semiconductors. The w.....»»
Final data and undiscovered images from NASA"s NEOWISE
While NASA's NEOWISE telescope ended its journey through space on Nov. 1, 2024, the team at IPAC, a science center at Caltech, was working on one further gift from the prolific mission......»»
Study reveals mixed legacy of the 2012 London Olympics on promised urban regeneration
The 2012 London Olympics Games serve as a cautionary tale for local communities in host cities—a new study warns. The study by the University of Portsmouth analyzed 20 years of data, from 2001 to 2022. It looked at the long-term legacy of the 2012.....»»
Licking this “lollipop” will let you taste virtual flavors
It produces nine flavors: Sugar, salt, citric acid, cherry, passion fruit, green tea, milk, durian, and grapefruit. Demonstrating lollipop user interface to simulate tast.....»»
Feature request: Apple should merge Spotlight and Type to Siri on iOS and macOS
Apple has given a lot of attention to Siri in iOS 18 and macOS 15, as the virtual assistant now integrates with ChatGPT and will soon work with Apple Intelligence. One of the changes made is that it’s now easier to interact with Siri just by typing.....»»
Discovering music with Apple Music: from Autoplay to on tour
Apple Music, for me, is about much more than renting access to my favorite songs. The best case scenario for Apple Music, in my experience, is when it guides me to discovering my next favorite album or musician. After School Radio still does it for m.....»»
Researchers develop light-guided siRNA delivery system based on cyanobacteria
In a study published in Cell Reports Physical Science on Nov. 25, a research team reported the development of an innovative intelligent light-guided biohybrid system, the CTPA/siCSF1R system, to target tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs), thus enabli.....»»
New analysis reveals the "brain drought" putting Australia"s STEM future at risk
A new analysis reveals that plunging domestic tertiary enrollments in science, technology, engineering and math subjects (STEM) is putting Australia's economic future at risk......»»
New nitrification inhibitor developed for better nitrogen use in agriculture
Recently, the research team led by Professor Wu Lifang from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, developed copper pyrazole, a novel nitrification inhibitor, and a slow-release fertilizer coated with it......»»
This week"s space station science: Leads on cancer drugs, satellite sustainability, glass from magnesium silicates
Recent findings from the International Space Station address.....»»
First right whales of season gorge on critical food off Massachusetts, giving hope for a strong year
Scientists who study a critically endangered species of whale that lives off New England said encouraging early signs suggest the animals could have a strong season for feeding and breeding......»»
Europa Clipper: Millions of miles down, instruments deploying
NASA's Europa Clipper, which launched Oct. 14 on a journey to Jupiter's moon Europa, is already 13 million miles (20 million kilometers) from Earth. Two science instruments have deployed hardware that will remain at attention, extending out from the.....»»