See the Strange Underground Detector Probing Neutrino Mysteries
The LEGEND-200 detector could help explain why matter dominates the known universe.....»»
Cuckoo review: an admirably offbeat horror thriller
Cuckoo is a strange, frequently thrilling surrealist horror film......»»
Moon ‘Spiders’ Suggest Extensive Underground Lunar Caves
Newfound spiderlike features suggest lunar explorers should watch their step.....»»
Broadway embraces particle physics with musical about Higgs boson discovery
The 2013 documentary Particle Fever is being turned into a Broadway musical. A collision between subatomic particles in the Large Hadron Collider's CMS detector. (credit: Research.gov) Particle physics is poised to hit t.....»»
Observations confirm plasma bubble origin of persistent radio emissions from fast radio bursts
Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) are one of the most recent open mysteries of modern astrophysics. Within a few milliseconds, these powerful events release an immense amount of energy, among the highest observable in cosmic phenomena......»»
OpenAI has an AI text detector but doesn"t want to release it
OpenAI has built a way of spotting AI-produced text but isn't putting it out......»»
Researchers use vibrations from traffic to measure underground soil moisture
Caltech researchers have developed a new method to measure soil moisture in the shallow subterranean region between the surface and underground aquifers. This region, called the vadose zone, is crucial for plants and crops to obtain water through the.....»»
NHTSA probes nearly 1 million Dodge Journeys over reports of faulty door locks, windows
The safety regulator said it was probing into inoperative door locks and windows in about 992,643 Dodge Journey crossovers built between 2009 and 2020, which might prevent occupants from exiting in the event of an emergency......»»
Quantum information theorists shed light on entanglement, one of the spooky mysteries of quantum mechanics
The year 2025 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of quantum mechanics. In the century since the field's inception, scientists and engineers have used quantum mechanics to create technologies such as lasers, MRI scanners and computer chips......»»
Star Trek: Lower Decks S5 teaser gives Cerritos crew one last mission
Also: teaser for Section 31, news on Strange New Worlds S3, Starfleet Academy, and more. "Lower decks! Lower decks!" The fifth season of Star Trek: Lower Decks will be the animated series' last (boo!). Star Trek: Lower Decks is a pa.....»»
People are arguing about this classic macOS feature, and it’s hilarious
A simple post on X ignited a firestorm of debate over whether macOS or Windows does one simple thing better. The results were amusing and often very strange......»»
Kepler"s 1607 pioneering sunspot sketches solve solar mysteries 400 years later
Using modern techniques, researchers have re-examined Johannes Kepler's half-forgotten sunspot drawings and revealed previously-hidden information about the solar cycles before the grand solar minimum......»»
Underground CO₂ storage: Researchers measure carbon mineralization at unprecedented small scale
As we look to the sky above and ponder one of the biggest questions of our time—how to combat the carbon emissions that are driving climate change—a potential answer just may lie beneath our feet, in Earth's deep subsurface......»»
Vulnerability in Telegram app for Android allows sending malicious files disguised as videos
ESET researchers discovered a zero-day exploit, which targets the Telegram app for Android, that appeared for sale for an unspecified price in an underground forum post from June 2024. Example of how the EvilVideo exploit appears on Telegram (source:.....»»
Will burying biomass underground curb climate change?
Though carbon removal startups may limit global warming, significant questions remain. (credit: TEEIC) On April 11, a small company called Graphyte began pumping out beige bricks, somewhat the consistency of particle boa.....»»
Switch 2 is around the corner, but Nintendo announces a new Switch accessory anyway
Oddly timed accessory is released as the Switch's life cycle is winding down. Nintendo's Joy-Con Charging Stand (Two-Way) seems useful, but it's coming out at a strange time in.....»»
Opening up new ground in the search for dark matter
A new kind of detector for dark matter has the potential to make a direct detection of the enigmatic material, according to an analysis by RIKEN physicists......»»
Newly Discovered Moon Caves Could One Day House Astronauts
Analysis of lunar imagery has ended a longstanding debate over whether there are accessible underground areas on the Moon; an emptied lava tube in the Sea of Tranquility is of particular interest......»»
Telescope tag-team discovers 10 strange and exotic pulsars
Towards the center of our Milky Way galaxy, in the constellation Sagittarius, astronomers have discovered 10 monstrous neutron stars. These particular stars, called pulsars, reside together in globular cluster Terzan 5, a crowded home for hundreds of.....»»
Observatory gears up to detect thousands of elusive brown dwarfs, unlocking Milky Way mysteries
One could argue that brown dwarfs don't get the love they deserve. Sometimes referred to as "failed stars," they don't have enough mass to sustain nuclear fusion, which powers all stars, including our sun. But they are also too big to be considered p.....»»
What flavor is that neutrino? Adding flavor helps to track neutrino movement in astrophysical systems
Neutrinos have a quantum mechanical property called "flavor." This flavor can transform as neutrinos move through space. A major challenge is to keep track of both the physical movement of the neutrinos and their change of flavor in astrophysical sys.....»»