Six rare giant catfish surface in Cambodia
Conservationists in Cambodia on Friday celebrated the discovery of six highly endangered Mekong giant catfish in the critical Southeast Asian waterway plagued by illegal fishing, habitat loss and plastic waste......»»
An ad giant wants to control your next TV’s operating system
Sonos is rumored to be building a streaming box running The Trade Desk's OS. An ad company’s foray into TV operating systems (OSes) illustrates a significant shift for TV hardwa.....»»
Researchers investigate health risks of potentially toxic elements in surface water in Tarim River Basin, China
Potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in surface water in arid areas can pose a serious threat to natural environment and human health......»»
Aquaculture researchers decode the genome of the African catfish to advance modern breeding approaches
Scientists at the Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN) in Dummerstorf have decoded the genome of the African catfish (Clarias gariepinus), in collaboration with international partners......»»
Finance giant Finastra warns clients of potential data breach
Finastra is looking into claims of breach made on a darknet forum......»»
Engraved trees map the way to preserving Sámi culture
Archaeologists analyzed trees engraved by the Indigenous Sámi of Arctic Europe, revealing the significance of these rare remnants of Sámi culture and the importance of preserving them from ongoing deforestation......»»
Scientists discover a new giant virus that infects freshwater algae
Scientists from the Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences found forty new freshwater viruses infecting aquatic microorganisms this year. The first one, which they isolated and described in detail, was named Budvirus after the South Bohemian.....»»
All rare gadgets in Lego Horizon Adventures and what they do
Reliving Aloy’s first adventure in is a streamlined but faithful retelling of the first game. However, instead of the massive open-world experiences that made the Horizon series some of the , this entry changes the formula to fall more in line.....»»
Life in the world"s deepest seas: The challenge of finding 1,000 new marine species by 2030
Oceans cover 71% of the Earth's surface, but despite their immense size and impact on the planet, we know very little about them. While many of us might associate the sea with relaxing holidays on tropical beaches, the ocean is nothing but cold, dark.....»»
Young planet discovery could provide new insight into planet formation
The detection of a giant planet that transits a very young star is reported in Nature. The findings indicate that this is the youngest transiting planet found to date......»»
Neither desolate nor empty: Deep-sea floor teems with life
The Arctic deep sea harbors significant oil and natural gas reserves along with valuable resources such as rare earths and metals. Climate change and melting ice are facilitating access to these resources, which presents economic opportunities but al.....»»
SpaceX launches giant Starship rocket, but aborts attempt to catch booster with mechanical arms
SpaceX on Tuesday launched another Starship rocket, but passed up catching the booster with giant mechanical arms......»»
Hurry! The M4 MacBook Pro just got an unheard of discount
The newest MacBook Pro has a significant price cut on Amazon. Discounts this big are rare on tech this new......»»
Enormous cache of rare earth elements hidden inside coal ash waste, study suggests
Coal ash—the chalky remnants of coal that has been burned for fuel—has been piling up across the United States for decades. But new research led by The University of Texas at Austin has found that the national coal ash supply contains enough rare.....»»
SpaceX will try some new tricks on Starship’s sixth test flight
"An additional objective for this flight will be attempting an in-space burn using a single Raptor engine." The sixth flight of SpaceX's giant Starship rocket, set for takeoff on.....»»
Famous Star Hasn’t Formed Planets, and We Don’t Know Why
The nearby star Vega, featured in the 1997 movie Contact, appears to have a smooth disk devoid of giant planets for reasons we can’t explain.....»»
New giant radio galaxy discovered with MeerKAT
An international team of astronomers has employed the MeerKAT radio telescope to investigate giant radio galaxies in the field of the Cosmological Evolution Survey (COSMOS). They found a new giant radio galaxy that had not been reported before. The f.....»»
Space tech giant Maxar confirms attackers accessed employee data
Satellite and space technology leader Maxar Space Systems has suffered a data breach. “Our information security team discovered that a hacker using a Hong Kong-based IP address targeted and accessed a Maxar system containing certain files with.....»»
Mars Curiosity rover takes a last look at mysterious sulfur
NASA's Curiosity rover is preparing for the next leg of its journey, a months-long trek to a formation called the boxwork, a set of weblike patterns on Mars's surface that stretches for miles. It will soon leave behind Gediz Vallis channel, an area w.....»»
Electron imaging reveals the vibrant colors of the outermost electron layer
Surfaces play a key role in numerous chemical reactions, including catalysis and corrosion. Understanding the atomic structure of the surface of a functional material is essential for both engineers and chemists. Researchers at Nagoya University in J.....»»
Saber-toothed kitten preserved in ice for 35,000 years
Found encased in ice in 2020 along the Badyarikha River in the Republic of Sakha, a northeastern region of Russia that borders the East Siberian Sea of the Arctic Ocean, a well-preserved specimen offers a rare opportunity to examine an extinct predat.....»»