Summer 2023 was northern hemisphere"s hottest for 2,000 years, tree rings show
The summer of 2023 was the warmest in the non-tropical areas of the northern hemisphere for 2,000 years, a new study has shown......»»
This Netflix sci-fi thriller might return 5 years after it was canceled on a cliffhanger
This Netflix sci-fi thriller might return 5 years after it was canceled on a cliffhanger.....»»
AI-generated Al Michaels to provide daily recaps during 2024 Summer Olympics
AI voice clone will narrate daily Olympics video recaps; critics call it a "code-generated ghoul." Enlarge / Al Michaels looks on prior to the game between the Minnesota Vikings and Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field.....»»
What"s really inside vapes? We pulled them apart to find out
While vapes or e-cigarettes first appeared around 20 years ago as an alternative to smoking, their prevalence and use have increasingly become problematic......»»
Lucy, discovered 50 years ago in Ethiopia, still towers over our understanding of human origins
In 1974, on a survey in Hadar in the remote badlands of Ethiopia, U.S. paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson and graduate student Tom Gray found a piece of an elbow joint jutting from the dirt in a gully. It proved to be the first of 47 bones of a sing.....»»
Most pristine trilobite fossils ever found shake up scientific understanding of the long extinct group
Researchers have described some of the best-preserved three-dimensional trilobite fossils ever discovered. The fossils, which are more than 500 million years old, were collected in the High Atlas of Morocco and are being referred to by scientists as.....»»
Clean Water Act leaves about 55% of water flowing out of rivers vulnerable to pollution, study suggests
The Supreme Court ruled in 2023 that rivers that only flow in response to weather events—called ephemeral streams—do not fall under the protection of the Clean Water Act. Research published in the journal Science, led by University of Massachuset.....»»
Samsung’s next Galaxy Buds are basically AirPods clones
Leaked images that purport to show Samsung's Galaxy Buds 3, feature a stem-based design that looks a lot like Apple's AirPods Pro......»»
Last surviving woolly mammoths were inbred but not doomed to extinction, genomic analysis suggests
The last population of woolly mammoths was isolated on Wrangel Island off the coast of Siberia 10,000 years ago, when sea levels rose and cut the mountainous island off from the mainland......»»
Aromatic compounds: A ring made up solely of metal atoms
The term aromaticity is a basic, long-standing concept in chemistry that is well established for ring-shaped carbon compounds. Aromatic rings consisting solely of metal atoms were, however, heretofore unknown......»»
New study investigates the reconstruction of the intertropical convergence zone
The study focuses on the so-called Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), a low-pressure trough near the equator whose position and intensity changes seasonally with the position of the sun. Trade winds from the northern and southern hemispheres meet.....»»
Frostpunk 2 delayed by nearly 2 months following beta feedback
Icy city-builder Frostpunk 2 will no longer come out in the middle of summer as 11 bit Studios delayed its launch until September......»»
6 phones coming out in summer 2024 we can’t wait for
The summer is a wonderful time, full of long sunny days and smartphone launches. Alright, we're big geeks, but here are 6 huge phones coming this summer......»»
Veterans show support for OhioHealth Marion patient who died on Father"s Day
Veterans show support for OhioHealth Marion patient who died on Father"s Day.....»»
US offers $10 million for information on indicted WhisperGate malware suspect
A federal grand jury in Maryland returned an indictment charging a Russian citizen with conspiracy to hack into and destroy computer systems and data. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison. The U.S. Department of State’s.....»»
Scientists uncover previously unknown properties of gallium
Nearly 150 years after gallium was discovered and added to the periodic table, University of Auckland scientists have uncovered previously-unknown aspects of the metal's structure and behavior......»»
Why the harsh Snowball Earth kick-started our earliest multicellular ancestors
For a billion years, single-celled eukaryotes ruled the planet. Then around 700 million years ago during Snowball Earth—a geologic era when glaciers may have stretched as far as the Equator—a new creature burst into existence: the multicellular o.....»»
No Tour de France without geology
It's hard to imagine a cycling season without the contributions of Geo-Sports.org. After the successful editions of previous years, the sports commentaries for the Tour stages will once again be supplemented with mini-lectures......»»
Wind tunnel study shows hypersonic jet engine flow can be controlled optically
What if the future of space travel were to look less like Space-X's rocket-based Starship and more like NASA's "Hyper-X," the hypersonic jet plane that, 20 years ago this year, flew faster than any other aircraft before or since?.....»»
Antarctic ice shelves hold twice as much meltwater as previously thought
Slush—water-soaked snow—makes up more than half of all meltwater on the Antarctic ice shelves during the height of summer, yet is poorly accounted for in regional climate models......»»
DC Universe release dates: Every upcoming movie and TV show
DC Universe release dates: Every upcoming movie and TV show.....»»