The best alarm clocks
People have different sleeping habits, but the best alarm clocks are able to match both your lifestyle and budget. Here are the best alarm clocks we found......»»
Russian geneticist gets probation for DNA smuggling. Discovery of vials prompted alarm at airport
Customs agents were alarmed at their discovery last August at Dulles International Airport: an undeclared cooler packed in a suitcase and filled with 10 test tubes of an unknown yellowish substance, brought to the U.S. by a woman claiming to be a Rus.....»»
Study identifies secret of stealthy invader essential to ruinous rice disease
The virulence of a rice-wrecking fungus—and deployment of ninja-like proteins that help it escape detection by muffling an immune system's alarm bells—relies on genetic decoding quirks that could prove central to stopping it, says research from t.....»»
Windows feature that resets system clocks based on random data is wreaking havoc
Windows Secure Time Seeding resets clocks months or years off the correct time. Enlarge A few months ago, an engineer in a data center in Norway encountered some perplexing errors that caused a Windows server to suddenl.....»»
Antarctica risks "cascades of extreme events" as Earth warms, study says
Extreme weather in Antarctica, including ocean heat waves and ice loss, is set to become more intense unless urgent policy action reduces the burning of fossil fuels, a new study has found—the latest to sound the alarm on the damage climate change.....»»
New research shows the complexity of bacterial circadian clocks
Bacteria make up more than 10% of all living things but until recently we had little realization that, as in humans, soil bacteria have internal clocks that synchronize their activities with the 24-hour cycles of day and night on Earth......»»
Alarm as seawater heats up off Florida Keys, imperiling reef
Super-heated seawater off the Florida Keys has grown so perilous to the world's third-largest barrier reef that scientists are now removing samples of coral from ocean nurseries to place in cooler land-based tanks......»»
Borax is the new Tide Pods, and poison control experts are facepalming
Borax is used in laundry detergent and is not safe to ingest. Enlarge / A box of borax—not for eating. (credit: Getty | Lauren A. Little) In the latest health fad to alarm and exasperate medical experts, people on Tik.....»»
Borax is the new Tide Pods and poison control experts are facepalming
Borax is used in laundry detergent and is not safe to ingest. Enlarge / A box of borax—not for eating. (credit: Getty | Lauren A. Little) In the latest health fad to alarm and exasperate medical experts, people on Tik.....»»
Quasar "clocks" show the universe was five times slower soon after the Big Bang
Scientists have for the first time observed the early universe running in extreme slow motion, unlocking one of the mysteries of Einstein's expanding universe. The research is published in Nature Astronomy......»»
"Serious concerns": Top companies raise alarm over Europe"s proposed AI law
Dozens of Europe's top business leaders have pushed back on the European Union's proposed legislation on artificial intelligence, warning that it could hurt the bloc's competitiveness and spur an exodus of investment......»»
Melinda French Gates says more women must join the AI race to help prevent bias
As Silicon Valley and beyond is gripped by the fervor of artificial intelligence, Melinda French Gates is raising the alarm that more women must be involved in developing these tech tools......»»
Melinda Gates says more women must join the AI race to help prevent bias
As Silicon Valley and beyond is gripped by the fervor of artificial intelligence, Melinda French Gates is raising the alarm that more women must be involved in developing these tech tools......»»
SimpliSafe now offers live home monitoring with new Smart Alarm Wireless Indoor Security Camera
The Smart Alarm Indoor Camera lets SimpliSafe agents access a live feed of your home when specific alarms are triggered, offering an immediate response......»»
Investigating dark matter interactions using optical atomic clocks
Can dark matter interact with photons and influence atomic structure? A case for optical atomic clocks: Two different types of such clocks were compared at the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) within the scope of the Collaborative Research.....»»
UK"s cuckoos unable to adjust migrations to keep up with climate change
Cuckoos are having difficulty adjusting their internal clocks to the changing pace of the world......»»
New microcomb device advances photonic technology
A new tool for generating microwave signals could help propel advances in wireless communication, imaging, atomic clocks, and more......»»
Researchers demonstrate direct comparison of spin-squeezed optical lattice clocks at record precision level
Although today's best optical atomic clocks can be used to make extremely precise measurements, they are still limited by the noise from the spin statistics of the many atoms they interrogate, known as quantum projection noise (QPN). But by leveragin.....»»
Eufy’s new X9 Pro Robovac offers automated mopping and vacuuming for less than $1,000
The Eufy X9 Pro Robovac offers many of the features of its rivals, including the ability to raise its mop while vacuuming, but clocks in at a much lower price......»»
Android 14 Beta 3 Brings Custom Lock Screens and Shortcuts to Pixel!
It really feels like we’ve been talking about custom lock screen clocks on Android since back in the Android 12 days. I’ve completely lost track at this point, but I am happy to report today that in Android 14 Beta 3, we have custom lock.....»»
Antarctic alarm bells: Observations reveal deep ocean currents are slowing earlier than predicted
Antarctica sets the stage for the world's greatest waterfall. The action takes place beneath the surface of the ocean. Here, trillions of tons of cold, dense, oxygen-rich water cascade off the continental shelf and sink to great depths. This Antarcti.....»»