The best last-minute Father"s Day gifts
Whose bright idea was it to cram Father's Day right in the middle of graduation season and summer kickoff parties? There are so many distractions this time of year that you'd almost be forgiven if Father's Day totally slipped your mind. But with June.....»»
Twisted pollen tubes induce infertility in plants with multiple sets of chromosomes
Most mammals and humans have a double set of chromosomes—and as a rule, plants do, too: One set comes from the father, the other from the mother. Such organisms are called diploids. However, sometimes the number of chromosome sets doubles from one.....»»
"Bluey" special episode "The Sign" has viewers in tears
"Bluey" fans have reacted to its latest episode "The Sign," an emotional 28-minute special featuring a wedding and a house sale. Bluey just aired its longest ever episode, premiering Season 3 special "The Sign" globally over the weekend. The 28.....»»
Best last-minute tax software deals: Make the April 15 deadline and save big
As of April 11, save on the best 2023 tax software deals. Save with price cuts onTurboTax and H&R Block to help keep more cash in your pocket. Tax returns are due on April 15. You can still file on time thanks to these last-minute deals as of A.....»»
Forget Dyson: This Samsung cordless vacuum is only $280 today
The Samsung Jet 60 Pet cordless stick vacuum, featuring a five-layer filtration system and a 40-minute battery life, is down to $280 after $50 off from Samsung......»»
Why kretek—"no ordinary cigarette"—thrives in Indonesia
During their 10-minute walk to school in Malang, a city in East Java, Indonesia, where Marina Welker was conducting research in 2015–16, her children passed dozens of cigarette advertisements attached to small shops and food stalls—nearly 120 rou.....»»
Apple Vision Pro"s first new immersive video in months is 5 minutes of old soccer clips
Four short immersive videos are available for Apple Vision Pro users, and after nearly two months on the market, a fifth has arrived in the form of a five-minute MLS ad.2023 MLS Cup HighlightsApple Vision Pro can play 180-degree 8K 3D video that take.....»»
Sprinklers and drip irrigation help Iraqis beat drought
After four years of drought, Iraqi farmer Mohammed Sami was about to abandon his father's parched land, but then a water-saving irrigation system revived his crops and his hopes......»»
Shakespeare"s sister: Digital archives reveal hidden insights into world-famous playwright"s unknown sibling
By analyzing digital copies of an incredibly rare and obscure 17th-century Italian religious text, a University of Bristol academic has revealed that a long-lost document previously thought to have been written by William Shakespeare's father belongs.....»»
Vernor Vinge, father of the tech singularity, has died at age 79
Vinge won multiple Hugo awards and created a sci-fi concept that drives AI researchers. Enlarge / A photo of Vernor Vinge in 2006. (credit: Raul654) On Wednesday, author David Brin announced that Vernor Vinge, sci-fi aut.....»»
Entirely accurate 3D-printed Mac Plus built in these 29 painstaking steps
What could have been a dozen separate videos is instead one 48-minute marvel. Enlarge (credit: Kevin Noki) Have you ever worked on a hobby project where modifying and compiling the source code for a Linux-based emulator.....»»
Dealers begin deliveries of delayed Lotus Emira
The British automaker finally cleared a last-minute snag with obtaining the emissions certification for the car from the California Air Resources Board. Deliveries of the low-slung, $99,000 Toyota-powered two-seater are underway......»»
Promoting thank-you gifts can boost charitable donations
Americans gave nearly a half-trillion dollars to charities in 2022, according to the National Philanthropic Trust, with nearly two-thirds of that total coming from individuals......»»
SpaceX targets sunset launch from KSC using booster for record-tying 19th time
SpaceX is set to send up another batch of Starlink satellites targeting one minute before sunset from the Space Coast on Wednesday night using a first-stage booster for a record-tying 19th time......»»
You didn"t see it coming: New research shows turbulent flows can be caused by minute triggers
We experience turbulence every day: a gust of wind, water gushing down a river, or mid-flight bumps on an airplane......»»
Archeoastronomy uses the rare times and places of previous total solar eclipses to help us measure history
In 648 BCE, the Greek poet Archilochus wrote that "nothing can be surprising any more or impossible or miraculous, now that Zeus, father of the Olympians has made night out of noonday, hiding the light of the gleaming sun.".....»»
Giving particle detectors a boost: New device acts like a superconductivity switch
In particle colliders that reveal the hidden secrets of the tiniest constituents of our universe, minute particles leave behind extremely faint electrical traces when they are generated in enormous collisions. Some detectors in these facilities use s.....»»
Father of missing 13-year-old girl finds unnerving clue by dumpster, Texas police say
Father of missing 13-year-old girl finds unnerving clue by dumpster, Texas police say.....»»
Apple surprises manga fans with 19-Minute Takashi Miike film on YouTube
Fans of manga got a pleasant surprise today, when Apple released a 19-Minute Takashi Miike film on its Japanese YouTube channel (shown below). The film, shot entirely on an iPhone 15 Pro, is an adaption of a story by well-known Japanese manga arti.....»»
An intergenerational family feud is playing out at Loeber Motors near Chicago
The third-generation president of the Porsche and Mercedes seller is suing his father and uncle in a conflict that's more intense than the typical family business drama......»»
When the music changes, so does the dance: Controlling cooperative electronic states in kagome metals
Playing a different soundtrack is, physically speaking, only a minute change of the vibration spectrum, yet its impact on a dance floor is dramatic. People long for this tiny trigger, and as a salsa changes to a tango completely different collective.....»»