The Devil"s Hole pupfish has paddled back from the brink in a hellish desert domain
How the Devil's Hole pupfish has survived for centuries in a spalike cistern cloistered by a barren rock mountain in Death Valley National Park remains a biological mystery......»»
This is the oldest black hole ever seen
There's an incredibly ancient black hole out there that's challenging astronomers to explain how it could exist only 400 million years after the Big Bang. It's at the heart of a galaxy called GN-z11. Astronomers using JWST saw evidence of it gobbling.....»»
Fixing the cormorant disaster on the Columbia: "How could this have come out any worse?"
White streaks of bird waste paint the steel trusses beneath the Astoria-Megler Bridge over the Columbia River. Every flat surface and hidey-hole of this bridge is stuffed and stippled with nests. Black birds roost on the girders, evenly spaced as bea.....»»
Black hole, neutron star or something new? We discovered an object that defies explanation
Sometimes astronomers come across objects in the sky that we can't easily explain. In our new research, published in Science, we report such a discovery, which is likely to spark discussion and speculation......»»
Scientists want your help to search for black holes
Black Hole Hunter invites members of the public to search through data collected by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite to look for signs of a black hole......»»
Brightness peak of M87 supermassive black hole shifts 30 degrees in one year
The brightness peak of the ring around M87's supermassive black hole has shifted 30 degrees counterclockwise in a year. This is shown by new images released by the Event Horizon Telescope consortium......»»
VMware: Plug critical Aria Automation hole immediately! (CVE-2023-34063)
A critical vulnerability (CVE-2023-34063) affecting VMware Aria Automation and VMware Cloud Foundation can be exploited by attackers to gain access to remote organizations and workflows, VMware has warned. The company is not aware of any “in th.....»»
Webb spots oldest black hole ever discovered
In a galaxy far, far away, an intriguing cosmic object resides, feeding on the remnants of the galaxy GN-z11. Located roughly 13.4 billion light-years away, … The post Webb spots oldest black hole ever discovered appeared first on BGR......»»
Explaining why a black hole produces light when ripping apart a star
New model tracks the remains of a star looping around a black hole. Enlarge / A model of a tidal disruption, along with some observations of one. (credit: Illustration: CXC/M. Weiss; X-ray: NASA/CXC/UNH/D. Lin et al, Optical: CF.....»»
Citizen scientists needed to discover elusive black holes
Could you help scientists uncover the mysterious world of invisible black holes? Become a Black Hole Hunter and you'll be taking part in scientific research that has the potential to reveal more about one of space's most intriguing aspects......»»
A Mountain of Used Clothes Appeared in Chile’s Desert. Then It Went Up in Flames
The fashion industry has created a sprawling informal disposal network across the world—that brings with it money, conflict, and environmental destruction......»»
Devil May Cry: Peak of Combat’s stellar action outweighs its gacha frustrations
Devil May Cry: Peak of Combat does a surprisingly great job of bringing the series' action to mobile, so long as you can live with its cash-grab gacha setup......»»
Adalanche: Open-source Active Directory ACL visualizer, explorer
Adalanche provides immediate insights into the permissions of users and groups within an Active Directory. It’s an effective open-source tool for visualizing and investigating potential account, machine, or domain takeovers. Additionally, it he.....»»
From black hole entropy to the complexity of plant leaves: An intriguing linkage
Complexity of biological forms has fascinated humankind over the years. Different species of plants have different leaf shapes. Have you ever wondered why it is so? Why does this shape diversity exist? Plants can change their leaf shapes over time an.....»»
Discovery of immense fortifications dating back 4,000 years in northwestern Arabia
The North Arabian Desert oases were inhabited by sedentary populations in the 4th and 3rd millennia BCE. A fortification enclosing the Khaybar Oasis—one of the longest known going back to this period—has just been revealed by a team of scientists.....»»
Hilco Streambank to oversee sale of Shift Technologies" digital assets, IP
Advisory firm Hilco Streambank said it has taken on managing the sale of trademarks, domain names and other intangible assets of Shift Technologies, an e-commerce used-vehicle retailer that filed for bankruptcy last year......»»
Decline of Tasmanian devil could be causing genetic changes in spotted-tailed quoll, study finds
An international team of evolutionary biologists and natural scientists has found that the population decline of the Tasmanian devil is likely leading to genetic changes in another local predator—the spotted-tailed quoll. In their study, reported i.....»»
A primate on the brink: Cao vit gibbon even closer to extinction than feared
Thanks to new technology, we now have a better idea of just how vanishingly rare the world's second rarest ape really is......»»
Scientists flip around gravitational-wave data analysis: Have LIGO and Virgo detected a merger of dark-matter stars?
Gravitational waves are ripples in the fabric of spacetime that travel at the speed of light. These are produced in some of the most violent events in the universe, such as black-hole mergers, supernovae, or the Big Bang itself. Since their first det.....»»
Popular podcasting app Castro has ceased working, and domain is dead
The popular podcasting app Castro appears to have ceased functioning, and the website has gone. The latter appears to be because the domain is no more, as emails also bounce. A former employee predicted back in November of last year that the app w.....»»
Ancient desert mega-structures were planned using carved maps to scale
"This calls for the representation of space in a way not seen at this time." Enlarge There's rarely time to write about every cool science-y story that comes our way. So this year, we're once again running a special.....»»