The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is unintentionally delightful
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum isn't as polished as I was hoping for ahead of its May release window, but it still finds ways to endear itself to longtime fans......»»
Physicists solve riddle of two-dimensional quasicrystal formation from metal oxides
The structure of two-dimensional titanium oxide breaks up at high temperatures when one adds barium; instead of regular hexagons, rings of four, seven and ten atoms are created that order aperiodically......»»
Webb spies Chariklo ring system with high-precision technique
In 2013, Felipe Braga-Ribas and collaborators, using ground-based telescopes, discovered that Chariklo hosts a system of two thin rings. Such rings had been expected only around large planets such as Jupiter and Neptune......»»
Circadian clock controls sunflower blooms, optimizing for pollinators
An internal circadian clock controls the distinctive concentric rings of flowering in sunflowers, maximizing visits from pollinators, shows a new study from plant biologists at the University of California, Davis. The work is published Jan. 13 in eLi.....»»
Chemists cook up brand-new kind of nanomaterial
There's a new nanomaterial on the block. University of Oregon chemists have found a way to make carbon-based molecules with a unique structural feature: interlocking rings......»»
Digital Trends’ Top Tech of CES 2023 Awards
From dual-screen laptops to smarter smart rings, the top tech of CES 2023 took existing technologies and made them practical enough to finally buy. Here are our favorites......»»
Drought encouraged Attila"s Huns to attack the Roman empire, tree rings suggest
Hunnic peoples migrated westward across Eurasia, switched between farming and herding, and became violent raiders in response to severe drought in the Danube frontier provinces of the Roman empire, a new study argues......»»
The Rings of Power season 2"s director line-up is pure magic
Amazon has confirmed which directors will helm The Rings of Power's second season on Prime Video......»»
Netflix’s Castlevania series should be your next dark-fantasy fix
With The House of the Dragon and The Rings of Power on hiatus, audiences should rediscover another superb dark fantasy series, Netflix's animated Castlevania......»»
The 5 best movie trilogies ever
Star Wars or Lord of the Rings? What is the greatest trilogy of all time? Here are the five best trilogies of all time......»»
We asked the experts if biological sex affects heart rate sensor accuracy
We asked the experts if biological sex affects the accuracy of heart rate sensors fitted to wearable devices like smartwatches, rings, and fitness bands......»»
The best smartphone stocking stuffers for the 2022 holidays
Get into the holiday spirit with some delightful gadget stocking stuffers for friends, family, or esteemed colleagues. We have some suggestions......»»
Listen to the spooky echoes of a black hole
As well as admiring beautiful pictures of space you can listen to them via sonifications, like these X-ray rings echoing around a black hole in V404 Cygni......»»
Study shows changing population and income patterns in rural Mountain West
The adage rings true in the rural Mountain West: The rich are getting richer, and the poor are getting poorer......»»
Revealing biochemical "rings of power"
Benzobactins are bacterial natural products that have special biological activity due to a compound consisting of two ring structures. The bacterial genes responsible for the formation of the compound were previously unclear. Now, scientists at the M.....»»
It may be a strange size, but this Samsung 58-inch 4K TV is $220 off
The Samsung Class 4K Crystal UHD TV is an unusual 58-inches. It rings individuality, personality, and is on sale!.....»»
Finland"s foresters decry "unfair" EU climate plans
Standing next to a freshly-cut clearing the size of seven football fields, Finnish forest engineer Matti Jappila pointed to growth rings in an up to 300-year-old tree stump......»»
Molecular fingerprint behind beautiful pearls revealed
Pearl oysters are an important aquaculture animal in Japan, as they produce the beautiful pearls that are sought after for necklaces, earrings, and rings. In the early 1990s, this aquaculture industry was bringing in around 88bn yen annually. But, in.....»»
The best stand-up comedy on Amazon Prime right now (November 2022)
Need a break from Middle-earth? Amazon Prime has a library of stand-up comedy titles that are sure to provide more laughs than the Lord of the Rings series......»»
Information carrying could be improved through hopfions
The knot theory originates in Lord Kevin's model proposed in 1867 that atoms are made of vortex rings or knots. Although the hypothesis was proved incorrect, the knot theory has since then proliferated in both mathematics and physics. One peculiar ca.....»»
Study: Schools" social media posts may be compromising student privacy
U.S. schools and school districts have shared an estimated 4.9 million posts that include identifiable images of students on public Facebook pages, unintentionally putting student privacy at risk, according to a new study. Around 726,000 of these pos.....»»