The Tokyo Olympics could be a COVID-19 “super evolutionary event”
The Games could provide a place for variants to spread and return home with athletes. Enlarge / Flag bearers Yui Susaki and Rui Hachimura of Team Japan lead their team out during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic S.....»»
New Nasal Vaccines Offer Stronger Protection from COVID, Flu, and More—No Needle Needed
Gentle nasal spray vaccines against COVID, the flu and RSV are coming. They may work better than shots in the arm.....»»
M4 iPad Pro: Release date, OLED, price, features, iPadOS 18, Apple Pencil Pro, more
During its Let Loose event in May, Apple introduce the M4 iPad Pro. The thinnest iPad also includes a revolutionary OLED display, the M4 chip, … The post M4 iPad Pro: Release date, OLED, price, features, iPadOS 18, Apple Pencil Pro, more appear.....»»
Chevy works to keep full-size SUV sales leadership with freshened Tahoe, Suburban
A diesel option and GM's Super Cruise hands-free driver-assist technology will become available in the first quarter of 2025......»»
An October Apple event suddenly looks unlikely
Today Apple announced a new iPad mini with Apple Intelligence support. The new model doesn’t just have ramifications for iPad fans, though. Here’s what today’s news could mean for Apple’s October event plans. more….....»»
cheap upgrade with this 32-inch Samsung gaming monitor deal
The 32-inch Samsung Odyssey G51C gaming monitor with a 165Hz refresh rate is available for an affordable $230 from Best Buy under its Samsung Savings Event......»»
A unified theory for predicting pathogen competition: Exploring how emerging new strains replace previous ones
The COVID-19 pandemic showed that predicting the invasion of a novel pathogen into the human population and its evolutionary potential to generate new variants is crucial for preventing future outbreaks. New research conducted at Princeton University.....»»
Toyota, Honda, Nissan pivot to startups as reinvented Japan Mobility Show convenes for new schedule
The reinvented Japan Mobility Show kicks off its new annualized schedule outside Tokyo with a business-to-business agenda focused on matching startups with such giants of Japan Inc. as Toyota, Nissan and Honda......»»
The government spent twice what it needed to on economic support during COVID, modeling shows
The independent inquiry into the government's COVID response is due to report on October 25......»»
Highly-stabilized and selective inhibitor for cancer-causing enzyme developed
A team of researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the Weizmann Institute of Science, and the University of Tokyo has made a significant breakthrough in the fight against cancer by developing a highly selective inhibitor for an enzyme cal.....»»
Super Mario Party Jamboree review: party staple takes its Switch victory lap
Super Mario Party Jamboree juggles a few too many ideas at once, but it still mostly delivers a reliable hit of multiplayer fun......»»
Five 3D Printing Exhibits We’re Excited to See at Maker Faire Bay Area
At Maker Faire you can always see the very latest in 3D printing technology in action, and what creative makers are doing with it. Here are five exhibits I’m super psyched to check out this weekend at Maker Faire Bay Area, Mare Island, October 18-.....»»
Traces of ancient immigration patterns to Japan found in 2,000-year-old genome
A joint research group led by Jonghyun Kim and Jun Ohashi of the University of Tokyo has demonstrated that the majority of immigration to the Japanese Archipelago in the Yayoi and Kofun periods (between 3000 BCE and 538 CE) came from the Korean Penin.....»»
Social media as a teaching tool: South African teachers talk about the new reality
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a shift towards the use of social media platforms in teaching. The South African Department of Basic Education, for one, instructed all schools to adopt online teaching and learning to save the 2020 school year, disr.....»»
Giant prehistoric elephant skull from India belongs to mysterious extinct species
The giant fossil skull of an extinct elephant, discovered in northern India's Kashmir Valley in 2000, sheds light on a poorly known episode in elephant evolutionary history......»»
Protecting the Olympics from cyber-attacks is no mean feat of athleticism
Protecting the Olympics from cyber-attacks is no mean feat of athleticism.....»»
SpaceX’s Dramatic Rocket Catch Brings Interplanetary Travel One Step Closer
By proving that its Super Heavy booster can return to Earth and land, SpaceX has moved closer to creating a reusable interplanetary transport system......»»
SpaceX just caught a huge rocket booster for the first time. Now what?
SpaceX managed to catch the Super Heavy booster on the first attempt, and on only the rocket's fifth test flight. So what happens next?.....»»
SpaceX shares dramatic images of Sunday’s historic Starship mission
SpaceX has posted dramatic close-up images of the Starship's Super Heavy booster captured during Sunday's historic test flight......»»
Eastern Pacific study highlights severe cold-water bleaching as an additional threat to deep reef ecosystems
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry (MPIC) recently published a paper detailing their observations of a major coral bleaching and mortality event that occurred on the deep reefs of the Clipperton Atoll, a remote coral island in th.....»»
Mountain chickadees songs provide real-time evidence for Darwin"s character displacement theory
Mountain chickadees in Boulder have evolved a different tune to avoid getting mixed up with their cousins, according to a new CU Boulder-led study published Oct. 9 in the Journal of Evolutionary Biology......»»