Walden Pond Is Now Teeming With Jellyfish—but Don"t Panic
The tiny jellies, which arrived sometime after Henry David Thoreau, are an example of how a non-native species can coexist peacefully with its new environment......»»
Rare Cambrian fossils from Utah reveal unexpected anatomical complexity in early comb jellies
Ctenophores, also known as comb jellies, are a group of over 200 living species of invertebrate animals with a transparent gelatinous body superficially resembling that of a jellyfish. There is much interest in ctenophore evolution in recent years as.....»»
COVID-19 Vaccines May Trigger Superimmunity In People Who Had SARS Long Ago
sciencehabit shares a report from Science Magazine: Almost 20 years before SARS-CoV-2, a related and even more lethal coronavirus sowed panic, killing nearly 10% of the 8000 people who became infected. But the 2003 outbreak of severe acute respirator.....»»
Panic sells its initial batch of 20,000 Playdate handhelds in under 20 minutes
Panic said it would make even more for 2022, promising to adjust production based on demand. Judging by what we’ve seen thus far, they’re going to be very busy next year......»»
Preorders for Panic’s Playdate handheld open July 29
Playdate, the adorable whimsy-and-nostalgia-box/handheld game system built by Panic (with some help from Teenage Engineering), has taken one more big step toward reality: it has an official preorder date. And it’s soon! The company announced th.....»»
Playdate handheld game console preorders start July 29
Playdate, the quirky handheld console announced more than two years ago, finally gears up for preorders in late July.Panic, a developer known for macOS and iOS apps like Transmit and Coda, has announced that preorders for the Playdate handheld gaming.....»»
Nasty Linux Systemd Security Bug Revealed
Qualys has discovered a new systemd security bug that enables any unprivileged user to cause a denial of service via a kernel panic. Slashdot reader inode_buddha shares the news via ZDNet's Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: As Bharat Jogi, Qualys's senior m.....»»
Feeding both fish and pond yields more protein with lower quality feed
Feeding both the fish and the pond yields more animal protein using a lower quality feed for the fish. The feed not only targets the fish but also the pond organisms that help break down waste and produce natural feed for the fish. This results in a.....»»
TSMC dossier (6): Possible ways to defeat the world"s top foundry house
I tried to work out some scenarios where TSMC could be defeated, the first being throwing in it into a state of panic. The semiconductor fabrication industry is highly connected with the surrounding infrastructure. A foundry service provider needs fi.....»»
TSMC dossier: Possible ways to defeat the world"s top foundry house
I tried to work out some scenarios where TSMC could be defeated, the first being throwing in it into a state of panic. The semiconductor fabrication industry is highly connected with the surrounding infrastructure. A foundry service provider needs fi.....»»
Scientists resurrect "forgotten" genus of algae living in marine animals
In the late 1800s, scientists were stumped by the "yellow cells" they were observing within the tissues of certain temperate marine animals, including sea anemones, corals and jellyfish. Were these cells part of the animal or separate organisms? If s.....»»
CLEAR study paves the way for novel electron-based cancer therapy
There are some cancer tumors that not even surgery, chemotherapy or traditional radiation therapy can cure. These resistant tumors contribute to making the disease one of the main causes of mortality worldwide, but the scientific community is teeming.....»»
Don’t panic: ‘Algorithm updates’ aren’t the end of the world for SEO managers
Every time there is a rumor of a Google algorithm update, a general panic ripples through the SEO community. All this angst is entirely misplaced. Eli Schwartz Contributor Share on Twitter.....»»
Tiny handheld Playdate preorders open next month for $179, with 24 charming monochrome games to start
Playdate, app and game designer Panic’s first shot at hardware, finally has a firm price and ship date, as well as a bunch of surprise features cooked up since its announcement in 2019. The tiny handheld gaming console will cost $179, ship late.....»»
How basic physics and chemistry constrain cellular functions in primitive and modern cells
A longstanding basic question in biology relates to how life satisfies the fundamental constraints put on it by physics and chemistry. Darwin's warm pond hypothesis for the origin of primordial cells is a familiar one. Advances have been made in mapp.....»»
Is Apple"s App Store Teeming With Scams?
"Apple's tightly controlled App Store is teeming with scams," argues a 3,000-word exposé in Sunday's Washington Post "Among the 1.8 million apps on the App Store, scams are hiding in plain sight. Customers for several VPN apps, which alleg.....»»
Astronomers want your help to find cosmic jellyfish galaxies
A new project is inviting the public to help research so-called jellyfish galaxies by going through imagines to identify targets for further study......»»
Panic increases the price of its upcoming Playdate handheld, but is doubling the storage and game count
On its official Twitter account, Panic said the final price of the handheld will be $179, which is up from the originally quoted price of $149. The system will ship with twice as much internal storage as previously stated (now 4GB) and there will be.....»»
The best strawberries to grow in hot locations
It's strawberry season in many parts of the U.S, and supermarkets are teeming with these fresh heart-shaped treats. Although the bright red, juicy fruit can grow almost anywhere with lots of sunlight, production in some hot, dry regions is a challeng.....»»
A deep dive into organic carbon distribution in hadal trenches
Hadal trenches are one of the ocean's most extreme and least studied regions. Hadal zones, which begin at depths of around 6,000 meters, were once thought to be "biological deserts," but over time they have been shown to be teeming with life. However.....»»
Apple’s M1 chip has a flaw, but you shouldn’t worry
A developer has found a new exploit 'baked into' Apple’s Mac and iOS chips, but there is no reason to panic, as its practical uses are extremely limited......»»