What should I do if I encounter a solitary sociable cetacean?
Increasing numbers of whales and dolphins appear to be taking up solitary lives around the world......»»
Hubble captures a suspected galaxy encounter
UGC 3912 is classified as a spiral galaxy, but you wouldn't know it from this detailed NASA Hubble Space Telescope image. UGC 3912's distorted shape is typically indicative of a gravitational encounter with another galaxy. When galaxies interact—ei.....»»
NASA"s Lucy ready for 2024 mission milestones
After its successful first asteroid encounter in 2023, NASA's Lucy mission has its sights firmly set on its main targets, the never-before-explored Jupiter Trojan asteroids. In 2024, the Lucy spacecraft will transition from its current orbit around t.....»»
How to fix a broken keyboard: common issues and solutions
Keyboards, with their combination of software and lots of moving parts, can be subject to problems. Here's how to fix frequent issues that you may encounter......»»
Centaurs gain comet-like characteristics through close encounters with Jupiter, Saturn
A rapid reshaping of orbits resulting from a close encounter with Jupiter or Saturn can lead Centaurs to exhibit comet-like activity, according to a Planetary Science Institute Senior Scientist Eva Lilly paper......»»
"Killers of the Flower Moon" lands single Golden Globe award for Apple
Despite securing 14 Golden Globe nominations ranging fro "Ted Lasso" to "Slow Horses", Apple TV+ only managed to win a solitary Golden Globe for its much-hyped Martin Scorses/Eric Roth epic, "Killers of the Flower Moon."Nominees Lily Gladstone and Le.....»»
Vectrex reborn: How a chance encounter gave new life to a dead console
40 years later, it's time for the Vectrex to shine. Enlarge / A Vectrex console and CRT display with a cart for a long-lost game. (credit: Tim Stevens) The Vectrex may be the most innovative video game console you've nev.....»»
Early primates likely lived in pairs, research suggests
Primate social organization is more flexible than previously assumed. According to a new study led by University of Zurich, the first primates probably lived in pairs, while only around 15% of individuals were solitary......»»
Revolutionizing plant phenotyping: 3D plant shoot segmentation with deep learning
The quest for efficient 3D plant shoot segmentation, vital for extracting plant phenotypic traits, has driven the integration of deep learning with point clouds. Traditional 2D methods, while prevalent, encounter challenges in depth perception and st.....»»
Study finds pandas are more socially active than previously thought
Pandas, long portrayed as solitary beasts, do hang with family and friends—and they're big users of social media. Scent-marking trees serve as a panda version of Facebook......»»
Encounter with humpback whales reveals potential for nonhuman intelligence communication
A team of scientists from the SETI Institute, University of California Davis and the Alaska Whale Foundation, had a close encounter with a non-human (aquatic) intelligence. The Whale-SETI team has been studying humpback whale communication systems in.....»»
Common keyboard problems and how to fix them
Keyboards, with their combination of software and lots of moving parts, can be subject to problems. Here's how to fix frequent issues that you may encounter......»»
British research ship crosses paths with world"s largest iceberg as it drifts out of Antarctica
Britain's polar research ship has crossed paths with the largest iceberg in the world—a "lucky" encounter that enabled scientists to collect seawater samples around the colossal berg as it drifts out of Antarctic waters, the British Antarctic Surve.....»»
Birds" nests express their unique style and past experiences, study finds
Walking through a town or city, you will encounter buildings with diverse shapes and sizes. These unique styles exist in part because the buildings were constructed by different architects, engineers and builders......»»
Traefik Hub updates modernize API runtime operations
Traefik Labs added new capabilities to Traefik Hub, a Kubernetes native and GitOps-driven Application Programming Interface (API) management solution. This latest update modernizes API runtime operations for platform teams who frequently encounter ch.....»»
These Plants Change Color When Exposed to a Pesticide
Genetically engineering plants to change colors when they encounter a contaminant could help scientists better understand their needs—and the environment......»»
Rancid food smells and tastes gross—AI tools may help scientists prevent that spoilage
Have you ever bitten into a nut or a piece of chocolate, expecting a smooth, rich taste, only to encounter an unexpected and unpleasant chalky or sour flavor? That taste is rancidity in action, and it affects pretty much every product in your pantry......»»
The encounter between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens as told by their genomes
About 40,000 years ago, Neanderthals, who had lived for hundreds of thousands of years in the western part of the Eurasian continent, gave way to Homo sapiens, who had arrived from Africa. This replacement was not sudden, and the two species coexiste.....»»
7 coolest deaths in horror movies, ranked
From Dallas' encounter with the titular Alien to Drew Barrymore's iconic demise at the beginning of Scream, these are the coolest kills in horror movie history......»»
Five jellyfish species you may encounter more often in UK"s warming seas
While scuba diving off the south-west coast of England this summer, I was lucky to encounter several different species of jellyfish in just a matter of weeks. Many of these, including the compass jellyfish (Chrysaora hysoscella), are already common t.....»»
Notes for iOS 17 has a right-to-left typing problem
Users of the iOS Notes app may encounter issues when typing in some right-to-left languages, with iOS 17 not properly handling cursor movement when typing in the app.Apple NotesThe cursor's movement while text is being typed is pretty well known to c.....»»