X-rays reveal secrets of 14th-century tomb of England’s infamous Black Prince
The effigy was likely made in the mid 1380s on the order of King Richard II. Enlarge / Effigy of Edward of Woodstock, aka the Black Prince, in Canterbury Cathedral. (credit: Josep Renalias/CC BY-SA 2.5) Visitors to Canterbury.....»»
Snakes in the city: Ten years of wildlife rescues reveal insights into human-reptile interactions
A new analysis of a decade-long collection of wildlife rescue records in NSW has delivered new insights into how humans and reptiles interact in urban environments......»»
Researchers develop first banana plant resistant to TR4 and black sigatoka
Researchers have developed a banana plant that is resistant to both fusarium tropical race 4 (TR4) and black sigatoka, two of the most destructive diseases for bananas......»»
Here’s your chance to win this Gigabyte gaming laptop — a $1,300 value
Here's your chance to win an awesome Gigabyte gaming laptop (G6X 9KG) with a GeForce RTX 4080 and plenty of power to play Black Myth: Wukong......»»
What’s new on Netflix and what’s leaving in October 2024
Yellowjackets, Bad Boys: Ride or Die, A Quiet Place Part II, Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft, and S.W.A.T. season 7, are new on Netflix in October 2024......»»
Here’s your chance to win this GIGABYTE gaming laptop (G6X 9KG-43US864SH) — a $1,300 value
Here's your chance to win an awesome GIGABYTE gaming laptop (G6X 9KG) with a GeForce RTX 4080 and plenty of power to play Black Myth: Wukong......»»
Ride-hailing apps reduce racial discrimination impact, new study suggests
Racial discrimination against Black passengers looking to hail rides has been a problem since the taxicab era. A new study by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's College of Engineering has aimed to find out whether the rise of ride-hailing ap.....»»
What’s new on Amazon Prime Video in October 2024
Amazon Prime Video's October 2024 lineup includes Challengers, The Legend of Vox Machina season 3, Citadel: Diana, Canary Black, and Killer Cakes......»»
Big US oil companies reveal massive payments to foreign governments
Big US oil companies reveal massive payments to foreign governments.....»»
homeOS rumors reveal big plans for Apple smart home devices
Apple could unveil a new operating system to power several new products. BGR readers are no strangers to homeOS. Since 2021, Apple has been teasing … The post homeOS rumors reveal big plans for Apple smart home devices appeared first on BGR......»»
Intel’s instability update cuts speed by up to 6.5% — but don’t panic yet
Now that Intel has released its big update to address instability on 13th-gen and 14th-gen CPUs, users are testing the performance claims......»»
New Death Stranding 2 clips reveal dynamic Photo Mode, dancing dolls, and more
Kojima Productions revealed new details about Death Stranding 2 this weekend, including a talking doll, a dynamic photo mode, and a dance......»»
Jack Black gives Jason Momoa a crafting lesson in new Minecraft Movie clip
Jack Black tries (and fails) to teach Jason Momoa how to craft in the first official clip from next year's A Minecraft Movie......»»
Rings of Power used one simple trick to avoid an infamous Game of Thrones mistake
The Rings of Power season 2 used one simple trick in its biggest scene to avoid repeating an infamous Game of Thrones mistake......»»
A 20-year struggle for environmental justice—and a public park—in one California city
Just up the road from Oakland and Berkeley, the city of Richmond is a minority and low-income community of 115,500 people—mainly Latino, Black and Asian American—with a major Chevron refinery whose pollution has been an ongoing source of conflict.....»»
Saturday Citations: Octopuses as shift supervisors for fish; universe confounds standard model; extremely old cheese
This week, biologists tracked down a mysterious group of orcas near Chile; Hubble spotted a black hole jet that causes stars along its trajectory to erupt; and researchers explained mysterious craters that began appearing in Siberian permafrost in th.....»»
How to spot the ‘comet of the century’ next month
Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas is passing by the sun and will soon pass by Earth, and could be a spectacularly bright object by mid-October......»»
Black hole jet appears to boost rate of nova explosions
There's a 2.5x boost in nova frequency, and all reasonable explanations fail. Enlarge / One of the jets emitted by galaxy M87's central black hole. (credit: NASA and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)) The intense ele.....»»
Enhancing hurricane forecasts: Simulations reveal reducing estimates of atmospheric friction improves storm predictions
Hurricanes and other extreme weather events are expensive in lives and money. From 1980 to 2023, weather and climate disasters caused about $2.6 trillion in damages in the U.S., according to NOAA estimates. In 2022 alone, the U.S. experienced 18 disa.....»»
McLaren to reveal 1,200-hp plug-in hybrid hypercar to customers this weekend
The roughly $2 million plug-in hybrid succeeds the iconic McLaren P1 at the top of the brand's Ultimate Series lineup......»»
On remote Greek island, migratory birds offer climate clues
Gently holding a blackcap warbler in his palm, ornithologist Christos Barboutis blew on its feathers to reveal the size of its belly: a good indicator of how far the bird can migrate......»»