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Enlarge / There are different types of Space Marines. Some of them are traitors. All of them weigh as much as a Fiat 500. If you had given me, at age 15 or so, a game in which you can…
A recent study published in the journal Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology has found that adolescents with a history of early psychosocial deprivation exhibit lower levels of irritability when placed in high-quality, family-based foster care. The study also found…
Nuclear clocks could rival atomic clocks and allow for new tests of fundamental physics. A new experiment demonstrates all the ingredients needed.
Enlarge / Refrigerated delivery with an E-Transit is now feasible, as the onboard power is now available while the van is in motion. (credit: Ford) America’s tradespeople have steadily been getting more van-curious over the years, helped no doubt by…
Enlarge / View of the Las Gobas cave site. (credit: Miguel Sotomayor via Getty) In a new study, we have sequenced DNA from a Christian community in medieval Spain that lived in artificial caves carved into a rocky outcrop. This…
A recent study examined the impact of neurofeedback training when added to the standard rehabilitation treatment of individuals suffering from alcohol use disorder. The researchers found that individuals who received this training, along with the standard rehabilitation treatment, showed increased…
Enlarge (credit: Qualcomm) Windows-on-Arm is finally just about good enough to serve as your main PC, thanks to a combination of long-awaited Snapdragon X-series silicon from Qualcomm, Arm-specific improvements in the Windows 11 24H2 update, and third-party software developers that…
The crabs are climate migrants and could be a harbinger of changes to come as more species move in.
Orcas off the coasts of Spain and Portugal may be using boats as targets to practice hunting their favorite food, Atlantic bluefin tuna.
Scientists have developed a new tool designed to measure how modern lifestyles differ from those of our ancestors and how these differences might impact health. The study, published in the journal Heliyon, introduced the Evolutionary Mismatched Lifestyle Scale (EMLS), a…
Enlarge / The Terran 1 rocket made its only flight (a beautiful one) in March 2023. (credit: Relativity Space/John Kraus) A splashy California-based launch company named Relativity Space shared a photo of sleek-looking rocket hardware on its social media channels…
Each year, 2 million Americans injure their shoulder’s rotator cuff. That includes many teens, who may hurt their shoulder while participating in sports, such as baseball, volleyball and swimming. Many of these injuries are hard to treat. Only about one…
Tarantulas’ hairy bodies protect against the scavenging, spider-eating army ants that clean their nests, scientists say.
Scientists in China have developed a tensor processing unit (TPU) that uses carbon-based transistors instead of silicon – and they say it’s extremely energy efficient.
Archaeologists in Kazakhstan have discovered 10 kurgans, or burial mounds, dating to the Middle Ages, and some have “mustaches.”
In a recent study published in American Politics Research, scholars examined whether Taylor Swift, one of the world’s most popular musicians, could influence young people’s views on a public policy issue. The study found that when Swift’s name was associated…
Enlarge / A cow grazes in a field at a dairy farm on April 26, 2024, in Petaluma, California. (credit: Getty | Justin Sullivan) The outbreak of H5N1 bird flu in US dairy cows has now spread to three herds…
The mapping of 50,000 mysterious “knots” in the human genome may someday lead to the development of new cancer drugs, researchers say.
New analyses of bones, teeth, genetics and artifacts suggest it’s time to revise a long-standing hypothesis for how humans domesticated horses.
Enlarge / Washington State University scientists conducted batting cage tests of wood and metal bats with young players. (credit: YouTube/Baseball Bat Bros.) There’s long been a debate in baseball circles about the respective benefits and drawbacks of using wood bats…
Enlarge (credit: Disney) Disney-owned channels have been blacked out on DirecTV for the past two days because of a contract dispute, with both companies claiming publicly that they aren’t willing to budge much from their negotiating positions. Until it’s resolved,…
Archaeologists remain uncertain about the purpose of these head cones, but it appears that ancient Egyptians associated them with “sensuality, sexuality and related notions.”
Enlarge (credit: Intel) Intel has formally announced its first batch of next-generation Core Ultra processors, codenamed “Lunar Lake.” The CPUs will be available in PCs beginning on September 24. Formally dubbed “Intel Core Ultra (Series 2),” these CPUs follow up…
Enlarge / Rust never sleeps. But Rust, the programming language, can be held at bay if enough kernel programmers aren’t interested in seeing it implemented. (credit: Getty Images) The Linux kernel is not a place to work if you’re not…
Enlarge / An ABC handout promotional image for “AI and the Future of Us: An Oprah Winfrey Special.” (credit: ABC) On Thursday, ABC announced an upcoming TV special titled, “AI and the Future of Us: An Oprah Winfrey Special.” The…
A recent study published in the journal Dreaming has shed new light on how emotional abuse and neglect during childhood can lead to frequent disturbed dreaming in young adults. The study found that individuals who experienced higher levels of emotional…
Enlarge (credit: EyeEm Mobile GmbH | iStock / Getty Images Plus) A controversial facial recognition tech company behind a vast face image search engine widely used by cops has been fined approximately $33 million in the Netherlands for serious data…
Enlarge / This team-based FPS combat scene was apparently too familiar to attract all that many players to Concord. (credit: Sony) Sony’s team-based online shooter Concord has been removed from sale and will be taken offline on Friday, September 6,…
Enlarge / A lot of gold deposits are found embedded in quartz crystals. (credit: Pierre Longnus) One of the reasons gold is so valuable is because it is highly unreactive—if you make something out of gold, it keeps its lustrous…
Enlarge / The lifted, rugged, off-road version-of-normal trend has come to the Ioniq 5 with the new XLT. (credit: Hyundai) The Hyundai Ioniq 5 is one of our favorite electric vehicles. It offers excellent efficiency and really rapid charging, all…
Enlarge (credit: Yubico) The YubiKey 5, the most widely used hardware token for two-factor authentication based on the FIDO standard, contains a cryptographic flaw that makes the finger-size device vulnerable to cloning when an attacker gains brief physical access to…
For the first time, researchers have linked the amount of silver being buried in marine sediments to human-made climate change.
The fort would have contained multiple buildings and was built sometime between the first and third centuries.
Researchers have identified that perceptions of moral character are highly idiosyncratic and largely shaped by individual biases. This research was published in the Journal of Personality. Understanding what it means to possess strong moral character has intrigued psychologists for years.…
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | SOPA Images) Elon Musk’s Starlink broadband service said it would defy an order to block Musk’s X platform in Brazil after the country’s top court required Internet providers to block the site. SpaceX’s Starlink division,…
The average number of visible dark patches on the sun’s surface in August was higher than any other month since September 2001. The final count was also more than twice as high as experts initially predicted it would be, demonstrating…
Kamikaze termites in French Guiana carry highly volatile toxic “rucksacks” that are ready to be deployed in an instant, when the termite needs to defend its colony.
A recent study published in the Journal of Behavioral Addictions challenges the idea of a universal neurocognitive profile that could predict all types of addictive behaviors. The research found that while reward-related neurocognitive processes play a role in various non-substance-related…
The 50-million-year-old Pegasus volans isn’t closely related to seamoths or oarfish, like some researchers have suggested. But what is it?
Enlarge (credit: Barcroft Media | Getty Images) China’s efforts to match US computing power in artificial intelligence are being hampered by bug-ridden software, with customers of leading AI chipmaker Huawei complaining about performance issues and the difficulty of switching from…
A study conducted in Hungary found that adolescents with a smaller volume in the amygdala region of the brain have a higher risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). They also tend to experience more severe symptoms of this disorder. The research…
In AI Snake Oil, two computer scientists set us straight on the power and limits of AI and offer advice for moving forward.
The Aviron Strong Series Rower makes rowing fun, but can this beast of a machine keep us coming back for more?
IQM’s quantum processor achieved 99.9% fidelity in recent tests, the company says. Here’s what that actually means.
A recent study published in Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics challenges conventional wisdom about the interaction between cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), revealing that it may be not only incorrect but actually the opposite of what is commonly believed. Contrary to…
Waterpower may have given a big lift to the builders of Egypt’s first pyramid. It was built for King Djoser, the first ruler of Egypt’s Third Dynasty. That was nearly 4,700 years ago. The structure’s stone platforms get smaller as…
A recent study published in the journal Motivation and Emotion sheds light on a key aspect of happiness: the role of passion and self-regulation in psychological well-being. The findings suggest that the happiest individuals are those who not only immerse…
Enlarge / After launching some smaller and cheaper electric vehicles, it was time for Volvo to push the boat out with a flagship SUV, the EX90. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) Volvo provided flights from Washington to Orange County and accommodation so…
A 2012 satellite photo captured an unusual “double rainbow” glory appearing next to an unconnected chain of rare vortices in the clouds above Mexico’s Guadalupe Island.
A missing porbeagle shark was likely killed by a great white. It’s the first known case of adult porbeagles being hunted by a predator, scientists say.
