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A study in New Zealand found that liberals living in affluent neighborhoods tend to overestimate the average income of their neighbors. On the other hand, conservatives residing in poorer neighborhoods were more likely to overestimate their neighbors’ average income compared…
Enlarge / Jaguar sourced the I-Pace’s battery cells from LG Energy Solutions. But now there’s a problem with some of them. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) The Jaguar I-Pace deserves more credit. When it debuted in 2018, it was one of only…
Actress Danielle Fishel’s diagnosis has raised awareness of a condition that affects about 50,000 U.S. women annually.
Al Naslaa is a rock formation in Saudi Arabia’s northwestern desert consisting of two huge, symmetrical stone blocks that are separated by a mysterious gap and sit on small pedestals.
Enlarge / It’s hard to fit the perfomance-minded but pricey ROG Ally X into a simple product category. It’s also tricky to fit it into a photo, at the right angle, while it’s in your hands. (credit: Kevin Purdy) The…
The pain of being left out is something most of us have felt at some point in our lives, but new research suggests that the impact of exclusion isn’t just about the act itself—it’s also about who is doing the…
Welcome to Edition 7.09 of the Rocket Report! When will SpaceX launch the next test flight of Starship? It certainly doesn’t look to be imminent, with SpaceX ground teams in Texas feverishly working to beef up the launch pad in…
Hurricanes don’t swirl ferociously just at Earth’s surface. The ionosphere — an upper layer of the atmosphere charged by solar radiation — also contains cyclones. Scientists sometimes refer to these as “space hurricanes.” The first was seen three years ago.…
Researchers have developed a new method to improve the accuracy and transparency of automated anomaly detection systems deployed in critical infrastructure.
A recent study published in Injury Epidemiology uncovers a troubling sentiment: a small yet notable segment of the U.S. population believes that a new civil war is necessary to “set things right.” This belief was more commonly found among certain…
Researchers have uncovered a bronze battering ram off the coast of Sicily. The weapon would have been used during the Battle of the Aegates between Rome and Carthage.
Recent research published in NeuroImage suggests that dream-like episodes might be more common during fainting than previously thought. By carefully monitoring brain activity in a group of healthy volunteers during induced fainting episodes, researchers discovered that certain slow-frequency brain waves,…
Analysis of samples from an expedition to the Arctic Ocean suggest that marine microbes could be a promising new source of antibiotics.
The Hatch Restore 2 with one of its lighting options on. [credit: Scharon Harding ] To say “I’m not a morning person” would be an understatement. Not only is it hard for me to be useful in the first hour…
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Yuichiro Chino) The rise in child sexual abuse material (CSAM) has been one of the darkest Internet trends, but after years of covering CSAM cases, I’ve found that few of those arrested show deep technical…
Enlarge / Gen. Stephen Whiting, commander of US Space Command, speaks earlier this year at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. (credit: USSPACECOM photo by John Philip Wagner Jr.) The head of US Space Command said Wednesday he would like to…
Enlarge / The Broadcom SoC used in the original 4GB and 8GB Raspberry Pi 5. The 2GB version uses an updated revision with several small but significant benefits. (credit: Raspberry Pi) When Raspberry Pi introduced a new 2GB version of…
Enlarge / Any resemblance to the Dreamcast is completely coincidental, we’re sure. (credit: IndieGogo) If you’re familiar with the name EmuDeck, you’re likely a Steam Deck owner looking for an easy and user-friendly way to run emulators on your Steam…
Enlarge / The OpenAI logo. (credit: Getty Images) According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, Apple is in talks to invest in OpenAI, the generative AI company whose ChatGPT will feature in future versions of iOS. If the…
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Critics of spyware and exploit sellers have long warned that the advanced hacking sold by commercial surveillance vendors (CSVs) represents a worldwide danger because they inevitably find their way into the hands of malicious parties, even…
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has grounded SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket for the second time in as many months following a routine landing that ended in flames on Wednesday (Aug. 28).
Rear Admiral Grace Hopper on Future Possibilities: Data, Hardware, Software, and People (Part One, 1982). The late Rear Admiral Grace Hopper was a gifted mathematician and undisputed pioneer in computer programming, honored posthumously in 2016 with the Presidential Medal of…
Enlarge / An Eli Lilly & Co. Zepbound injection pen arranged in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Thursday, March 28, 2024. (credit: Getty | helby Knowles) Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly earned praise this week with an announcement…
Enlarge / Motion Picture Association CEO Charles Rivkin speaks onstage during CinemaCon, a convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, at Caesars Palace on April 9, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (credit: Getty Images | Jerod Harris ) A…
Enlarge (credit: Kilito Chan | Moment) OpenAI and Anthropic have each signed unprecedented deals granting the US government early access to conduct safety testing on the companies’ flashiest new AI models before they’re released to the public. According to a…
The James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered six “rogue planets” careening through space without a star. The objects are believed to have formed directly from gas collapse, blurring the lines between planets and stars.
New geoarchaeological research shows that metalworking in ancient Egypt led to significant contamination in a nearby port.
Data from NASA’s Parker Solar Probe and ESA’s Solar Orbiter might have cracked an enduring solar riddle. But not everyone yet agrees.
This first ancient Egyptian observatory discovered in modern times showcases advanced knowledge of astronomy and its profound link to the Egyptians’ spiritual and ritualistic practices.
The newly discovered Alpkarakush kyrgyzicus fossils are the first of their kind from Kyrgyzstan and provide evidence of predatory dinosaurs caring for offspring in the Jurassic.
When you hear a familiar melody, it can often bring back memories or stir emotions, and fascinatingly, this ability might not fade much with age. A new study published in PLOS One sheds light on how older adults remember music,…
Enlarge / Backpage founder Michael Lacey testifying at a US Senate hearing in January 2017. (credit: US Senate hearing) Backpage founder Michael Lacey was sentenced yesterday to five years in prison and fined $3 million after being convicted on one…
The wandering albatrosses of Marion Island can’t defend themselves against an invasive mice population that devours birds alive, but conservationists say a rodenticide ‘bomb’ could save them.
Ancient hunters may have mounted Clovis points on sophisticated pikes that fractured inside large mammals like woolly mammoths to inflict fatal injuries, archaeologists say.
Enlarge / California governor Gavin Newsom will likely soon face a decision on whether to sign SB-1047. (credit: Ray Chavez/The Mercury News via Getty Images) A controversial bill aimed at enforcing safety standards for large artificial intelligence models has now…
In school, executive function (EF) – that is a set of cognitive processes that are essential for attention, concentration, planning, and problem-solving – plays a vital role in long-term success. Lower EF has consistently been linked to decreased academic achievement.…
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) If you were suspected of a crime, would you trust a chatbot to accurately explain what happened? Some police departments think the tech is ready. And officers who have started using chatbots to…
For thousands of years, people in Taiwan pulled out healthy teeth. Now we know why they underwent this painful procedure.
Over the past 41,000 years, viral communities have varied significantly between cold and warm climatic periods, scientists found.
Gender inequality remains a significant challenge across the globe, affecting all aspects of life from health and education to political representation and economic opportunities. Within the United States, a recent study published in PLOS ONE has introduced a new tool…
Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto via Getty) Brussels is investigating whether Telegram breached EU digital rules by failing to provide accurate user numbers, as officials push to bring the controversial messaging app under stricter supervision. EU legal and data experts suspect that…
While airborne, globular springtails can reach a spin rate of 368 rotations per second, high-speed camera footage shows.
The Taichi-II chiplet, which could one day power super-intelligent AI models, ups the ante in light-based processing.
A study in China found that practicing high-intensity interval training for 7 minutes per day reduced premature ejaculation symptoms after day 12. Men with better attention regulation and those with larger increases in heart rate after sex tended to have…
This is another in our series of stories identifying new technologies and actions that can slow climate change, reduce its impacts or help communities cope with a rapidly changing world. The ocean is Earth’s climate hero. For decades, ocean waters have helped slow…
In 2014, the world was shocked by the sudden death of beloved actor Robin Williams, who died by suicide. Four years later, the deaths of fashion designer Kate Spade and chef Anthony Bourdain, occurring just days apart, created a similar…
The fungus thrives on everything from soy pulp to bland custards, turning them into digestible foods with a surprisingly pleasant flavor.
Rare fossilized sea cow unearthed by a local farmer in Venezuela appears to have been killed by a croc then eaten by a tiger shark.
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Malicious hackers are exploiting a critical vulnerability in a widely used security camera to spread Mirai, a family of malware that wrangles infected Internet of Things devices into large networks for use in attacks that take…
Enlarge / Pavel Durov, CEO and co-founder of Telegram, speaks at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2015 on September 21, 2015, in San Francisco. (credit: Getty Images | tSteve Jennings) Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was indicted in France today and ordered to…
