Science and Technolgy blog
Enlarge / The Ig Nobel Prizes honor “achievements that first make people laugh and then make them think.” (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) Curiosity is the driving force behind all science, which may explain why so many scientists sometimes…
Given the right conditions, certain types of cells are able to self-assemble into new lifeforms after the organism they were once part of has died.
A new study published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology has found that exposure to greenspace may be indirectly associated with a lower likelihood of being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The research offers new insights into the…
The ancient coelacanth, which has existed for some 419 million years, never stopped evolving despite its reputation as a “living fossil.” A new discovery reveals that it evolved faster when plate tectonics were most active.
Enlarge (credit: Unity) Unity, maker of a popular cross-platform engine and toolkit, will not pursue a broadly unpopular Runtime Fee that would have charged developers based on game installs rather than per-seat licenses. The move comes exactly one year after…
A new study published in Frontiers in Neuroscience suggests that exposure to artificial light at night may contribute to an increased prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease, particularly among younger individuals. The researchers found a significant correlation between higher levels of outdoor…
Enlarge / Hard drives, unfortunately, tend to die not with a spectacular and sparkly bang, but with a head-is-stuck whimper. (credit: Getty Images) One of the things enterprise storage and destruction company Iron Mountain does is handle the archiving of…
Enlarge / Emojipedia sample images of the new Unicode 16.0 emoji. (credit: Emojipedia) The Unicode Consortium has finalized and released version 16.0 of the Unicode standard, the elaborate character set that ensures that our phones, tablets, PCs, and other devices…
Enlarge (credit: Vlatko Gasparic via Getty Images) OpenAI finally unveiled its rumored “Strawberry” AI language model on Thursday, claiming significant improvements in what it calls “reasoning” and problem-solving capabilities over previous large language models (LLMs). Formally named “OpenAI o1,” the…
A composite image of an annular solar eclipse showing Baily’s Beads won top prize at the 2024 Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest.
