Tech breakthroughs of 2024: Test yourself on this year’s biggest highlights
From Google’s AI to quantum computing, how much do you know about the year’s biggest breakthroughs in tech?
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FTC launches probe of Microsoft over bundling
The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Microsoft in a wide-ranging probe that will examine whether the company’s business practices have run afoul of antitrust laws, according to people familiar with the matter. In recent weeks, FTC attorneys have been conducting…
Opticron Oregon 4 PC Oasis 10×42 monocular review
A rugged and very easy-to-use 10×42 nitrogen-filled monocular.
Specific types of impulsivity serve as risk factors for problematic pornography use
A recent meta-analysis published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine has found a significant link between impulsivity and both general pornography use and problematic pornography use. The study highlights that specific dimensions of impulsivity, such as attentional impulsivity, nonplanning impulsivity,…
Magnetic shape-shifting surface can move stuff without grasping itÂ
When you want to move an object from one place to another, you usually grab it with your hands or a robotic arm. But what if you want to move something you cannot touch without damaging or disrupting it, like…
Scientists predict an undersea volcano eruption near Oregon in 2025
Real-time data from Axial Seamount off the Oregon coast is providing researchers with a good eruption forecasting test.
Case report quiz: What’s the diagnosis? Test your knowledge of medical cases from 2024
Doctors write case reports to call attention to unique, unusual or perplexing medical cases. Do you remember these stand-out cases from 2024?
Craving carbs? Blame an ancient gene.
There is now a genetic excuse not to bother cutting carbs. Humans have genetically adapted to eating starchy foods, and our ancestors may have been carb-ivores even before modern Homo sapiens emerged. The salivary amylase gene, known as AMY1, is…
Kawah Ijen: The volcano in Indonesia that holds the world’s largest acidic lake at its heart
Kawah Ijen is an active volcano on the island of Java with an extremely acidic crater lake and gas emissions that produce blue flames upon contact with oxygen in Earth’s atmosphere.
The oldest rocks on Earth
The world’s oldest rocks are spread across the globe and paint a picture of Earth’s turbulent early history. Here are some of the most notable and important formations scientists have discovered.
