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More than 500 Amazon workers reportedly signed a letter to Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) CEO this week, sharing their outrage over Amazon’s upcoming return-to-office (RTO) policy that will force workers into offices five days per week. In September, Amazon announced…
The image of Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way, captured by the Event Horizon Telescope.
New finds in the Finding Fluorescence site include a Japanese beetle with a glowing blue mouth and a mushroom that gleamed bright red under its cap.
A recent study published in the Journal of Personality explores the dynamic relationship between certain dark personality traits and mental health symptoms over time. Researchers found that traits like narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy interact with depression, anxiety, and stress in…
Google revealed today how it plans to use generative AI to enhance its mapping activities. It’s the latest application of Gemini, the company’s in-house rival to GPT-4, which the company wants to use to improve the experience when searching for something.…
Last night, Nintendo pulled off a surprise launch of a new Nintendo Music smartphone app, offering many of the company’s staple soundtrack songs as a perk to Nintendo Switch Online subscribers. But the new subscription freebie could give Nintendo additional…
As the Popo Agie river wends its way down from the glaciers atop Wyoming’s Wind River Mountains toward the city of Lander, it flows into a limestone cave and disappears. The formation, known as the Sinks, spits the river back…
The discovery of an important enzyme involved in Huntington’s disease may pave the way for future treatments to prevent the condition, researchers say.
A recent neuroimaging study conducted in China suggests that a higher body mass index is associated with reduced brain volume and increased damage to white matter. Published in Health Data Science, the study found that individuals younger than 45 with…
In addition to studying the world’s only nonmigratory blue whales, marine biologist Asha de Vos seeks to change her compatriots’ attitudes toward the ocean.
