Science and Technolgy blog
A study of the inner ear bones of Neanderthals shows a significant loss of diversity in their shape around 110,000 years ago, suggesting a genetic bottleneck that contributed to Neanderthals’ decline.
The company behind WordPress, Automattic Inc., and its founder, Matt Mullenweg, continue to face backlash over a “nuclear war” started with WP Engine (WPE) that allegedly messed with maintenance and security of hundreds of thousands of websites. In a proposed…
Imagine heading out for a run on a cold winter day clad in athletic gear with sensors and microelectronics woven into the very fiber to constantly monitor your vital signs, even running the occasional app. MIT scientists have manufactured a…
New research offers encouraging news for individuals concerned about dementia: even small amounts of physical activity may substantially reduce the risk of developing this devastating condition. A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association has found…
Following up on Microsoft’s announcement of a qubit based on completely new physics, Amazon is publishing a paper describing a very different take on quantum computing hardware. The system mixes two different types of qubit hardware to improve the stability…
The price of bitcoin hit a record high of $109,114.88 during intraday trading on January 20, the day of President Trump’s inauguration, but has plummeted since and went as low as $83,741.94 during today’s trading. That’s a 23.3 percent drop…
Tea leaves can remove heavy metals such as lead, cadmium and chromium from water. And steeping time has the biggest impact.
An outbreak of measles in Texas has infected 124 people so far — 18 of whom have subsequently been hospitalized and one who has died.
A curious connection between an ancient supernova and virus diversification in one of Earth’s biggest lakes means that crazy cosmic events may have had more influence on our planet than we thought.
In the aftermath of mass shootings, affected communities turn to alcohol in significant and lasting ways, a new study published in PNAS Nexus finds. Alcohol sales increase for at least two years in areas where mass shootings occur, suggesting a…
