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The No. 1 nuisance with smartphones and smartwatches is that we need to charge them every day. As warm-blooded creatures, however, we generate heat all the time, and that heat can be converted into electricity for some of the electronic…
Most present-day humans carry a small amount of Neandertal DNA that can be traced back to a single period of interbreeding, two genetic analyses find.
Millions of other animals may have perished too, suggesting the die-off event might be one of the worst in modern times.
An analysis of genomes from some of the earliest modern humans to live in Europe reveals their ancestors interbred with Neanderthals in one period between 43,000 and 50,000 years ago.
A conceptual image of the sun launching a massive fiery plume toward Earth.
A new study published in the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs has uncovered significant associations between naturalistic ayahuasca use and improved mental health. The research, based on a large international survey, found that frequent use of ayahuasca—a traditional Amazonian psychoactive brew—is…
Intel doesn’t have a ton to show for its dedicated GPU efforts yet. After much anticipation, many delays, and an anticipatory apology tour for its software quality, Intel launched its first Arc GPUs at the end of 2022. There were…
Citing “years of investment in AI, AR, and VR,” Google is stepping into the augmented reality market once more with Android XR. It’s an operating system that Google says will power future headsets and glasses that “transform how you watch,…
Attachment styles are real, but there are a lot of misconceptions about how they work.
The Leibniz Prize is awarded annually to scientists for their “outstanding achievements in the field of research.”
