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A new study published in Nutritional Neuroscience has investigated whether a daily herbal supplement made from extracts of two traditional medicinal plants can boost brain function in healthy adults. Over a four-week period, participants taking the supplement showed improvements in…
T-Mobile yesterday announced more details of its new service powered by Starlink and said Verizon and AT&T customers can use the satellite offering, too. The standard price will be $15 a month as an add-on for T-Mobile customers, and $20…
The first-ever National Nature Assessment—which was based on significant public feedback and strove to reveal how nature loss influences climate change and impacts humanity—may still see the light of day after the Trump administration abruptly ended the ambitious project. Researchers…
Here we (maybe) go again: Reports from a handful of early adopters of Nvidia’s new GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card are reporting that their power cables are melting (so far, there’s at least one report on YouTube and one on…
A recent qualitative study explored women’s perceptions of their partner’s odor in intimate and sexual situations. The results revealed that women’s perception of odor often depended on context, such that even odors generally perceived as unpleasant were often accepted as…
While writing a wide-ranging history of Windows Minesweeper for Boss Fight Books in 2023, I ended up playing many variations of Microsoft’s beloved original game. Those include versions with hexagonal tiles, versions with weird board shapes, and versions that extend…
If you live or drive in Austin, Texas, you might start seeing some new-looking Teslas on your roads later this summer. Tesla says it wants to start offering rides for money in the two-seater “Cybercab” that the company revealed last…
Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but for now, you can watch it fly harmlessly through space in a short time-lapse video captured by the NASA-funded ATLAS telescope.
A recent study published in eLife offers a new perspective on the development of Alzheimer’s disease, suggesting that the condition may be triggered by disruptions in how the brain processes proteins. Researchers found that mutations in a specific gene can…
BMW has pledged to continue investing in combustion engine and hybrid technology as it warned of a “rollercoaster ride” in the US transition to electric vehicles following the return of Donald Trump as president. Board member Jochen Goller said the…
