Science and Technolgy blog
A study of a small group of adolescents found that their sleep patterns are associated with their exposure to light during the day. Adolescents exposed to more light during the daytime tended to go to bed somewhat earlier and wake…
Federal prosecutors have indicted a man on charges he stole $65 million in cryptocurrency by exploiting vulnerabilities in two decentralized finance platforms and then laundering proceeds and attempting to extort swindled investors. The scheme, alleged in an indictment unsealed on…
Boeing announced Monday it lost $523 million on the Starliner crew capsule program last year, putting the aerospace company $2 billion in the red on its NASA commercial crew contract since late 2019. The updated numbers are included in a…
Riley Black’s new book, When the Earth was Green, uses the latest research to envision the ancient worlds of our favorite prehistoric animals.
A new artificial neuron that spikes like human brain cells could be used to process data at ultrafast speeds.
A recent study published in the journal Human Nature provides evidence that romantic love is highly valued worldwide when people consider long-term relationships. Most people across different cultures are unwilling to commit to marriage without feeling love for their partner.…
The world record for thinnest pasta has just been shattered. A team of researchers has made starchy nanofibers from white flour. The teeny-tiny fibers are about 370 nanometers thick, on average. That’s about two-hundredths the thickness of a human hair.…
TikTok, a widely used social media platform with over a billion active users worldwide, has become a key source of news, particularly for younger audiences. This growing influence has raised concerns about potential political biases in its recommendation algorithm, especially…
A 2022 satellite photo shows a shimmering trail of dried, chemically-enriched mud left behind by a torrent of wastewater that flooded a South African mining town, killing three people.
In what is becoming a sadly regular occurrence, two popular free software projects, X.org and Alpine Linux, need to rally some of their millions of users so that they can continue operating. Both services have largely depended on free server…
