Science and Technolgy blog
Lizards are ancient creatures. They were around before the dinosaurs and persisted long after dinosaurs went extinct. We’ve now found they are 35 million years older than we thought they were. Cryptovaranoides microlanius was a tiny lizard that skittered around…
Microsoft has formally discontinued its Surface Studio all-in-one desktop, the company confirmed to Windows Central, a $4,300 touchscreen PC that the company updated with new components twice in the space of eight years. Windows Central reports that there are currently…
A recent study provides evidence that political ideology shapes how people evaluate moral violations based on gender, with Republicans and Democrats exhibiting contrasting biases. Republicans judged authority violations by women and girls more harshly, while Democrats tended to judge such…
Car people, like most flavors of enthusiasts, are often given over to ideological purity tests. Car X is better than car Y because it’s naturally aspirated, not turbocharged. Hybrid Q is a pure series hybrid and is thus better than…
Humankind set records in space this year, including scooping up some of the moon’s far side and launching a new Europa explorer.
You may want to be extra careful if you’re booking holiday travel for family and friends this year through Booking.com. A stunned user recently discovered that a typo in an email address could inadvertently share private trip info with strangers,…
A new study has found that within just a few days of a whiplash injury, it is possible to predict which patients are likely to develop chronic pain based on brain activity and anxiety levels. Researchers discovered that the level…
Finding a bubble of hot gas blown by the stellar wind from a young star gives researchers a peek at what our sun was like when it was young.
Sodium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage are moving toward the mainstream. Wider use of these batteries could lead to lower costs, less fire risk, and less need for lithium, cobalt, and nickel. On November 18, CATL, the world’s…
An analysis of data from the NutriNet Brasil study found that individuals who consume more ultraprocessed foods in their diet face an increased risk of depressive symptoms. Overall, those with the highest consumption of ultraprocessed foods had a 42% greater…
