Colugos look something like a cross between a bug-eyed pug, a flying fox, and a squirrel. But appearances can be deceiving. These mammals that glide the forests of Southeast Asia occupy a distinct branch of evolution, distantly related to primates.Also called ... More »
This milestone promises to enhance our understanding of the Sun’s atmosphere and how its changing conditions lead to impacts on our technology-dependent society. The Inouye Solar Telescope presents its first map of the solar coronal magnetic field signals as m... More »
In the early 1970s, programming computers involved punching holes in cards and feeding them to room-size machines that would produce results through a line printer, often hours or even days later. This is what computing had looked like for a long time, and it ... More »
U.S. homeowners are sitting on $32 trillion in home equity, a fresh all-time high. There are various options for tapping your home for cash, including a cash-out refinance, a home equity loan and a home equity line of credit. In each case, however, high borro... More »
/ T-Mobile recently sent a wireless emergency alert over a Starlink satellite.By Jay Peters, a news editor who writes about technology, video games, and virtual worlds. He’s submitted several accepted emoji proposals to the Unicode Consortium.If you buy someth... More »
I was delighted to read Emine Saner’s article about Tasha Marks and her work creating scents that tell stories, highlighting the deep connection between smells, memory and emotion (‘There’s otter poo, dragon poo …’ The woman who can make you smell everything, ... More »
When Vice President Kamala Harris walked across the debate stage Tuesday night to shake the hand of former President Donald Trump, it was the first time the two had met in person. But that was the rare collegial moment in a face-off otherwise marked by false a... More »
Mr. Zuckerberg talked success to 6,000 people Tuesday night for the “Acquired” podcast. It’s a sign of how tech titans reach the public now.More than 6,000 techies streamed on Tuesday evening into San Francisco’s Chase Center, a cavernous event space that is h... More »
All images courtesy of LUMA Arles, shared with permissionA Swarm of Blocks Flocks to Human Presence in DRIFT’s Interactive InstallationSeptember 11, 2024Art NatureGrace Ebert Share Pin Email... More »
Chemists at the Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research have provided experimental evidence that sulfurous acid (H2SO3), once formed in the gas phase, is kinetically stable enough to allow its characterization and subsequent reactions. In the gas phase, if... More »
When University of Seville researcher Maria Ángeles Oviedo‑García began to look at the peer reviews some journals publish alongside their papers, she was surprised to see the same vague, generic phrases kept turning up. “In abstract, the author should add more... More »
The jawbone of a Neanderthal known as Thorin, who is thought to have been part of an isolated populationXavier Muth Genetic analysis of a Neanderthal fossil found in France reveals that it was from a previously unknown lineage, a remnant of an ancient populati... More »