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Pyramid-sized asteroid to pass by the Earth today
Slash Gear - 25 Jul 2021 15:34
Most people are probably familiar with the pyramids in Egypt, particularly the largest known as the Great Pyramid of Giza. An asteroid about the size of that pyramid will pass by the Earth today with no chance of impact....
Thinking Without a Brain
Neuroscience News - 25 Jul 2021 23:12
Physarum polycephalum, a brainless slime mold, uses its body to sense chemical cues in its environment and performs complex calculations, similar to what humans consider to be thinking, to decide on the direction to grow...
BASTARDS dog wear collection features 3 comfortable, stylish designs that suit all dogs
The Gadget Flow - 25 Jul 2021 02:00
Blanket your dog in cool and inclement weather with the BASTARDS dog wear collection. This beautiful dog wear series boasts designs made for greyhounds but that suit all dogs. In fact, the collection consists of Coats, U...
52-foot-tall 'megaripples' from dinosaur-killing asteroid are hiding under Louisiana
SPACE.com - 25 Jul 2021 14:09
A seismic image of central Louisiana reveals gigantic megaripple marks dating to the end of the dinosaur age.
Long-Term Prognosis for Some Patients With Severe Brain Injury Better Than Expected
Neuroscience News - 25 Jul 2021 23:47
1 in 4 patients in vegetative states following server head trauma regained orientation, meaning they were able to recall who they were, their location, and the date, 12 months after their injury.
Oculus is moving to the right open standards in the worst way possible
Android Central - 25 Jul 2021 14:30
On a seemingly random Friday when all the world was about to tune into the Olympics, Facebook announced that they would be deprecating Oculus's proprietary APIs in favor of using the OpenXR standard going forward. On the...
Apple's fall event 2021: When is it and what do we expect? - CNET
CNET - 25 Jul 2021 01:37
Apple's next event could be just a few months away and we're expecting new Apple products like the iPhone 13, Apple Watch 7 and more.
MLB will try encrypted transmitters and bone conduction to stop sign stealing
The Verge - 25 Jul 2021 23:34
Baseball has a sign stealing problem -- or at least, a technological one, seeing how reading another team's pitches is technically legal, but using Apple Watches or telephoto cameras and then suspiciously banging on tras...
Sony leaks PS Plus August 2021 games and they include cartoon zombies
Slash Gear - 25 Jul 2021 13:15
Sony accidentally leaked its PlayStation Plus game lineup for August 2021, and though the company has already deleted its premature posting, the Internet managed to grab all of the details. The lineup includes three game...
Russia Just Launched a New Science Module to the Space Station
Universe Today - 25 Jul 2021 00:38
The International Space Station (ISS) is about to get a little bigger. On July 21, the Russian Space Agency launched the station’s newest module into orbit aboard a Proton-M rocket. The module, dubbed Nauka (which mean...
China plans to build the first 'clean' commercial nuclear reactor
Engadget - 25 Jul 2021 23:42
Are you intrigued by the possibility of using nuclear reactors to curb emissions, but worried about their water use and long-term safety? There might be an impending solution. LiveSciencereports that China has outlined p...
With Successful 10th Flight, Ingenuity Has Now Flown More Than a Mile on Mars
Gizmodo - 25 Jul 2021 23:01
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter successfully completed its 10th flight on Mars on Saturday, bringing its total distance flown on the Red Planet to more than one mile (roughly 1.60 kilometers) and capturing important images t...
Researchers use silicone wristbands to measure air quality
Slash Gear - 25 Jul 2021 16:57
There are all sorts of cheap silicone wristbands that people buy and wear today for style and to support various causes. Recently, scientists at Texas A&M University School of Public Health conducted a study and found th...
DNA Has Four Bases. Some Viruses Swap in a Fifth
Wired - 25 Jul 2021 14:00
Dozens of viruses don't use the same four nucleotide bases found in all other life. New work shows how this is possible--and perhaps more common than we think.
Could microbes communicate with alien species?
SPACE.com - 25 Jul 2021 13:58
Are we alone in the universe?
Venmo gets more private--but it's still not fully safe
Ars Technica - 25 Jul 2021 12:50
Until it offers privacy by default, it remains a liability for many of its users.
Why Tamron Is the Beginning of a Beautiful Thing for Fujifilm
The Phoblographer - 25 Jul 2021 12:00
When I woke up and read the press release on June 21st, I was seriously shocked. It seems like Fujifilm has finally started to lower its walls a bit. Tamron announced earlier that the Tamron 18-300mm F3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC...
Boeing set to face investor scrutiny as problems plague jets
Phys.org - 25 Jul 2021 10:44
The aviation industry appears to finally be past the worst of the coronavirus downturn, but Boeing's to-do list remains extensive following a messy start to 2021.
Europe to boost battery production as electric shift accelerates
Phys.org - 25 Jul 2021 10:43
As electric car sales take off and petrol engines face being phased out by 2035, Europe is looking to develop its own battery production base.
Steven Weinberg, Nobel Prize-winning physicist, has died
Live Science - 25 Jul 2021 01:36
The physicist unified two of the four fundamental forces.
How to pass through Thunder Barriers in Genshin Impact
Android Central - 25 Jul 2021 00:23
It's not as difficult as it may appear at first -- just remember to increase your Electrograna level at the Sacred Sakura tree. Anyone wandering around Inazuma in Genshin Impact has likely come across what appear to be s...
The Chucky Trailer Is Here to Slay SDCC 2021
Gizmodo - 25 Jul 2021 23:30
Last week's teaser gave us just a taste of what to expect from Chucky, Syfy and USA's upcoming series continuation of the Child's Play horror series from original creator Don Mancini. (In other words, that recent remake ...