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What caused the last ice age to end around 10,000 years ago?

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Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge Recently, a friend who has been on Gmail for a long time suddenly noticed the chat availability settings in the upper right of the web app. This notice was actually added to the G...

It may one day be possible to put astronauts in a type of suspended animation similar to that seen in science fiction movies. The idea … The post Scientists think they might be able to put astronauts into 'suspended an...

The exploration community is still reeling from the announcement that the submersible Titan broke apart, resulting in the death of its five passengers.

This week on Cult of Mac's podcast: Those EU technocrats plan to force Apple (and everybody else) to make batteries in their devices easier to replace. (via Cult of Mac - Tech and culture through an Apple lens)

Every large galaxy in the nearby universe contains a supermassive black hole at its core. The mass of those black holes seems to have a relationship to the mass of the host galaxies themselves. But estimating the masses ...

Earth appears to have less mass beneath a certain part of the Indian Ocean compared with the rest of the planet. Plumes of magma at the location could explain why

Experts believe the upcoming solar maximum could be more active and arrive sooner than previously expected. Here are some of the signs indicating they are right.

Getting around the rules was as simple as not declaring software was 'intended for children', lawsuit states Google on Thursday was sued for violating children's privacy through a program it designed to protect children'...

It’s a strange, eerie-looking place. Carbon dioxide gas appears... and disappears in cycles and bursts throughout the year. It’s how our planet would look if we could detect carbon dioxide (CO2) with our eyes. Scient...

Housing prices nationwide may be dropping for the first time in years, but not enough to put homeownership back within reach of many Americans. This has put a strain on the rental market, driving up prices, and highlight...

Russia is ramping up its efforts in the Ukraine war by doubling the number of its pens holding trained dolphins near the Black Sea port of Sevastopol, the UK defense intelligence agency said on Friday. The British bureau...

Navigating playdates around different device rules can be tricky, but there's hope.

States from every part of the country are racing to pass new legislation barring young users from accessing social media and other online services without first obtaining consent from their parents. From Texas to New Jer...

Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge This even has implications for the ISS

Ride on the water in safety and style when you have the Lift Jet eFoil propulsion device. Designed for not only a great experience but also a safe one, it has a fully enclosed impeller.   - Fully enclosed impeller: Comp...

New abbreviations and slang seemingly pop up online every day. It's time to learn a new one. Here is the meaning and how to use "DM".      

Euclid will launch on July 1 to hunt for dark matter and dark energy, in a quest to understand the nature of our universe's history and future.

June 24, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

A team of researchers at Microsoft Quantum has reportedly achieved a first milestone toward creating a reliable and practical quantum computer. In their paper, published in the journal Physical Review B, the group descri...

The sun is quickly approaching a major peak in solar activity. Experts warn it could potentially begin by the end of 2023, years before initial predictions suggested.