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This stylish Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 is now half-price at Amazon
Live Science - 24 Jan 2024 19:16
Save a massive $190 on the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Classic at Amazon.
Is Musical Instinct Innate? AI Model Suggests So
Neuroscience News - 24 Jan 2024 00:30
Researchers made a significant discovery using an artificial neural network model, suggesting that musical instinct may emerge naturally from the human brain. By analyzing various natural sounds through Google's AudioSet...
Gravity helps show strong force strength in the proton
Phys.org - 24 Jan 2024 00:06
The power of gravity is writ large across our visible universe. It can be seen in the lock step of moons as they circle planets; in wandering comets pulled off-course by massive stars; and in the swirl of gigantic galaxi...
Wearable device monitors tumour size and displays it in an app
New Scientist - 24 Jan 2024 22:00
A wearable device that sticks to the skin can constantly measure the size of certain tumours and wirelessly transmit that information to a smartphone
Dreams May Have Played a Crucial Role in Our Evolutionary Success as a Species
Singularity Hub - 24 Jan 2024 21:54
Have you ever woken from a dream, emotionally laden with anxiety, fear, or a sense of unpreparedness? Typically, these kinds of dreams are associated with content like losing one's voice, teeth falling out, or being chas...
Shining a light on the hidden properties of quantum materials
Phys.org - 24 Jan 2024 21:40
Certain materials have desirable properties that are hidden, and just as you would use a flashlight to see in the dark, scientists can use light to uncover these properties.
Scientists accidentally create world's tightest, smallest knot
Live Science - 24 Jan 2024 21:28
The tangle is known as a trefoil knot -- and it's made up of just 54 atoms.
'I felt my heart skip a beat': Researcher discovers dinosaur 'chicken from hell' after buying fossil online
Live Science - 24 Jan 2024 21:00
A "chicken from hell" dinosaur that lived just before the asteroid struck has been discovered in South Dakota.
Robot avatar lets people see and feel things remotely through VR
New Scientist - 24 Jan 2024 21:00
A person wearing a VR headset and haptic feedback gloves can control the iCub 3 robot and experience being somewhere else
Oldest DNA evidence of syphilis relative discovered in 2,000-year-old skeletons in Brazil
Live Science - 24 Jan 2024 20:42
Scientists uncovered the oldest-ever genome of bacteria in the same family as syphilis.
James Webb telescope reveals stunning 'star factory' in glorious new image
Live Science - 24 Jan 2024 20:03
The powerful James Webb Space Telescope captured a starburst complex in the Large Magellanic Cloud, with stunning results.
I'm teaching again after 20 years away. The tech is pure absurdity
New Scientist - 24 Jan 2024 20:00
Returning to university teaching after almost two decades, Annalee Newitz finds they have become the Rip Van Winkle of pedagogy and tries to get to grips with the terrible learning technology
Finger food is now on the menu at Chopt salad chain
New Scientist - 24 Jan 2024 20:00
Feedback is intrigued to discover that nominative determinism can also apply to companies, but distressed to learn what this can mean for those purchasing salads
Menstruation isn't dirty, so let's drop terms like sanitary towels
New Scientist - 24 Jan 2024 20:00
Describing menstrual products using euphemistic language such as "feminine hygiene products" reinforces the trope that menstruation is shameful. It's time to stop, says Jen Gunter
Lithium mining looks set to reshape Bolivia's Salar de Uyuni salt flat
New Scientist - 24 Jan 2024 20:00
Photographer Matjaz Krivic has been charting the effects of lithium mining on locals in the world's largest salt flat in Bolivia since 2016
Breaking Through review: Katalin Karikó's amazing Nobel story
New Scientist - 24 Jan 2024 20:00
Biochemist Katalin Karikó believed in mRNA's potential, but funders were quiet and she was demoted. Still, she dug in, preparing the world for life-saving covid-19 vaccines, as she writes in her memoir
Study presents a paradigm for achieving desirable holographic 3D display
Phys.org - 24 Jan 2024 19:53
Holographic display technology provides an ultimate solution for real 3D display and has great potential in augmented reality and virtual reality. However, the color and viewing angle of holographic 3D display mainly dep...
Toxic mud from aluminium production can be used to make greener steel
New Scientist - 24 Jan 2024 19:42
Producing steel generates huge amounts of CO2 emissions. These could be reduced with a technique that repurposes the hazardous red mud generated when refining aluminium
4 never-before-seen emperor penguin colonies discovered in Antarctica, thanks to poop smears spotted from space
Live Science - 24 Jan 2024 19:42
A scientist scoured satellites for signs of unreported Emperor penguin colonies and made a shocking discovery.
What coffee with cream can teach us about quantum physics
Phys.org - 24 Jan 2024 18:45
Add a dash of creamer to your morning coffee, and clouds of white liquid will swirl around your cup. But give it a few seconds, and those swirls will disappear, leaving you with an ordinary mug of brown liquid.
Physics of V-shaped flight formations offer insights into energy efficiency
Phys.org - 24 Jan 2024 18:12
Birds have inspired human flight for centuries, but Shabnam Raayai thinks they can also offer lessons in reducing energy consumption.
US states had 65,000 rape-related pregnancies after banning abortion
New Scientist - 24 Jan 2024 18:00
Estimates suggest that there were tens of thousands of pregnancies as a result of rape between July 2022 and January 2024 in US states that effectively have total abortion bans