Is or was there life on Mars? That profound question is so complex that it will not be fully answered by the two NASA rovers now exploring it. But because of the literal groundwork the rovers are performing, scientists are finally...
On April 8, 2024, and for the second time in the past decade, people in the U.S. will have an opportunity to view a total solar eclipse. But to do so safely, you’ll need to wear proper protection, or risk eye damage. Earth is the...
A total solar eclipse will be visible across the U.S. on Monday, April 8, 2024. Shannon Schmoll, director of the Abrams Planetarium at Michigan State University, explains why and how eclipses happen and what scientists can learn from...
Workers at some of the world’s leading AI companies harbor significant concerns about the safety of their work and the incentives driving their leadership, a report published on Monday claimed.The report, commissioned by the State...
On April 8, 2024, millions across the U.S. will have the once-in-a-lifetime chance to view a total solar eclipse. Cities including Austin, Texas; Buffalo, New York; and Cleveland, Ohio, will have a direct view of this rare cosmic event...
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. Why do trees need sunlight? – Tillman, age 9, Asheville, North Carolina Trees...
Discord has been experimenting with apps and Games in its chats through Activities feature, but now the company is ready to officially launch the features on its platform. The dedicated SDK for developers will be able to join the chat-fun...
Bluesky will soon let its users customise their own moderation filters for their feed using an open-source moderation tool called Ozone. This will aid users and developers in seeing how they can manage and moderate their content with...
When computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee sent a memo detailing his idea of a "distributed hypertext system" on March 12, 1989, it was largely ignored by his colleagues at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research. This is...
Investing in one of the best electric toothbrushes can make a huge difference to your oral health. These smart gadgets are more effective than manual toothbrushes in keeping your teeth squeaky clean, and they often come with an array...
As soldiers and citizens provide information from the front lines and affected areas of the war in Ukraine – two years old as of Feb. 24, 2024 – in quasi-real time, an active open-source intelligence community has formed to keep...
SEOUL: Samsung Electronics plans to use a chip making technology championed by rival SK Hynix, five people said, as the world's top memory chipmaker seeks to catch up in the race to produce high-end chips used to power artificial...
BRUSSELS: Apple made a major concession in its battle to protect the dominance of its App Store on iPhones and other devices in Europe on Tuesday, saying developers will be free to distribute their apps directly to consumers. Apple...
The U.S. government must move “quickly and decisively” to avert substantial national security risks stemming from artificial intelligence (AI) which could, in the worst case, cause an “extinction-level threat to the human species,”...
For the first time since 1972, NASA landed a craft on the surface of the Moon in February 2024. But the agency didn’t do it alone – instead, it partnered with commercial companies. Thanks to new technologies and public-private...
People have been using salt since the dawn of civilization to process, preserve and enhance foods. In ancient Rome, salt was so central to commerce that soldiers were paid their “salarium,” or salaries, in salt, for instance. Salt’s...
The House is scheduled to vote on Wednesday morning on a polarizing bill that could result in TikTok becoming banned in the U.S. The vote was scheduled after the House Energy and Commerce Committee, led by Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers,...
Within the next few decades, NASA aims to land humans on the Moon, set up a lunar colony and use the lessons learned to send people to Mars as part of its Artemis program. While researchers know that space travel can stress space...
A roomsize computer equipped with a new type of circuitry, the Perceptron, was introduced to the world in 1958 in a brief news story buried deep in The New York Times. The story cited the U.S. Navy as saying that the Perceptron would...
The United States is in the grips of a loneliness epidemic: Since 2018, about half the population has reported that it has experienced loneliness. Loneliness can be as dangerous to your health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, according...
Elon Musk is reportedly launching a YouTube-like streaming service on Amazon and Samsung TV very soon, claiming users will be able to watch their "favourite X long-form videos directly on your SmartTVs". The dedicated app...
