Proba-3 is a groundbreaking mission that relies on the teamwork of two spacecraft to unlock the Sun’s secrets. While the Coronagraph spacecraft captures the faint glow of the Sun’s outer atmosphere, the Occulter spacecraft acts as a shield, blocking the intense light of the solar … | Continue reading

It’s been a news-filled few weeks — so it’s time for a roundup. On this week’s episode of Shift Key, Rob and Jesse talk about what Trump’s cabinet selections might mean for his climate policy and whether permitting reform could still happen. Then Rob chats with Corey Cantor, seni … | Continue reading

This is the third part of a fiction serial, in 840 words. Working in the environment of a gangster’s hangout, Tony knew that he was going to get picked on. He was new, he was the youngest, and he was sleeping with the woman who used to be available to many of them. Eventually, th … | Continue reading

Researchers have identified that G-quadruplexes promote harmful protein aggregation in neurodegenerative diseases. Blocking G4s with 5-ALA stopped Parkinson’s-like symptoms in mice, suggesting a promising path for early disease intervention. Researchers at Kumamoto University hav … | Continue reading

After a cold sunny day yesterday, we now have perpetual darkness and torrential rain. Light relief needed! | Continue reading

Hunter-gatherer children acquire life skills early through community-based learning, demonstrating how egalitarianism and diverse social interactions preserve cultural knowledge across generations. Unlike children in the United States, hunter-gatherer kids in the Congo Basin ofte … | Continue reading

A matrix multiplication test appears to be run on the AMX matrix co-processor, and behaves differently from in-core tests. And what Power modes really do. | Continue reading

Researchers have found an ancient protein fold that might explain how life’s basic building blocks became the complex systems we see today. This long-lost structure could help solve mysteries about early life and evolution. Discovery of a Lost Protein Fold Two RIKEN biologists ha … | Continue reading

Since the mid-1960s and the discovery of the Cosmic Microwave Background, the Big Bang has stood alone, largely unchallenged, as the leading theory of our cosmic origins. Our Universe, at least the Universe as we observe it, started off in a hot, dense, mostly uniform state some … | Continue reading

Recent studies using advanced supercomputing have focused on the dynamics within copper-based superconductors, aiming to develop materials that are efficient at higher temperatures and could improve electronic devices significantly. Over the past 35 years, scientists have been st … | Continue reading

Many Americans are unaware of alcohol’s link to cancer, influenced by decades of marketing and media depictions. Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that you can “lower your risk for cancer by drinking less alcohol or not drinking at all,” Annenberg … | Continue reading

Physician and engineer Giovanni Traverso found an early passion for molecular genetics, leading to an interdisciplinary career helping others. | Continue reading

A Trump-endorsed candidate to replace a Congressperson Trump has appointed to his cabinet showed he has zero understanding of the classic Hannukah film or its titular hero, "The Hebrew Hammer," and is actually running to be Washington's new Andy Dick. LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE … | Continue reading

The WEAVE telescope has documented a high-speed collision of galaxies in Stephan’s Quintet, revealing the powerful shockwaves and dynamic interactions shaping galaxy evolution. This observation highlights both the capabilities of new astronomical tools and the violent processes w … | Continue reading

Wil Shipley, on Mastodon: Amazon has shut off the feed that allowed Delicious Library to look up items, unfortunately limiting the app to what users already have (or enter manually). I wasn’t contacted about this. I’ve pulled it from the Mac App Store and shut down the website so … | Continue reading

KAIST researchers have developed a groundbreaking single-atom editing technology using light-powered “molecular scissors” to convert oxygen atoms into nitrogen in drug compounds, simplifying drug development and boosting efficacy. In the field of pioneering drug development, a gr … | Continue reading

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TL;DR: Check out now to save over 30% on the ultimate oral care upgrade—this set is only $49.97 (reg. $79) ahead of Black Friday. If you've ever dreaded going to your bi-annual teeth check-up, you're not the only one. — Read the rest The post This electric toothbrush and water fl … | Continue reading

Recent research challenges the theory that long childhood in humans is due to large brain sizes. Instead, analysis of early Homo fossil teeth suggests that prolonged development was necessary for enhanced cultural learning and knowledge sharing, which later contributed to larger … | Continue reading

how bad does the want have to getbefore i start to scrub my skin,look myself in the mirror and sneer,there’s a useless personstaring back at me? i deliver myself to your bedand i’ve killed the girl i dare not look atin the eye anymore. perhaps i’ve been going aroundto beg for two … | Continue reading

Former millionaire Rudy Giuliani fell into panic mode outside a New York City courthouse today, telling reporters that the $146 million defamation judgement against him has cost him everything. In fact, he said, he doesn't even have enough money to flag down a cab. — Read the res … | Continue reading