iPhone 16 Pro Apple Inc. Apple’s iPhone 16 family of phones will hit shelves on Friday. Ahead of their launch, I’ve spent the past five days been testing the high-end iPhone 16 Pro Max. It’s a great phone with cool updates like a dedicated camera button, and it charges faster over MagSafe than earlier Pro … Read more
Jamestown Knight’s tombstone. Credit: Jamestown Rediscovery (Preservation Virginia) in International Journal of Historical Archaeology (2024). DOI: 10.1007/s10761-024-00756-4 Jamestown, Virginia, was founded in 1607 and was the first English permanent settlement in America. It has been the subject of many archaeological and historical analyses, including a recent study by Prof. Markus M. Key and Rebecca K. … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The rings of Saturn are among the most famous and spectacular features in the solar system. Earth may once have had something similar. In a paper published in Earth & Planetary Science Letters, my colleagues and I present evidence that Earth may have had a ring. The existence of such a … Read more
A Google logo displays on a smartphone screen and the European flag on a computer screen. Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty Images The European Union’s second-highest court on Wednesday said a 1.5 billion euro ($1.7 billion) fine imposed on Google by regulators should be annulled, siding with the U.S. tech giant after it challenged … Read more
Lionfish are severely altering local ecosystems and have caused multiple damage to the Mediterranean’s native fauna. Credit: Pixabay. A new study from the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) has demonstrated that public interest in the lionfish (Pterois miles), an invasive species native to the Indo-Pacific, is aiding in monitoring its spread nearly in real … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In 2018–2019, researchers of Wageningen Marine Research joined the Japanese research vessel Kaiyo-maru (Fisheries Agency Japan; FAJ) on an Antarctic expedition to sample the upper surface waters with the Surface and Under Ice Trawl. Results showed that a large part of the Antarctic krill population resided in the upper two meters … Read more
Edith’s checkerspot butterfly, whose three populations on Stanford land Ehrlich studied for decades. All three are now extinct due to climate disruption and pollution. The species still exists as other populations. Credit: Paul Ehrlich No oncologist would wait for a patient’s cancer to spread before treating it. Similarly, waiting to detect the potential loss of … Read more
A species of semi-aquatic lizard produces a special bubble over its nostrils to breathe underwater. Credit: Lindsey Swierk Presenting the world’s smallest (and scrappiest) scuba diver: A species of semi-aquatic lizard produces a special bubble over its nostrils to breathe underwater and avoid predators, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New … Read more
New York-based perfume house Le Labo has released its latest hand-made perfume, Coriandre 39. And just like the coriander herb itself, some are expected to love it and some are expected to hate it. That divisiveness is likely because of the OR6A2 gene receptor found in the olfactory system where our body processes smell, studies … Read more
Anne Wojcicki, co-founder and chief executive officer of 23andme Inc., during the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas, US, on Friday, March 10, 2023. Jordan Vonderhaar | Bloomberg | Getty Images All seven independent directors of 23andMe resigned from the company’s board Tuesday, a move that CEO Anne Wojcicki said left her “surprised … Read more
